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How the Vietnamese fought off a series of Mongol invasions

A Navy pilot on how to use your car to feel what it’s like to land on a carrier

There are some things only people in the military will ever get to do. Then, there's a smaller subsection of things only certain people in the military have the opportunity to do. And even within that subgroup lies a VIP section of people who are a…

By Blake Stilwell

A person with curly hair is holding a pigeon with white and gray feathers. The person is wearing a light-colored, short-sleeved shirt and has red nail polish on their fingernails. The background is blurred with warm tones, suggesting an outdoor setting.

Careers

These 5 Navy rates that are extinct

By Miguel Ortiz

A white plastic glue bottle with an orange twist cap is shown on the left side of the image. On the right side, a black-and-white historical photo depicts soldiers carrying a wounded comrade on a stretcher toward a medical helicopter in a forested area. The two parts of the image are separated by vertical red and blue stripes.

History

4 everyday items with surprising military applications

By Miguel Ortiz

History

5 surprising facts you probably didn’t know about the French Foreign Legion

1. Legionnaires are instilled with a "fight to the death" attitude. Giving up is not really an option. In April 1863, a battle between the French Foreign Legion and the Mexican army showed how effective and ballsy legionnaires really coul…

By Team Mighty

Special Operations

This elite French unit developed the synchronized sniper shot

By Miguel Ortiz

World War II

The first American ace of WWII flew with the British Eagle Squadron

By Miguel Ortiz

World War II

The freak accident that saved a carrier at Pearl Harbor

Bull Halsey was willing to start his own personal war with Japan, if necessary.

By Logan Nye

Weapons

4 of the strangest weapons used in the Vietnam War

The U.S. dropped a lot more than bombs on Vietnam.

By Blake Stilwell

Navy

This is why sailors have 13 buttons on their trousers

An old sailor's tale is that the buttons represent the 13 original colonies. In the early 1800s, the iconic trouser's front flap (crotch area) or "

By Tim Kirkpatrick

History

This ancient Korean general is history’s most unlikely badass

By Team Mighty

Cold War

This Soviet-era mutiny was the inspiration for ‘The Hunt For Red October’

By Team Mighty

A-10s on a flightline in a thunderstorm.

Military Culture

The complete hater’s guide to the US Air Force

Witten by an Air Force veteran.

By Blake Stilwell

Two soldiers are standing in the open hatches of a tank turret, one holding a rifle. The tank has a large main gun barrel extending forward and a machine gun mounted on the turret. The image is in black and white.

World War II

Vehicles

What happens to an Abrams tank if hit by a battleship shell

The M1A2 Abrams main battle tank is arguably the best in the world. Yeah, Russia is generating some hype for the Armata family of tanks, but the Abrams is combat-proven and very hard to kill.

By Harold C. Hutchison