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Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) operating area, Nov. 23. The LUCAS platforms are part of a one-way attack drone squadron CENTCOM recently deployed to the Middle East to strengthen regional security and deterrence. (Courtesy Photo)
Weapons

The US is using Iran’s own ‘one-way’ suicide drone against Iran

The Islamic Republic is getting a taste of its own medicine.

An Iran-made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Shahed-136, is displayed in a rally commemorating the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution's victory in Azadi (Freedom) Square in western Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Weapons

America’s ongoing quest to stop firing $4 million missiles at $30,000 drones

American technologies designed to counter Iran's ace-in-the-hole.

Smoke rises after Iran carried out a missile strike on the main headquarters of the U.S. Navyâs 5th Fleet in Manama in retaliation against US-Israeli attacks, in Bahrain February 28, 2026. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Military News

Lessons Learned: How Iran was able to bruise the US Navy’s 5th Fleet

The battle of cheap, slow drones has begun.

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Special Operations

Operation Eagle Claw: The story behind the failed hostage rescue in Iran

The disaster at Desert One led to a rethinking of American special ops.

sweden finland arctic combat using ARG
Firearms

Finland might have perfected the AR-15 (at least for Arctic combat)

Finland's ARG shows so much promise, Sweden adopted it.

Korean War
Korean War

How the Marine Corps’ oldest division survived at Chosin Reservoir

Marines at the Chosin Reservoir ran the risk of freezing to death. They had no choice but to fight their way out.

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Revolutionary War

The anonymous plot to oust George Washington as commander-in-chief

Replacing Washington with Horatio Gates would have been a disaster.

marines reject m7 in favor of m27
Weapons

Marines reject Army’s SIG M7 rifle, opting to keep H&K M27

survivor benefit plan congress modernize miramar navy
Feature

I served nearly 30 years fixing aircraft, driving warships, and explaining policy. The Survivor Benefit Plan still blindsided me.

A call for Congress to modernize the program.

Pearl Harbor
World War II

This plane survived Pearl Harbor and struck back at Midway

Whoever made the Douglas SBD Dauntless knew what they were doing.

Million Dollar Point WWII Dump Site Vanuatu.
World War II

The Allies refused to buy American surplus after WWII so US troops pushed it into the ocean

Britain and France learned nothing is free and they learned the hard way.

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Veterans Benefits

VA rescinds decision that could have lowered veterans’ disability rating

Donald Trump Army-Navy Game
Sports

What Trump’s executive order means for the Army-Navy football game

The rivalry game has enjoyed an exclusive television window for nearly two decades, but that may change.

James Bond hoax Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and 007-wannabe Scott Rose-Marsh in his most famous role to date, a Welsh series called Yr Amgueddfa. (Amazon MGM/Boom Cymru)
Movies

The bizarre James Bond hoax that has Hollywood scratching its head 

People have firm opinions on who plays James Bond.

ALVS Director Ben Schrader (right) acting in a scene in a short film for the Patton Project.
Feature

General Patton’s grandson help heal veterans through filmmaking

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Vietnam War

The real story of Jane Fonda and the Vietnam vets who hate her

Some beef cannot be squashed.

Vietnam War Hanoi Hilton
Vietnam War

How a sailor remembered 256 prisoners of war through song

Vietnamese guards underestimated Douglas Hegdahl at their own peril.

Handmade U.S. flag
World War II

How a soldier’s homemade US flag made it from a WWII POW camp to the Smithsonian

Cpl. Joseph "Jose" Quintero further displayed his patriotism, one stitch at a time.

giant killer richard flaherty vietnam green beret
Vietnam War

The shortest soldier in American history was a Green Beret who fought in Vietnam

Richard Flaherty received the Silver Star in 1968.

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World War II

The highest ranking US military officer in World War II isn’t who you think

"Salty" doesn't even begin to describe William Leahy.