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Marine Corps 250th birthday
History

Remembering 250 years of Marine Corps Commandants

The 39 Marine Corps Commandants have shaped the service branch into what it is today.

Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover receives the Medal of Honor during the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on February 24, 2026.
Medal of Honor

An Army pilot shot three times during the Maduro Raid just received the Medal of Honor

President Trump presented it to CW5 Eric Slover during the State of the Union address.

B-29 Superfortress bomber
World War II

This WWII aviation program was more expensive than the Manhattan Project

The U.S. military spared no expense in building the B-29 Superfortress.

The Twitter profile photo of "Robin Sage," who was secretly an infosec experiment and very much not real.
Feature

A ‘white-hat’ hacker catfished defense information security experts with a photo and personal networking

The name "Robin Sage" should have raised alarms. It didn't.

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Medal of Honor

The first Medals of Honor received for a foreign conflict happened in Korea

The Americans wanted to sell goods. The Koreans wanted none of it.

USS Plunger
History

How a trip underwater propelled Teddy Roosevelt to improve submariners’ pay

When the United States' 26th president went aboard the USS Plunger in 1905, it was a real eye-opener.

macarthur meuse argonne offensive World war I
World War I

That time MacArthur promised to capture a hill or die on it

The legendary general backed up his words during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

USS Arizona Pearl Harbor
World War II

How I teach the rise of dictators and America’s uneasy road to World War II

Context matters when discussing how such ruthless men came to power.

George C. Scott's delivery in "Patton" was pretty good, but it apparently paled in comparison to Patton's real pre-battle speech.
World War II

Patton’s famous speech was way more vulgar than the one in the movie

Read his entire, real speech.

World War II bombing of Nagasaki
World War II

This Marine survived the Bataan Death March, a ship sinking, and an atomic bomb

Marine Cpl. Kenneth Rice survived incomprehensible cruelty during World War II.

Battle of White Oak Swamp Bridge
Civil War

How the Seven Days Battles lengthened the Civil War by 2 years

If the Union had captured Richmond in 1862, the Civil War would have ended much sooner.

American servicemen in Greenland during World War II
Military News

The time the US offered $100 million in gold to buy Greenland

Donald Trump is hardly the first U.S. president whose administration coveted Greenland.

darth vader in rogue one voice by james earl jones
Movies

You could be the next owner of Darth Vader’s revolver

Insignificant next to the power of the force, but still a great piece.

rotc cadet guard combat training dvids
Military Life

The undisputed guide to proper treatment of an ROTC cadet

Proper care of your cadet will help future platoons.

operation highjump navy antarctic sled dogs
History

Operation Highjump was one of the military’s coldest missions to date

Conspiracy theorists speculate they were looking for escaped Nazis, or even UFOs.

how relationships evolve after military dvids
Mighty MilSpouse

An honest look at how relationships evolve during and after military service

Love after the uniform is still love, it's just evolved.

Yellow Footprints at Marine Corps Parris Island for the Educators workshop
Feature

The Yellow Footprints: The Marine Corps Educators Workshop

A former Marine recruit recounts returning to Parris Island as an educator.

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History

When the Army barred men from serving as nurses, they fought back and won

Men were nurses, but not commissioned in the Army Nurse Corps.

dr saul lankster vietnam veteran congressional gold medal

The Inheritance of Excellence: A Vietnam veteran’s march through history

Service, Education, Leadership.

baron von steuben blue book army
Revolutionary War

Baron von Steuben and the birth of US Army discipline

Without von Steuben, there might be no America.