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If you think it's hard getting tickets to a summer blockbuster on opening night, try getting into Kennedy Space Center these days to see a Space Shuttle launch. After two and a half years of anticipation, people around the world want to …

So you're thinking about joining the military. Good for you, you little patriot! Whether it's for the experience or the benefits or maybe just the emptiness inside you that makes you want to be a hero call to serve a higher good, the military has …

When the military doesn't want to kill anyone but really needs to make sure they stay away, they turn to nonlethal weapons. Some of these weapons are painful enough that a gunshot might seem preferable. 1. The non-lethal claymore…

During the peak of WWII, being a member of a heavy bomber crew meant you were incredibly brave, and you put your country over yourself — it was that dangerous. Many considered the occupation to be a death sentence. Nearly 71 percent of …

As the third-highest award for bravery in combat awarded to service members in the military, the Silver Star honors those who display exceptional courage while engaged in military combat operations against enemy forces.When you see a Silver S…

Warpath integrates the brotherhood of military service into its most realistic military strategy game to date. Thousands of Warpath brothers have found communities all over the internet.

Green Berets, SEALs, MARSOC — these are all well-known operator groups in the United States military. But not many know much about the Rhodesian Selous Scouts. Named after the famous hunter Fredrick Selous, they possess the teamwork min…

During World War I, steel for building ships was in short supply. While American President Woodrow Wilson was determined to keep the U.S. out of the war, he didn't want America's Merchant Marine to be left unbuilt. So he approved the co…

The Drug Enforcement Administration is the premier law enforcement agency on the front lines fighting the War on Drugs. The mission of the (DEA) is to enforce the controlled su…

When "Black Hawk Down" hit theatres in 2001, it was marketed as a cast of 'no names'. The real "stars" were the elite troops depicted onscreen: the Army Rangers, Delta Force soldiers and 160th SOAR pilots who made up Task Force Ranger in the …

A dishonorable discharge is, plainly, something nobody serving wants to get. It comes with a lot of adverse consequenc…

Forget everything you think you know about losing fat. I'm going to sum it up into one simple sentence."Burn more energy than you take in."That's it.When trying to figure out how to do this, most people ask the same basic qu…

The terms "Happy Hour Club," "Happy Hour Social Club," and similar names, had been in use as the names of social club since at least the early 1880s. By June 1913, the crew of the USS Arkansas had started referring to their social gatherings as …

Troops always like feeling appreciated. A simple "good job" at the right time can go a long way in improving the morale of a unit. You can even take it a step further by expressing your gratitude to troops in many different ways: by releasing them…

The United States sent its forces into Syria in 2014 to hasten the demise of ISIS. After the fall of the "caliphate" capital in the Syrian city of Raqqa three years later, the U.S. remained. It was determined to conduct operations that would bring…

Automatic weaponry has been a major asset to the United States Military for a long time now. There's been a lot of innovation since James Puckle patented his famous gun in 1718 — arguably the world's first "machine gun." It should come as no s…