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It's safe to say that we're spoiled for choice when it comes to the gear we carry with us into the great outdoors. Whether you're in the market for a new pocket knife or a thirty-foot camper to tow behind your truck, there's no shortage of optio…
India and China are the world's two most populous countries. But they're not the best of friends, and they've had years of military tension, including
There's always at least one in every unit. That one idiot who ruins everything for the rest of us. In the military, these clowns are given the moniker of "Blue Falcon." Essentially, it's a more professional way of calling someone a "buddy f*cke…
Generally, American presidents feel an obligation to see situations firsthand when they commit troops to war. To wit, here are 27 times commanders-in-chief left the White House and headed for combat zones: 1. FDR visits Casablanc…
Anyone who loves the U.S. military and the troops who fight in it is familiar with their nickname. Over the years, American troops have earned many – Johnny Reb, Billy Yank, Dogface, Grunt, Jarhead, Doughboy – you get the point. There is one all…
From the point of view of an airman who (in the right town) could be mistaken for a Coastie while wearing my dress blues, I have to say: Marine Dress uniforms have no equal. I totally get why people join the Marines just for the dress blues.
This list contains information about famous Navy SEALS, loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Many famous U.S. Navy SEALs became well-known through combat operations, while many others have also gone on to successf…
Every Coastie has at least once been called a sailor, asked if they aren't just a part of the Navy, or otherwise been compared to the Navy. Just as siblings don't care to be compared to one another, the Coast Guard works to set itself apart in ma…
A lot of people died at the Alamo, especially considering it was a fortification that wasn't supposed to be manned at all. It was only when Col. James Bowie arrived at the Alamo to remove the guns did they realize its strategic importance. Sadly, t…
These days, tattoos are so commonplace in the U.S. military that every branch has its own policy as part of its uniform regulations, but a few years ago that wasn't the case. The U.S. Navy, however, has a long tradition of tattoos. Here…
WATM recently posted an article (inspired by 13 Hours: The Secret Heroes of Benghazi) about transitioning out of the military into a career in
Despite the creation of the United States Space Force, we're still a long way off from building blasters like ones in the Star Wars universe and defeating our enemies with intense bolts of plasma energy. That's right, they're not lasers. In the S…
It's a general call to action. The formation snaps to attention and the unit shouts out their branch's battle cry. It gets used as a general stand-in for regular words and the listener can often pick up context clues to infer what the word repla…
Most members of the military will be familiar with the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, which follows the story of the men of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in WWII. Produced by Steven Spielberg and…
