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The Department of Defense is conducting trials for a new general-purpose 6.8mm round, something that I think is long overdue. Anytime a new caliber comes up, we see much gnashing of teeth from two separate camps. On the one side is the "good enoug…
Meyer Lansky was the mind behind the mob. Active in the criminal underworld since the days before Prohibition, Lansky – the "Mob's Accountant" – was able to figure out how to make mafia earnings and turn them into legitimate businesses. It wa…
While "salvage operations" aren't usually stories of perseverance and ingenuity, the actions of brave sailors and officers after the Pearl Harbor attacks formed a miracle that is legitimately surprising. While the battleships Utah, A…
Hopeful NCOs at leadership schools or promotion boards are asked a two-part question: The first part is, "how many trucks are there on the military installation?" The answer is, 'one.' 'Truck' is the term for the finial — or ba…
Apple's biggest smartphone competitor also makes tanks, self-propelled howitzers, and jet engines. Billed as promoting peace and stability, Samsung…
It's the first time the U.S. military has made a major upgrade to personal weapons in over 30 years, and so far, the only way anyone's gotten an impression of what this new gun can do is to look at press releases and a few pictures from test range…
A common misconception civilians have about the military is that we all have cool call signs, like Hawk-Eye, Maverick, or whatever. The truth is, if you've got a nickname, you're either high enough rank to have earned one, you'r…
