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Cold War

6 Cold War sites you can visit in America

6 useful pieces of gear rarely on your packing list
Army

6 useful pieces of gear rarely on your packing list

Whenever it comes time for troops to head out to the field, their leaders should always issue a mandated packing list. These lists cover the necessities, like three sets of uniforms, sleeping gear, personal hygiene kits, an e-tool, and a poncho. Occ…

The British military actually had an effective plan in 1776
Revolutionary War

The British military actually had an effective plan in 1776

One of the biggest questions of the Revolutionary War is this: How did the British, with immense advantages in troops and ships, manage to lose the war? When you look at the material state of affairs, the 13 colonies really didn't stand …

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Air Force

These are the other two Globemaster cargo planes

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Veterans Benefits

How you can safeguard freedom with ‘Vet the Vote’

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Family & MilSpouse

A Veterans Day love letter to my husband, and all veterans

7 things that need to be in your veteran starter kit
Humor

7 things that need to be in your veteran starter kit

You just got your DD-214! Congrats, you made out alive. Now that you're not under any specific grooming standards or have to wear the same thing every day — how will your fellow veterans know who you are? You're in luck. We cre…

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World War II

World War II: A Black American soldier’s journal

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Army

Why the Australian Rappel is as cool as it looks

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Veterans Benefits

There was a time I looked forward to Veterans Day

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Entertainment

4 reasons why the artist Marine is the most fun unofficial billet in the military

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Marine Corps

From ‘them thar hills’ to the frontlines of WWII, a Marine is remembered

Austen Alexander
Fitness

Influencer and Navy veteran Austen Alexander tries out the Marine Corps PFT

As his social media videos attest, Alexander is up for any military fitness challenge.

The hater’s guide to the US Marine Corps
Humor

The hater’s guide to the US Marine Corps

This is the second in a series about how branches of the military hate on each other. We'll feature all branches of the U.S. military, written by veterans of that branch being brutally honest with themselves a…

5 ways Marines are like ancient Spartans
Marine Corps

5 ways Marines are like ancient Spartans

Born in a bar, raised on an island, honed on the rifle range, refined in combat, there is no better friend, no worse enemy than a United States Marine. After 242 years of adapting and overcoming, evolved the most elite organization of barrel-chested…

major of marines
World War II

These 4 Marines killed so many Germans, the Nazis thought they were an allied battalion

On Aug. 1, 1944, less than two months after D-Day, Marine Maj. Peter J. Ortiz, five other Marines, and an Army Air Corps officer parachuted into France to assist a few hundred French resistance fighters known as the Maquis in their fight against the…

This MoH recipient had the most impressive last stand at Heartbreak Ridge
Korean War

This MoH recipient had the most impressive last stand at Heartbreak Ridge

Standing among the greatest warriors are the troops who go above and beyond the call of duty for their comrades when the odds are at their slimmest. This is the story of Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Herbert K. Pilila'au.Herbert K. Pilila'a…

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Military Life

Why Napoleon wasn’t executed after his defeat at Waterloo

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World War II

A single French airplane bombed Berlin before the fall of France

russian military
Army

A former Soviet military officer describes how bad the Russian military actually is