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fort drum family
Base Guides

The complete post guide to Fort Drum

afghan air force
Air Force

Afghan Air Force aircraft escaped the Taliban and the US is getting them back

b-17
World War II

This B-17 Flying Fortress was named after Queen Elizabeth

astronaut
Army

This Army helicopter pilot and doctor is going to the International Space Station

POW
Navy

The last American prisoner in Afghanistan, a Navy vet, released in swap

first female F-35 pilot
Air Force

This badass pilot is the first female F-35 pilot in the Air Guard

Fort Stewart Color Guard
Base Guides

The complete post guide to Fort Stewart

Fort Meade chief
World War I

The complete post guide to Fort Meade

Fort Lewis Washington
Base Guides

The complete post guide to Fort Lewis Washington

Joint Base Lewis McChord airshow
Base Guides

The complete base guide to Joint Base Lewis McChord

Fort Knox
Base Guides

The complete post guide to Fort Knox

White USPS mail delivery truck with red and blue stripes, the USPS logo on the side, and the website www.usps.com, parked on a street with grass and a tree in the background.
Military Life

12 obscure facts you didn’t know about US postage

A white marble memorial monument with two vertical slabs featuring circular bronze relief portraits near the top. Greek inscriptions are engraved below each portrait and on the base of the monument. The monument is set in a small courtyard with tiled flooring, surrounded by green trees and plants. In the background, there is a peach-colored building with a balcony and white shutters.
World War II

How a mayor and bishop successfully hid an island’s Jewish population from Nazis

Here’s how Gurkhas became some of the world’s most feared warriors
Weapons

Here’s how Gurkhas became some of the world’s most feared warriors

Gurkhas are known as some of the fiercest warriors ever to take up arms. These soldiers from Nepal regularly receive high valor awards from both Britain and India because of their bravery, and they are skilled, in one case defeating

Here’s who would win if the world’s three most powerful militaries went to war right now
Technology

Here’s who would win if the world’s three most powerful militaries went to war right now

With the rhetoric about global trade deficits heating up on the campaign trail, it might appropriate to momentarily shift our focus away from the asymmetric threats of the Taliban and ISIS and look at the world of conventional warfare. Here's how …

5 fastest military aircraft in service today
Aviation

5 fastest military aircraft in service today

Every Air Force and Navy feels the need for speed. It's just a fact. When trying to scramble your defending aircraft, time is of the essence and speed is a critical element of that. Aircraft developers have come a very long way since the developmen…

Here’s what you actually need in a nuclear survival kit
Weapons

Here’s what you actually need in a nuclear survival kit

Hopefully it won't be the tweet that launched 1,000 ships — or nuclear weapons. "North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the 'Nuclea…

marine movie
Marine Corps

9 Movies every Marine needs to watch

Whether it kept them entertained in the barracks or inspired them to enlist, there are certain films that every Marine knows and loves. Just about every Marine can quote Gunnery Sgt. Hartman from "Full Metal Jacket." The same can be sai…

The top 10 militaries in the world
Army

The top 10 militaries in the world

It's always fun to sit around and war game which country could beat up which, and it's even better when you have hard facts to back up your decisions. Below is a summary of the top ten militaries in the world, according to 

13 signs you grew up as a military brat
Family & MilSpouse

13 signs you grew up as a military brat

Military culture is something you definitely have to be a part of to understand. Bob from accounting trying to relate to the strictness of your Drill Sergeant dad's rules and regulations from a civilian perspective boils your red-hot American blood…