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A large American bison standing in a field of dry grass and wildflowers, facing forward with its head slightly lowered. The bison has a thick, dark brown fur coat on its head and shoulders, with a lighter brown body. The background is a blurred mix of green and brown tones, suggesting a natural prairie or grassland environment.
Army

The US Army’s plan to win the Plains Wars was to kill every American Bison

By Team Mighty

A man in historical military attire sits on a dark horse, facing the Great Sphinx of Giza in a vast desert landscape under a clear blue sky. The Sphinx's large stone head is prominently displayed, showing weathered features and shadows cast by the sunlight. The background includes distant desert hills and a group of mounted soldiers or figures far off in the distance. The scene conveys a sense of scale and historical significance.
History

Europe’s best plan to defeat Napoleon depended on not fighting him

By Team Mighty

A small dog wearing a black vest with patches, including one with Ukrainian colors and Cyrillic text, is standing on its hind legs interacting with a young child. The child is dressed in a floral-patterned coat, red mittens, and a pink knit hat with pom-poms. An adult is crouched behind the child, supporting them, while another person extends a hand toward the dog. The background shows a building with colorful panels and ventilation grilles.
Military News

Bomb-sniffing dog, ‘Patron,’ honored with medal by President Zelenskyy

By Miguel Ortiz

A man with short brown hair is smiling, wearing a brown leather jacket with a fur collar over a white shirt and black tie. The jacket has patches, including an American flag on the right sleeve and a name patch reading "Curtis G. Calabrese" on the chest. He is standing outdoors near a rocky shoreline with water and a breakwater in the background.
Military News

This Naval Academy grad and pilot is running for congress

By Jessica Manfre

Green military beret with a gold emblem featuring a helicopter, a red shield with lightning bolts, a laurel wreath, and a banner reading "TODO POR MEXICO" above a small Mexican flag.
Military News

This is how a cartel successfully recruited Mexican special forces as hitmen

By Ruddy Cano

This is why jungle training is worse than cold weather training
Basic Training

This is why jungle training is worse than cold weather training

By Ruddy Cano

This American tractor became the world’s first-ever tank
Vehicles

This American tractor became the world’s first-ever tank

Benjamin Holt was a proud industrialist creating tractors and other farming equipment when World War I broke out. While he prided himself on innovation, he stuck to creating better and better farming equipment rather than trying to create arms for t…

By Logan Nye

This Navy SEAL unit was ‘the most hard luck platoon’ to fight in Vietnam
Vietnam War

This Navy SEAL unit was ‘the most hard luck platoon’ to fight in Vietnam

The last time a Navy SEAL team used x-ray as an identifier was when the unit deployed to the Mekong Delta area in late 1970. Lt. Cmdr. Mike Walsh was a SEAL in Vietna…

By Blake Stilwell

That time this Navy squadron bombed North Vietnam with a toilet
Navy

That time this Navy squadron bombed North Vietnam with a toilet

In October 1965, Commander Clarence W. Stoddard, Jr. of the USS Midway carried a special bomb to North Vietnam to celebrate the six millionth pound of ordnance dropped on the Communist country: a ceramic toilet.

By Blake Stilwell

5 fairy tales as told by your platoon sergeant
Military Culture

5 fairy tales as told by your platoon sergeant

Platoon sergeants aren't just managers and leaders, they're also mentors -- proxy parents even. But they're (in)famously gruff about it. After all, they didn't father any of these kids, and they didn't pick them either. And their p…

By Logan Nye

Here’s a look inside Canada’s most elite search and rescue force
Military News

Here’s a look inside Canada’s most elite search and rescue force

Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of land mass and size, with harsh, unforgiving territory marking the majority of its geographic map. Air traffic nevertheless crisscrosses these large expanses of land, boats and ships still…

By Ian D'Costa

A white marble statue of a soldier standing on a tall pedestal with decorative carvings. The monument is elevated on a grassy mound with three sets of gray stone steps leading up to it. There is a small bouquet of yellow flowers placed on one of the steps. In the background, there is a palm tree, a highway overpass, and a clear blue sky.
Civil War

Did you know this man is the only American to be hanged for treason?

By Ruddy Cano

A black and white photo of a World War II-era four-engine propeller bomber aircraft in flight, marked with the U.S. military star insignia on the fuselage and tail. The aircraft has a glass nose, twin vertical stabilizers, and the number "191" painted on the front side of the fuselage. The tail number "123828" is visible on the vertical stabilizers. The plane is flying against a backdrop of clouds.
World War II

American airmen were rescued by cannibal headhunters during World War II

By Team Mighty

Two military helicopters hovering low over a rocky desert landscape at sunset, with the sun glowing brightly near the horizon and casting a warm golden light.
Special Operations

The Navy’s only squadron dedicated to special operations support

By Miguel Ortiz

These Army Rangers killed 25 enemies and saved their men in a 6-hour firefight
Afghanistan War

These Army Rangers killed 25 enemies and saved their men in a 6-hour firefight

Army Staff Sgt. James B. Jones, a Ranger squad leader, and Sgt. Derek J. Anderson, a Ranger team leader, were part of a Dec. 2, 2014, mi…

By Logan Nye

This famous inventor designed drones before World War I
Aircraft

This famous inventor designed drones before World War I

Nikola Tesla, the famed pioneer of electrical technology who rivaled even Thomas Edison, designed and displayed a working drone in 1898 — nearly 16 years before World War I — that he saw as a weapon that would end all wars. Tesla's …

By Logan Nye

A middle-aged man in a dark military dress uniform adorned with multiple medals and ribbons on the left chest. He has short gray hair and is smiling. The background features a blurred American flag. The image is framed by a textured, vintage-style American flag design on both sides.
Heroes

Decorated war hero Justin Constantine dies; a nation mourns

By Jessica Manfre

These heroes used planes as missiles years before the Kamikazes
World War II

These heroes used planes as missiles years before the Kamikazes

The Japanese Kamikaze pilots were known for their suicide attacks against American vessels. These pilots, hell-bent on getting revenge for their lost comrades while fighting a doomed battle against an angry and seemingly unstoppable Navy, would die …

By Logan Nye

The Gurkha kukri is designed for absolute devastation
Weapons

The Gurkha kukri is designed for absolute devastation

The kukri, with its iconic downward curved blade, is a chopping, piercing, slashing, and smashing annihilator. It's the traditional utility knife of the Nepalese people but most commonly known for its association with the Gurkhas. Some even call it…

By Orvelin Valle

This failed assassin was North Korean special forces’ ‘Lone Survivor’
History

This failed assassin was North Korean special forces’ ‘Lone Survivor’

The year was 1968, one of the most tumultuous years in American military history. The North Vietnamese launched the Tet Offensive and North Korea captured the American spy ship Pueblo outside its territorial waters. Riding high on his "victory" ov…

By Blake Stilwell