We have updated our Privacy Policy. Please review to learn more. By continuing to use our services, you agree to these updates.

Read the latest articles from We Are The Mighty (Page 294)

A stylized logo features a yellow banana character with a mustache and goggles, holding two rifles. The background is blue with a yellow border. Text around the banana reads "Company B 717 Bad Bananas" and "Hard to Peel." The background pattern repeats the banana character holding rifles in a darker blue and yellow color scheme.
Army

The origin of the Army’s viral Bad Banana Company

By Miguel Ortiz

This flight student’s first attempt to land on an aircraft carrier ended in disaster
Fixed Wing

This flight student’s first attempt to land on an aircraft carrier ended in disaster

Navy pilots like to separate themselves from their Air Force brethren with the fact that they land their jets on the limited (and moving) real estate of an aircraft carrier instead of an 11,000-foot runway. Operating around "The Boat" is a unique …

By Team Mighty

U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters from the 4th Infantry Division's 4th Combat Aviation Brigade used Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Base Guides

The complete Wright-Patterson Air Force Base guide

By Jessica Evans

A group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms are standing waist-deep in muddy water. One person is holding a document, possibly reading from it, while others stand attentively. In the background, several more individuals are submerged up to their heads in the water, with dense green foliage behind them. The scene appears to be part of a ceremony or training exercise.
Entertainment

Best military TikToks of the week

By Jessica Evans

Two astronauts in white spacesuits with tan helmets and two crew members in casual clothing floating inside a spacecraft module, surrounded by equipment, cables, and a laptop. The background shows the interior of the spacecraft with various instruments and a hatch.
Military News

Here’s how astronauts do their laundry in space

By Bethaney Phillips

A person wearing camouflage clothing and a cap is firing a black handgun outdoors, with a spent cartridge casing ejecting from the gun.
Firearms

Why the Glock is the sidearm of choice in Special Operations

By Miguel Ortiz

A woman in a military camouflage uniform stands with her arms crossed, smiling slightly. She has dark hair pulled back and is inside a large industrial or hangar-like space with equipment and machinery in the background. The uniform has patches, including one on the right shoulder that reads "ENGS.
Air Force

Top reasons why the US Air Force is the best

By Jessica Evans

A black and white photo showing three men outdoors, dressed in military or expedition-style clothing. One man is sitting on a stone ledge with a hat, smiling, while another man stands next to him with one foot resting on the ledge. The third man is partially visible on the right side, holding equipment. In the foreground on the left, a person is operating a vintage film camera. The background includes foliage and a stone fence.
Entertainment

5 of the world’s best war correspondents

By Joel Searls

Friendship Festival attendees look at a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender during Friendship Festival 2022, at Yokota Air Base
Base Guides

The complete Yokota Air Base Guide

By Jessica Evans

A medical examination room with two healthcare professionals attending to a seated patient. One professional is adjusting an overhead surgical light, illuminating the patient's arm resting on a pillow on a tray table. The patient is wearing a beige t-shirt and camouflage pants, sitting in a chair with a headrest. The room has beige walls, cabinets, medical supplies, and an AED mounted on the wall. A digital clock on the wall shows the time as 8:46.
Technology

What veterans need to know about healthcare tech

By Frankie Wallace

A soldier with camouflage face paint and uniform is aiming a rifle equipped with a scope, partially concealed by green foliage in a dense, leafy environment.
Entertainment

5 phrases that cause nostalgic flashbacks in Marines

By Uncle Walkie

A person in a camouflage uniform is looking at a framed artwork on a wall. The artwork features a vibrant, swirling circular pattern with bright colors including red, yellow, green, blue, and purple, set against a black and white background. Below the artwork, there is a small green plaque with text.
Army

This is why ‘shell shock’ was redefined as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

By Ruddy Cano

A group of people dressed in traditional Polynesian attire pose outdoors under a tree with red flowers. The women and girls wear black tops, light gray patterned skirts, and red flowers in their hair, along with white shell necklaces. The men wear similar skirts or grass skirts, some shirtless with tattoos, and also wear white shell necklaces. One boy in the center wears a blue patterned outfit and a woven hat. The setting includes green palm trees and a building in the background.
Entertainment

Military family brings spirit of Pacific Islander culture to awestruck audiences

By Brunella Costagliola

Portrait of a man with a dark mustache and goatee, wearing a large white lace ruff collar and dark clothing, set against a dark background.
Technology

The only time European pikemen squared off against Japanese samurai

By Team Mighty

A black and white portrait of a middle-aged man in a military uniform. He has a serious expression, short hair, and is wearing a jacket adorned with multiple ribbons, medals, and insignia, including stars on the shoulder epaulets and "U.S." pins on the collar. The background is plain and dark.
Weapons

11 best-ever nicknames of military leaders

A lot of people get nicknames in the military, usually something derogatory. But not these guys. These 11 military leaders got awesome nicknames by doing awesome stuff. Check out the

By Logan Nye

Marines War of 1812
Wars

British troops paid respect to the Marines in the War of 1812 by not burning down their house

Massively outnumbered, a handful of Marines held off thousands of redcoats for two hours.

By Blake Stilwell

4 myths about the Air Force people can’t stop believing
Air Force

4 myths about the Air Force people can’t stop believing

The Air Force has enough people from other branches making fun of it. Airmen don't need to be the subject of ridicule for things they don't deserve. The facts people can use to poke fun at the Air Force are so plentiful, why go through all that ex…

By Blake Stilwell

The Battle of Savo Island was America’s worst Naval defeat
World War II

The Battle of Savo Island was America’s worst Naval defeat

By Ruddy Cano

A female soldier in desert camouflage uniform and helmet stands holding a rifle next to a concrete wall. The wall has black spray-painted text that reads "LIONESS" with an arrow pointing left, and Arabic script below the arrow. The wall shows signs of wear and some dark stains.
Military Life

How the first Army females to see combat in Iraq by-stepped regulations to fight along Marines

By Bethaney Phillips

Two soldiers in camouflage uniforms sit on rocks under green leafy trees. One soldier is holding a young girl dressed in a white top and patterned leggings with a pink bow in her hair. Both soldiers are smiling, and the scene appears outdoors near a body of water.
Jobs

Protecting military families from scammers and shady business practices

By Team Mighty