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As a technical adviser and stunt man, retired Master Sgt. Matt Sigloch is not afraid to get his hands dirty.

Let's face it: The littoral combat ship has not exactly lived up to all of the hype. In fact, it has proven to be inadequate in replacing the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigates. Now, the United States Navy has started the FFG(X) prog…

Sometimes you just know something's not right. You feel a twinge in the pit of your gut, a growing sense of uneasiness, and you start to notice things that you wouldn't normally notice. Is that guy acting weird or am I just being para…

As far as useful tools in a jam go, it's tough to beat the general practicality of a knife. Whether it's marking a trail, field dressing an animal, or defending yourself, a sharp piece of steel on your hip can solve a number of problems you may fa…

Canadian sniper Pvt. Leo Major could have taken a ticket home after the Normandy invasions when he lost part of his vision to a phosphorous grenade blast or later that year when his back wa…

Jalil Zandi's Air Force legend almost never made it off the ground. He joined the Iranian Air Force when it was still the Imperial Iranian Air Force, under Shah Reza Pahlavi. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Zandi stayed blue – a ri…

The U.S. military just has more and better options that your local PD just doesn't have.

Every branch of the service has that place their soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, and Marines just dream of getting orders for. That place could be anywhere that might appeal to an individual... maybe they love the cultural exp…

A Special Air Service sniper who spotted a group of Islamic State fighters leaving a suspected bomb-making facility in Iraq fired three shots that detonated two suicide vests and killed all five fighters, according to

There's something about football that just lends itself to the melodramatic emotions of our youth. It's the closest socially acceptable approximation to gladiatorial combat young men in our modern civilized world can pursue, and as such, it tends …

Marooned. Left on a sandbar or other island in the middle of nowhere with just a little food, water, and a loaded pistol to end your suffering. In the world of pirates, it was a punishment for breaking the pirates' code – and was usually fatal. B…

The United States wasn't the most dominant country on Earth from the get-go. For most of our nearly 243-year history, in fact, we lived by the skin of our teeth. It's a relatively recent development where some other country can call out for the bl…

When you think 'sherpa,' the first thing that comes to mind is probably the folks who help people climb Mount Everest. Unless you're a pro, you're probably not thinking about the Army's C-23 transport plane. Wait, the Army has a tran…