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Forensic science is associated with hit TV shows and catching criminals at home, but it's also used by the military. Here are 7 ways it is: 1. Crater analysis

Before World War I, the U.S. Marine Corps wasn't the true expeditionary warfighting branch that it is today. It was frequently neglected, underfunded, and at one point entirely disbanded.

You know what we mean.

When recruits first arrive at boot camp, they run an initial Physical Fitness Test (PFT) to determine the capabilities of each prospect. The Marine PFT consists of pull-ups, crunches, and a timed, three-mile run. They will repeat this test a few tim…

Throughout history, Italy wasn't known for its dominance or military strength, but these knife-wielding operators made crucial advances using only a small force. The Arditi, meaning "the daring ones," were a group of volunteers, chose…

The very essence of being a Marine Infantryman is being amphibious — it's the reason we exist as a Marine Corps. However, the last two wars have been fought on land, so it's understandable that beach assaults have taken a back seat in terms of t…

The term "Navy SEALs" is a household phrase in America today — one that brings forth images of America's finest breaching Osama bin Laden's compound in Zero Dark Thirty, or training in iconic green face paint. Because of the anti-terror unit'…

The English Electric Canberra is a classic Cold War bomber. Its service with the United Kingdom and a host of other countries began less than five years after World War II, and it stuck around until 2006 with the Royal Air Force, while India flew …

Troops under heavy fire often look to the skies for rescue, praying for an something like an Apache or A-10 to materialize and destroy the enemy. But sometimes help comes in less expected and more unusual forms: 1. MH-60 Dire…

Ask any vet — music and combat go hand in hand.  Whether pounding the drums of war, blaring the bugle calls, or recording songs after combat, music has underscored the good, the bad, and the ugly of warfare throughout human history.

So, the time for you to go to your first Marine Corps Birthday Ball came and went. Everyone got together to celebrate that time a bunch of drunks gathered at a bar in Philly and started a world-class war-fighting organization. And yet here you are, …

In a story that was quite literally taken out of the pages of Duffel Blog, a U.S. Army soldier apparently dressed up as a suicide bomber for Halloween, tried to gain access to Fort Bragg, and…

"The Red Baron" remains one of history's most feared fighter pilots. At the dawn of aerial combat Manfred von Richtofen was credited with 80 kills, most of which were won in planes painted bright red.

Great thinkers through history have written for centuries that there is nothing more wasteful of potential talent than war. Young men and women who might have gone on to do great things are mowed down senselessly in wartime, and what we may have gai…

The name Giora Epstein might not ring a bell at first, but it is one you should know. After all, he is the top-scoring jet ace of all time. According to the Israeli Defense F…

Being forward deployed means a few things — plenty time on post, patrolling through dangerous terrain and a whole lot of downtime to entertain yourself. Let's face it, life on a FOB is far from glamorous and music is king when it comes…

From the punitive expedition to Mexico before World War I to the mountains of Korea, American service members relied on one iconic pistol above any other, the Colt M1911. In fact, some special operators still carry modified and reworked versions of …

Leland Diamond joined the Marines in 1917 at the age of 27 to fight World War I. Diamond made a name for himself during that war as a Marine's Marine. He was known for walking around without his cover, wearing his dungarees most places he went, and…