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"The Finest Hours" depicts the events of Feb. 18, 1952, when a horrendous winter storm broke two large tankers in half. Coast Guardsmen operating out of the Chatham, Massachusetts lifeboat station managed to save 70 of the men from death by hypoth…
In 1966, the U.S. Army's Sgt. 1st Class Bennie Adkins fought the North Vietnamese Army for almost four days, using whatever was at his disposal: mortars, machine guns, small arms, and hand grenades. He killed as many as 175 enemy troops and was wou…
In 1839, the forces of Great Britain and the British East India Company invaded Afghanistan in the first major conflict of the "Great Game" – the struggle between Great Britain and Russia for control of Asia. The British quickly defeated the opp…
This video starts with Marines engaged in a firefight against the Taliban in the Afghan countryside in 2012. All of a sudden, around the 0:50 mark, shots are fired and the helmet camera scans to the left as a Marine goes down. The next thing you h…
The first time the F-15 Strike Eagle saw combat was in the skies over the Middle East during Operation Desert Storm. Although the F-15 C and D were incredibly lethal in air-to-air combat, the F-15E was primarily used to take out mobile Scud missil…
Today's most sophisticated aircraft are the things of science fiction. In a few years, drones that can fit in the palm of a person's hand and 117-foot-wingspan planes that can launch satellites will both be a reality. At the sam…
Men aren't the only ones lighting up their enemies on the battlefield. These 6 elite military units are staffed entirely by women. 1. Kurdish Women's Defense Units
If you've ever gone to see a medic or corpsman, chances are they've offered up their standard set of advice: drink some water, take a knee, and change your socks. Troops use this "profound medical expertise" as a catchall for any kind of ailment…
Within the military, being airborne comes with a special brand of badassery that you won't find within any non-airborne unit, or, as we call them, "legs." Even more badass are the troops that have proven themselves by jumping directly in…
An A-Driver is somebody who rides shotgun in a tactical vehicle for the purposes of ground guiding, clearing blind spots, or doing anything else the driver might require. To drive tactical vehicles requires many hours of testing, practical applicati…
Mad Men, a fantastic period drama that ran from 2007 until 2015, followed the life of Don Draper, a 1960s advertising executive in Manhattan. The show was praised for being well-crafted and rightfully earned 16 Emmy awards and five Golden G…
