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Technology

Today in military history: Challenger explodes seconds after takeoff

Just one Canadian tank made it to VE Day
World War II

Just one Canadian tank made it to VE Day

The 14,000 Canadians and 200 tanks that landed at Juno Beach on June 6, 1944 fought bitterly to breach Fortress Europe and begin the long march to Berlin. Almost a year later Canada and the rest of the Allied powers celebrated the fall of Nazi Germ…

8 heroic pilots who flew into hell to save ground troops
Fixed Wing

8 heroic pilots who flew into hell to save ground troops

Very little can tip the battle like great air support can, but it takes brave pilots willing to fly into the worst of enemy fire. The pilots below heard the calls for assistance and decided there was nothing that would stop them from saving guys on …

11 amazing facts about aircraft ejection seats
Fixed Wing

11 amazing facts about aircraft ejection seats

Obviously, having to eject from a multi-million dollar aircraft of any kind is the last thing on a pilot's bucket list (and is dangerous enough to actually be the last thing on the pilot's bucket list). The truth is that, as in any military job fu…

6 well-known ways the White House stays secure
Wars

6 well-known ways the White House stays secure

The little old building on the back of the $20 bill is known all around the world as the residence and workplace of the leader of the free world. Being said leader is a dangerous prospect: There have been thirty-three known attempts at the lives of …

7 superheroes who served in the Marine Corps
Mighty Heroes

7 superheroes who served in the Marine Corps

Anyone who has ever picked up a comic book knows that The Punisher is the embodiment of the Marine Corps; they share the same values and the same love for the smell of gunpowder. With the release of The Punisher's solo Netflix series coming out on …

5 US states that maintain naval militias
Navy

5 US states that maintain naval militias

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Wars

This is how the invention of interchangeable parts changed the course of warfare

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Weapons

This is how the Russian Army stayed warm defending Stalingrad

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Today in Military History

Today in military history: Donald Evans earns Medal of Honor

Newly signed Executive Order makes sexual harassment an offense under UCMJ
Military News

Newly signed Executive Order makes sexual harassment an offense under UCMJ

The CIA’s Special Activities Division rescued the Dalai Lama from the Chinese communists
Military News

The CIA’s Special Activities Division rescued the Dalai Lama from the Chinese communists

A man in a beige military uniform with a mustache stands with his arm around a woman wearing a sleeveless red dress. They are outdoors on grass in front of a brick wall and large leafy plants. The man has one hand in his pocket and is smiling, while the woman stands close beside him.
Entertainment

‘Dear John’ letters inspired a classic Jim Croce song

In 1972, Jim Croce released "Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)," a song about a one-sided conversation with a telephone operator. The singer is trying to find an old flame who seems to have run off to Los Angeles on a tryst with his old frie…

The B-36: The plane ‘so good it never dropped a bomb in anger’
Cold War

The B-36: The plane ‘so good it never dropped a bomb in anger’

There was a plane designed during World War II and completed just after cessation of hostilities that served for 13 years but was never called upon to fly an operational mission. According to some, this is a sign that it was so successful a…

This is the tragic history of the flying aircraft carrier
Navy

This is the tragic history of the flying aircraft carrier

The world is well aware of how the Navy uses its massive fleet of aircraft carriers to dominate the oceans while protecting America. These monstrous structures house thousands of sailors and dozens of aircraft just waiting for the word to deploy.

Memorial stone honoring the men under Colonel Twiggs and Colonel Few who defended the American Revolution at the Battle of Burke Jail in 1779. Erected by the Georgia Society and the Edmund Burke Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution of Waynesboro, Georgia, dated February 2, 1927.
Today in Military History

Today in military history: Patriots make a stand a Burke County Jail

A vintage leather aviator helmet with attached ear covers and an integrated oxygen mask. The mask is made of fabric with a black circular valve and is connected to a coiled hose with a black mouthpiece. The helmet and mask are displayed on a mannequin head against a backdrop of a map.
World War II

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s author was a real-life James Bond

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Navy

This was the first time in history that humans surrendered to a robot

This former paratrooper is now a country music megastar
Entertainment

This former paratrooper is now a country music megastar

Craig Morgan Greer is a former fire support specialist who served in the U.S. Army's 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions before becoming a country music star with seven so…

5 of the worst misconceptions to have when joining the military
Military Life

5 of the worst misconceptions to have when joining the military

Joining the military is a great opportunity for many young adults. There are countless benefits for those serve, ranging from financial security, means for obtaining a higher education, developing skills desired by future employers, and, most import…