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Saluting is a non-verbal form of communication used in day-to-day military life and during various ceremonies to convey respect. As recruits, we learn how to properly execute a hand-salute, and it's an act we demonstrate hundreds of t…
You may think that when a plane is retired by the Air Force, the Department of Defense is simply done with it. The only options from here are being sold second-hand, getting scrapped, becoming a museum installation, or getting lucky and becoming a c…
When Boatswain's Mate First Class James E. Williams finally allowed the Navy to retire him after nearly twenty years of service, he was the proud holder of the Navy's top seven awards for valor as well as three Purple Hearts and a number of other …
The general narrative of World War II credits the Marines and Navy for the victory in the Pacific and the Army and U.S. Army Air Corps for victory in Europe. In reality, there are actually a few Marine veterans of fighting in Europe and a massive nu…
Within the Army's military police is the Criminal Investigation Command. They're like NCIS for the Army (the
Officers in the military don't always have the best reputation. Company Grade Officers, or "CGOs," might have it worse — at least there's some heft behind a full-bird; lieutenants are like wee babes in the wood. In the …
Pranking the new guy is a time-honored tradition.
Life hacks you should never do at your civilian job.
Historically, there have been some beautiful aircraft. Not only have these sophisticated marvels of technology dominated the skies, they've looked very elegant doing so. Some aircraft, however, weren't so lucky. We're talking about planes that fe…
Marine Corps Lt. Col. William H. Rankin had flown combat flight operations in both World War II and the Korean War, but it wasn't enemy fire that came closest to killing him during his military flying career. It was a summer thunderstorm over the …
Rifle marksmanship is one of the handful of skills that everyone in the military needs to master. It doesn't matter if you're an infantryman, a special operator, or an admin clerk in the Reserves, everyone needs to master the fundamentals of marks…
Old school veterans are easy to spot; just look for the guy or gal wearing their retired military ball cap or that dope leather vest covered in customized patches. If you ever get a chance to speak with one of them, we guarantee you're i…
The military's standard individual field ration, the MRE (Meal, Ready to Eat), is the well-known and much-discussed bag of food eaten by service members of the U.S. military when deployed in combat, to remote locations, or when training in the fiel…
After the Second World War ended, Germany was split in two. The Allies took control over Western Germany while the communists shrouded the eastern half behind the Iron Curtain. Berlin, Germany's capital, was also famously split in two. The city is …
