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Celebrities are celebrities for a variety of reasons but mainly because they draw massive interest from the general population in one way or another. We watch them in the movies and enjoy their TV shows because they do some pretty incredible and ent…

Video games are a much-enjoyed pastime for younger generations. It just so happens that a lot of troops today come from this video-game-loving generation. While they're not out physically training for their upcoming deployment, they're probably ba…

Musical instruments have been going to war since humans started gathering large armies — I don't have an exact date, but I can tell you it was a long, long time ago. But humans have advanced to the point where we no longer require war drums. Inst…

Bullying is nothing new; even the Old West had its share of bullies. When one of those Old West villains made the mistake of poking fun at the glasses of a stout man of average height in a Mingusville, Montana, hotel one day, he got run out of town …

Everyone makes mistakes. Non-commissioned officers and officers have come to expect it from low-ranking privates, but even with over ten years in the service, you're not exempt from the occasional goof. These accidents range from a mistake in unifo…

America's first warriors are also the first to defend America. As a people, they are disproportionately dedicated to the defense of the United States; yet, as it has been pointed out many times,

A simple glance at a map would tell you all you need to know. Camp Pendleton is on the southern California coast with San Diego, Los Angeles, and Orange County just a short drive away. By contrast, Twentynine Palms is in a remote desert location aki…

In April 2004, a convoy from the US Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division was on a routine escort mission. The Baghdad neighborhood they were operating in – Sadr City – would become notorious …

Wherever there is conflict or injustice, there is an opportunity for humor. At its best, laughter is a release of stress and anxiety and, as we all know, serving in the armed forces is wrought with both. Like a modern-day jester (with les…

If this weapon was your sibling, it would be the rude, crude, and socially unacceptable little brother who helped you curb-stomp the neighborhood bullies. It was so cheaply made it looked like a mechanic's tool rather than the product of…

In a service whose mission includes rescuing lives in peril, it's hard to pick and choose legends among so many heroes. The Coast Guard's history is filled with ordinary men who rose to the challenges presented by extraordinary circumstances. Her…

Russia's paratroopers serve in the VDV, or vozdushno-desantnie voiska. Like America's airborne forces, the Russian VDV is considered elite and recruits soldiers from both within the Russian armed forces and from the civilian population. …

We often think a lot about the risks that service members take during combat. However, the routine day-to-day peacetime operations, and training are also fraught with danger. The

Over the course of 17 days, Marines fighting at North Korea's Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War put out a call for "Tootsie Rolls," their code for 60mm mortar rounds. When supplies were finally airdropped to them on the ground, they opened …

Although the Unite States and Britain have had their share of disputes early on in American history, today the two countries are the closest of friends. In case you were living under a rock, British troops have been fighting alongside US…

A video made the rounds last year of a CH-47 Chinook pulling off an amazing rescue on the slopes of Mt. Hood in central Oregon. If you've seen it, you may be wondering just how the heck that happened — after all, the Chinook is a very big helo th…