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The Navy freaked out when it got rid of bell-bottom pants
Some uniform changes are welcome in the U.S. military (goodbye, ABUs!) and some are very much not. There are uniform features troops love because it actually makes their jobs easier. There are fabrics that are easier to wear, and there are styles th…
A cartoonish look at how an epic airlift prevented World War 3
Everyone knew in the closing days of World War II that the Soviet Union was destined to clash with the rest of the Allies. But when it attempted a blockade of West Berlin that amounted to a siege in 1948, it still took the world by surprise and thre…
A Canadian officer rescued the real Winnie the Pooh
We've written before about how the stories of Winnie the Pooh were, at least in part, the result of a World War I veteran trying to explain war, and his own PTSD, to his son. But
These insane robot machine guns guard the Korean DMZ
The Korean Demilitarized Zone is probably the most watched, most ironically named 250 kilometers found anywhere in the world. Despite the unprecedented brutality of the Korean War and the sporadic violence between the two, people still routinely try…
The USS Intrepid will muster its old crew for its 75th anniversary
The USS Intrepid is now permanently moored in New York City, where she's been a museum ship since 1982. But her career stretches way back to World War II, where she was one of 24 Essex-class carriers built to fight the Japanese.
This U.S. Army artillery unit savaged 41 Iraqi battalions in 72 hours
During Desert Storm the 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment provided artillery support to the 24th Infantry Division throughout the invasion of Iraq. During one phase of the war they took out 41 Iraqi battalion, two air defense sites, and a…
The Coalition destroyed the entire Iraqi Navy during the first four days of Desert Storm
You probably already guessed. But here's more detail.
3 heroes who became POWs twice
There is no easy time to be a prisoner of war. The United States military's code of conduct