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When Hirohito assumed the role of Emperor of Japan, the country was at the top of its game. A great world power, fresh off a victory over the Russian Empire, Japan enjoyed a booming economy, the third-largest navy, and a permanent seat at the head o…
In the early days of comic strips, they were often more political cartoon than art enjoyed by adults and kids. This was until Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson released the very first comic book, 1935's New Fun, under his new company, National Al…
For more than 60 years, only seven people on Earth knew that the Soviets broke U.S. military and diplomatic ciphers. One of those people was former KGB Berlin bureau chief and master Soviet spy Sergei Kondrashev. Kondrashev and his peers searched de…
Transitioning from the military is hard. Habits and disciplines established over years of service are supposed to fall away as you drive off base. Here are the biggest things you'll have to deal with when becoming a civilian. 1.…
Few military units have ever had the effect on world history as did the Praetorian Guard. From the foundation of the Roman Empire until the reign of Constantine in 306, the Praetorians protected – and sometimes controlled – the leader of the mos…
World War II saw the decline of the battleship, the rise of the aircraft carrier, and the maturation of the destroyer and submarine. However, there was another type other major combat vessel in that conflict that often goes ignored: the cruiser. Thi…
"Paths of Hate" follows a hate-filled aerial conflict between a German and English pilot who fight even after they've fired the last rounds. The animation is gorgeous and makes the footage as evocative as if it were live action or CGI, maybe e…
The United States and the Republic of Korea have a history of conducting bilateral military exercises where we team up and plan to take on an objective together to strengthen our relationship and coordination. One of these annual exercises is called…
John Browning got it right when he designed the .50 caliber machine gun in 1918. Nicknamed "Ma Deuce," the .50 cal…
Coffee is, without question, one of the most popular drinks in the entire world. Service members around the globe wake up every morning to enjoy a tasty cup of the brewed beverage and drink it throughout the day to get a critical mid-day boost.
The Air Force is now aged well into its seventies and the branch that started as an offshoot of the U.S. Army is looking at having a child of its own — the U.S. Space Force. Even though the mere need for the U.S. Air Force is
Hollywood seems to have a skewed idea of veterans who return to the civilian world. They're either over-the-top action junkies, like John Rambo (in movies outside of First Blood), or they're a broken-down husk of who they once were, like,…
Captain Lawrence Dickson was just 24 when his red-tailed P-51 Mustang fighter was downed in 1944. He was an African-American fighter pilot, trained at the Army's famed Tuskegee Army Airfield. Of the more than 1,000 black pilots trained at Tuskegee…
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The 9/11 terrorist attacks launched the war on terrorism and ruined air travel as we knew it. You used to be able to get through security in less than 15 minutes, but with the creation of the Transportation Security Administration the pr…
