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Navy SEAL weighs in on Afghanistan, patriotism, and the importance of purpose
"If you want it, it is obtainable."
This is how WWII, G.I. Joe and a decorated U.S. Marine shaped Transformers
Today, the Transformers IP has a world-wide presence in toys, comic books, video games, TV shows, movies and even amusement park rides. Just hearing the name cues the iconic jingle or robotic transforming noise in the heads of even the most casual f…
These are the Air Force medics trained for special ops
Everyone knows about the famous 4077th MASH, or Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. But if you ever wanted to see the kind of docs that Michael Bay or Jerry Buckheimer would do a movie about, look at the Air Force's Special Operations Surgical Teams, or…
Today in military history: Russia tests ICBM
On Aug. 26, 1957, just a month after the first U.S. test, the Soviet Union announced the successful test of an ICBM.
Most stressful hand receipt ever: The ‘Little Boy’ nuke
Remember that first time you had to sign for more than $10,000 in gear? Or, hell, even that first real clothing hand receipt when you saw that the military was handing you what they saw as a couple thousand dollars worth of uniforms and equipment, a…
5 episodes of ‘JAG’ that actually, really happened
Americans love them some Navy crime drama. Nothing shows more evidence of that than the success of the Emmy-winning, long-running show, JAG. If the show's 227 episodes weren't enough proof, consider that this show also spun off an even mo…
This is how the Army teaches you to ‘see green’ — not brown, black or white
Recently, the Huffington Post article "Becoming A Raci…
How an act of mercy made fishing buddies out of airborne adversaries
In World War II, an American aircrew found itself at the mercy of a German fighter and expected to be shot out of the sky. But something else happened entirely . . . The American aircrew takes a heavy beating The America…
The amazing way the military says goodbye to working dogs
Military working dogs are some of America's hardest working service members. They find IEDs, drugs, victims of natural disasters, and dozens of other things. They also serve beside special operators and engage enemies with their human counterparts.…
Watch this bomber’s rare low-level flyover of powerful Navy carriers
Admit it — you like seeing the low-level flyovers by Air Force or Navy planes. Especially when they are sleek and just exude the notion that they are flown by pilots who appreciate fast jets and faster… well, you get the idea. But while fighters…