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Today's artillery can really reach out and touch someone. The M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer, for instance, can hit targets over 18.5 miles away. That …

During the Cold War, pretty much anything that would give the U.S. the upper hand vs. Communist Russia was considered worthy of research. Everything from

It's important to know what the weather will be like on any given day. With just a quick check on the internet or your local news, you can determine whether your uniform of the day is going to involve shorts or rain boots. And while knowing the wea…

When Europe went to war in 1939, America knew it was only a matter of time before it was dragged into another global conflict. To prepare, the country recruited and drafted hundreds of thousands of men in 1940 and held a series of exercises the next…

Heading out to the beach or chilling out by the pool are some of the best ways to spend a warm, summer day. Unfortunately, countless people feel insecure about getting into swimwear because they don't like the way their body looks. But, by taking j…

These 19th-century military leaders took facial hair to another level.

From Langley (CV 1) to Bush (CVN 77), the U.S. Navy has operated 65 aircraft carriers in its 240-year history. From the first time Lt. Ely had the guts to fly a rickety biplane off of the bow through the first airstrikes against t…

Technological advances turned World War I into an industrial death machine.

What happens when the two sides of a war fundamentally disagree? "Uh...well," you're thinking, "that's pretty much the definition of war and you're kind of a donut for asking, aren't you?" Yes, but hang with me. What I mean…

The Roman Empire had one of the best militaries of ancient times. It steamrolled over the Carthaginians, Greeks, Egyptians, Gauls, more than held their own against many other forces for centuries. So, how did the world's most powerful g…

In 1921, after World War I, Congress wanted to find a way to reflect the nation's gratitude to the many unknown dead who fought in the Great War, so they passed a series of acts …

When people mention "Pappy" — otherwise known as Gregory P. Boyington of VMF-214 — the "Black Sheep Squadron" immortalized in the late 1970s series "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" comes to mind. There is a good reason; Boyington, a M…

On Jan. 24, the first portion of the roughly 59,000 pages' worth …

Let's face it, the new Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are pretty damn expensive. According to Popular Mechan…

The success of the American Revolution was far from certain in the early months of 1781. The patriots managed to gain French support and survived five years of fighting yet had still not been able to win a decisive victory. But after a fa…