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The Douglas Aircraft Company was responsible for two legends in World War II: The SBD Dauntless dive bomber, famous for turning the tide in the Pacific in a span of roughly five minutes, and the C-47 Skytrain, a version of the DC-3. That same compa…
America's defense of the Philippines from December 1941 to April 1942 was a desperate one. It was a time when the most powerful military leaders in the world scrambled to get basic food and ammunition to American, Filipino, and other forces gallant…
The Battle of the Coral Sea is notable for being the first naval battle in which ships fought without ever sighting the enemy fleet. This means that all the fighting was done with aircraft — the ships themselves never exchanged fire. But ho…
Could you keep up with an Air Force pararescueman? Some researchers with the Air Force did just that, joining the famed PJs on a deployment. The result was an app that turned a smart phone into something a lot like a tricorder from Star T…
At 26 inches long, the Stealth Recon Scout by Desert Tech is the shortest sniper rifle you'll ev…
Serving in the infantry means long work days and carrying a lot of crap on our backs. So, how do we manage to continue? Easy, we try and make the best out of every shitty situation that that presents itself — using humor. If you …
We love our Corpsmen and medics! They perform the tasks that the average trooper would run away from, like "bore punching" and administrating the "silver bullet." Like every profession in the military, medical is home to some o…
In the inky black water, a predator slowly rises from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico like an Old God or Godzilla, but even more devastating and lethal: The
The moment a troop gets his or her DD-214, they start to feel that bittersweet freedom settle in. Sure, they can enjoy the little things in life, like sleeping in until 8 am, and go more than a single day without shaving, but life is never the same.…
The Second World War saw the US government press a number of civilian aircraft into military service for use as transports and cargo haulers, thanks to a rising demand for vehicles Known as the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, this force consists…
For the terrorist group whose name translates to "Western Education is Forbidden," Aisha Bakari Gombi's name means getting schooled on the battlegrounds of sub-Saharan Africa. "Boko Haram know me and fear me," says Gombi. Gomb…
Since the halcyon days of World War II frogmen, Navy SEALs have completed some of the most dangerous missions ever largely in the shadows — until the book comes out, that is. When done correctly, Hollywood has produced a few films that …
Whenever a military film comes on and the fictional non-commissioned officer gets heated, it's always the same routine. "Drop and give me twenty." The truth is, that exact phrase isn't actually used much in the military. Not because p…
Okinawa's Camp Gonsalves, named after the World War II-era Medal of Honor recipient, Pfc. Harold Gonsalves, is home to the Marine Corps' Jungle Warfare Training Center. JWTC is 17,500 acres of dense tropical jungle. The instructors here…
On July 20, 2017, the veteran community lost a valuable advocate in Chester Bennington, lead singer …
If there's one criticism fans of the Jack Reacher book series had with its movie adaptation and its sequel, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, it was the star of the series. In the novels, author Lee Child's former Army MP protagonist …
Whether you believe Okinawa is a real deployment or not, it's a great place to get sent for six months. We get it; a lot of us infantry Marines who joined in the post-9/11 era did so for one thing — to see some action — and getting sen…
