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There's an old military saying that goes, "if it's stupid and it works, it isn't stupid." As enlisted personnel rise through the ranks, they tend to encounter more and more questionable practices that somehow made their way into doctrine. This …
Mines are some of the most dangerous weapons used on the battlefield. They are the unseen enemy that can totally wreck an army or a navy. While still destructive, land mines are often stuck in one place, easily found, removed, or bypassed once made …
Chapter 5: The Gunslinger takes our Mandalorian to a familiar planet and introduces some fun guest star characters and a little mystery. Equally exciting is that it opens with an actual star war! Pew pew!Let's get right to the recap.
Surprise surprise, the event that involves hanging from a bar is proving to be the most difficult part of the new Army PT test the ACFT. If only they could have asked another one of the Services what happens when you require service members t…
I'm not surprised; I'm actually just interested in the fact that the standing power throw is proving to be quite difficult for some soldiers. It makes sense, really. Service members haven't ever been asked to be explosive before.The U.S. m…
This post was sponsored by Kensington Books. The author's comments below on the novels are his own.It's a new year and one of the many resolutions people te…
"[Directing has] been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember," shared Tyler Grey, who self-declares on Instagram a…
For the past few years, both Army and Navy break out with new uniforms to honor some aspect of their service or academy heritage during the much-anticipated Army-Navy Game. The 2019 game will feature the Black Knights honoring the 1st Cavalry Divisi…
(Featured image courtesy of War History Online)Sports, in large part, were halted when the U.S. militar…
Everyone knows you can't leave Marines alone to be bored. Idle hands are the devil's plaything, and no one plays around more than Devil Dogs. If you don't believe me, just check out
For almost 40 years, the Irish people endured a constant state of fear stemming from a low-level war that killed thousands of Irish civilians, British troops, and Irish fighters – all in a stunningly understated conflict called "The Troubles." W…
Time and again, the oft-repeated military adage is proven right: if it's stupid and it works, it isn't stupid. This old saying might be the military's version of necessity being the mother of invention. Except in the military, necessity could mea…
World War I brought a new kind of fighting to the world. Wars were no longer conducted on an open field of battle with colorful uniforms in an effort to outmaneuver the opposing armies. Wars from henceforth would be mechanized factories of wholesale…
On April 1, 2001, a U.S. Navy EP-3E intelligence-gathering aircraft hit a Chinese J-8II fighter in mid-air, forcing the Navy intel plane to make an emergency landing on nearby Hainan Island – on a Chinese military installation. One Chinese pilot w…
Military history is full of blunders. Even the best among history's greatest leaders made mistakes in their careers, often at critical times. Napoleon took too long to invade Russia. The Crusader kingdoms decided to march their army in full armor a…
David Burnett was a U.S. Army Special Operations Crew Chief with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. You might know it better as the "Night Stalkers." He even wrote a book about his time with the Night Stalkers. His latest project isn…
Is anyone else feeling some anxiety with regards to our Mandalorian's decision-making? This week, he brings the Yoda Baby on a reckless adventure with very shady sidekicks. It's just very irresponsible parenting, to be honest.But hey, more …
By December 1944, Allied armies had reached the western border of Germany itself. The US Army's 99th Infantry Division, recently arrived in Europe and untested in combat, was assigned to the northern "shoulder" of the Allied front line in the Ard…
Before he was wielding lightsabers in Star Wars or blowing up Twitter with Marriage Story, Adam Driver was a Marine with 1/1 Weapons Company, 81's platoon, out in Camp Pendleton, California. "I joined a few months after Se…
Hasbro finally announced that they are making holiday spring wishes come true with 'Baby Yoda' toys.Well, not Baby Yoda, because obviously that character isn't Yoda, but he doesn't have a name or a species yet and "Th…