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In an interview with Aquarian Radio, Former Air Force radar trafficking operator Niara Terela Isley claims she was abducted at age 25 while working at the Tonopah Test Rang…

There's an old saying: "It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it." This perfectly sums up the role of the U.S. Army Pathfinders — that is, until Big Army cut sling load on them. As of Feb. 24…

By the 1970's, the Rhodesian Security Forces were facing a growing and determined insurgency in the civil war known as the "Rhodesian Bush War." Faced with increased threats, manpower and equipment shortages, and a large territory to cover, they …

The arrival of spring signifies a midpoint for many in summer preparation. For New Year Resolutioners, the desire to be in the best shape of their life fades by Valentine's Day. There are others, however, who have or are near to achieving the body …

In 1958, the DoD's first contracting software was launched, using an early computer language called COBOL. As of 2017, that software still manages Pentagon contracts. According to

Though his service in the military preceded the formation of the Navy SEALs by nearly twenty years, Navy Lt. j.g. Jack Taylor is thought to be the first U.S. commando to operate in the sea, air, and land. His exploits in World War II included boat o…

The 1993 movie "The Sandlot" is a classic American coming-of-age story set in the early 1960s. It's about nine boys spending their summer days playing baseball in an unkempt piece of land. Their summertime fun takes a wrong turn when the main pro…

Military working dogs have been thrust into the media spotlight over the last few years, bringing awareness to the cri…

The M247 Sgt. Alvin York was pitched to officials and lawmakers alike as a precision shooter in the same vein as its legendary namesake and the silver bullet that would stop all Soviet aircraft — especially the feared Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter …

For more than 100 years, troops have been zipping around combat zones on motorcycles. From early uses as transports for messengers plying the scarred landscape of Flanders in World War I, to steeds shuttling reconnaissance troops maneuvering for a…

The story of Robert Prongay gets more confusing the more anyone retells it, but it all begins with prolific serial killer and alleged mafia hitman, Richard Kuklinski. Known as "The Iceman" for masking his victims' times of death by freezing their…

Shock troops are designed to lead an attack from the front with the goal of inflicting heavy enemy casualties and severely damaging defenses. When the dynamic of the battlefield changed with the Great War, it brought with it measures to break the st…