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Watch out, Wolfpack! Kim Jong Un has decided that he wants to join that wild "Hangover" bunch of partiers portrayed by Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha and Zach Galifianakis. Or maybe the North Korean dictator is trying to get a …
Warrant Officer Sakio Komatsu had just taken off from the aircraft carrier Taiho during the Battle of the Philippine Sea when he spotted six American torpedoes bearing down on his ship. Almost immediately, he banked his "Judy" dive bomb…
The Battle of the Philippine Sea was the kick that broke down the door to the Philippines and the Japanese home islands during World War II. The American 5th Fleet squared off against the Imperial Japanese Navy's 1st Mobile Fleet in a fight that wo…
It's a well-known fact that Marine recruits east of the Mississippi go to the flat lands of Parris Island for basic training while those from the west head to sunny San Diego. What many don't know is there is a huge rivalry between "Is…
Corpsmen and medics have to be the Jacks-of-all-trades when they're out on patrol. They're considered riflemen until one of their boys gets wounded or sick, then they have to jump into doctor mode. As much as they love their brothers-in…
As veterans, we've all thought about signing back up at one time or another. But what would it take to truly get us back in uniform, to don all that heavy gear and take the fight to the enemy as we've always done? Though we all have to …
The recently formed "Literally Anyone Else" political party names the powerhouse team of – Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Jocko Willink for office 2020. No, not actually, but when Willink appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experi…
Nestled inside infantry units moving against the enemy is often a single artilleryman who is arguably one of the most lethal fighters on the battlefield — the forward observer. These soldiers, usually assigned to a Forward …
On June 29, 2020, the U.S. Army selected GM's submission for the new Infantry Squad Vehicle. Beating out submissions from a joint Oshkosh Defense-Flyer Defense team and an SAIC-Polaris partnership, GM has been awarded a $214M contract to build 649 …
The M2 heavy machine gun is an iconic weapon. When it entered service over eight decades ago, the gun quickly made i…
Hamilton, the phenomenal Broadway musical, landed on Disney's streaming service, Disney+ on Friday. Here are 10 reasons why every service member and veteran should watch it.
Military spouse careers are a unique balancing act. We are always teetering between what is best for ourselves, our military members and our families. The military lifestyle means many things are out of our control. What can spouses control…
Rod Lurie is a West Point graduate and former Air Defense Artillery officer in the US Army. After his time in service he worked as an entertainment reporter and film critic. He then transitioned into film making by writing and directing his first fe…
Audie Murphy was an American actor known for his Western films. However, his initial claim to fame came from being the most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II. He was born in 1925 in a small Texas town to poor sharecroppers. Murphy joined…
This article is sponsored by Screen Media Films. For the defenders of a remote outpost in Afghanistan's Nurestan Province, Oct. 3. 2009 was "A Day for Her…
By 1967, the United States was firmly committed to the war in Vietnam. That year saw 485,600 American troops in country. That's like arming the entire population of Kansas City and moving them into another country. So yeah, they were inv…
Since transitioning out of the military, I've had the, um, "pleasure" of being around a lot more civilians. Some of the questions I'm asked on an annoyingly regular basis are, "Aren't VA loans awesome? Don't you get a free house? D…
Christopher Lee cemented himself as an icon of the silver screen. During his long and prestigious acting career he was in hundreds of films. His most notable roles were Dracula and later the Wizard Saruman in The Lord of the Rings. However,…
At the Japan Maritime United Isogo shipyard in Yokohama, JS Izumo DDH-183 has entered into the process of being converted to a genuine aircraft carrier. Currently designated as a helicopter destroyer, Izumo does not have the capabi…
The women's branch of the U.S. Naval Reserve during WWII is better known as WAVES – Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. It was established on July 21, 1942, by Congress and signed into law by President Roosevelt just nine days later. …