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America has a car culture. Our country is connected by highways and interstates. For a teenager, a driver's license and a set of wheels is a passport to freedom on the open road. For service members, packing up the car and driving cross country is …
Though the distinction between training and exercising might seem unimportant — it isn't. How you label your physical activity says more about you, your mindset, and your probable rate of success than any PFT score ever could. I first saw …
It's usually awesome when life imitates art – especially when that art form is an action movie. The good guys usually overcome big odds and the bad guys usually get put away. But cop life doesn't work out like that sometimes. In the movies, when…
Last year, the Australian Army hosted one of its largest military exercises with participants from the U.S. Marine Corps and the French military working side-by-side with Australian forces. The three militaries practiced how to work with each other …
When the "Top Gun: Maverick" trailer was released, it took the internet by storm with its exciting shots of legendary Navy fighters doing incredible things and legendary actors looking a bit older than any of us would have liked. Response…
What do you think of the combat boots currently worn by the Service? I think they're pretty BA. Great for kicking in doors, and stomping throats.Turns out that may be the wrong way to look at our boots though... When you compare the n…
Proposed amendments to the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act would add three diseases to the Department of Veterans Affairs' list of illnesses presumed…
This series of articles isn't meant to offer concrete, hard-and-fast rules about close-quarters combat (CQB). Like anything in life, there are dozens of paths to a destination, and efficiency and safety make the difference. This article series will…
In the ultimate example of "fake it til you make it," Ferdinand Demara boarded the HMCS Cayuga, a Canadian Navy destroyer during the Korean War. He was impersonating a doctor, which was fine until the ship started taking on more serious c…
In August 1990, Saddam Hussein's Iraqi Army invaded and occupied neighboring Kuwait in a move which brought swift condemnation from much of the rest of the world. In response, U.S. President George H.W. Bush ordered planes, ships, and troops brough…
When the cheers of the viral military homecomings have dissipated and the videos stop playing, real life begins. Netflix's new documentary, Father Soldier Son
Queen Elizabeth II is Britain's longest reigning monarch. However, she was breaking barriers even before the crown became hers. Elizabeth was also the first female of the Royal family to be an active duty member of the British Armed Forces. This al…
Master Sergeant George Hand US Army (ret) was a member of the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, The Delta Force. He is a now a master photographer, cartoonist and storyteller.Student: "Sergeant, how long do I have to …
What happens when troops return from the battlefield with no enemy left to fight? According to Navy SEAL Mikal Vega, we bring the enemy home — and it destroys us."While in the military, we focus on cultivating a destructive force that we u…
Looking for a great show to watch that will challenge the way you look at things? Netflix has just released "The Business of Drugs," a documentary series that goes deep within the drug trade around the world. Now, I know what you are think…
Jimmy Ward was a 22-year-old pilot when he received the Victoria Cross. World War II had been ongoing for a year and the British Empire stood alone against Axis-occupied Europe. Things looked grim as a whole, but small time pilots with stories like …
One of the joys of reading is the long-running book series. One-off stories are well and good but there is great joy in reading a multiple book series featuring the same cast of characters and watching them grow and deal with increasingly severe sit…
When you think of famous musicians who have honorably served in the United States Armed Forces, the mind immediately goes to Elvis Presley — and how could it not? Photos abound of the handsome, young Elvis in a crisp Army uniform. When he arrived …
