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The maroon beret on your truck dash and the airborne wings tattooed to your chest are pretty good indicators that you're a paratrooper. Still, if you want more proof, just check yourself for these common symptoms of airborne. Als…
They used to call him "The Giant" – they being The Taliban. The Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva is still a giant, he's just not fighting in Afghanistan anymore. His new fight is the ten-yard fight and the e…
Ayyub Faleh al-Rubaie, who's best-known as Abu Azrael ("Angel of Death"), is a legendary Shia militiaman whose bravery and reputation have also earned him the title of "Iraq's Rambo." He's become the people's champion in resisting ISIS in I…
A North Carolina mother of three and Army veteran has flown to Iraq and is training with the Kurdish Peshmerga to fight ISIS, according to reports. Samantha Johnston felt the U.S. wasn't doing enough to stop ISIS, so the former Army geo…
When a teenager became seriously ill Tuesday morning on a cruise ship hundreds of miles off the California coast, the call arrived at the 129th Rescue Wing in Silicon Valley. Within hours, the California …
United States Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Callahan is a combat camera trooper deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria and Iraq. In May and June of 2017, he documented the fire missions of Marines in Syria operating M777-A2 Howitzers…
Just 21 miles off the idyllic coast of Brazil sits Ilha da Queimada Grande, also known as "Snake Island." It's said that on every two steps of this 110-acre island is a golden lancehead, the deadliest snake in the world. Years of isolation on a …
Throughout the Halo series, you'll find yourself fighting alongside (or within) units of Space Marines — and it's abundantly clear that being one of them would be absolutely terrible. If you think about how real-life Marines are treated…
In the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, America was very angry and very eager to kick some ass — hence the decision to carry out the Doolittle raid. America wanted to take the fight to the enemy, and we wanted to do so as soon as possible.
I didn't even get a t-shirt. It was too expensive. Everything in North Korea takes you in through the gift shop and out through the same gift shop in an attempt to milk cash from visitors so they can buy Hennessy en masse from the duty f…
The Korean War was a massive success for America and democracy, though the numbers may say different. The Battle of the Chosin Reservoir was one of the defining battles of the war and of the Marine Corps. Today, the events of that battle serve as a…
It was a clear beautiful day in the desert outside of Las Vegas on July 19, 1957 when the Air Force detonated a nuclear bomb over the heads of five soldiers as the cameras rolled. No it wasn't some torturous experiment or forced puni…
The Royal Army, as well as the armies of some commonwealth nations, has a peculiar rank in its structure that allows the soldier to wear a full beard and apron and carry a large ax while on parade. Pioneer sergeants, as they are known, da…
At the pointy end of the spear (and in the rear with the gear) there are official nomenclatures that you'll find on procurement documents and supply forms and then there are the names that troops really use to identify something. Here are 37 terms …
Jodie is a piece of military folklore that everyone loves to hate. He's the guy or girl who takes advantage of military deployments by going after the spouses at home. Here are five of the reasons that troops absolutely hate Jodie. …
