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If you've watched the HBO Miniseries Band of Brothers, you can understand why it's one of the most critically acclaimed TV series out there. The series mixes amazing storytelling with fantastic cinematography and special effects. But ther…

In the wake of Eagle Claw, the disastrous mission to rescue American hostages in Iran in 1979, President Carter and then-Defense Secretary Harold B…

Military members have their own inside humor that is often dark and quite hilarious. Then there are the cliche jokes that troops hear all the time. Often interchangeable (substitute an Air Force guy for an Army guy and it's the same) and heard by y…

Gigantic warships equipped with massive amounts of firepower, like Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and Nimitz-class carriers, immediately spring to mind when we think "United States Navy." But not every ship in service is a seafaring behemoth — i…

Let's face it, some weapons have a combat record so impressive that they practically sell themselves. Others, however, aren't so lucky — but they still manage to find their way into the hands of various militaries.We'd love to be a fly o…

Toys today are much safer than those our parents had – and that's a good thing. Even though so many bemoan the "everyone gets a trophy" mindset, let's face it, some of the toys of yesteryear may have seemed like fun to the adults designing the…

Don't underestimate what the pizza delivery guy can do for you.

Troy Nunley was 17 years old when he left the farm and joined the Navy. He was assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA 35), and as he stood on the pier at Mare Island he couldn't believe any man-made thing could be so massive. "I'd …

Anyone can tell you that in combat, good communications are important. But there was one time that a miscommunication helped the U.S. win a significant naval surface action off Guadalcanal. That bit of lucky confusion happened on the nigh…

A remote control airplane hobbyist has modified a model A-10 Thunderbolt II to conduct Nerf strafing runs on T-72 cardboard tanks and uploaded the results to YouTube on Aug. 3. The modified, remote control A-10 can fire 12 paper-tank-bust…

The T-72 main battle tank has been the butt of a lot of jokes. The reason behind most of those jokes is obvious: In Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom it had "performance issues," to put it lightly. We're talking firing at an Abrams from 40…

It's a rite of passage for veterans. The morning of the day they're set to receive their DD-214 is one of the last times for a long time that many vets will pick up a razor. Some still shave to maintain a professional appearance when they enter th…

On Dec. 16, 1944, the German army launched a massive surprise offensive into the Ardennes forest in Belgium which became known as "The Battle of the Bulge." The battle, launched 70 years ago, would become the largest American engagement of the war…

"Traumatic brain injury is the signature wound of the war," says Sergeant 1st Class Andrew Marr, founder of the Warrior Angels Foundation. Andrew is no stranger to TBI, as it was the cause of his medical retirement in June of 2015. Mar…

Picture this: You wake up and the first thing you see is the beautiful sunshine of the Aloha State. The smell of the seawater mixed with the joy of being on your own makes serving your country feel like freshman year at college. This was …

In America, you can do a lot of things at a firing range — for the right price. Shoot a sten gun, a .50-cal, or an AK-47 — you can even

In the Air Force, few names ring as many bells as John L. Levitow. He's had awards named after him, as well as dorm halls and roads. Levitow's name is about as close to U.S. Air Force royalty as you'll get. Oddly, even though his name …