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Brigadier General Chuck Yeager is best-known for being the first man to break the sound barrier. He was also a World War II ace and saw action in Vietnam as commanding officer of the 405th Tactical Fighter Wing, flying B-57s. But did you know that t…
The 2010 smash-hit video game Call of Duty: Black Ops featured many of the conspiracy theories surrounding the Cold War. While some of them have been proven false, others are impossible to debunk — but a select few are very much true. One…
We've all heard the stories of people who get stranded out in the middle of nowhere and go to some crazy lengths to survive. Since most people don't prepare for getting get stuck out in the elements, they typically don't bring a complete collecti…
The Bradley Fighting Vehicle has been around for a long time. It's become a mainstay of the United States Army, although it hasn't had quite as much export success as the M1 Abrams. Still, the Bradley is much
If you've seen Top Gun or any footage of an American aircraft carrier doing its thing, you've probably seen catapults launch aircraft. These impressive devices can launch a fully-loaded plane, getting it up to speeds as high as 200 knots …
Conrad Heyer crossed the Delaware with George Washington. He was also the earliest-born person, one of only a handful of Revolutionary War veterans, to be photographed. But there is one important historical inaccuracy in the legend of Conrad Heyer t…
When people think hovercraft, the Landing Craft Air Cushion (also known as the LCAC) comes to mind. Understandably so — that hovercraft has been a vital piece of gear for the Navy and Marine Corps when it comes to projecting power ashore. But thes…
By now, you've probably heard about the Marines getting a new sniper rifle that's forcing the legendary M40 into secondary roles. What you may not know,…
The U.S. Army's upcoming dress uniform switch that'll put soldiers in updated Pinks and Greens is all but official. The date set for senior leadership to make the final call also coincides with another huge moment for the Army: the 100th anniversa…
Every Marine alive will talk about their drill instructors from boot camp because they're they're the ones who turned them into Marines. But you'll rarely ever hear about their combat instructors, which is strange considering that the School of I…
In following the grand tradition of "if one is good, then two must be great" thinking, Israel's Silver Shadow firearms manufacturer is marketing this double-barreled AR-15 for sale in the United States. Check out this double-barrel rifle no one a…
Best known as the doctor who pioneered doctor-assisted suicide for terminally ill and elderly patients in the 1990s, Dr. Jack Kevorkian's biggest breakthrough was engineering new sources of blood for transfusions to wounded troops in Vietnam.
Video games are extremely popular in the military community. It's a favorite pastime and even troops who grew up playing outside will take part at some point. But what might surprise you is that it's not just the nerds among us who've made videos…
The Airman Battle Uniform (ABU) survived a little over a decade before the Air Force decided to get rid of it. Today, the United States Air Force announced that they'll be switching to the Army's Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) uniforms.
The U.S. Army Recruitment Command has always struggled to find new and innovative ways to connect with the ever-evolving youth. A poster of Uncle Sam saying he "wants you for the U.S. Army" may have worked wonders for one generation, but in 2002, …
Submachine guns were a staple of combat in the early 20th century. Their light weight and sleek profiles meant that they could be used in many close-quarters situations and their high rate of fire gave them a stopping power to be feared. By the 1980…
Richard Arvin Overton was already 35 years old when he fought at Pearl Harbor. Now, 73 years after the end of World War II and his service in the Pacific Theater, the 112-year-old is alive and kicking. Today, the City of Austin and its Mayor, Stev…
Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan captured the respect of both veteran and civilian audiences across the country with a realistic, heartfelt, and grim depiction of World War II. The movie follows a squad of Soldiers from the 2nd Army …
In December of 1903, the Wright Brothers made history in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina as they took to the skies in their powered and controlled aircraft, making an 852-foot flight. Less than a dozen years later, mankind revolutionized military aviatio…
Trips to the armory are supposed to be as simple as picking up your weapon system, training with it in the field, cleaning it, and checking it back in.However, rarely does that timeline progress as seamlessly as troops would like. For all the…