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American Gen. George Washington, the hero of the Revolution and the country's first president, spent much of his early career wishing he was a British officer, working as an unpaid aide, and then traveling approximately 450 miles just to earn his …
Everyone wants something from their friendly neighborhood medic: opiates, tourniquets, a quick peek at that rash on their junk. But French Foreign Legion troops could get an additional bit of medicine from their quartermaster or doc: absinthe or qui…
For America, there's a pretty clear idea of what our intelligence agencies should do, and it's mostly about keeping tabs on new enemy weapons, terrorists plots, and counterespionage. But, American technology and innovations are…
It was announced last year that Vincent 'Rocco' Vargas would be a main character in FX's new series, Mayans M.C. This week, at San Diego Comic Con, fans go…
In 1916, an American poet, Harvard graduate, and soldier of the French Foreign Legion was killed while attacking in the first wave at Belloy-en-Santerre, part of the opening of the Battle of the Somme. Alan Seeger had written a prophetic poem that w…
During the last years of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was debuting two aircraft intended to hit ground targets on a tactical level. The Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot was one of these planes,
There's a special place in our hearts for zombie films. It's a fun little escape to the smokepit conversations every troop has while deployed, like, "who would your zombie apocalypse team be?" And, "where would you go looting first?" Obviously…
For as long as video games have existed, there have been fed-up mothers yelling at their kids to put down the controller and get back to their homework. As mom loves to remind us, "no one will ever pay you to play video games!" Well, we hate to di…
It's been well over six months since Star Wars: The Last Jedi came out and audiences have gone through the full cycle of liking it on opening night and disliking it the longer they spend thinking about it. Now, it's been released for view…
The Russian BMD series of airborne infantry fighting vehicles are really quite impressive. Both the BMD-1 and BMD-2 provided Soviet airborne troo…
It's always brought up as a fun fact that, at one point in history, Australia sent troops on an "all-out" assault against emus that were destroying the Western Australian Outback. A while later, it was decided that the humans wouldn't win and th…
Dealing with computer problems and other technical failures is just one of the many joys of being in communications. Being trained to work with computers and radios often means that the commo guy becomes the go-to person for any and all computer-r…
An engineer at the respected RAND Corporation has a suggestion for small countries that want to keep their enemies at bay but can't afford a proper navy: use loads of sea mines and drones. It seems obvious, but the advice could prevent America gett…
The German Navy in World War II found a clever but risky method of extending their submarine patrols by building "milk cows," specialized submarines covered in fuel tanks to refuel their brethren, and drawing the fire of American destroyer and pla…
When American servicemen fall and are buried, it's generally assumed that their resting place will be their last. Whether it's a troop who was killed in World War I and buried in an American cemetery in France or a hero brought to rest at Arlingto…
Being in the field sucks for almost everyone involved. Lower enlisted get thrown into collective tents, leaders have to train their troops in crappy conditions, that one staff officer never shuts up about how they could "kill for a Starbucks," and…
The Viking Age spanned from the sacking of the abbey on Lindisfarne in June, 793, and is generally accepted as ending with William the Conqueror's ascension to the English throne in 1066. The Norse traveled outward from Scandinavia, reaching everyw…
Dropping an album on iTunes in 2017 is a far cry from releasing a single on vinyl in 1936, but at least one person has done both. Vera Lynn, the acclaimed singer of pop standards, from "
So, after sitting through weeks of military transition classes, you've decided, "screw it! I'll just turn to a life of crime!" Congrats! You're joining a long tradition — a tradition mostly limited to privateers in the 17th and 18th centuries…
Care packages are how troops stay connected with the ones they love back home. Most troops will have their family send them little trinkets or mama-made cookies to make things better while troops without families have their day brightened by a sweet…