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During World War II, just about every American got on board the fight against Nazi Germany and Japan. We really mean it – it was just about everyone. A number of future Presidents helped with the war efforts, ranging from Dwight Eisenhower (Suprem…
The term "military grade" gets tossed around too frequently on consumer products. It evokes feelings of durability an…
For decades, MREs have been a staple in military culture as troops have lived off the nourishment the bagged rations have provided. At the U.S. Army Natick Labs…
Without Rick and Morty, Westworld, or Game of Thrones, Sunday nights are getting fairly thinned out with regards to binge worthy TV shows. Luckily we still have The Walking Dead, a great show that keeps fans wat…
In the early years of the Cold War, huge propeller-driven bombers began to give way to bombers equipped with jet engines. These first jet bombers, like the Boeing B-47 S…
When we think of war heroes, what comes to mind is the vigilant soldier, coastie, airman, sailor, or Marine, dutifully keeping his/her post, always on guard. What we don't realize is our four-legged friends – the ones we bring into war with us ?…
Born Jacob Kurtzberg, the most influential comic book artist known to the world as Jack Kirby penned many of the most beloved superheros in today's society. The young Kirby found his calling at then Timely Comics, later known as Marvel C…
The Air Force's ongoing pilot shortage has been a cause for concern. This summer, the Air Force announced that they were
Traditionally, naval gunnery is challenging. Even with radar providing fire-control data, when fired, shells are committed to a flight path. This means an enemy ship can sometimes dodge the salvo with a radical change of course. Guided mi…
The Marine Corps ball is once again right around the corner. Marines and sailors of all ages will gather together at various locations to celebrat…
Every year, millions of Americans rush out of their homes to the local retailers the day after Thanksgiving — aka Black Friday — for incredible, once-in-a-year deals. Marine recruits also have a Black Friday — …
When The Hunt for Red October came out in 1984, and with it the invention of the techno-thriller genre (author Tom Clancy's claim to literary greatness), one of the stars was a modified Typhoon-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile subma…
The standard U.S. Armed Forces field ration is, above all other considerations, designed to make you emotional. Sure, an MRE needs to be nutritious. Obviously, it also needs to be lightweight, packable, durable, quick, and easy to prepare…
Sportswriter Jay Glazer created MVP — or Merging Vets and Players — in 2015 to address the similar issues that many professional athletes and veterans face as they transition back into civilian li…
The E-6 Mercury is arguably the deadliest aircraft in the arsenal of the United States Navy. Its lethality is extreme, even though it doesn't carry any weapons. Sounds odd? Well, when you look at what the E-6 does, then seeing it as the Navy's dea…
Musical duo Big & Rich are normally known for their flashy country songs — tunes you'd be accustomed to hearing at big parties and tailgates. But in 2006, the two country stars took their music down a different path with a soulful song that r…
Communism was not the best experiment for the Russian people. If they had known that the revolution against the Tsar and the Imperial government was going to lead to decades of rule by the repressive Soviet Regime, they might have thought twice.
While North Korea's efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, that can deliver a nuclear warhead to the continental United States have generated headlines, a different home-brew weapons project is worth attention. That proj…
United States Seventh Fleet has new damning controversy worse than everything else the "Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club" has had to deal with this year. This time it isn't about a
