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Right now, the fastest military helicopter in the world is the U.S. Army's Chinook, but the Army is looking at a new family of vertical lift helicopters, and both top contenders are much faster than the Chinook. But the U.S. isn't the only major…
The United States Military is good at its job and, understandably, a little cocky about it. That cockiness got the U.S. Strategic Command in hot water on New Years Eve 2018 when it posted a tweet about being able to drop something "much bigger" th…
On December 22nd, the United States entered a partial government shutdown due to a failure to get legislation signed that appropriated funds for 2019. All politics firmly set aside for the sake of this discussion, the fact is that about 400…
In the early days of Rome, the city collected its own taxes. They would assess an individual's wealth, impose a 1% tax, and then place them into a property class. The higher your wealth class, the more you paid in taxes, which were then used to buy…
Known simply as "The Wall" to the men and women who can find the name of a loved one inscribed on it, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall lists the names of those who fell during the Vietnam War. The names are arranged first by date, and then alpha…
China has landed on the far side of the moon, according to state media, in a giant step for humankind — and a step towards China…
The two World Wars were some of the first true industrial wars, forcing leaders to innovate so they would lose fewer troops and have a chance at victory. While some were slow to change, some leaders figured out truly novel ways of using everything f…
Alcohol is, like, super awesome. All the cool kids are drinking (unless you're underage, then none of the cool kids are drinking it, you delinquent), it can lower peoples' inhibitions, and it's actually super easy to make and distribute.…
The British Army has had many iconic recruitment ad campaigns over the years. From Lord Kitchener's, "Your Country Needs You" that became the basis of nearly every other recruitment poster to WWI's famous, "Your chums are fighting. Why…
Since the start of Syria's uprising in March 2011, Russia has vetoed 12 UN Security Council resolutions concerning the conflict. Among other thin…
Leave it to military veterans to make one of Earth's last tests of human endurance that much more difficult. It's a 6,000-mile bike ride from the town of Jonkoping, Sweden, to the base camp of Mount Everest. Former Swedish paratrooper Gor…
When a newlywed troop moves off base and bids a bittersweet farewell to the debauchery of barracks life, there are changes to the day-to-day routine. While one must still fulfill the responsibilities of their rank, there are other challenges a marri…
Who doesn't love a bit of candy to lighten the mood? Today, troops opening up an MRE might find a bag of Skittles or some sweets in there to help boost morale a little bit. This isn't anything new; troops have had some kind of candy in rations sin…
If there is one comic book character who embodies the military veteran spirit, it has got to be Marvel's Frank Castle, also known as The Punisher. While there have been several movie and television adaptations, the one that most faithfully portrays…
The most-produced tank in World War II was fast, powerful, and well protected by sloped armor, and it was made by a candy maker who got tired of confections and decided to make a revolutionary tank instead. Willy Wonka, eat your heart out.
Quality. It's what you expect from a product or service when you put cash on the table. The majority of mobile games do not mesh well with a military lifestyle: You must be connected to the internet to play, you must purchase gems to access …
There's no doubt about it. Steven Spielberg's 1998 war epic, Saving Private Ryan, was a masterpiece in every aspect of filmmaking. It won five of the eleven Academy Awards for which it was nominated. The immense scale of the invasion of N…
Saddam Hussein once famously believed that the United States was a country whose people couldn't handle 10,000 dead in a war. Whether that's true or not remains to be seen because no one has been able to inflict those kinds of losses on t…
Let's be honest, "dog reunites with handler" videos are basically a genre by this point, and we know you're here for the adorable doggo. So, feel free to check out the video, and we'll drop all the typing stuff below it for anyone who wa…
Project Blue Book is a mystery series about U.S. Air Force-sponsored investigations into UFOs from the early 1950s to the late 1960s. Dr. Allen Hynek teams up with Captain Michael Quinn to gather evidence to explain a plethora of phenomenon…