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The Merchant Marine in World War II was supposed to just tool around the world's oceans, delivering supplies to ports and troops in Europe, Africa, and the Pacific while the real fighting was done by sailors, soldiers, and Marines. But due to Germa…
Dr. Robert Kraft and his staff in California have pressed an experimental treatment, transcranial laser treatments, into tackling PTSD and TBI, and they're already getting great results with veterans and victims of sexual trauma. Now, they want to …
To the men and women of the Coast Guard,As you are aware, much of the government, including the Department of Homeland Security, remains unfunded, and it is not clear when this lapse in appropriations will end. In the coming days, our service…
Marines can fight in the air, on the ground and at sea – and soon they'll have a robot that can tag along for at least two of those. Pliant Energy Systems' Velox robot can t…
In April, 2015, the son of a New Jersey pizza shop owner left the United States. His destination was an Islamic State training camp in Syria. Shortly after arriving, he allegedly emerged in a video posted to social media, beheading Kurdish fighters …
There are definitely epic and unforgettable war films out there ( Saving Private Ryan,
He did it. He finally did it. Secretary of the Army Mark Esper has recently signed a memorandum that states the high-visibility belt, better known as the PT belt, isn't required in the daytime. On top of this, he removed pointless PowerPoint presen…
French-born Odette Sansom was a sickly child. She wrestled with a slew of childhood illnesses, including a bout with polio that left her blind for three years. The adversity she overcame as a youth was good preparation for what she would do as an ad…
The U.S. Military prides itself on serving our country in all situations, foreign and domestic. The Military coordinates with government agencies to issue out destruction to the enemies of freedom, but it also focuses on preserving this beautiful la…
Joe Serna escaped death so many times while deployed with the Army's Special Forces. He was blown up by explosive devices on multiple occasions over three com…
Buying your first home on active duty may be intimidating and the jargon can be confusing, but the good news is that others have walked this path and made it through — and you will, too. Active duty service members and veterans have a secret weapo…
The Panzerfaust had limited range, limited stopping power, and required brave troops to draw deeply into a tank's range to kill it, but it was still one of the more effective tank weapons of the war, and they instilled fear in Allied tank crews for…
Purchasing your first car is a minefield filled with predatory lenders and scams. Young troops, unfortunately, fall victim to these bloodsuckers every year because they do not know of the special offers and protections available to them. It's excit…
In 1969, during the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia, a student protester set himself on fire and triggered mass protests across the country, slowing Russian consolidation and setting off a slow burn that would eventually consume the occupying fo…
There are a lot of valid criticisms of most weapon programs while they're in development, but some get hit with the dreaded title of "boondoggle," a massive waste of taxpayer funds that should be canceled. But some boondoggles prove the naysayers…
Today Netflix announced that they have teamed up with Greg Daniels and Steve Carell to create a show about the men and women who have to figure out how to make the Space Force a thing. Based on their video announcement, it looks like the show…
Given we know that even Neanderthals would bury their dead (even including objects with the bodies) and various human hunter-gatherer groups likewise used to bury or cremate people at specific sites that functioned as sort of pilgrimage locations fo…
After a long shift, troops have the option to relax by kicking off their boots and cracking open a beer. However, this privilege wasn't available to the veterans of World War I. On Dec. 18, 1919, a little over a year after The Great War, a…
Everyone who deploys during a holiday makes a special effort to feel as if they aren't really missing it. No matter how short the war is, no one wants to miss one of those crucial days. Even if the entire buildup and fighting lasted just a few mont…
The prototype Chinese railgun is the first technical demonstrator of the tech on a ship at sea, but there are real reasons why the Navy is slow-rolling the railgun, …