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In August 1944, the successes of D-Day were in the rear-view mirror and American troops were engaged in the long slog to Berlin. One group of American soldiers got a surprise when, while chasing German soldiers east, they captured a military train o…
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Longtime readers of WATM know that the U.S. Navy had flying carriers in the 1930s that eventually failed as zeppelins began crashi…
A Marine grunt reflects on the Corps' chosen automatic rifle.
Few weapons are more closely associated with World War II than the M3 Submachine Gun – also known as the "Grease Gun" for its distinctive shape. The Grease Gun actually saw service for decades after the war, becoming the standard-issue weapon fo…
With a $716 billion budget and the mission to be the best at everything, the Pentagon finds some pretty creative ways of going about it. No, they didn't have an actual underground boxing club among the military's highest-ranking chiefs at the Pent…
We learn from our siblings. We watch them. We copy them. We accidentally erase the save on their Pokèmon game when we're 10 years old and they still, to this day, think the game file was "probably ruined from leaving it in the sun too lo…
Remotely piloted aircraft, more commonly known as drones, have become an established part of warfare, serving as both intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance (ISR for short) assets as well as attack platforms. More recently, smaller man-port…
In October of 1942, Charles Mason took one last look at the hulking gray warship the US Navy had entrusted to his command, ensuring that all other personnel had been accounted for and evacuated from its massive long decks. Seconds later, Mason jumpe…
To observe the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the US Air Force's 48th Fighter Wing took 3 F-15 Eagles and gave them incredible paint jobs, reminiscent of the colorful and squadron-specific adornments featured on American fighters during the Second Worl…
The soldiers fighting at Little Bighorn in 1876 were facing long odds. The initial attack seemed to favor federal government forces, but they quickly found that the Native forces were much larger and stronger than originally suspected.
Soreness is not a sign of a good workout. In fact, it can sometimes be an indication of a bad training plan.What's your goal when you walk into the gym? If it's to make yourself sore, you're doing it wrong. Working out to get sore…
The U.S. Military drops big bucks for all sorts of equipment, supplies, and software. But while we spend millions to upgrade computers when better software comes out, we also spend millions to keep older software because, if we don't, it c…
Suffice it to say that John "Mad Jack" Churchill was a take-charge type of guy.
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but they're also great building materials. And the Department of Defense is eyeing a return to stick-based construction in some places where it currently uses concrete and similar materials. Fire and blast te…
Marine Corps veteran and amputee video game streamer known amusingly as "ToeYouUp" has been making headlines as of late for his win in the uber-popular battle royale game, Apex Legends. The Marine Corps vet lost his arm in a motorcycle ac…
Humping is a reality for many of us, and I'm not talking about the kind that has a happy ending. In my Marine Corps career, I estimate that I easily hiked 1,000 miles with a full pack — between 50 and 150 lbs. At a minimum speed of 3 miles an hou…
At the onset of World War I, the warring powers needed all the help they could get on both land and sea. So, when the British Empire lost two of her ships to mines and torpedoes, they did the only logical thing they could think of: welded the remain…
Considering the neighborhood Iran is in, the country has experienced relatively few terror attacks. In fact, much of Iran's military strategy seems centered around keeping terrorism and external aggression outside of Iran itself, even if the attack…
This article is not meant to disparage Beretta's products. The 500-plus-year-old company has supplied arms to every major European war since 1650, and the results are just what a weapons manufacturer intends their products to do. When it came to re…