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In the brutal cold of the winter of 1944, the German army launched a major offensive against allied troops in the Ardennes Mountains of Belgium, France and Luxemburg in an attempt to split up their opposing forces — what later became the "Battle…
Though "saintly" is a term quite often used to describe the virtuous actions of American troops in combat zones — from providing humanitarian aid and medicine to those in need, to placing themselves between civilians and the line of fire — it …
The recent collisions involving the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) have generated a lot of headlines. But there have been other collisions – though they are certainl…
China has long history of using light tanks – many of which have been discarded. Light tanks have become rarer as people have discovered that they need the same crew as a main battle tank, while offering said crew less protection. China…
Second Lt. Ben Lacount knows that it's never a good thing to run out of rounds during a firefight. And it's certainly not a good thing to be surprised that you have. That's why he invented the "Lacounter" with help …
On Day 1 of her training as an astronaut, Navy Lt. Kayla Barron walked out of NASA's Johnson Space Center and watched with her new colleagues as the moon partially blotted out the sun. Eclipse glasses in hand, the Naval Academy gr…
One day in 1964, TV producer Sherwood Schwartz received a strange message – from the U.S. Coast Guard. And that wasn't the only message. Schwartz received a series of telegram forwards from the Coast Guard. He had just launched a new show on CBS …
The M1 Abrams tank has a reputation for being very hard to kill. According to Tom Clancy's book "Armored Cav," in one instance an Abrams got stuck in the mud during Operation Desert Storm and was attacked by three T-72s tanks. T…
Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, the commander of the United States Seventh Fleet, has been relieved of his command by Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the Pacific Fleet. The firing comes within days of a collision between the Arleigh Burke-class guided missi…
Navy SEAL candidates go through some of the hardest military training in the world before earning their beloved Trident. Before graduating BUD/s, they must successfully pass "drown-proofing" which is a series of swim challenges that mu…
The "Bermuda Triangle" is a geographical area between Miami, Florida, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the tiny island nation of Bermuda. Nearly everyone who goes to the Bahamas can tell you that it doesn't necessarily mean you'll die a horrible death…
Air-to-air dogfights have been lacking in recent years. In one sense it is a good thing – it means the United States has been able to take control of the air very quickly. But American pilots still need to be able to practice – and no…
Developed by some of the same engineers who designed the AR-10 and AR-15 family of rifles, the Stoner 63 was one of the world's first modular, adaptable assault rifles used by the U.S. military. It saw only limited fielding, but was popu…
I think this should go without saying, but, here's your obligatory Spoiler Warning. If you saw Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 6 (or you don't really care about spoilers) then read on. If you haven't watched the epi…
The U.S. military is getting out of the nation-building business and is now focusing on killing terrorists. That is among the policy changes announced by President Donald Trump in a speech delivered at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 21. …
Billionaire Paul Allen is known for founding Microsoft alongside Bill Gates, but after the events of the past week, he'll also be known for helping to find an American warship missing since the end of World War II. That vessel is none ot…
We all know troops on the ground love their air support — especially from planes like the A-10 Thunderbolt II. But those planes need to know what to hit. How does that happen? Well, the Air Force's Joint Terminal Attack Controll…
Let's face it, everybody loves Danaerys Targaryen's dragons. And why not? They bring the rain… well, more like they bring the kind of fire and brimstone that'd make Col. Kilgore from "Apocalypse Now" smile in the morning.
A war between the world's largest Democracy and the world's largest Communist state may not seem likely to the casual observer. But not only is it possible, it's happened before. Only things were very different back then. China was fa…
In the 1970s, the Soviet Union designed the MiG-27 Flogger as a dedicated ground-attack plane based on the MiG-23 Flogger, an air-superiority fighter turned multi-role fighter. It was well-built for that mission, able to haul just over 8,800 pounds …