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Any attempt to make a network TV show about Marines feels forced. I mean, c'mon, if you've ever been around Marines for more than 5 minutes, they will already have: cussed 30 times, tried to talk you into day-drinking, and drawn a penis o…
The Confederate Army had better things to do than decide how it would award medals to its fighting men. In that era, Americans weren't really into medals and ribbons, as it was considered a very European military tradition. The Civil War changed al…
The Philippine president and authoritarian strongman Rodrigo Duterte has threatened war with Cana…
Body armor for your average infantry troop has come a long way. Today's soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines are issued amazing technology designed to stop the most common threat they will likely face in combat: the rifle round. But the tech that…
WARNING: This post contains spoilers from Season 2 Episode 19.This week, SEAL Team tackled one of the most dangerous threats to military veterans: suicide. U.S. veterans have a higher suicide rate than civilians — a…
Purchasing new gear can be a daunting challenge thanks to an internet ripe with strong opinions and the tribal mentality we sometimes develop around the brands we've come to love. Somebody on the internet thinks you have to spend a fortune to get a…
Jack Murphy is no stranger to controversy. In fact, you might even say that the former Army Ranger-turned-Green Beret-turned-journalist has sought it out, or at least…
The first round of the 2019 NFL draft is in the books.After 32 picks, teams across the league have begun building out their rosters with new talent, with some organizations faring better than others.While it's too early to know just h…
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is known for its baller tech, from helping to invent the internet and Google Maps to developing artificial intelligence and drone swarms. For the last few years, they've been looking into how to make ve…
If you haven't yet seen the third episode of the final season of Game of Thrones, then stop reading this, go watch it, then come back and finish reading this. If you have, and you were reasonably frustrated for most of the episode, then th…
In the eyes of the Islamic Republic of Iran, any troop wearing the U.S. flag might as well be ISIS. In an apparent response to the Trump Administration's designation of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, the gov…
One of U.S. Special Forces' most legendary figures died suddenly and tragically on April 29, 2019. Eldon Bargewell, a 72-year-old retired Major General, was killed after his lawnmower rolled over an embankment near his Alabama home. His 40-year mil…
At some time in our military careers, we come across pilots of all sorts, helicopter pilots, Air Force cargo pilots, Navy fighter pilots, etc. While the former two might allow you to refer to them as simply "pilots," there's a good chance the nav…
In the lead up to American involvement of World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt committed his administration to a "Germany-First" policy if the U.S. entered the war. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, it shook his commitment, but he stuck t…
This article contains spoilers from "Game of Thrones" Season 8 Episode 4: "The Last of the Starks."Really, though, if you haven't seen "The Last of the Starks" go watch it, call a loved one, and then come back…
International diplomacy is a sort of constantly evolving, tangled mess. So much so that, in some cases, we could technically still be at war with a country that we're now allied with. For instance, America never ratified the treaty that ended World…
If you're hoping to facilitate a healthy, loving, and lasting relationship, it's a great idea to workout with your spouse! Also, if you're hoping to ensure that you're forever trapped in an endless Mobius strip of resentment, one-upmanship, and …
The sting of the Warrior Wasp is pure torture, according to entomologist Dr. Justin Schmidt, who was willingly stung by each of the most painful insect stings on Earth to create a scale of pain. He went on to describe it as being chained in the flow…
120 miles Northeast of Los Angeles lies the fictional country of Atropia. That's the name of the area given to what the commanders at the
A recent increase in UFO sightings has caused the Navy to revamp guidelines with which to report a UFO sighting officially. This comes on the heels of a 2018 sighting that was reported by the Washington Post and then seemingly disappeared back into …