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The battle to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from the Islamic State terror group is a fight increasingly without front lines. The US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have breached the old city…
Joker, Cowboy, and Animal Mother are just some of the iconic characters in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" that audiences hoped would survive as they maneuvered their way through the dangerous battlegrounds of the Vietnam War. On…
The Battle of Verdun lasted for nearly ten months in 1916 and according to some estimates, resulted in almost 950,000 casualties. In essence, it was perhaps the epitome of the trench warfare that dominated World War I. Indeed, trench warf…
It's been years since knights were last sent into battle wearing insanely heavy and uncomfortable metal suits for protection against swords and arrows. Centuries, actually. But as it turns out, while knights are now a thing of the…
Retired Navy Vice Adm. Diego Hernandez, who was the first Hispanic-American to serve as vice commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, has died at the age of 83. According to
In 2004, the creator's of the animated "South Park" show Matt Stone and Trey Parker made audiences break out in laughter when they produced a satire film about an elite counter-terrorism team of marionettes that was tasked with saving the world f…
Everyone is up a tizzy now about the possibility of an actual Space Corps, the sixth branch of the military. But this isn't America's first pass at space occupation. The Army and Air Force launched two separate studies in the late 1950s about es…
A sixth branch of the United States Armed Forces may be a reality soon. But it will likely still be decades before "Star Trek's" Starfleet becomes a thing. On June 21…
You've probably heard of the Memphis Belle, especially after the 1990 film starring Matthew Modine and Harry Connick, Jr. That film took a lot of liberties with the story of the actual B-17 that was the subject of a documentary done du…
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the Navy to find a way to get more aircraft carriers into the fleet quickly. As Japan "ran wild" during the first six months of the war, nine Cleveland-class light cru…
A soldier has been charged in the 2016 destruction of three humvees that was shown in a viral video from Saber Junction 2016, meaning he faces up to 10 years in prison as well as dishonorable discharge for the willful destruction of government prope…
"I couldn't get laid." That's the reason actor Gene Hackman gave to former late-night talk show host David Letterman as an explanation for why he joined the Marine Corps. At the young age of 16, Hackman dropped out of high sc…
Unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones or UAVs, have become a very essential part of warfare for the United States. Some have even taken out …
China is planning to install new propulsion technology on its newest classes of submarines, making them much harder for American sonar systems to detect and track. According to
The Chinese are illegally deploying missiles on at least one of its island bases in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. According to recent analysis,
During the opening days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, elements of the 3rd Infantry Division had come under fire from Iraqi forces, including T-72 tanks. That's when the boots on the ground called for air support.
Every Fourth of July, I find myself at a fireworks show enjoying the pretty lights and the prettier colors only to be slapped in the face with a muscially-driven grand finale that should be an awe-inspiring feat of Amerigasmic glory. Exce…
Recently, four skydivers from FullMag decided to step up their game by jumping out of the bomb bay doors of a World War II B-17 bomber using wingsuits. The skydivers are all equipped with go-pros, parachutes, and the American flag.
You let us tag along on your convoy. You let us raid a house in the stack. You watched our ass while our head was in a camera viewfinder. You even let us eat your food. So when you ask us for some of the footage of the unit in action we're happy to…
Leonard Matlovich joined the Air Force in 1963. He served three tours in Vietnam, volunteering for all of them. The