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The whole world mourned June 9 at the news that Adam West, the Army veteran and actor who brought "Batman" to the silver screen, had died at the age of 88 after a ba…

Everyone knows there are risks to joining the Army, but there are the dangers that everyone knows about thanks to movies, and then there are the dangers that soldiers learn about during their time in service. Most movies make it look like…

Louis Mamula was one of the Marines assigned to take Betio Island of the Tarawa Atoll in the Pacific. What was supposed to be a to…

History is full of urban legends... The fog of war doesn't fade when history's most notorious monster and a gallant British soldier are on both ends of the story. When British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain visited Adolf Hitler at …

In April 2003, Lt. Col. Eric Schwartz and his men were part of the "Thunder Run" — and armored push through the the city of Baghdad and a test of the new Iraqi resistance. During the movement through the city, an enemy RPG pierced …

In World War II, airborne units were really in their infancy. The Germans pioneered their use in combat, and the United States built perhaps the largest airborne force in the world, with

Flying missions out of Takhli Air Force Base, in Thailand, Maj. Harold Johnson served as an Electronic Warfare Officer of an F-105 Wild Weasel, which due to its dangerous, top-secret missions had about a 50 percent survival rate.

R. Lee Ermey is perhaps the most iconic Marine turned actor, notably for his vile-mouthed, brutal-yet-realistic portrayal of Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's "

The D-Day landings featured an immense fleet – including seven battleships. One, HMS Rodney, was notable for being the

Look. Music is awesome. It can be motivating as hell, it can take you back to an important time in your life, or it can be comforting in dark times. We made a series of playlists t…

Gearing up to head out on a vital mission, clearing operation, or standard foot patrol to take down enemy forces comes with a lot of excitement and no shortage of anxiety. You can't exactly watch TV to take your mind off things, so musi…

Since Nov. 10th, 1775, the Marine Corps' rich history of kicking ass and taking names has char…

By the late 1960s, more than a half a million Americans were serving in Vietnam. Among them was revenge-seeking Marine, Lt. Dan Gannon. Serving on the front lines was never the plan for this college grad, but after learning his brother h…

In order to meet the goal of a Navy numbering 355 ships, Naval Sea Systems Command will consider resurrecting a number of retired com…

Secretary of Defense James Mattis goes by many badass nicknames, including "Mad Dog," "Warrior Monk," and "Chaos." So it's only fitting that the aircraft he usually flies on while functioning his official capacity is known by an e…

Booby traps are terrifying weapons of choice for the troops who want to seriously wound their enemies without having to spend precious time waiting for them to show up. Placed at specific areas on the battlefield where the opposition is m…

Then-Brig. Gen. Benedict Arnold was famous in 1776 for his role in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga and the bold, but ultimately failed, invasion of Quebec. And

The Air Force and the Navy have their own little rivalry going. Granted, United States Navy pilots are pretty good in many respects, and so are the planes, but the Air Force claims they've got air superiority. So when they need to buy a…

Hollywood likes to have fun when they showcase military life on the big screen; the mo…

On June 8, 2017, an American pilot scored one of the first American air-to-air kill since the 1999 Kosovo War, shooting down an armed drone being used by the Syrian government. Details of what plane scored the kill and how it was executed were not i…