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Meet Colonel McIntosh One American officer made the bold proclamation that "a braver man than Colonel McIntosh never lived." Few could argue with this assessment when evaluating the deeds of James Simmons McIntosh. Born …
The M203 grenade launcher entered service with the U.S. military in 1969 during Vietnam. It replaced the M79 "Blooper" stand-alone launcher, almost always being used as an under-barrel addition to an assault rifle.
Under the Geneva Convention, hospital ships are immune from attack. Or, in very simple terms, shooting at them is a huge no-no. But one American sub commander did worse – he actually sank a hospital ship. However, he managed to get prom…
In what sounds like a page straight from the script of a Tim Burton film, the Pentagon has issued a solicitation to industry seeking biodegradable ammo that could also plant seeds. No, this is not a Duffleblog post. The solicitati…
A few weeks after the bloody battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863, an odd event took place at the front lines of the Civil War armies camped on the Rappahannock River in Virginia. The two sides — camped approximately a mile from one another —…
[brid video="113814" player="7965" title="Military Insider EA6B Prowler"]The EA-6B Prowler is a long-range, all-weather aircraft with advanced electronic countermeasures capability. The high-tech plane provides an umbrella of protection for s…
Submitting vouchers through the Defense Travel System is one of those tasks that probably originated in military purgatory. Sure, an automated, online form for documenting travel expenses and getting paid sounds like a miracle, but it's actually li…
[brid video="114010" player="7965" title="Mighty Minute Bob Hoover"]Jimmy Doolittle – the man who bombed Tokyo just 5 months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor – called Bob Hoover "the greatest stick-and-rudder man that ever lived.…
The folks at FN America just unveiled the latest model in their FN Military Collector Series, the FN M249S Pa…
The legendary defense of the Spartans at the "hot gates" of Thermopylae has gone down in military history as one of the greatest last stands. But what if 300 Marine i…
The Marine Corps reportedly has a saying: "Hunting tanks is fun and easy." Popular Mechanics cited that statement last September…
The United States Navy is about to offer experience SEAL officers up to $25,000 a year on top of their pay and allowances to stay in the Navy for up to five years. According to an
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) fired warning shots at a group of Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 8. The incident comes less than two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. …
Russia recently announced that it would begin drawing down its deployment to Syria. One of the first major assets to depart will be its lone aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, according to a report by
Since 9/11, almost 58,000 American troops have either been killed or wounded in the war on terrorism. And according to the Pentagon, each of those casualties qualifies for t…
When one thinks about Russia invading the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, it's hard not to imagine it being a cakewalk for the Russians. For instance, none of these countries have any fighters or tanks, according to orders of battl…
One of America's longest Middle East deployments has been taking place since 1981. This is part of the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai Peninsula, which helps implement the 1979 Camp David Accords – the peace treaty negotiated by th…
When the B-52 is over 60 years old, and a large number of F-15 Eagles are over 30, it seems surprising that the Air Force is looking to replace a plane that won't even be in service for twenty years until later this year. However, accord…
