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The National Football League has been plagued by questions of patriotism in the last few years. But whether or not the NFL kneels or stands this year, it's important to remember that some of the players and coaches have served, too.
Everybody does dumb stuff, and military spouses are no exception. (Example: eating Ben & Jerry's for dinner every night during a deployment and then wondering why we didn't hit our goal weight.) But there are a few dumb things that …
Some hucksters will have you believe that in order for you to get the best results from your training you need to be taking some combination of pills and powders daily.That's not true. There are very few supplements that are worth the plasti…
I took the top 50 products for sale on bodybuilding.com, broke them down into their parent categories, and am now telling you which you should buy and which you shouldn't even take if it's free. In part 1, I covered Protein powder, pre-…
This is it, part 3. There's some weird stuff on this list, but don't make the mistake of overlooking something or you may miss out on that "1 weird trick" to more gains than you ever thought possible. I'm only partially joking, I giv…
Get ready for a new A-10 budget fight. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein wants to fund new initiatives in connectivity, space, combat power projection, and logistics starting in 2021 – to the tune of $30 billion on top of what it is alr…
Communists can be a pretty domineering bunch, to put it lightly. The centrally-planned economy (apparently) required attention to every last detail, right down to what people cooked for dinner – and how much. When the Soviet Union began to dominat…
How do you get 38,000-plus World War II veterans to Washington, D.C. to see the country's memorial to their service? Fly them, of course. That's roughly how many vets and caretakers are on
When America has a national enemy, the U.S. media is pretty good at falling in line (no matter what anyone tells you – just look at the buildup to the Iraq War). So whether the enemy is the Germans, the Japanese, the Germans again, Communists, or …
The United States Marine Corps turned 244 on Nov. 10, 2019. To celebrate, the Devil Dogs probably did whatever it is Marines do after their respective Marine Corps Balls. The U.S. Navy, often called the Marines' Taxi Service, laid aside sibling riv…
When Chad Hennings won the top award for College Football's best inside lineman in 1987, it significantly raised his stock for the NFL draft. He would need it. Despite being the best in the game in his day, he still wasn't drafted until the 11th r…
Victor Medina has an actual video of the moment that changed his life forever. One day, his unit in Iraq was forced to take a detour around its planned patrol route. It was June 29, 2009, and Sgt. 1st Class Medina was the convoy commander that day. …
When most people think of Iowa, they think about cornfields, hog farms, Field of Dreams, and politics. Generally overlooked is the Battle of Credit Island, an island in the Mississippi River, which would host one of the westernmost skirmish…
The holidays can feel awfully lonely when you're hundreds of miles from your hometown, and your spouse is deployed. Traveling solo with kids is overwhelming, sure, but a holiday season with no adult interaction is even more depressing. Here's what…
The US Navy's Arctic muscles have atrophied over the years, so the service is working to relearn how to operate in this increasingly competitive space.One way the Navy is doing that is by working with US allies and partners with the necessar…
In under two minutes, Cadet Trevaun Turner made history at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The track and field athlete ran the Indoor Obstacle Course Test, a full-body functional fitness test given to all cadets throughout the year…
It's hard to find a good military film that truly encapsulates the spirit of the military. There's a huge pile of duds. You know the ones I'm referring to. Then you have your epics like Saving Private Ryan, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and Bri…
The Commissary is about to get a lot busier on Saturdays. Starting in January 2020, veterans with service-connected disability ratings, Purple Heart recipients, and former POWs will be able to access Exchange and Commissary services both in-person a…
Life imitates art once more, this time in the form of former Royal Marine-turned inventor-turned entrepreneur Richard Browning. Working from his Salisbury, UK garage, the inventor founded a startup that invented, built, and patented an individual hu…
On the front lines of the unrest in Hong Kong are the Raptors, an elite subdivision of the Hong Kong Police Force. Their official name is the Special Tactical Squad, but that moniker doesn't really cover everything the Raptors do, from crowd contro…