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The M1 Abrams main battle tank gets a lot of attention and respect. As well it should; it has a very enviable combat record –…

The global proliferation of Russian and Chinese weapons massively increases the likelihood that US Army forces will confront tanks, drones, electronic warfare systems, precision munitions, armored vehicles and artillery made by near-peer competitors…

For a number of centuries, the battleship and its predecessor, the ship of the line, ruled the oceans. They were big, heavily armed, and were able to take a lot of punishment. But battleships haven't sailed on the high seas for nearly a quarter-c…

Modern Americans can join the military and go to war without too much fuss, since the U.S. still needs people for ongoing fights in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other hotspots around the world. But our forefathers didn't always have a …

The Department of Defense identified a sailor killed in action on Nov. 24 during Operation Inherent Resolve as Senior Chief Petty Of…

The most notable Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine – albeit for her fictional exploits – is headed for retirement. Well, actually, recycling. USS Dallas (SSN 700) completed her final deployment on Nov. 22 of this year.

The 2006 battle for Ramadi was one of the fiercest fights during the Iraq War. Fear and grief were never an option for the soldiers, Marines, and Navy SEALs putting their lives on the line for control of the Al Anbar provincial capital. T…

Rumors are swirling after a Nov. 21 meeting at Trump Tower in New York that former Massachusetts senator and 35-year Army National Guard veteran Scott Brown could be the new president's pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. B…

Colonel William A. "Ironman" Lee — most often remembered for his exploits as a gunnery sergeant — earned three Navy Crosses between 193…

The Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram has a track record of brutality. The group is most notorious…

The United States military has a long history of adopting so-called wildcat calibers from the civilian world. Hell, the 5.56mm round that fills every M249 belt and M16 magazine has its origins as an experimental varmint round for civilian hunters ?…

When Mariya Oktyabrskaya learned her husband Ilya was killed in action fighting the Nazis near Kiev, she didn't get mad, she got a tank — a Red Army T-34 — and drove it to the Eastern Front to get even. She named it "Fighting Girlfr…

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ISIS fighters are using heavily-armored 'Mad Max'-style vehicles to deliver suicide bombs to targeted Iraqi and Peshmerga forces in Mosul. Col. John Dorrian, spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve, showed off a photo of one of the …

The term "gear porn" might conjure up visions of late-night SkinaMax movie shorts, but this time we're not talking about adult flicks after dark. Instead, we're talking about three new pieces of kit recently announced by their manufa…

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President-elect Donald Trump named three members of his national-security team Nov. 18, including his pick for Attorney General, CIA director and National Security Advisor.

The 1980s were a great time for movies. Hollywood could make any movie about anyone anywhere and it could feature this one built-in, believable villain: Communists. No matter what the story was about, Commies could be counted on to try a…

Iraqi security forces liberating Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have made a gruesome discovery that clearly show what the coalition is fighting against. That discovery: Two mass graves, with a total of at least 250 bodies.…