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The woman behind one of the most iconic photographs of World War II has died. Greta Friedman, a woman dressed as a nurse pictured kissing a sailor in New York City as America announced its victory over Japan, passed away Sept. 1. She was …
A Canadian police dog who helped find 9/11 survivors impressed the CEO of a biotech firm so much, he cloned the canine five times.
To keep the many men and machines in fighting shape during the World War II invasion of France, logistics technicians sure had their work cut out for them. Bomb, bullets, planes and tanks were top priorities, so there was little room for luxury item…
[brid video="115357" player="7965" title="Mighty Minute Eddie Rickenbacker"]Captain Edward Rickenbacker was one of the few American fighter pilots to earn the title "Ace of Aces," given by the press for his 26 kills in World War I. He is a…
We Are The Mighty and Marine Corps veteran, actor and comedian Rob Riggle present The Rob Riggle #InVETational Golf Classic. The veteran/celebrity golf tournament will raise money and awareness for the Semper Fi Fund. The Rob Riggle #InVETational Gol…
UPDATE: On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending the entry of immigrants from seven countries he said were "of particular concern" for terrorism, including Iraq. It is unclear how the immigrant ban…
The M14 is one of the worst DMRs in history, and should have never been adopted by the military. That's a powerful statement, but a mostly objective one. While the M14's design originated from what General Patton dubbed "The gr…
In the 2016 election, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has struggled to get solid backing from some influential groups that many believe are part of the typical GOP constituency. But on Tuesday, he received an endorsement he …
As announced last year on Veterans Day, the maker of most American troops' rifles has launched a line of civilian-legal versions that are exact replicas of the ones issued to the post-9/11 generation military. FN America's "Military C…
Tokyo delivered a humiliating public protest to Beijing for the intrusion of a vast Chinese "fishing fleet" escorted by more than a dozen coast guard and other law-enforcement vessels in or near waters of the disputed Senkaku islands. S…
Spending the better part of a year on a deployment 3,000 miles away from home is hard for anyone and can feel like an eternity. On the ride home, many vets think about the first thing they're going to do when they return, like biting i…
"Goodfellas" would have been a totally different movie if Ray Liotta's character had taken time out to join the Army and get himself straight. But the real-life mobster Henry Hill — which Liotta played in the film — actually did j…
On August 23, 1939, German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov signed a non-aggression pact between their two countries. Contained within the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, was a secret protocol for the d…
Remember those days in the military where early morning briefings forced several attendees to stand up and walk to the back of the room to keep from dozing off? Maybe some did push-ups during intermission to stave off sleepiness. In Nor…
There's a decades-old argument about which pistol round is better that stems from a more basic argument about terminal ballistics – which is just a fancy term for what happens when bullets hit living things. The two sides of the argum…
