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A combat trooper's most important piece of gear is his weapon. And fortunately for the U.S. military, American arms makers have been for years at the cutting edge of weaponology, merging technology with practicality, durability, and accuracy to f…
Going supersonic at altitude is one thing, but when you're feeling the need for speed there's nothing like taking it down low for a little "speed rush baseline" calibration. And more the better if the gang happens to be there on the ground to ca…
The Marine Corps has unveiled a new badge for its elite Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command operators, an eagle with outstretched wings clutching a Raider stiletto with a constellation that represents the Marines who served in the Pacifi…
In 1968, then-Maj. Colin Powell was a Ranger assigned to the Army's 23rd Infantry Division. It was his second tour in Vietnam. Just five years earlier, he was one of the American advisors to South Vietnam's fledgling army. While on a fo…
The Army's top surgeon said Aug. 18 the service is working with its combat medics to deal with casualties that can't be airlifted immediately out of the battle zone and back to surgical facilities for hours or days, arming the first responders wit…
The U.S. Olympic team's stars – Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles – stole the show during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, performing record-breaking feats on the world stage. But what if the Olympics featured elite …
Legend has it that Gen. George S. Patton earned his "Old Blood and Guts" nickname for having a lust for battle without regard for the lives of his troops. Related:
The major nations of the world have been in an air-to-air arms race since the first fighter pilots fired pistols at each other in World War I. From machine gun mounts to jet engines to stealth technology, the race has always been about making the hu…
In the ultimate irony of Cold War-era surveillance, one of America's most effective spy planes — and literally the fastest plane ever built — could never have happened without the help of its intended target, the Soviet Union. Turns …
[brid video="115375" player="7965" title="Mighty Minute Channing Moss"]Private Channing Moss went on patrol in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, and left with an RPG lodged through his abdomen. Thanks to the gutsy rescue and skilled military med…
He's piloted an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter gunship in combat, but Marine Capt. Kyle Lobpries is still chasing that next adrenaline rush. On Memorial Day, wearing a high-performance Jedei II wingsuit, Lobpries stepped off an airplane at…
Navy Sec. Ray Mabus announced the service would name its next Arleigh-Burke class destroyer (DDG 122) after a Marine gunnery sergeant who held off a fierce assault by as many as 3,000 Japanese troops during the Battle of Guadalcanal and was later …
The European battlefields of WWII aren't the only ones littered with unspent ordnance. In fact, many claim Africa may be the world's largest
A top defense strategy think tank recently released a report hat looks at the implications of a possible war between the U.S. and China. The news is almost universally bad, but the assessment of a full-scale war between the U.S. and China in 2025…
What if the "2nd amendment people" Donald Trump mentioned recently during a campaign rally were actually able to spark an armed rebellion to overthrow the United States? In a 2012 article for the
As the saying goes: "If you're going to dream, dream big." That's exactly what Russia did when it was evaluating designs for its next-generation bomber, dubbed the "PAK-DA" — which literally means "prospective aviation complex …
