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In light of the controversy over the announced names of new fleet replenishment oilers, including one after Korean War veteran and gay rights activist Harvey Milk, here some other suggestions for future U.S. Navy ships: Suggested …
Khizr Khan came to national prominence after his impassioned speech at last week's Democratic National Convention. His remarks touched on the value of his son's sacrifice for the country and why he believes Muslim immigrants should be allowed to t…
Wyatt Gillette, an 8-year-old boy with a rare genetic disease, died July 31 — just one day after being made an honorary Marine…
The idea that the American moon landings were nothing but an elaborate government hoax sits somewhere between Elvis faking his own death and FDR knowing the Japanese were about to attack Pearl Harbor. Only wing nuts need apply. St…
Mel Gibson has returned to the director's chair after a 10-year hiatus with the WWII epic "Hacksaw Ridge." The film tells the tale of real-life Army medic Desmond Doss. Torn between his
First, the augmented reality game swept the barracks, and that was all right. But then it started filtering into the command suites and company headquarters. When Pokemon Go got its claws/talons/hands/vines/paws/etc. into the commander, t…
[brid video="117469" player="7965" title="Inside Look Top 10 Military TV Shows Comedy"]Check out our top 10 comedic military TV shows that have ever been on the air!
Dr. Luke Blackburn was a respected medical doctor and philanthropist until he allegedly attempted to create a yellow fever outbreak targeting Northern civilians and soldiers during the Civil War. Despite widespread outrage at the time, he later won …
You know Abraham Lincoln as the emancipator and one of America's greatest presidents, but a wrestler? At 6-feet-4, 180 pounds, the frontier man was a highly regarded grappler who went 12 years with only one defeat in approximately 300 ma…
For anyone who's been through it, recruit training (or boot camp or whatever your service calls it) conjures up memories of hard work, new life lessons and a real sense of accomplishment. But while the reward at the end of the experience…
Some of the lore around "Old Blood n' Guts" Patton is common knowledge: He carried distinctive ivory-handled revolvers, he believed in reincarnation, and he infamously slapped two of his soldiers who were suffering from "battle fatigue." But he…
Retired Rear Adm. John Kirby was a Navy public affairs officer for decades and now serves as the State Department's top spokesman, so he's been around journalists for a while and given plenty of briefings. That may explain why he was so…
In a little-known operation during the opening days of the Iranian Islamic revolution, a Texas billionaire — who would later run for president twice as an Independent — put together a daring rescue mission for two employees imprisoned by rev…
Sure, we all know that kids with military parents have to move around a lot. It's a bummer making friends in school since in a couple years you're going to be bouncing off to another base and have to start all over again. So, aside from…
During World War II, there were many ingenious and courageous raids, but only one would come to be known as "The Greatest Raid of All" – the British raid on St. Nazaire. Since the beginning of hostilities, the German Navy had wreaked …
Now that the Republican Party has officially nominated Donald Trump as its candidate for president, briefers from intelligence agencies will soon begin detailing America's current covert operations to both Trump and likely Democratic presidenti…
American special operators teamed with Arab fighters in Syria are poised to take a key town north of the Islamic State stronghold in Raqqah. If they succeed it would be an important blow to the Islamic insurgency and assist the government of Iraq in…
