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The Lenco BearCat (Ballistic Engineered Armored Response Counter Attack Truck) is one of the most versatile armored vehicles on the market. It's size, armor, and various configurations make it perfect for hostile urban environments.
On August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein's Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait with little warning. During that time, Hussein prevented many forei…
Shortly before the outbreak of World War I, U.S. troops occupied the Mexican port at Veracruz. The occupation came at a cost to both sides: the Americans lost 20 sailors over the course of killing 150 Mexicans. The violence leveled off af…
Let's start with the basics: Ships stay afloat because the weight of the water that it displaces equals the weight of the ship. As gravity pulls down on the ship; water creates an opposite upward force called buoyant force, which prevents the ship …
It's sometimes easy to forget that World War II wasn't originally a world war and that many countries hoped to let continental Europe fight it out against each other (including the United States). Some countries held on to hopes of remaining neutr…
Weapons are like tools; you need the right one for whatever the situation requires. But it's not always practical to have the most efficient gear on hand. Alexander Arms remedies this …
George Lucas Hartsuff served as a Union general during the Civil War, but his first brushes with death happened years before he faced off against the Grey. On December 20, 1855, then-Lieutenant Hartsuff and a ten-man detachment of soldiers rose at d…
The Harpoon was named because it hunts "whales"—meaning submarines.
Vets know the feeling. You get back to civilian life or maybe just get a cushy posting stateside where all you have to do is show up from 9 to 5. At first, you love waking up late, working out when you want, and driving a vehicle with an AM/FM/XM r…
In the cartooning world, Peanuts is the gold standard – the bar of humor and longevity every comic strip hopes to achieve. But even a great like Peanuts creator Charles M. Schultz has his heroes. Schultz went into the Army duri…
After some consultation between senior leaders and their ink'd subordinates, the Marine Corps has just hit the company street and deckplates with a new tattoo policy. "The Commandant a…
The U2 was produced in 1955 by Lockheed's Skunk Works for aerial reconnaissance missions over the Soviet Union. The proposal to build a plane that could fly 70,000 feet came from the need to fly beyond the reach of Soviet fighters, missiles, and ra…
World Wrestling Entertainment, better known as the WWE, marked Memorial Day this year by sharing some of their best Tribute to the Troops moments. Tribute to the Troops is a recurring WWE program that hosts wrestling matches specifically to entertai…
If you've ever wanted to get an up close and personal view of fighter planes in training, but just never had the math scores to get into the cockpit, don't lose hope. There is a magical place in Wales where the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots c…
Editor's note: Heather Southward Golczynski, Christian's mother, posted the following message on her Facebook page. That message is presented here as a reminder of what Memorial Day should b…
The Magpul FMG9 (Folding Machine Gun 9mm) gives a whole new meaning to "concealed weapon." Unlike a handgun tucked away in a pair of pants or coat, this gun hides in plain sight. Related:
Military planners spend years putting training exercises together and the political ramifications can be steep, such as with the annual Foal Eagle exercise on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea has a history of shelling South Korean islands …
