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The life expectancy of a known jihadi fighting the U.S. and its allies is not very long. If they aren't killed as Iraqis retake towns and cities, then they are likely to be killed or captured in night raids conducted by special forces or in a dron…
President Barack Obama announced that 250 more special forces troops would be sent to Syria to bolster U.S. efforts in the fight against ISIS. Their specific mission is not clear, but in neighboring Iraq, ground forces have provided fire support to …
A female Marine officer was dropped from the Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course when she failed to complete a ruck march for the second time. The unidentified Marine was the 30th woman to attempt the course. Two male officers dropped out during …
Corporal Angelique Preston is a marksmanship coach stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. She's wanted to be in the infantry since she was a young girl, and she enlisted in the Marine Corps right out of high school. "I joined the Mari…
The U.S. Coast Guard, like other law enforcement and national defense agencies, has a great need for targeting optics.
Legendary U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James "Mad Dog" Mattis once said, "The most important six inches on the battlefield is between your ears." Service members who …
The young women of North Korea's "pleasure squad" are employees of the state whose work involves -- a'hem -- "entertainment" services. In 2010, Mi Hyang, a member Kim Jung Il's pleasure squad defected to South Korea after …
The Air Force has deployed the B-52 heavy bombers originally designed to carry nuclear weapons into the heart of the Soviet Union have begun using precision weapons against ISIS terrorists.
Russia's Mil Mi-26 is one of the world's largest helicopters and an absolute beast, capable of carrying 44,000 pounds, including 90 soldiers or 60 stretchers, anywhere. The 8 rotor blades are powered by two engines to generate the necessary lift…
Yes, #notallPOGs and all that. But seriously Persons Other than Grunts, the range rules aren't that crazy. First, learn to safely handle your weapon. Second, learn to fire your weapon. And third, get off the range without embarrassing yourself.
Each year, the website Global Firepower ranks countries in what they call the "global firepower index," a ranking of the world's 126 most powerful militaries. The index uses a…
[brid video="115738" player="7965" title="ASAP Michael Garvey 540"]Michael Garvey is a Marine veteran and alumnus of the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) Comedy Bootcamp program. ASAP is …
The USS Harry S. Truman is celebrating the work of its crew after setting the record for ordnance dropped on ISIS. The Truman launched over 1,118 ordinance pieces against terrorist targets over the past five months, surpassing t…
DARPA wants "gremlins" to fly out of the bellies of C-130s or other large planes, assist jets in bombing missions, and then return to their motherships for the flight home in order to be ready for another mission within 24 hours. …
There has long been a dispute between the towns of Lexington and Concord over which fight sparked the Revolution, but the first shots were fired at Lexington, which was less of a battle and more of a massacre. The debate was so fierce that President…
Andrew Jackson's future as a badass started at the tender age of 13 during the Revolutionary War. He joined the Continental Army as a courier and was taken prisoner along with his brother Robert in April 1781. Related:
Navy investigators concocted a homosexual love affair and insurance conspiracy to blame.
