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When the Continental U.S. North American Air Force Aerospace Control Alert Maintainer of the Year for 2020 was announced, there was some shock. The prestigious Air Force award went to … a coastie. The Continental Division of the North Ameri…
Deployments are a staple of military life. But often, military spouses and significant others are left to go-it-alone, especially if they do not live near a military installation. This year, two women are looking to change that with an online retrea…
In 1986, Paramount released "Top Gun," a movie that was so epic it made countless movie goers want to become Naval aviators. "We're going ballistic," — Goose. The film was such a smash hit that prod…
The Army's pathfinders are elite airborne infantrymen capable of slipping into enemy territory to prepare drop zones and …
President Trump recently signed an executive order that will defer payroll taxes for all employees, including service members, from Sept. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020. The move was made to increase the funds federal employees have over the next few mont…
For the last 227 years, the U.S. Coast Guard has remained always ready to defend and secure our nation's coastlines. For the last couple decades, however, the Coast Guard has pushed its boundaries out further, taking more aggressive stabs at…
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As the weather turns cooler and you look for yet another thing to help keep you sane while you're stuck indoors, might we suggest you return to the originals and re-watch any one of these classic Vietnam War movies.
In a foreign policy world full of different carrots and sticks, the CIA used an interesting incentive to dangle from a pole of enticements: Viagra. Where money and guns have been the traditional tools of clandestine diplomacy, the
Bob Teichgraeber grew up under the dark shadow of the Great Depression. When World War II came to America, he signed up for the Army Air Corps to earn a better living and serve his country. He never dreamed he'd end up a prisoner of war.…
Maximilian Uriarte is the renowned creator of the popular Terminal Lance comics and New York Times Best Seller The White Donkey. Uriarte's new graphic novel, Battle Born: Lapis Lazuli, lends a raw and compelling, modern voice to the combat veteran …
The internet is a giant dumpster fire but it is made slightly redeemable based on pop-culture content shared by your favorite Air Force vet random and completely unnecessary but much-needed gems like the reviews of the Three Wolf Moon shi…
Special operations forces are a diverse lot. The Green Berets can bring in engineers, comms specialists, and even weapons specialists. The Navy SEALs bring their own lethal skills, as do Navy EOD personnel. The Air Force, though, has show…
I enlisted in the Army in 2007 as a combat correspondent/videographer. During my time in the Army, I traveled all over the world and was allowed to do missions that gave me a sense of purpose and earned me two Emmys, three DOD Military Videographer …
Not all war movies are created equal. While box office returns don't necessarily mean the movie was good or bad (for example, Iron Man 3 is the 10th highest grossing movie ever), they are an indication of what does or doesn't piq…
U.S. Army Colonel (ret.) Tony Nadal fought with Hal Moore (of We Were Soldiers fame) at the Battle of Ia Drang in the Vietnam War. In a stunning new documentary short from the team at AARP, Nadal recalls the first heliborne assault against North V…
"Hey, let's get into the fight. Let's go."On September 11, 2020, 19 years to the day of the horrible attacks on America, President Donald Trump will
The word hero is defined as someone who is admired for their courage and noble qualities. Patrick "Paddy" Brown was all of that and more. He was murdered on September 11, 2001. Paddy grew up in Queens, New York, raised by a father who was …
If you were old enough, you remember exactly where you were on September 11, 2001 when you heard about the towers falling. Personally, I was on my way home from school after being let out early as a result of the attacks, when my mother told me what…
