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Friday the 13th is more than just a classic movie series. It's estimated that 17-21 million people are affected by Paraskevidekatriaphobia, the fear of Friday the 13th. This fear has its roots in biblical history,
Lockheed Martin's JASSM air-to-ground missile is dubbed the "terrorist killer" for its bunker-blasting capability. The missile is designed to go after high-value, well-defended targets from long range, keeping aircrews well out of dang…
Look, video games are awesome and military video games are doubly so. But video game companies are not even trying to capture real deployed life. As they continue bragging about their realistic sound effects and HD graphics, here are 9 feat…
Is Hillary Clinton that person at the bar who claims they almost joined the military? In 1994, the then-First Lady
The Army wants its mortar systems to be even more mobile, accurate, and quick to fire. Moreover, they want mortar crews to be able to park a Humvee with a tube mounted to it and then get out of there. The Advanced Direct Indirect Fire Mor…
Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock III is a legend in both the sniper and Marine Corps communities for a number of reasons. One of them was a shot he took…
As of 2015 the Berlin Wall has been down almost as long as it stood separating the German people. The wall built by the Communist German Democratic Republic (GDR – better known as East Germany) around the Western sectors of Berlin became a lon…
Sniper duels are common in movies, but they're actually pretty rare in real life. Snipers spend most of their time protecting friendly troops and engaging enemy riflemen. Still, snipers have faced off in tense, life and death battles. He…
A Jordanian police officer shot five people, including two U.S. security trainers, at the King Abdullah Training Center in Amman, Jordan on November 9th. Though not the dictionary definition of a "Green-on-Blue" attack, it does show a rise in thes…
AK-variant rifles are among the most reliable and easy-to-use rifles in the world, and this mesmerizing video of one firing in slow motion helps explain the reason why. The strength of the AK
[brid video="116517" player="7965" title="K2B Cameron Hystad"]USAF Pararescueman Cameron Hystad sat down with We Are The Mighty to talk about his role in saving the British paratroopers in the minefield at Kajaki. The story of Kajaki has been …
Nicknamed "Unsinkable Sam," this German sailor served with the Nazi Kriegsmarine and the British Royal Navy during world War II. Three of the ships on which he served were sunk and he miraculously survived all three.
The fighting in Syria is not as simple as a schismatic civil war. And there is more to the religiosity of the conflict than just Sunni vs. Shia. Theologists and other influencers, including U.S. lawmakers, see the coming "end of days" prophesies …
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory uses a picture of Mickey Mouse in its official logo, and it turns out that Walt Disney is totally fine with that. The Army's crime lab investigates serious crimes "in which the Army has …
If the B-52 was a person it'd be old enough to retire and collect social security, but instead we're using it to bomb America's haters in the Middle East. As the cliché saying goes — it's like a fine wine, it only gets better with …
Comedian Conan O'Brien tore apart the Air Force policy of allotting deployed troops a maximum of three alcoholic drinks per day at al-Udeid Air Base. "One alcoholic beverage consists of no greater than five ounces of wine," Conan O'B…
After masterminding the attacks at Pearl Harbor, Japanese Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto knew that his country's dominance of the Pacific Ocean would not last against the U.S.'s industrial might. He began forming plans for a weapon that could t…
UFC fighter Tim Kennedy was a Ranger, sniper, and Green Beret during his time in the Army. Like so many, he was motivated to join the military after the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on 9/11. "Watching that second plane hit the bu…
The Cold War was an interesting time for America. Any idea which gave the U.S. an edge over the Soviet Union, real or perceived, tangible or psychological, was considered a viable field of study. This spirit of innovation as many benefits as it did…
