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American military heroes typically spend a lot of time fighting in other countries. The leaders of those countries can give medals or official thanks, but sometimes they induct American warriors into their chivalric orders and turn them into knigh…
It may sound crazy but many troops who return home after a combat tour find themselves missing war. Listen to our podcast:
Anticipating a deployment is at once stressful, exhilarating, and boring as hell. Here are the 8 basic steps: 1. Announcement
Attack helicopters are fierce predators that go after enemy troop formations and guard friendlies. Here are the 9 that most effectively prowl the battlefield: 1. Ka-52 "Alligator"
In 2001, Gary McKinnon wreaked havoc on the computer systems at the Department of Defense. DoD estimates McKinnon's hacks of Army, Navy, Air Force, NASA, and other DoD computer systems caused more than $800,000 in damages between February 2001 and …
They aren't the shoot-em-up kind of superheroes, but equally awesome in their own way. 1. Maj. Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel) Major Danvers is a trained military intelligence officer and erstwhile spy. She's one of the most…
The John Q. Public blog, run by retired Air Force officer Tony Carr, came across a video he suspects was produced…
In 2004, Ethan Place earned a Silver Star for gallantry in action during the first battle of Fallujah in what some describe as the fiercest urban combat since the Vietnam War. Also read:
The Slow Mo Guys — a YouTube channel dedicated to filming action shots in super slow motion — released a cringeworthy video of one of their cameramen get…
In light of current events in places like the Ukraine and Syria, the risk of America and Russia fighting a proxy war or even a real war is growing. Here are seven other times when U.S. troops lined up opposite Russian troops: 1.…
Stephen Funk grew up with a lot of speaking problems. For a long time, he was actually mute. He would be able to speak again one day, however, in a voice that would stand out because it belonged to a United States Marine.
Bring your A-game if you want to play World of Warcraft with Karen Sakai, but check your negativity at the door. "I'm a gamer," she says. "A gamer likes to play their favorite games with people. So I give out my real information so…
Whisper is a mobile app which allows its users to post anonymous messages (called "Whispers") out into the ether and receive replies from other users who might be interested in what they have to say. The messages are text superimposed over a (pres…
Eugene Bullard was born in Georgia in 1895. He emigrated to France, became both an infantry hero and the first black fighter pilot in World War I, and a spy in World War II. Growing up in Georgia, Bullard saw his father nearly killed by …
