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  Transitioning service members experience many changes as they navigate their way through the private sector. There are important things to understand as you make this jump into unknown territory. Here are eight things I learned …

The Marine Corps doesn't promise you a rose garden. When potential recruits show up to boot camp, they quickly realize what they are in for. While standing on the yellow footprints at either Parris Island, South Carolina or San Diego, C…

1. Marine Brian Chontosh's incredible response to an Iraqi ambush

In 1939, the U.S. Coast Guard had been turning away recruits for years during the Great Depression. But, the Seattle office found itself with seven openings in September of that year and admitted seven new men to the force. One of them was future S…

These days, the general public knows George Takei for two things: his role as one of the most hilarious people on social media, and his role as Starfleet veteran Hikaru Sulu…

Johnny T. "Tommy" Clack has military heritage in his blood. He's proud of being the eighth generation to serve and proud of his son for being the ninth. He wants to continue to recognize returning veterans, as well as those who came before.

Propaganda cartoons play a big role in war by educating service members, encouraging the purchase of war bonds, and rallying the home front. The heyday of American propaganda cartoons was easily World War II, and a motley assortment of characters ha…

In 2005, Army Spc. Justin Cliburn befriended two local boys while deployed to Iraq with the Oklahoma National Guard that he will never forget. "Once I met these children it made every day something to look forward to," said Cliburn in t…

Charissa Littlejohn was an aspiring model before joining the Air Force, but it wasn't until she left the service that her modeling career really took off. In this spotlight episode, Charissa tells her unconventional transition story of becoming a…

When one considers those pioneers whose command of air power strategy led to an independent U.S. Air Force after WWII, General Carl A. Spaatz is usually among those names. Spaatz would come to command the overall Army Air Forces in Europe, design …

In Tom Clancy's fictional "Rainbow Six" universe, customizable teams of special operatives use intelligence from around the world to strike at threats against NATO. Designated "Rainbow," the team was originally 30 members and is comprised of th…

A few years ago a team of journalists from Syracuse University traveled to rural Washington state to te…

This list includes information about famous Green Berets, loosely ranked by fame and popularity. So named because of their distinctive headwear, Green Berets are members of the U.S. Armed Forces Special Forces.…

When the American military calls, America's pastime answers. Here are 14 men who played on the diamond before serving on the battlefield. All of them went above and beyond in either the game or combat, and some distinguished themselves in both.

  Before he nearly pounded Rocky Balboa into submission in Rocky III, and went on to fame as B.A. Baracus on the hit TV show A-Team, Mr. T was a member of the biggest team of them all -- the U.S. Army. In the beg…