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While we love the 30mm GAU-8 Avenger on the A-10 for the BRRRRRT it brings, we also know that it's not exactly the biggest gun to ever take to the skies. In fact, several planes have packed bigger guns, like the
When you look at the V-22 Osprey, you see an amazing aircraft. The tiltrotor has been a true game-changer for the United States, particularly the Marine Corps, which uses it to carry out missions that are impossible to accomplish with normal helicop…
Military members and veterans had a field day when they discovered the Air Force's Max Impact Band and their highly produced music video but it turns out the Army has a…
He wears the medal to honor his fallen comrades.
Every day, troops of all ages head off into the field and sustain all types of injuries, from simple bruises and scratches to fractures and open abrasions. You can train to fight the enemy, but the terrain will always change, bringing unique advanta…
Army Air Forces Lt. Col. Louis E. Curdes got a piece of every original signatory to the Axis Pact: Germany, Italy, and Japan. If that wasn't outstanding enough, it's how he got an American flag kill mark on his fuselage that earned him a place in …
News about the civil unrest in Nicaragua has been under-reported in recent days as one of the last true Marxist-Leninist dictators is at the center of the killings of student protesters and journalists. And it could spark another Central American ci…
She doesn't look like much. Weighing in at just under 19,000 tons, this ship doesn't have much in the way of firepower, either. She's relatively slow with a top speed of 23 knots. So, when you look at a Blue Ridge-class ship, you may wonder to yo…
When you think of six-shooters, the classic .38 Smith & Wesson Special revolver comes to mind, as made famous by classic cop shows, like Adam-12, Dragnet, and CHiPs, and countless Westerns. But there was one six-shoote…
If there's any single artistic medium that draws in a remarkable amount of veterans, it's comic books. Oftentimes, it takes the mind of someone who has served in the military to create a truly believable, relatable superhero.It's widely kn…
If you've watched documentaries about the battles of World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War, then chances are you've seen gun-camera footage. Whether it's
The stuff that goes boom on an enemy target is very important. But that is just the payoff at the end of a long and what used to be a dangerous process. You see, the first thing you had to do was find the thing you want to want to make go away. That…
We know our government as one of checks and balances, always ensuring that one branch has oversight over another. But in case of some kind of national emergency, the President of the United States has the ability to essentially turn the democratical…
One of the key reasons the Americans were so dominant over the Japanese in the Pacific Theater of World War II was the security of communications. The U.S. broke the Japanese code early on in the war. While the Japanese could have broken American mi…
In 1942, the government purchased some land in beautiful Southern California from a private owner for $4,239,062. The property was soon named in ho…
Many of us who join the military were once considered "couch potatoes" when compared to the amount of daily activity we do while in the service. We may be a little out of shape in the beginning, but once we start a new physical regimen, something …
There has been a lot of talk at WATM about JDAMs, cluster bombs,
There have been calls to award a Nobel Peace Prize to everyone involved with ending the Korean War, including President Donald Trump. Given that the award has a broad selection process, it's much more competitive than you'd think and the …
Dos Equis' old ads featuring "The Most Interesting Man in the World" were supposed to be hilarious and ridiculous at the same time. But it left many thinking of people they knew who really might fit that man's mold. I would like to submit the ar…
Shooting games are loved across the military, whether it's Battlefield, Call of Duty, or any other video game that breaks up the monotony of the hurry-up-and-wait lifestyle.Open-world shooters make for some of the best game…