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10 Weirdest Military Animals From dolphin spies to bomb-sniffing gerbils, animals serve many roles (including the bizarre!) in the military.  Here are 10 of the weirdest ways furry friends…

As a group of American soldiers were preparing to bombard a nearby village about 60 miles north of Seoul, the unit saw a strange vision up in the hills – jack lanterns wafting across the mountain. Or at least, that's the story Pvt. First C…

So you've received your orders PCSing you to Fort Drum, NY. You've cried, bargained with the branch, tried to get a buddy to switch with you, but you're going. Yes, the winters will be long and cold—annual snowfall is nearly three times the nat…

CBD is everywhere. From Target to grocery stores, it's having a moment that doesn't seem to be going anywhere. But that doesn't mean the military is following this latest wellness trend. In fact, the Navy recently made it super clear that no one …

So if a zombie were to come lumbering up your block right now, what would you do? Reach for your weapon? Bolt the doors and windows and stay inside? Rush to your nearest gun shop? Maybe try to make it on post? If you've watched even one episode of…

Ever since the release of Star Wars back in 1977, fans have dreamed of journeying to a galaxy far, far away to hop in the cockpit and take the controls of a starfighter. With the release of Star Wars: Squadrons, that dream is close…

The CFT has nothing to do with combat, Kuwait isn't a real deployment, not every Marine is a rifleman, stop piggybacking off the XO—every service member has thought these things in some form at one point or another. You may have even said it alou…

September is disaster preparedness month, which the military is highly trained to respond to. When Team Rubicon needed someone to lead Crisis Innovation, they chose a Green Beret – naturally. Lee Harvey is a retired Green Beret but he led a…

The world of surplus firearms is an ever-changing one. Remember when you could buy a Tula Mosin-Nagant M91/30 from a sporting goods store for $80 or a spam can of .30-06 M2 for…heck, when you could find a spam can period? The problem with surplus …

Space Force quietly released its motto back in July without much frill or fanfare. Semper Supra means Always Above, and it's one of those mottos with a neat origin story (more on that later!), but it feels like it's not exactly perfect for …

It's that brain-tingling, hard-to-describe oddity. The sort of peculiar sensation that's hard to describe and even harder to articulate. Sometimes people call it a "silvery sparkle" or the feeling of getting goosebumps on the scalp. It came in w…

Ok, so modern unmanned aerial vehicles aren't nearly as much a threat as Skynet and these weapon systems really wouldn't do anything to the T-1000. However, today's remote-controlled drones can prove to be major security risks as surveillance or …

We are a country divided. As Americans, we seem to have forgotten that we should all play on the same team. Fortunately, we have the United States Air Force to remind us of that.The newly released video titled Heritage Today: The Same Missio…

The federal government invests a lot of time and money into training service members of the armed forces. As a result, it's to the advantage of the government to retain service members for as long as possible. Retention programs and bonuses incenti…

U.S. troops fight for another country's right to vote—some don't vote themselves.

The Sikorsky S-70 platform is one of the most popular and versatile medium-lift utility helicopters with the U.S. military and government agencies. As a result, it can be seen in a variety of color schemes. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawks can be found sp…

The Green Beret Foundation has a new Executive Director. Brent Cooper is dedicated to transforming the perception of the Green Beret through education, innovation and an epic new video. Cooper assumed leadership of the Green Beret Foundation …

One of the benefits of being in the military is that the services place a great value on training and education. Throughout a 20-year military career, service members will have the opportunity to attend schools ranging from learning how to jump out …

You might know Alex Haley from his works of historical fiction: Roots and The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Maybe you know him as the person who helmed a series of Playboy interviews and later earned a Pulitzer Prize. Or perhaps, you know him as the r…

By far, the most coveted and "forgotten to return" item that's ever been issued to members of the military is the woobie. Maybe you've forgotten that your most cherished bit of military memorabilia is actually a poncho liner ... since so few peo…