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In most parts of America, Top Ramen is considered a last-resort food consumed by college kids, recently divorced dads, and drunk people. It doesn't have to be this way. Top Ramen has potential — it's a diamond in the rough — and it's up to …
Russia is looking to expand its amphibious assault capability by building two ships comparable to the large-deck, amphibious vessels common in Western navies. According to
Mort Walker, famed comic strip writer and former Army First Lieutenant, passed away on Jan. 27, 2018. His most famous work, Beetle Bailey, changed the way comics are enjoyed daily in 1950 and it continues to touch lives today. It fostered a…
The South China Sea has been a maritime flashpoint for a long time. Communist China acts as though they own this sea, a c…
When you think about the best attack helicopters out there, the Boeing AH-64 Apache, the Bell AH-1 Cobra, the Westland Lynx, the Mil Mi-24 Hind, and the Kamov Ka-50/52 Hokum all come to mind. But one of the world's best attack helicopters comes fro…
Every single day, service members head down to their personnel office to pick up the most important document they will ever hold, second only to their birth certificate: a DD-214. But, before they can obtain that beloved document, they m…
Fans tuning in to watch Super Bowl LII, where the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles will face off to determine who is the best in the NFL, will also see a bit of history during the pre-game ceremonies. For the first time, the Air Force He…
Frank Praytor, the U.S. Marine photographed nursing a kitten during the Korean War, recently passed away at the age of 90. In the heat of the Kore…
The sun is just about to set, the weather is cooling, and most of the base is either winding down or gearing up to let off steam following that long day of duty. It's 1700 and you're prepping for your twelve-hour graveyard shift that st…
In the mid-1990s, the U.S. Army recognized a problem with their existing combatives program. At that point, the program had withered to having whatever martial arts enthusiast they happened to command at the moment teach techniques to units. For th…
While there has been a pause in tensions with North Korea — to the point where the dictatorship, led by Kim Jong Un, is taking part in next month's Winter Olympics — that regime has always been tricky. Remember, we're talking about a rogue na…
After joining the RAF in 1928, Douglas Bader was assigned to a flight squadron flying Bristol Bulldogs at Wrigley Airfield. During one of his flights, Bader was reportedly ordered not to perform any aerial acrobatics maneuvers or fly below 2,000 f…
Nothing excites film audiences more than seeing their favorite characters get pushed to their physical and mental limits just to see them return, stronger than ever. It's no secret that, in the military, "newbies," "FNGs," or "boot…
The Battle of Gettysburg is arguably one of the most important of the American Civil War. It was this battle that marked the end of Confederate attempts to take the offensive. Although there were many important battles throughout the bloody war, suc…
The Air Force is looking to replace the A-10 Thunderbolt II. The problem is, one of the planes that they're pitching as a primary replacement, the F-35, is not seen as a close-air support bird. In an effort to explore other options, there's the OA…
Corpsmen and medics have to be the jacks-of-all-trades when they're taking care of business. Under the watchful eye of their senior medical officers, "docs" have to execute their insane responsibilities at an efficient rate. They're …
Recently, Brie Larson paid a visit to Nellis Ai…
(Above: Lieutenant George Cairns Winning the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Pagoda Hill, Burma, 13 March 1944 by David John Rowlands) George Albert Cairns…
Saudi Arabia has been buying a lot of weapons in recent years. So much so that a recent purchase of 17 Sikorsky UH-…
In the military, we're notorious for having a really dark sense of humor. We laugh at crazy sh*t ranging from getting shot at to being awoken by having hot sauce poured into our wide-open mouths. We told you it was dark. We also t…