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The M1126 Stryker is a beautifully designed vehicle. It's packed with 16.5 tons of high-hardness steel to shield the passengers from direct attacks and a unique underbelly design to help defend against IEDs. Many are outfitted with remote weapon sy…
No matter what branch you serve in, there will always be a solid line between enlisted personnel and officers — they rarely understand each other. Enlisted troops do some crazy sh*t, which causes officers to get in a bad mood — and vi…
The Royal Australian Navy has a big job, even though it is a relatively small force. This force relies on one ship as its backbone, the Anzac-class frigate, and those frigates have been on the front lines for Australia and New Zealand.
On Sept. 11, 2012, a retired SEAL sniper took a small team to Blackwater's former facility in the swamps of Virginia where he shot at a target from 911 yards 79 times — once for every Naval Special Warfare casualty since 9-11, those killed in bo…
Mercenaries are warriors who are paid for their martial services by a nation's leader or other "employer," and who get a little extra coin from the spoils of war. Most mercenaries once fought in professional armies before joining the…
Atlanta Falcon offensive lineman Ben Garland knows the meaning of service, but he took the NFL's Salute to Service program to the next level. Each year for Veteran's Day, the NFL pays tribute to our nation's servicemembers in a number …
There are few acts more shameful for a member of the military than deserting their unit, and going AWOL is the first step in that decision. We Are The Mighty has covered wha…
In spite of their manner, most drill sergeants (and drill instructors, and training instructors, etc.) don't actually hate troops. It's all part of teaching recruits how to survive in the military. So, if they're not blacked out on hat…
With the decommissioning of the interim afloat staging base USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15, ex-LPD 15), the Navy removed the prototype Laser Weapon System that had been on the ship which was built as an Austin-class amphibious transport. The Ponce's replace…
Let's face it, with more women than ever serving in the military, not to mention in combat positions, there's still a lack of acknowledgment for female veteran service (and quite often this comes from our own brothers-in-arms). Female veterans are…
Drones have become a security concern for the United States military. You might wonder why that is the case when the military operates a…
It wouldn't be possible without the Army World Class Athlete Program.
Navy corpsmen are well-loved. Grunts and sailors know that they can count on the corpsmen to be there to aid doctors in providing me…
When you're in the military, every bit of civilian life is broken out of you. When a veteran returns to civilian life, there are plenty of habits that get dropped like a bag of bricks. Slowly, we learn to sleep in a bit more and not get upset if so…
The tale of Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Gerard Roope is quite amazing – particularly given that it was a Nazi, Hullmuth Heye,
(Header photo by Scott Dworkin) The Navy's got some planes that are capable of doing some amazing things. But, even with these amazing aircraft, are there some planes the Navy should bring back from retirement? For the following air…
If there's one common complaint among members of the United States Armed Forces (aka the best people in the world), it's that the pay sucks. When getting paid less than minimum wage grows old (and it does, fast), a servicemember might be inclined …
Air Force Pararescuemen are one of the elite units. They have to be, given that they have one very important — and dangerous — mission: to retrieve downed aircrews, even if they're behind enemy lines. One good cinematic portrayal of these heroe…
A 19-year-old participant in Iran's recent street protests says that while the wave of public demonstrations has subsided, the antiestablishment unrest in December and early January opened many Iranians' eyes and the underlying anger remains. …
You may be familiar with the saga of the M16 rifle. In Vietnam, the rifle got a bad rap for jamming, largely caused because the …