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Well, we've covered what the Army would want to work on in 2018. Now, it's the Navy's turn. Some parts of the Navy have had

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As Christmas approaches and we finish up our holiday shopping, it's difficult to keep track of all the incredible stories that pop up. Fortunately, WATM is here to do all your heavy lifting, bringing you the big stories you may have missed duri…

There are definitely differences between the branches of the military, which allow for healthy rivalries, but at the end of the day, serving in the military is a mindf*c…

Throughout World War II, the Nazi occupiers of France housed Jews and captured Resistance fighters in the supposedly escape-proof Fort Montluc prison, a nineteenth century fortress in Lyon. But there was one escape. Only o…

Believe it or not, your car and a fifth-generation fighter jet have some of the same maintenance needs. Surprised? What could your Ford, Toyota, or Dodge need that a Lockheed F-35 Lightning II needs done as well? The answer: tire changes.…

Some folks had a very good 2017, but the Seventh Fleet isn't among them. This force will be on the front lines if the Korean War restarts and it also has to manage relationships in the South China Sea, which have been shaky at best as of late. So, …

A U.S. Navy pilot was shot down after making bombing runs over the tiny island of Chichijima during WWII. He and nine fellow naval aviators had to evade their Japanese enemy. Only one managed to successfully avoid capture — and even then, it was a…

Everyone wants to make a big deal of the fact that women now get to serve on the front line in combat units. But women participating in American wars goes all the way back to the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. As a matter of fact, women have be…

As the new year begins, we all make resolutions in an effort to be better than we were last year. Working to improve, year over year, is a fundamental value of the military, so we think they deserve some resolutions of their own. Let's start with t…

Alright, that headline is a bit misleading. The knights were depicted fighting giant snails. But the mystery remains – why? And were snails really that big back then? Apparently, it's a common sight in English scrolls dating…

After the end of the Cold War, many of the countries that had been coerced into joining the Warsaw Pact sought to join NATO. One of those countries was Romania, which joined the alliance in 2004. Since the end of the Cold War, Romania has…

A young girl in Marine City, Mich. overheard her parents talking about Soviet aggression in the Arctic. She didn't entirely understand what they were talking about, but her parents saying the Russians might test nuclear bombs at the North Pole was …

There are certain things that any junior enlisted Marine can expect to find on any Marine Corps base. Morning runs along the fence line, guarded by uniformed men with guns. Hundreds of people standing in lines, mindlessly marching towards the same, …

The past versus the future is always an interesting debate. One of the biggest naval hypotheticals centers around the Iowa-class battleships, which have often been featured in "what if" match-ups with anything from the Bismarck and Yamato to the K…

While the fall of the "caliphate," as proclaimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, marked one ending in the Middle East, the…

The United States Navy saw some big leaps forward over the last year. A total of eight ships were commissioned in 2017, including the first of a new class of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, an expeditionary support base, and two Arleigh Burke-clas…

'Tis the season for the giving of gifts. 'Tis also the season of FOMUG (Fear Of Messed Up Gifting). We get it. It's hard out there for an elf. Team WATM would like to offer you some guidance.

Joe Quinn, a West Point graduate and the current Director of Leadership Development for Team Red, White & Blue (RWB), has been hand-selected as in the incoming Executive Director for Headstrong, a non-pr…

Soldiers of the 773rd Civil Support Team took their survey robot to Sembach Middle School in Germany to help the Girl Scouts earn their robotics patch. Sembach Juniors Troop 991 hosted the Army Reserve soldiers for the afternoon. The thre…