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The C-130 is a very valuable transport – and a legend. It's hauled cargo and troops since December, 1956. That gives it almost 61 years of service — a…

One of the many reasons to fight to rid yourself of dominance by a foreign power is the preservation of your culture. For the Greeks, this happened very literally. In the 1821 Greek War of Independence, the Greeks went so far as to send lead to the …

Earlier this year, President Donald Trump announced that as part of his Afghanistan strategy, warfighters would see restrictions lifted and authorities expanded. Now, there is a sense of just what he meant in his Aug. 21 speech. According…

The Russian navy has long been seen as a basket case, especially when it comes to major surface combatants and

Some acronyms are okay. SitRep is a quicker way saying Situation Report. PBKAC is a polite way for S6 to say that there isn't an issue, there's a Problem Between Keyboard And Chair. And FNG is so universally known and accepted by everyone except t…

The Stryker family of vehicles has helped the Army in the War on Terror in both Afghanistan and Iraq. However, for the Marine Corps, the Stryker was nothing new – heck, the Marines had a version going back to the 1980s. It's called the…

The Soviet Union was known for fielding extreme machines — from the largest submarines ever built to gargantuan nuclear-powered battle cruisers — unmatched by any other country in history. So it should come as no surprise that during the Cold Wa…

The simple yellow flag, a coiled rattlesnake, and those four famous words have been emblazoned on everything from license plates to

Let's face it – the most important aircraft that a carrier has in its air wing are not the fighters the protect it, nor the attack planes to hit targets. Actually, no operation can go on without the carrier's airborne early warning ai…

Decades before store-bought camo-paint hit the shelves, soldiers on the frontline would smear mud on their faces and clothes to help them blend into their physical surroundings. Then, shoe polish became a favorite source of camo-paint.

During WWII, Adolf Hitler knew that American forces would invade somewhere on the coast of France and fight their way inland. To prevent the invasion, the Germans constructed a massive Atlantic wall full of dangerous obstacles along the beachheads t…

As a prior butter bar, I want you to know that I have no regrets about my career choice. Sure, when I signed up for the military, I thought I was going to get to do a little less paperwork and a little more single handedly saving the enti…

Prince Harry is best known recently for his involvement in the Invictus Games for wounded and sick vets. However, he's a…

The horrific shooting rampage in Las Vegas — and its mounting death toll — has made it the worst mass shooting event in U.S. history, eclipsing Virginia Tech, the Pulse Nightclub and Sandy Hook Elementary School in its barbarity. Yet,…

The ladies loved them, Allied pilots respected them and Nazi German pilots feared them. The members of Poland's air force in exile during WWII were absolute rock stars in England, serving to distinction with the Royal Air Force in one of…

Inspired by his favorite hero Audie Murphy, Pfc. John Baker, an assistant machine gunner, found himself getting ready to battl…

Twenty-eight years after the untimely death of T. E. Lawrence — the Englishman known the world over as "Lawrence of Arabia" — Hollywood made a movie about him. 

By WATM guest Christian Bussler "You are there for your brothers, and that's all that really matters." It was that one line from the trailer of the upcoming…

A new generation of beach-storming landing craft will soon be helping GIs land on enemy shores – but unlike those used in the Normandy invasion, this version will be driven by soldiers. In what may seem like a blast from the past, the A…

The Vietnam War was a tough time in American history. The country was divided over the conflict, and protesters spoke out against the government in all sorts of ways. Many veterans of the conflict returned home and were forgotten. But in …