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In life, making mistakes is inevitable — happens to everyone. While some screw-ups in the civilian sector aren't considered a big deal, making them in the military can include a heavy punishment. For many new service members, shedding…

Although trench warfare was made famous during the battles of WWI, it was originally the brainchild of a French military engineer named Sébas…

When Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956, there were talks of creating a secondary canal. As U.S. and British officials were considering how it could be built, someone in the room must have said something along the lines of, "Why not nukes?…

The US Air Force's latest recruiting tool is probably the closest you can get to jumping out of a military plane without having to leave your living room. Called "

From battling the enemy on the front lines to steering massive naval ships, Asian-Americans have proudly served in our country's military

Sergeant Henry Gunther was actually a private the day he charged a German machine gun nest for the last time in World War I. He had just been busted down in rank for criticizing the war in a letter he wrote home, and he wasn't happy about it.

In December 2003, Michael Trotter, Jr. was a soldier stationed in Baghdad, Iraq. His unit was camped out in one of Saddam Hussein's bombe…

The M1128 Stryker Mobile Gun System has made its mark. You can see why in this video, where a slight hiccup with the main gun is overcome, and the gun goes off. However, does it truly match up with the M551 Sheridan light tank?

Lee Hernandez wants everyone to call him or text him. Anyone and everyone in America. The 47-year-old has undergone three brain surgeries but still suffers from strokes that affect his vision and cognitive function. But a few notes…

France has been looking for some new recruits for its Commandement des Opérations Spéciales, and it's turning to YouTube to drum up some interest.

The United States Army Air Force's daylight bombing campaign in Europe involved thousands of bombers, and tens of thousands of crewmen. While there were pilots, crew chiefs, radiomen, bombardiers, and navigators on planes like the B-17, about 40 pe…

"Forward, the Light Brigade! 'Charge for the guns!' he said: Into the valley of Death. Rode the six hundred." This was part of Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem about how much of a cluster f*** the Battle of Balaclav…

With the capability to carry a variety of weapons such as air-to-air missiles, precision guided bombs, and a 25mm machine gun that can fire up to 3,600 rounds per minute, the

When dictators get toppled or governments change, things get chaotic, to say the least. Sometimes a despotic leader gets to escape to Saudi Arabia to live the rest of his life, presumably not eating people.

For the soldiers in the trenches of World War I, safety from artillery came from lines of trenches and a network of tunnels to keep the ever-present artillery off their heads. But sometimes the very fortifications that served to protect them, were j…

We sometimes overlook the accurate and fantastic portrayals of veterans and troops in fiction, instead criticizing Hollywood's typical depiction of us as hyper-macho, high-speed

Two Americans were killed while fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a Kurdish militia announced. According to …

Brutal cold, rough terrain, and intense firefights were just some of the dangers the Marines dealt with on a daily basis while engaging enemy forces in the Korean War. Now, imagine possibly sharing the same bloodline with an enemy force y…

Army veteran Tucker Smallwood is truly one of the good ones. He was injured while serving as an Infantry Officer during Vietnam, and after months of surgeries and recovery, he extended his…

The Fisher Family is an American dynasty. They started as a family of contractors and would eventually build a real estate firm that came to shape the iconic Manhattan skyline. Zachary Fisher started in construction when he was just 16 y…