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The AV-8B+ Harrier is an iconic plane. The British Sea Harrier arguably was the reason the United Kingdom won the Falklands War. But let's be honest, this plane isn't immune from being something we can poke fun at… So, as we have done…
The battle to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from the Islamic State terror group is a fight increasingly without front lines. The US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have breached the old city…
With the apparently successful test of an ICBM by North Korea, questions arise about what can be done about the regime of Kim Jong Un. This is understandable. After all, he did threaten Sony over the 2014 movie "The Interview." Also, th…
Joker, Cowboy, and Animal Mother are just some of the iconic characters in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" that audiences hoped would survive as they maneuvered their way through the dangerous battlegrounds of the Vietnam War. On…
The Battle of Verdun lasted for nearly ten months in 1916 and according to some estimates, resulted in almost 950,000 casualties. In essence, it was perhaps the epitome of the trench warfare that dominated World War I. Indeed, trench warf…
It's been years since knights were last sent into battle wearing insanely heavy and uncomfortable metal suits for protection against swords and arrows. Centuries, actually. But as it turns out, while knights are now a thing of the…
Retired Navy Vice Adm. Diego Hernandez, who was the first Hispanic-American to serve as vice commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, has died at the age of 83. According to
In 2004, the creator's of the animated "South Park" show Matt Stone and Trey Parker made audiences break out in laughter when they produced a satire film about an elite counter-terrorism team of marionettes that was tasked with saving the world f…
With the advent of "net-centric" warfare — highly-integrated and extremely complex next-generation aircraft, warships, and even infantry soldier systems — the US military has invested a good deal of effort into finding something that eases the…
Everyone is up a tizzy now about the possibility of an actual Space Corps, the sixth branch of the military. But this isn't America's first pass at space occupation. The Army and Air Force launched two separate studies in the late 1950s about es…
A sixth branch of the United States Armed Forces may be a reality soon. But it will likely still be decades before "Star Trek's" Starfleet becomes a thing. On June 21…
You've probably heard of the Memphis Belle, especially after the 1990 film starring Matthew Modine and Harry Connick, Jr. That film took a lot of liberties with the story of the actual B-17 that was the subject of a documentary done du…
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the Navy to find a way to get more aircraft carriers into the fleet quickly. As Japan "ran wild" during the first six months of the war, nine Cleveland-class light cru…
The Israeli military has bought some copter drones that can carry some serious firepower – up to and including 40mm grenade launchers. According to
Designed to blast aircraft, missiles and even drones out of the skies with deadly precision, the American-made MIM-104 Patriot missile system has been sought after by a number of countries over the last 30 years to defend their sovereign territorie…
The Coast Guard has been very busy recapitalizing its fleet. Many of its vessels, like the Hamilton-class high-endurance cutters and Reliance-class medium endurance cutters are quite old. The Coast Guard has built six Bertholf-class cutte…
A soldier has been charged in the 2016 destruction of three humvees that was shown in a viral video from Saber Junction 2016, meaning he faces up to 10 years in prison as well as dishonorable discharge for the willful destruction of government prope…
"I couldn't get laid." That's the reason actor Gene Hackman gave to former late-night talk show host David Letterman as an explanation for why he joined the Marine Corps. At the young age of 16, Hackman dropped out of high sc…
Unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones or UAVs, have become a very essential part of warfare for the United States. Some have even taken out …