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It takes a Gurkha to save a village. In 1944, the Japanese were still advancing into British-dominated Burma-India theater. Their progress was slowed due to dense jungles, steep mountains, and the fact that they were trampling all over th…
The U.S. military has been talking about it for years, but now the stars may be aligning to force a closer look at replacing the standard military rifle issued to most American troops. The
North Korea's been carrying out a lot of missile tests. And according to the latest info, April 16's test was another flop. So, what are we looking at with these…
With a distinguished history dating back to the end of American Civil War, the men and women of the elite
The U.S. Army Reserve celebrates its 109th birthday on Apr. 23. During more than a century of service, its soldiers have defended America in combat, added to its prestige in peacetime, and — in one case — even provided a president who led Americ…
The Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Shinano was, at the time of its completion, the largest aircraft carrier in history to that point. It was heavily armored for a carrier, a 72,000-ton behemoth. A behemoth that sank not only with…
The Army has chosen a new semi-automatic sniper rifle, replacing the M110 which entered service in 2008. According to reports by the
In early 1970, Air Force Maj. Gary Foust took off in his Convair F-106 Delta Dart — nicknamed "Cornfield Bomber" — for a flight exercise with two fellow pilots, Majs. Jim…
So, it turns out that a decorated Navy SEAL has been working a little side gig in adult films with his wife. The pair own a production company and have starred in a…
There has been a lot of bluster and saber-rattling around North Korea's missile tests lately. So what would happen if the sabers wer…
A former first lieutenant with the 221st Signal Company in Vietnam, Paul Berkowitz, created a website to help former unit members connect. And one day, he was surprised to receive an audio tape from former member Rick Ekstrand. It was the audio port…
Being on deployment in a dangerous region means being away from your family. Most service members play soccer, read old magazines and smoke a lot of butt…
It was one of the most audacious special operations raids ever launched. Nearly 30 hostages were being held for close to a week in the heart of Britain's capital city — the target of an assault by a Middle Eastern separatist group
People think that the Joint Direct Attack Munition is an excellent system. Don't get me wrong it is great when there is a point target you need to go away. JDAMs usually land within 30 feet of their target thanks to the use of the Global…
There's a reason Navy carrier pilots are so cocky. Their jobs would be challenging if they were just steering small hunks of metal through the air at high speed in combat, but they also take off and land on huge floating hunks of metal m…
Marine drill instructors go through some intense training to earn the military occupational specialty of 0911. With…
In World War II, the battleship Yamato dwarfed nearly all others, and many Japanese ships were larger than their American counterparts. But how was Japan, a relatively small country with limited natural resources, able to construct larger ships tha…
In early 1918, American troops were reaching France and beginning to make an impact on the ebb and flow of the war. While the previous co…
In World War II, the British needed a special group of men to tip the scales in North Africa and they came up with the Special Air Service. The SAS, originally put together as L Detachment of the Special Air Services Brigade in an effort …
