We have updated our Privacy Policy. Please review to learn more. By continuing to use our services, you agree to these updates.
Stealth is becoming more and more common — but just because you designed an invisible (to radar) plane doesn't mean the job is done. Far from it, to be very blunt. In fact, the job's only half done. You see, the plane isn't the only…
Softening up Normandy never sounded so good.
It is believed that Napoleon who coined the phrase "An army marches on its stomach." The adage was as true then as it was in ancient times, and for the Mongols who traveled thousands of miles to conquer and plunder, eating was a daunt…
The United States Navy carried out a significant cruise missile strike on a Syrian airbase in response to the use of chemical weapons by the regime of Bashar al-Assad. According to media reports, 59 BGM-109 Tomahawks were fired from two d…
You get a call on the way to the office and your boss says he needs you in Dubuque on the next flight. If you're not there, the deal won't get done, and you'll have to stand tall before The Man. As a vet, you remember how yo…
When British General William Howe landed 20,000 Redcoats on Long Island, the situation looked grim for the young Continental Army. General George Washington's Continentals seemed to be pinned down as Howe simultaneously attacked the Americans head-…
The military is widely known for giving free medical and dental benefits to its service members and their families. Sometimes there can be a co-pay, but overall it's a pretty sweet deal. Although going to medical is also a smart way to
The AGM-114 Hellfire has gotten lots of press. Deservedly so, given how it has made a number of prominent terrorists good terrorists. Here's the Hellfire's tale of the tape: it weighs 110 pounds, has a 20-pound warhead, and a range of 4.85 nautica…
Walter Chalaire was an American newspaper reporter turned British pilot during World War I whose life was saved while he was being shot down thanks to the enemy bullet becoming lodged in a round on Chalaire's cartridge belt. The lucky p…
The navy has instituted an "operational pause" for the entire fleet of one of it's most important training jets due to problems with its environmental control systems feeding air to pilots.
With the push for a 350-ship Navy as a centerpiece of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, many wonder how the U.S. can expand its surface fleet quickly and without breaking the bank. The Coast Guard may have an answer — or at least …
Ballistic missile defense has become a growing concern. Russia has been modernizing not only its strategic forces, but has also deployed the Iskander tactical ballistic system. China has the DF-21 anti-ship ballistic missile. The need clearly exists…
One of the Allies' most heroic spies was an amputee turned down by the State Department because of her leg amputation who served with both the British Special Operations Executive and the American
There aren't many jobs in the military where your sea-duty station consists of serving with another branch. But for the Navy rate of an "HM," or Hospital
In October 1944, WWII was still raging all across Europe. On the Eastern Front, Red Army troops in Yugoslavia were making their way to bolster other Soviet forces in the region when American
In 1985, the Cold War turned 40 years old. Though the Space Race had been over for more than a decade by then, the competition between the Am…
Retired Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills went out on a foot patrol on April 10, 2012. It was his third tour in Afghanistan. He woke up on his 25th birthday to find that he'd st…
The Littoral Combat Ship is often criticized for being under-armed. In fact, its main weapon for anti-surface warfare is reportedly a v…
As American forces became embroiled in the conflict in Vietnam it was quickly apparent to commanders that they were fighting a war for which they were not prepared. The guerrilla warfare and hit-and-run tactics of the Viet Cong were diff…
The invasion of Iwo Jima was one of the most costly battles in the Pacific in World War II, largely because the aerial bombings and naval artillery bombardments that preceded the invasion failed to do serious damage to the