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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
Nothing excites film audiences more than seeing their favorite characters get pushed to the brink of their physical and mental limits, just to see them return stronger than ever. It's no secret that in the military "newbies," "FNGs,…
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An incident involving the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) in February now has new context.
The USS Yorktown (CV-5) was heavily damaged at the Battle of Coral Sea, but it pushed on to join other Navy forces at the Battle of Midway, where the valiant actions of the crew helped ensure a U.S. victory despite the loss of the ship.
The Jobaria Multiple Cradle Launch system carries a stunning 240 rockets which can be driven into position and fired by a crew of only three people. The Jobaria, which shares its name with a massive dinosaur, includes a large Oshkosh 6x6 …
When America sends its super-secret warriors behind enemy lines, remaining camouflaged can mean the difference between nabbing the bad guy and causing a major international incident if discovered. But staying in the shadows means more to …
Things you expect in pawn shops: jewelry, electronics, and nuclear bomb parts. Wait, that last one isn't right. No one expects to find nuclear bomb parts in a pawn shop. But in this scene from Pawn Stars, Rick calls in an expert to asses…
When you're forward deployed fighting the enemy, people are going to get hurt— it's the nature of the job. One aspect our military excels at is reaching its severely wounded troops with medical treatment quickly. A mass casualty situ…
The 11-minute film "Launch 'Em!" plays like "Airplane" or "Hot Shots!" It's a spoof of carrier operations that takes jabs at the entire aircraft carrier — with pilots falling down escalators, the skipper blowing smoke through communicatio…
The State Department has fired six employees at the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan for allegedly using or possessing prohibited drugs, a particularly troubling infraction given the years-long U.S. effort to eradic…
The U.S. Army is making progress on a modular system for blinding and tricking incoming missiles, thereby protecting vehicles, tanks, and soldiers.
The M2 .50 caliber machine gun has been a cornerstone of American military firepower for nearly 100 years. Its long range capability coupled with a heavy round combine for a devastating mixture on the battlefield — a weapon powerful enough to d…
Every time we make a post about the best of military morale patches, our readers prove us wrong with hilarious or otherwise awesome patches that we missed. Morale patches are patches troops wear on their uniforms designed to be a funny in…
Just before America's official involvement in World War II, Fido was born. It took a while for Fido to be ready to serve, though. Only 4,000 were fielded – down from a planned 10,000 — largely because Fido was so effective. For Fid…
The officer who's running a massive Marine Corps and Navy war game in April that'll test around 50 new technologies for storming beaches actually wants things to go wrong. Navy Capt. Chris Mercer, a top tester for the service's future …
The Coast Guard, unlike the other military branches, is a law enforcement agency — meaning that it gets wrapped up in all sorts of operations that the Department of Defense generally is barred from by law. One of the operations commonly…
Landing on an aircraft carrier is one of the most difficult tasks any aviator can face. A 1991 Los Angeles Times article quoted one Desert Storm veteran as saying …
Matias Ferreira is a combat Marine who graduated from the Suffolk County Police Academy on March 24, 2017. Prior to the graduation, he was elected as president of his academy class, and a recruit platoon leader. All of this while walking on two pros…
