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Recent North Korean missile launches, including four into the Sea of Japan earlier this month, have prompted a major deployment of U.S. forces, including B-52 Stratofortress bombers, also known as BUFFs (for Big Ugly Fat F*ckers), and F-35B Lightnin…
Iran has made waves announcing new weapons, like the Bavar 373 and Qaher 313 in recent years, and they've been
[brid video="122987" player="7965" title="Mighty Minute Dirtbag CGO"]Officers in the military don't always have the best reputation. Company Grade Officers, or "CGOs," might have it worse — at least there's some heft behind a…
That's right, Marine Corps legend and one of America's greatest fighters from any branch Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller, a true American Iron…
It was a movement that shocked the post-war world. A spontaneous uprising of democratic forces within Soviet-occupied Hungary that briefly put the mighty Red Army on its heels.
What was the worst thing about being a soldier assigned to the invasion of Normandy? Probably the beaches with Nazi machine guns raining hell down, right? Well, some historians make a pretty good case that it was actually the French garde…
Puppies are fluffy and adorable and cuddly companions. Companions who are capable of sinking long, sharp teeth into the flesh of enemy skulls and pulling muscle from the bone. And in honor of National
The actual translation of Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak's epic nickname might be "The White Lily of Stalingrad," depending on the language you speak. …
The United States Navy's newest destroyer, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), is the most advanced ship in the ocean today. So what actually goes into making this ship the hottest of maritime hotrods?
Tea has been an essential element of British culture for centuries, so it makes total sense that the British feature a tea kettle in the designs for their armored vehicles.
The company that makes some of the military's most advanced laser and infrared beam illuminators has just released a civilian-legal version of it's rifle-mounted sight used by some of America's top troopers. Laser and IR sight maker BE…
If you've seen the blockbuster movies The Longest Day (currently on Netflix) or Saving Private Ryan, a big part of the story is how infantry fought through the obstacles on Omaha Beach (the wisdom of sending two divisions into th…
You've seen those photos from the Civil War era of generals loaded with facial hair. We're talking mustaches that make the one legendary fighter pilot Robin Olds wore look puny and beards that were awesome AF.
Look, it can happen to just about any vehicle. They get stuck in the mud. Still, it's not nice to laugh about the situation. SHOW SOME DARN RESPECT! Here, we can see that an M1A1 Abrams is pretty thoroughly stuck. However, some wise-cra…
We've written about driving tanks before. Several places in the U.S. let you do that, but Drive Tanks at the Ox Ranch in T…
There are officers who seem to be made of glass, staying firmly behind the barriers and barbed wire that keep them protected from the enemy guns. And then there are those guys who are basically the Black Knight from Monty Python, declarin…
The missile-range instrumentation ship USNS Invincible (T AGM 24) was involved in a second incident with Iranian forces in as many weeks, this time with speedboats from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. According to a report by
The 1911 pistol has been around for over 100 years. It is beloved by many for its ergonomics, accuracy and heavy-hitting .45 caliber round. In fact, some versions are still in service with the Marine Corps as the M45. When something's b…
Brian (military callsign "Bing") entered service in World War II as a young family dog loaned to the British government; he served for about 18 months, jumping into Normandy and leading his fellow paratroopers across Nazi-held Europe and the Rhine…
Iran is planning for a bigger navy as soon as provisions of the 2015 nuclear deal expire. Planned purchases include new warships and submarines much more advanced than vessels currently in the theocracy's inventory. According to