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On Dec. 16, 1944, the Germans launched a massive offensive into the Ardennes Forest that caught the Allies off guard. As the Battle of the Bulge erupted, depleted American forces were rushed into the lines to shore u…
Professional pain-factory John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is back for a sequel. And once again, there's a whole cadre of well-dressed people who want him dead. In anticipation of the film's release on Feb. 10, We Are The Mighty talked to dir…
You'd think that employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs would be spending every bit of their time on the job helping America's veterans. But that may not be case — some of them may instead be working on "union business." …
Members of Congress are urging President Trump to begin rebuilding the U.S. military, starting with a 2018 defense budget of at least $640 billion, most of which would go to buying more aircraft, ships, and other hardware. That ambitious …
On average, military families will move to a new duty station every three years. Sometimes even more than that. According to…
When special operators (or any armed force, for that matter) goes on an operation, Murphy (of "Murphy's Law" fame) can be an uninvited and very unwelcome guest — whether with last minute changes in the plan, an inopportune discovery by civilian…
The Army uses a defensive weapon stripped from Navy vessels to shoot down enemy rockets and mortars before they can reach friendly troops. And, as a free bonus, they tell nearby artillery units where the enemy's shot came from, allowing for quick r…
The Army has a saying, "Ain't no use in looking down, ain't no discharge on the ground." But for some old sailors, looking down would have revealed a DD-214, just not the kind of DD-214 that are discharge papers.
Sure, we all love the "Brrrrrt" of America's A-10 Warthog — the legendary close air support plane that's become the terror of Taliban insurgents and Iraqi bad guys alike.
In 1963, the youngest B-52 was less than a year old. The ABC network soap opera "General Hospital" started airing. The nuclear attack submarine USS Thresher (SSN 593) sank in an accident. One other thing happened: a young man from Empor…
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) probably wouldn't be blamed for not wanting to sail off the coast of Yemen. But in the wake of an
When the time comes to get out of the house and hit the road for a few days to reach a safe place, what do you take with you? What if you lived in Washington D.C. and need to get to your cousin's house in Charleston, West Virginia, among the throng…
"It is neither your title nor your name that defines you, but what is written on your heart." Rene Locklear White has held many titles: lieutenant colonel; Air Force veteran; wife; mother; Native American reli…
The Arctic could become the location of the next phase of an arms race between the United States and Russia – and the Russians have taken an early lead. According to a report by
Anyone who's ever shot an AR or M4 with a suppressor knows how much better the experience is. Hence the saying, "Once you go suppressed, you never go back." Previously the exclusive domain of special operations troops, the Marine Corp…
5.11 Tactical has been building gear for military personnel, law enforcement officers, and PMC/PSC contractors for years now (and of course for adventurer- and gun-carryin' type civvies as well). We've received word they just rele…
A Russian engineer put his tiny Lada Riva car on tank treads and called it the "Wolverine." Shavrin spent six months and 100,000 roubles — roughly $1,300 — to make his hybrid tank-car. At 31 mph, the vehicle isn't fast, but it does…
How realistic is the combat in "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back?" To find out, we went to veteran owned and operated Military Muscle Gym …
