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The world knew Rob Guzzo as an elite SEAL; a  wonderful father; a talented actor; an ambitious student; and a skilled athlete. But to me, he was all these things …

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Veterans Day falls on Nov. 11 every year for a reason. That's the anniversary of the 1918 signing and implementation of the armistice agreement that ended World War I. Originally, the holiday celebrated just the sacrifices of those who s…

While the high-tech weapon systems of today are cool, there is always a sense of nostalgia for older weapons. So, what if you could get the best of both? Say, give a classic weapons system a boost from modern technology – or use a blast from the p…

By the summer of 1953, the Korean War had raged on for three years. The back and forth maneuvers up and down the peninsula had given way to a stalemate known as

It still remains one of the bloodiest battles of Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was a 48-day house-to-house urban nightmare that left a major city in ruin and an insurgency reeling. But while Marines (and their Army brothers) lost many men…

The first African-American to earn aviator wings in the Marine Corps and the first one to receive a brigadier general star in the Corps has been honored as the namesake of the Navy's upcoming DDG 121, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.

With the surprising (to some) victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, one issue that will come into sharp focus is how he will handle the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorist group. Also read: 

When a group of hot-shot fighter pilots praise computers over speed, it's clear times have changed. Fifth generation aircraft, such as the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II, aren't just powerful — they're exponentially superior tactical ma…

Though the Navy is dancing in the end zone over its newest destroyer, the USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the futuristic ship has already lost one of the major pieces of its arsenal. To be more precise, the 155mm Advanced Gun Systems will need a …

Physical Training is part of the military way of life. Every base or post has its fitness center. Sometimes, those facilities allow retirees and even dependents to use the gym and other morale, welfare and recreation services. This sometimes create…

It is one of the sneakiest, most insidious things in warfare. It can creep up on you, and you'll suddenly find out that you no longer can do all that you wanted to do. It's called "virtual attrition," and while it doesn't make many headlines,…

On February 28, 1993, a standoff between federal agents and an offshoot branch of Seventh-Day Adventists escalated into armed conflict on American soil. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided the Branch Davidian compound nea…

It was 1962 and only four days after Independence Day, but people living on the islands dotting the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to New Zealand were about to see a light show brighter than any July Fourth fireworks display in history. More …

Military police get a bad rap. Sure, they spend a lot of time trying to catch speeders going 2 mph over the limit in the middle of the night and give the driver a ticket that stalls his career for no good reason, but they also do useful stuff like t…

The South China Sea has been a maritime flashpoint for years, becoming the subject of the Dale Brown novel "Sky Masters" and Tom Clancy's SSN video game and tie-in book.

For hundreds of years, military cadences have been used as an iconic tool to keep service members upright during formation runs and marches. Structurally designed to keep each man or woman properly covered and aligned, a cadence helps a f…