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As the war in Vietnam heated up during the mid-1960s, firearm manufacturers tried to sell the Army new rocket ammunition that could be fired from pistols and carbines, reducing the weight that soldiers carried while nearly doubling the velocity of …
The 1st Battalion, 9th Marines deserve their rightful place in U.S. military history.
Fidel Castro famously held onto power through 10 U.S. presidents — from 1959 to 2008 — as Cuba's ruler before finally calling it quits for health issues. Related:
Earlier this month, the Army's top general in charge of supplying units with troops blamed a lack of readiness on limited time for training, adding that lack of funding isn't the biggest challenge. Head of Army Forces Command Gen. Rober…
It's not like ISIS didn't know the attack on Mosul was coming. After all, Mosul is one of the last major cities in Iraq that the group holds. So the radical Islamic fighters prepared for the battle that is now raging on the outskirts of Mosul by d…
Okay let's be honest, it's the combat planes that get most of the attention. What airplane did "Top Gun" turn into a star? The F-14 Tomcat. "Iron Eagle's" sex appeal came from the spritely F-16 Fighting Falcon. Even "Flight of th…
The Navy just commissioned its newest littoral combat ship, the USS Detroit, with a ceremony in the city that bears its name. The Detroit is a Freedom-class LCS and is designed to operate near the coast with different modules that can es…
Marine Corps Gen. James "Mad Dog" Mattis is known for his aggressive tactics and his even more aggressive quotes.While he embraced counter-insurgency tactics with the rest of the military, his quotes put a decidedly lethal spin on…
Current servicemembers and veterans are some of the most remarkable individuals representing the best of our country. The beauty of the people who serve in the military is that they hail from all across the nation, have diverse background…
A few months ago the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals found out that Air Force Academy survival school students kill rabbits and chickens as part of their training regimen. So PETA
Two U.S. military commands involved in buying and fielding new gear for special operators have released a list of what features they would like to see in future military vehicles — and the list shows some serious upgrades for warfighters. …
As the fighting in Mosul has started, some ISIS militants have been trying to make a fast getaway. Not a bad idea when you consider the atrocities they've committed and
Two U.S. troops have been killed in two days of fighting, one in Afghanistan and one in Iraq, according to press releases from the Department of Defense. …
A major defense corporation has announced that their RQ-4 Global Hawk drone has successfully flown test missions carrying the Optical Bar Camera broad-area synopt…
A late-1990s television spot jokingly priced a U.S. Marine Corps Harrier jet as a possible "Pepsi Points" prize -- at the mere cost of 7,000,000 Pepsi Points – that's 16.8 million cans of Pepsi. "Tens of millions of Americans, and p…
The Coast Guard's USS Glendale served in the Pacific in World War II, and it was commanded by a reservist who earned the Bronze Star for his actions during a Japanese sneak attack on Dec. 5, 1944. Coast Guard Reserve Lt. Cmdr. H…
