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The torpedo the Japanese called kaiten was a human-driven suicide bomb, the kamikaze of the seas. Its name translates literally as "return to the sky," which is as descriptive of the driver as it is for its targets.
The elite U.S. Coast Guardsmen of the specialized forces deploy around the globe to fight terrorism and prevent attacks.
The Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine's military nutrition division is asking volunteers to take part in a six-week study during which they'll spend 21 days eating only MREs.
Last year Wing Nut Wick published a compilation of the best Naval aviation footage captured from the cockpits of Navy jets called Hornet Ball 2014. This year a similar video co…
In 1944, pilots shot down over Chichi Jima Island in the Pacific were captured and executed by the Japanese before being turned into gruesome dishes for the soldiers defending the island.
42-year-old Isao Machii is a Japanese Iaidoka, master of Iaido. Iaido is martial art focused on controlled movements in drawing a sword, striking an opponent, cleaning the blood from the blade, and then re-sheathing the sword. Iaido start…
Bert the Turtle was created in 1951 by the U.S. Federal Civil Defense Administration to teach young children how to prepare for a nuclear blast. The cute little turtle was designed to make the frightening prospect of nuclear war more bear…
These items make our lives easier every day, but none of them would exist without their military beginnings. 1. Duct Tape The miracle tool was invented in 1942 as a way to waterproof ammunition cases. Soldiers fighting Wo…
America's troops have cool gear coming their way in 2016. Here's a look at some of it: 1. The first Ford-Class supercarrier will take to the seas …
It's been a long 2015, and no group is feeling it more than the U.S. Air Force, especially Air Force leadership who took quite a beating this year from a variety of sources. But, as one first shirt used to say all the time: "The good news is …
2015 was a good year for movies. Anticipated series continuations from franchises like Terminator, Jurassic Park, and James Bond met with mixed success. Star Wars came back in a big way, as did the Avengers. Marvel's Ant-Man was a surp…
The U.S. has a long and bloody history on both sides of resistance movements. The country began with resistance to English rule, but even then
The world's most powerful military has a soft spot for kids and Christmas, and they show it every year through a number of toy drives and holiday events. Here are 5 annual operations designed to being Christmas cheer to kids in need:
This year, NORAD — the North American Aerospace Defense Command — celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of tracking Santa's progress as he delivers presents to the good boys and girls of the world. Every year on Christmas Eve, NORAD purports t…
[brid video="117873" player="7965" title="Duffel TV How The Sergeant Major Stole Christmas "]In this WATM classic a grumpy Sergeant Major hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the troops of Troopville. (Words via our good friends at
Capt. Edward Rickenbacker was a hero of World War I who earned the title, "Ace of Aces," a French Croix de Guerre, and a Medal of Hono…
July 22, 1979, was the day Iraq became a dictatorship headed by Saddam Hussein. In a terrifying purge of the Ba'ath party, Saddam rid himself of all opposition and secured his rule. Just six days after seizing power by forcing out his co…
