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As of 2015 the Berlin Wall has been down almost as long as it stood separating the German people. The wall built by the Communist German Democratic Republic (GDR – better known as East Germany) around the Western sectors of Berlin became a lon…
[brid video="116488" player="7965" title="DoD Marine promotion sergeant minefield"]When a commander asks a service member where they'd like to be promoted, most people go with a nice backdrop for photos. Marine Sgt. Lindsey Vedsted…
You've served your country, now these restaurants want to serve you. Check out the deals they're offering, what you have to bring to prove your veteran status, and come on out (if you like what they're offering).
Sniper duels are common in movies, but they're actually pretty rare in real life. Snipers spend most of their time protecting friendly troops and engaging enemy riflemen. Still, snipers have faced off in tense, life and death battles. He…
A Jordanian police officer shot five people, including two U.S. security trainers, at the King Abdullah Training Center in Amman, Jordan on November 9th. Though not the dictionary definition of a "Green-on-Blue" attack, it does show a rise in thes…
AK-variant rifles are among the most reliable and easy-to-use rifles in the world, and this mesmerizing video of one firing in slow motion helps explain the reason why. The strength of the AK
These are 10 of the most memorable scenes in movies that feature nuclear bomb explosions. Ever since the advent of nukes, Hollywood has been fascinated with its destructive force. The big explosion is usually the climax of any movie featu…
[brid video="116517" player="7965" title="K2B Cameron Hystad"]USAF Pararescueman Cameron Hystad sat down with We Are The Mighty to talk about his role in saving the British paratroopers in the minefield at Kajaki. The story of Kajaki has been …
Nicknamed "Unsinkable Sam," this German sailor served with the Nazi Kriegsmarine and the British Royal Navy during world War II. Three of the ships on which he served were sunk and he miraculously survived all three.
Conscription in the United States military — also known as "the draft" — ended with the Vietnam War. Today men and women serve because they want to, not because they have to, but it wasn't always that way. Throughout history, when …
A short hike North of Los Angeles' famed Sunset Boulevard in Will Rogers State Park will lead you to a seemingly out-of-place, abandoned WWII-era
The fighting in Syria is not as simple as a schismatic civil war. And there is more to the religiosity of the conflict than just Sunni vs. Shia. Theologists and other influencers, including U.S. lawmakers, see the coming "end of days" prophesies …
[brid video="116493" player="7965" title="MOTM Boot Campaign with Article 15 Red Carpet"]The Marines from Camp Pendleton had a night to remember filled with laughs made by some the funniest celebrities Oct. 28. A-list comedians included Adam S…
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory uses a picture of Mickey Mouse in its official logo, and it turns out that Walt Disney is totally fine with that. The Army's crime lab investigates serious crimes "in which the Army has …
If the B-52 was a person it'd be old enough to retire and collect social security, but instead we're using it to bomb America's haters in the Middle East. As the cliché saying goes — it's like a fine wine, it only gets better with …
Comedian Conan O'Brien tore apart the Air Force policy of allotting deployed troops a maximum of three alcoholic drinks per day at al-Udeid Air Base. "One alcoholic beverage consists of no greater than five ounces of wine," Conan O'B…
After masterminding the attacks at Pearl Harbor, Japanese Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto knew that his country's dominance of the Pacific Ocean would not last against the U.S.'s industrial might. He began forming plans for a weapon that could t…
