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In light of current events in places like the Ukraine and Syria, the risk of America and Russia fighting a proxy war or even a real war is growing. Here are seven other times when U.S. troops lined up opposite Russian troops: 1.…

Stephen Funk grew up with a lot of speaking problems. For a long time, he was actually mute. He would be able to speak again one day, however, in a voice that would stand out because it belonged to a United States Marine.

It's well known that cats will always land on their feet when dropped. According to this clip, those cat-like reflexes are completely lost in a weightless environment.

Bring your A-game if you want to play World of Warcraft with Karen Sakai, but check your negativity at the door. "I'm a gamer," she says. "A gamer likes to play their favorite games with people. So I give out my real information so…

Whisper is a mobile app which allows its users to post anonymous messages (called "Whispers") out into the ether and receive replies from other users who might be interested in what they have to say. The messages are text superimposed over a (pres…

We've written about Master Sgt. Raul "Roy" P. Benavidez's before, but hearing him recount the events that earned him the Meda…

Every May, in celebration of Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day), thousands of people take to the streets all over Russia with portraits of their ancestors who fought in World War II. They mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in an e…

Eugene Bullard was born in Georgia in 1895. He emigrated to France, became both an infantry hero and the first black fighter pilot in World War I, and a spy in World War II. Growing up in Georgia, Bullard saw his father nearly killed by …

Situated between Area 51 and the Nevada Test and Training Range is a place called "Coyote Summit" which offers a perfect spot for watching air traffic coming out of Nellis Air Force Base. Photographer Eric Bowen went to the spot in Augu…

There is nothing better than being shot at and missed. Soldiers in combat develop especially strong bonds of brotherhood, and even when everything is going to hell, they usually can remain positive. This 2012 video captured by soldiers …

A hilarious incident report involving a Navy sailor using a raccoon to pass a breathalyzer test so he could drive his car home  was passed around on the internet like wildfire this week, but ... it was too good to be true: It's all a hoax.

After months of impassioned pleas from troops on the ground, hand-wringing from Air Force leadership, and a blur of questions from Congress about the Air Force's plans for the future, lawmakers have decided enough is enough: the A-10 Thunderbolt I…

One man got inside the heads of ISIS fighters, literally and figuratively, throughout the months-long Siege of Kobani. He was called Heval Hardem, a.k.a.: "Musa the Sniper."

World War II has given the video game industry plenty of material, but a good World War I game is pretty hard to find. Not anymore. A recently-released game set on the early 20th century battlefields puts players into the trenches, and…