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The official Japanese surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Here's some amazing B-roll uncovered by the Naval History and Heritage Command that shows behind-the-scenes stuff lik…
Reporter James Foley was no stranger to battle zone coverage. This first-hand look at a Taliban ambush against U.S. soldiers shows how he was willing to put himself in harm's way to capture the story. Infantrymen from the 101st Brigade …
U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are a dominant presence in waters around the world, and interestingly enough, the Air Force once tried to make a flying version. During World War II, bomber aircraft could fly thousands of miles to their ta…
Whenever a new weapon sees widespread deployment, all the rules get rewritten. The draft version of the new rules can be a bit strange though. Here are five crazy ways Britain thought it might get a handle on Germany's U-Boats in World War I.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is the perfect example of a dictator. His authoritarian government holds complete power over the North Korean state and its people. Un was declared supreme leader following his father's funeral in December…
The MTV Music Video Awards was filled with stars that support the military. Our hosts, Marine Corps veteran Weston Scott and Air Force veteran
Despite Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh's assertion that a head-to-head competition between the A-10 Warthog and the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter would be "
Sure, most people end up in one nice, consolidated grave. But these five generals were not "most people": 1. Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne's skeleton and flesh were buried 400 miles apart.
We think of drone warfare as a post-9/11 phenomenon, but they've been around a lot longer than that. Here are a few high points in the history of pilotless aerial war machines: 1849 -- Austrians launch nearly 200 pilotle…
A conflict as wide-ranging and destructive as World War II naturally gives birth to a number of urban legends and myths that become "common knowledge" - despite not actually being true. Many have been refuted numerous times, and some exist only as…
During the Cold War, the Soviets made a new type of vehicle called a ground effect vehicle (GEV). These vehicles earned their own classification because they aren't quite airplanes or hovercrafts but something in between. Ground effect i…
In a report to Congress last year, the Air Force estimated the cost of the new Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) to be $33.1 billion for the next ten years. This year, that price
New Jersey Air National Guardsman Tech. Sgt. Justin Gielski is a contestant this year on "American Ninja Warrior." He competed in the San Pedro, California, qualifiers and finals filmed in front of the USS Iowa. In the qualifying round…
The U.S. and its allies continue to invest heavily in the F-35 and other stealth-capable aircraft. But Russia and China are rapidly developing systems that would negate the benefits that stealth offers.
After winding down their day at Mojave Viper, these bored Marines did what they do best (besides shooting things): Make fun of their leaders. This Marine lance corporal made sure his brief was one worth remembering by parroting every dum…
