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Getting through the door on an enemy-held compound can be one of the most dangerous parts of a military operation. Luckily, the Simon is a rifle-fired grenade that allow…
No military aircraft – past or present – can beat the altitude and airspeed performance of the SR-71 Blackbird. It's design and performance evolved out of necessity: "We had a need to know what was going on in other countries," Jef…
The most-epic military movie of all time needs your help in getting made. Veteran-owned companies Article 15 Clothing and
Understanding the mental cost of taking someone's life can be nearly impossible for those people who have never experienced it. In this StoryCorps video, Joseph Robertson, an infantryman who served during the …
The challenge coin game is a military tradition with murky roots. The game is played where one service member at a bar challenges another to present their challenge coin. If the challenged doesn't have their coin, they have to buy the challenger a …
1. This military thing seems like an interesting idea. 2. Mom and dad: I've decided. I'm joining the military to serve this great nation. 3. I can't wait to get to basic training and final…
There are certain phrases military service members hear on the regular, and by regular, we mean they are over-used like crazy.While every workplace has its own cliche buzzwords — we're talking about you there, "corporate synergy" —…
Brig. Gen. Viet X. Luong, who now oversees the training of Afghan forces, was only 9 when his father, a major in the South Vietnamese Marines, told the family that Saigon would soon fall to the North Vietnamese and they must escape. A re…
The Germans in WWII were at the forefront of industrialized warfare. They produced the first jet-powered bomber, developed the first tilt-rotor plane, and discovered fission. In most cases, Allied scientists and planners struggled to, through long …
Fighter pilots have to pass a lot of tests before they get control of a jet. One of their first tests is the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test. We've pulled 15 questions from Air Force Personnel Test 997, an information pamphlet on the AFOQT. All q…
Storm Bowen was wounded in combat in 2007, and he spent a long time in the hospital. And during that time he discovered the simple pleasure of smoking a cigar. At that point Cigars for Warriors was born. Cigars for Warriors is a nonprofit…
Bryan Sperry left college football at Kansas State to serve in World War II. At 19, he was an infantryman in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, Sperry returned to the game. He played football in England for a short period before making it back …
ISIS sucks. That's a fact. Here are 7 great videos of them turning to ash. 1. ISIS releases footage of its own artillery being blown away
