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Sure, each nation has its own style. But some militaries have introduced dress uniforms so surprising, they'd stop you in your tracks if you saw them in person. 1. French Foreign Legion Pioneers

The Tom Clancy brand was launched both in print and on the big screen with "The Hunt for Red October," a Cold War nail-biter that more or less created the technothriller genre. The movie, released by Paramount in 1990, features a young Alec Baldwi…

If it's stupid and it works, it isn't stupid.

In 'Weekend At Bernie's,' a corpse becomes the life of the party. But, in World War II, a corpse saved the lives of thousands of American and Allied soldiers. On April 30, 1943, the British submarine HMS Seraph surfaced a mile…

Atomic mines and artillery might seem like a good idea. At first.

Military recruiters have to convince normal people that their best option for the future is signing a multi-year contract for a job with workplace hazards like bombs, bullets, and artillery. And since

Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis wants Post 9/11 veterans to know their wartime service strengthens their character through what he has coined "post-traumatic growth." Writing in The Wall Street Journal,

We're hoping the top leaders in your unit don't have your cellphone number, but if they do, the text messages you may someday receive probably won't be fun to read. There's a way of gauging the level of trouble you're in by the per…

Energy drinks are one of the staples of military service. They're all around the combat zone, a must for going into the field, and a favorite in care packages. Marine Corps Maj. Robert Dyer, now an instructor at the Naval Academy and a …

Despite Hot Shots Part Deux's claim to be the bloodiest movie ever, we actually did the math and found the top body counts for war fil…

Every year, Jordan's King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center hosts the Warrior Competition. Operators from a number of nations battle to be named the top warriors in the world. This year, the competition began on April 19 between 43 te…

With sequestration and troop drawdowns forcing the military to record low levels of readiness

Eager to invade France, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler demanded a new weapon that could easily pierce the concrete fortifications of the

Civilians talk about feeling lost when vets start using military lingo, but even vets can get lost when talking to members from other services. Here are 8 things that are common between the branches but with wildly different names: