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One of the benefits of being in the military is that the services place a great value on training and education. Throughout a 20-year military career, service members will have the opportunity to attend schools ranging from learning how to jump out …
Okay, if that headline has you scratching your head, know that you're not alone. When we first heard about this reboot, that's exactly what we did too … until we unpacked it a little and decided that maybe, there might be something to this.
You might know Alex Haley from his works of historical fiction: Roots and The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Maybe you know him as the person who helmed a series of Playboy interviews and later earned a Pulitzer Prize. Or perhaps, you know him as the r…
By far, the most coveted and "forgotten to return" item that's ever been issued to members of the military is the woobie. Maybe you've forgotten that your most cherished bit of military memorabilia is actually a poncho liner ... since so few peo…
In the firearms community, people are either Glock haters or Glock lovers. Whichever camp you belong to, the popularity and reputation of the Glock platform cannot be denied. Since its adoption by the Austrian Army as the P80 in 1982, Glock pistols …
Carrying identification into battle isn't something new, but that doesn't mean Americans haven't put our own unique spin on it. Ancient Spartan warriors each designed their own shields so that if they fell in battle, the shield could be re…
Have you ever noticed how birds fly in a V formation? Well, this isn't just some fluke of nature, nor is it a defensive deterrent to aerial predators like it was for WWII bombers. Rather, avian scientists have determined that birds fly in V formati…
Earlier this week, the Creek Fire had burned over 200,000 acres, prompted multiple evacuation orders, and trapped hundreds of people. California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency and activated the California National Guard to suppo…
For months now, we've been at the mercy of the coronavirus, wondering if and when activities will be held open to the public. Rules, of course, change state-to-state, and by base in general. Some locations still have hard orders in which military m…
The Emmys are right around the corner, and this year, it's Army versus Marines in a full-on veteran showdown. Before we get into our predictions and recap of this year's military-centric award season, let's take a look at the history of the Emmys…
On that fateful September morning, 2,977 people died as the result of a series of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and an attempted attack on the US Capitol Building. The attack on the Pentagon killed 125 people working at t…
Usually, we imagine American history as, well, history. Surprisingly, Hawaii is probably younger than most grandmas; as a state, at least. Hawaii gained statehood on August 21st, 1959, as the 50th and final US state. Here on the mainland, most of us…
You'd be hard-pressed to find a combat Marine or Soldier who doesn't have wear-and-tear injuries from their deployments and training. U.S. Marine veteran Scot Knutson is no different, but it was during his tenure in Explosive Ordinance Disposal wh…
MARADMIN 330/19 just blasted the Marine Corps in the face with a major change to the PFT. The crazy part is that it has nothing to do with pull-ups for once.On Jan. 1, 2020 Marines will now have the option to do a plank instead of crunches fo…
In April, 2013, an iron casket was found pulled out of its grave and its contents were spilled all over the Old Church Cemetery near Waynesboro, Ga. A man, later found to be
North Korea has finally opened up talks with the outside world. They remained amicable throughout the Pyongyang Winter Olympics and Kim Jong-un recently visited Beijing personally — the first political visit of its kind for the young dictator. Mea…
If you want something done right, you do it yourself. That's a mantra we've all heard before but is it really conventional??…