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From investigating the Kennedy Assassination to ‘The Wonder Years,’ Dan Lauria has done it all
Movies and TV

From investigating the Kennedy Assassination to ‘The Wonder Years,’ Dan Lauria has done it all

Pentagon aerial view
History

5 things you didn’t know about the Pentagon

We know you know it's five sides, but we can almost guarantee one of these things you didn't know about the Pentagon will surprise you.

Rommel inspecting 21st Panzer Division in May, 1944. Image: German Federal Archives.
World War II

This was one of the worst assignments in World War II

The static divisions were the lowest of the low when it came to resource requests.

A missile is being launched from a military vehicle on the ground, with bright flames and thick smoke surrounding the launch area. The sky above is clear with some scattered clouds, and there are tall poles near the launch site.
Military News

Israel’s hypersonic anti-ballistic missile was used in combat for the first time

Israel Aerospace Industries led the development of the Hetz (Hebrew for Arrow) 3 exoatmospheric hypersonic anti-ballistic missile.

Silhouette of a military missile launcher system positioned on a flat surface at sunset, with the sun low on the horizon and a clear sky in the background.
Military News

Israel leasing two Iron Domes from US

Using advanced radar and high-speed precision missiles, Iron Dome can detect and intercept incoming munitions like rockets and artillery. We're sending two to Israel.

chemical weapon canisters
World War I

Why US destroyed last of its chemical weapons supply

It’s the end of an era for American weapons, an era that began more than a hundred years ago during World War I: Chemical weapons.

Israel’s latest tank was just in time for the Hamas war
Vehicles

Israel’s latest tank was just in time for the Hamas war

A person wearing a light gray uniform, helmet, and body armor is holding a rifle with a wooden stock. In the background, several people stand on raised platforms, some dressed in similar uniforms and others in civilian clothing, with trees and foliage behind them. The scene appears tense and serious.
Movies and TV

‘The Hunger Games’ actually got these rifles right

The Hunger Games' dystopia features advanced technology like cloaked hovercrafts and genetically-optimized animals. However, armed conflict still relies on conventional firearms that we know.

Cropped image of the USS Constellation from original painting.
Ships

The Navy’s first victory over a foreign ship was an amazing sucker punch

The ship USS Constellation scored the first American victory over a foreign ship thanks to a sucker punch and a disciplined crew.

nairobi ninja children's book
Books

The SAS ‘Nairobi Ninja’ wrote a children’s book

Wearing a balaclava, pictures of Craighead were posted on the internet, earning nicknames like “Obi-Wan Nairobi” and “The Nairobi Ninja.”

Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg
World War II

Today in military history: Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg

On November 16, 1940, the Royal Air Force bombed the German city of Hamburg.

A group photo of the Project Recover team
Movies and TV

Discovery’s ‘Expedition Unknown’ seeks to recover 200 lost American heroes

In Discovery Channel's new season of Expedition Unknown, host Josh Gates works with Project Recover to return heroes lost at sea in WWII, back home.

a movie poster of johnny doughboy
History

Where did the term ‘Doughboy’ come from?

Doughboy might sound like something from Pillsbury, but the term has much more meaning to our military.

horror villains military solution
Movies and TV

4 more military solutions to horror film villains

We forecast one casualty.

march to the sea
Civil War

Today in military history: Sherman begins infamous march to the sea

Ruined flats in Limehouse, East London. Hughes Mansions, Vallance Road, following the explosion of the last German V2 rocket to fall on London, 27 March 1945.
World War II

A man found a piece of a V-2 rocket in his cheek 77 years later

In WWII, a V-2 rocket slammed into the ground outside of a 14-year-old boy's London home. Eric Horne, luckily, suffered only minor wounds.

Artist’s concept for energy web platform
Technology

DARPA is developing laser technology to transfer power all over the world

DARPA, has developed a laser technology that has enough energy to power machines thousands of miles away around the globe.

Man in suit to protect from deadliest chemical weapons
Weapons

Top 5 deadliest chemical weapons ever created

Before the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) began, countries were creating the deadliest chemical weapons ever conceived.

German Panzer on Utah Beach.
World War II

This panzer counterattack actually reached Normandy beaches

The panzers in Normandy did launch a counterattack, but only one unit actually reached the sands. Fortunately, they had a bad time.

Faces of five Night Stalkers killed in training accident with unit logo shown.
Military News

5 Special Operators killed in training accident Friday identified

Department of Defense has released the names of the five Special Operators killed in a training accident on Friday. Never forget.