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Until WWII, man had not taken to the skies to fight air battles and control the air space on such a violent scale.

During the Civil War, the Union Army was good at breaking the Confederate Army’s field cyphers and getting their secret codes.

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On Oct. 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown raided Harpers Ferry in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt.

A daring raid launched to recover or destroy a captured ship 212 years ago marks one of the first US overseas military operations.

Marine scout snipers are some lethal dudes, capable of sending lead downrange with great accuracy. Here's what makes them so deadly.

These outstanding athletes left their sports careers behind to serve their country.

Manchester today not only has a square named after President Abraham Lincoln, but erected a statue to him, which sits in Lincoln Square.

On Oct. 15, 1863, the CSS Hunley, the world’s first successful combat submarine, sank. For the second time…and also not the last.

Only one American Air Force pilot holds the distinction of a confirmed air-to-space kill in a F-15 fighter jet.

Airman Hilliard A. Wilbanks grabbed his M16 and assumed the close air support role with it. He would earn the Medal of Honor.

After WWII, President Truman decided to resupply Berlin by air. The result was a massive airlift campaign known as the Berlin Airlift.

There are troops that you always want to have your back: the cooks, the medics, and whoever happens to be repeating this saying.

On Oct 14. 1947, U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the X-1, a rocket plane nicknamed “Glamorous Glennis”.

Russia is once again testing its very stupid nuclear-powered cruise missile. The Burevestnik is a boondoggle if there ever was one.

Ukraine's thermobaric drone payloads let it compete against a leader in the weapon type and obliterate bunkers and trench fortifications.

A lot of shooters have been wondering, will 5.7x28 replace 9mm? And it’s a good question. It’s an old one, but still viable.

In 1970, the Soviet Union started asking around about whether or not anyone would really care if they launched a nuclear war against China.

For Purple Heart recipients the questions can be quite invasive, soliciting detail when a relationship has not been established.

The Purple Heart is one of the most distinguished awards. Receiving the Purple Heart means being wounded or killed while fighting the enemy.