Featured in accidentsBYMiguel OrtizMay 23, 2023ShareThis Civil War soldier survived the worst maritime disaster in US historyJohn Harrison Simpson was just 16 when he enlisted. This Civil War soldier later survived the worst maritime disaster in US history. BYMiguel OrtizMay 23, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyApr 12, 2023ShareA fighter pilot shot his own fuel tanks mid-flight over KoreaIn 1952, Korean War fighter pilot Lt. Col. A.J. D’Amario took off from an airstrip at Suwon, Korea in a… BYTeam MightyApr 12, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyDec 27, 2021ShareThe 4 deadliest submarine accidents in historyIt takes a special kind of sailor to work aboard a submarine, especially the modern, nuclear-powered submarines that can spend… BYTeam MightyDec 27, 2021ShareBYTeam MightyMay 2, 2023ShareToday in military history: German airship Hindenburg crashesOn May 6, 1937, the German airship Hindenburg burst into flames while attempting to moor after a trans-Atlantic flight. Billed… BYTeam MightyMay 2, 2023ShareBYCoffee Or DieApr 19, 2021Share4,000 volts, a dying man and the kiss of lifeEvery April, many Americans join energy cooperatives and utilities across the US in celebrating National Lineworker Appreciation Day. Roughly 114,930 lineworkers work… BYCoffee Or DieApr 19, 2021ShareBYTeam MightyApr 1, 2021ShareThe mysterious disappearance of an EC-47 crew during the Vietnam WarIn the early morning of Feb. 5, 1973, a USAF EC-47 was shot down over Laos. The plane, callsign Baron… BYTeam MightyApr 1, 2021ShareBYGeorge HandApr 29, 2020ShareWhat happens when door breaching goes explosively wrongMaster Sergeant George Hand US Army (ret) was a member of the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, The Delta Force. He is a now a master photographer, cartoonist and storyteller. Five… four… three… two… one — BYGeorge HandApr 29, 2020ShareBYHarold C. HutchisonSep 12, 2019ShareHow the Navy tried to prevent accidents 60 years agoFor a long time, the Navy has been trying to reduce the frequency of accidents — and it’s easy to see why. The recent collisions involving the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and USS Fitzgera… BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 12, 2019ShareBYThe AviationistApr 16, 2018ShareAn F-22 pilot makes a gear-up belly landing after losing powerA U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 3rd Air Force Wing at Elmendorf Air Force has been involved in an incident at NAS Fallon in western Nevada. The aircraft has been shown in photos posted to social media laying on the runway with the landing gear… BYThe AviationistApr 16, 2018ShareBYBusiness InsiderApr 10, 2018ShareThe possible connection between defense cuts and deadly accidentsA staggering report from the Military Times concludes that accidents involving all aircraft of the US military rose 40% between the 2013 and 2017 fiscal years, and that those accidents resulted in the deaths of at least 133 service members. Th… BYBusiness InsiderApr 10, 2018Share
BYMiguel OrtizMay 23, 2023ShareThis Civil War soldier survived the worst maritime disaster in US historyJohn Harrison Simpson was just 16 when he enlisted. This Civil War soldier later survived the worst maritime disaster in US history. BYMiguel OrtizMay 23, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyApr 12, 2023ShareA fighter pilot shot his own fuel tanks mid-flight over KoreaIn 1952, Korean War fighter pilot Lt. Col. A.J. D’Amario took off from an airstrip at Suwon, Korea in a… BYTeam MightyApr 12, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyDec 27, 2021ShareThe 4 deadliest submarine accidents in historyIt takes a special kind of sailor to work aboard a submarine, especially the modern, nuclear-powered submarines that can spend… BYTeam MightyDec 27, 2021Share
BYTeam MightyMay 2, 2023ShareToday in military history: German airship Hindenburg crashesOn May 6, 1937, the German airship Hindenburg burst into flames while attempting to moor after a trans-Atlantic flight. Billed… BYTeam MightyMay 2, 2023Share
BYCoffee Or DieApr 19, 2021Share4,000 volts, a dying man and the kiss of lifeEvery April, many Americans join energy cooperatives and utilities across the US in celebrating National Lineworker Appreciation Day. Roughly 114,930 lineworkers work… BYCoffee Or DieApr 19, 2021Share
BYTeam MightyApr 1, 2021ShareThe mysterious disappearance of an EC-47 crew during the Vietnam WarIn the early morning of Feb. 5, 1973, a USAF EC-47 was shot down over Laos. The plane, callsign Baron… BYTeam MightyApr 1, 2021Share
BYGeorge HandApr 29, 2020ShareWhat happens when door breaching goes explosively wrongMaster Sergeant George Hand US Army (ret) was a member of the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, The Delta Force. He is a now a master photographer, cartoonist and storyteller. Five… four… three… two… one — BYGeorge HandApr 29, 2020Share
BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 12, 2019ShareHow the Navy tried to prevent accidents 60 years agoFor a long time, the Navy has been trying to reduce the frequency of accidents — and it’s easy to see why. The recent collisions involving the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and USS Fitzgera… BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 12, 2019Share
BYThe AviationistApr 16, 2018ShareAn F-22 pilot makes a gear-up belly landing after losing powerA U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 3rd Air Force Wing at Elmendorf Air Force has been involved in an incident at NAS Fallon in western Nevada. The aircraft has been shown in photos posted to social media laying on the runway with the landing gear… BYThe AviationistApr 16, 2018Share
BYBusiness InsiderApr 10, 2018ShareThe possible connection between defense cuts and deadly accidentsA staggering report from the Military Times concludes that accidents involving all aircraft of the US military rose 40% between the 2013 and 2017 fiscal years, and that those accidents resulted in the deaths of at least 133 service members. Th… BYBusiness InsiderApr 10, 2018Share