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Sep 29, 2022

Why Brazil’s World War II force had the best unit patch

Brazil’s contribution to the Allied war effort is extraordinary but often forgotten. Though Brazil originally tried to remain neutral in the conflict, the United States eventually encouraged the country to break off relations with the Axis powers. …

BYBlake Stilwell

Sep 29, 2022

BYTeam Mighty

Aug 16, 2022

5 times using food as a weapon helped turn the tide of a battle

Napoleon is credited for saying that an Army marches on its stomach. Whether he actually said that or not is…

BYTeam Mighty

Aug 16, 2022

BYLogan Nye

Feb 8, 2023

If you think your duty station sucks try serving on ‘Snake Island’

Ilha da Queimada Grande is an island off the coast of Brazil that is more commonly known as “Snake Island.” The British navy forbids visit…

BYLogan Nye

Feb 8, 2023

BYEric Milzarski

Jan 29, 2021

Why the Brazilian Navy keeps going to an island filled with deadly snakes

Just 21 miles off the idyllic coast of Brazil sits Ilha da Queimada Grande, also known as “Snake Island.” It’s said that on every two steps of this 110-acre island is a golden lancehead, the deadliest snake in the world. Years of isolation on a …

BYEric Milzarski

Jan 29, 2021

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

3 reasons it’s hard to tell how violent the ‘most violent’ cities in the world are

The most recent ranking of the world’s most violent cities by the Mexican research group Security, Justice, and Peace again drew attention to Latin America, home to 42 of the 50 cities on the list. Latin America is indeed the most violent reg…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Feb 4, 2020

This is why the former French carrier Foch is headed for a sad scrapyard farewell

Six months ago, the Brazilian Navy announced that its aircraft carrier, NAe Sao Paolo was to be decommissioned and sent to th…

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Feb 4, 2020

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Feb 4, 2020

This is the competition for special operations experts

Who are the best commandos in the Western Hemisphere? Throw Navy SEALs, Green Berets, Rangers, Marine Force Recon, the Marine Special Operations Command, or even Air Force Special Tactics airmen into a ring and find out. Sort of. Which is…

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Feb 4, 2020

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Mar 31, 2018

Brazil’s new helicopter carrier is a British clearance sale steal

The one-of-a-kind helicopter carrier, HMS Ocean, has found a new home in the Southern Hemisphere. The Brazilian Navy has acquired the carrier and will use it to replace the French-built Clemenceau-class carrier Sao Paolo (formerly…

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Mar 31, 2018