coffee

Jul 26, 2022

Old Salt Coffee promises sea-story nostalgia and a really good cup of joe

Coffee has long been a part of American military culture. For sailors in the last century, a good cup of…

Jul 26, 2022

Mar 18, 2022

This is why instant coffee is the best coffee for troops

Instant coffee has been in high demand since its invention due to its convenience and affordability. Not so many things…

Mar 18, 2022

Nov 21, 2021

The highly caffeinated life of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the chain-smoking D-Day mastermind who became president

There are a lot of benefits one can get from drinking coffee. Studies show the right amount of coffee can lower your risk of Parkinson’s disease and Type 2 diabetes. It also has a

Nov 21, 2021

BYAnnette Whittenberg

Nov 13, 2021

4 small, veteran owned coffee companies you need to try

So you need a cup of coffee. Often, we rush into the store, grab the brand that we are used…

BYAnnette Whittenberg

Nov 13, 2021

BYBethaney Phillips

May 26, 2021

Coffee alternatives that were used during the Civil War

“Nobody can soldier without coffee.” This is a statement written in the New York Times outlining just how important Joe…

BYBethaney Phillips

May 26, 2021

Apr 29, 2021

4 health benefits of drinking the coffee in your MREs

Besides water, coffee is the most popular drink in the entire world. Countless people from around the globe wake up every morning to a beautiful cup of the brewed beverage and drink it to get that critical morning boost. Now, when a service me…

Apr 29, 2021

Mar 24, 2021

This is why coffee machines are banned in the Combat Operations Center

The Marine Corps operates continuously in every clime, place, day or night. The heartbeat of the battlefield is the Combat…

Mar 24, 2021

Feb 8, 2021

Researchers: Drinking coffee might help prevent suicide, among other health benefits

Coffee gets credit for a lot of miraculous effects, whether deserved or not. It’s not going to stunt your growth,…

Feb 8, 2021

Jan 22, 2021

This is how sailors named the ‘cup of Joe’

Coffee is, without question, one of the most popular drinks in the entire world. Service members around the globe wake up every morning to enjoy a tasty cup of the brewed beverage and drink it throughout the day to get a critical mid-day boost.

Jan 22, 2021

Dec 16, 2020

This Green Beret’s coffee company is brewing up something extraordinary

One Green Beret is changing the narrative for veteran-owned businesses. De Espresso Liber is more than just a coffee company,…

Dec 16, 2020

BYRachel Carpenter

Nov 11, 2020

How a USAF veteran turned a coffee truck into a community

Watching Joe Real and his coffee crew hustling from car to counter, drinks or tablets in hand, as they serve…

BYRachel Carpenter

Nov 11, 2020

BYJessica Evans

Oct 13, 2020

American’s favorite snacks invented by the military

Snack time is the best time. At least, that’s how it is around here. From sweet treats to crunchy mid-afternoon nosh sessions, America’s obsession with snacks is as old as America itself. Well, not quite. But many of our favorite snacks did get th…

BYJessica Evans

Oct 13, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

The revitalization of Yemen’s coffee industry

When we think of Yemen, the images that come to mind may be crude, even gruesome: bombings, dilapidated buildings, drying desserts, and bleeding citizens. It’s easy to forget that this war-torn country used to produce the vast majority of the world…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Coffee or Die’s very unbiased 2019 holiday gift guide

We don’t mean to alarm you, but Christmas is right around the corner. We know many of you are out there defending our freedoms on the streets of U.S. cities or in foreign countries, which makes it easy to lose track of the holidays. At Coffee o…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

The Boston Tea Party: How coffee became the official morning beverage of America

How does one start a revolution? It begins with a group of like-minded individuals who are bold enough to carry out an action against a superior entity, ultimately to change control of power. In the days of the American Revolution, these individuals…