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How US special operators use a Vietnam War-era method to get into and out of dangerous spots quickly

March 18, 2021

During the Vietnam War, US commandos developed an insertion and extraction method that is still used today. Now, with conflict in Southeast or East Asia a growing prospect, its an increasingly relevant but still risky method. See more stories on Insider’s business page. During the Vietnam War, American commandos developed an insertion and extraction method … Continued

This video shows how the US military delivers tanks at 150 mph (and it’s nuts)

March 5, 2021

By Logan Nye

During the Cold War, the U.S. faced the very real possibility they’d have to rush masses of troops to the front line but wasn’t sure where the front line would open up. While the more obvious places like the Fulda Gap or Checkpoint Charlie had tro…

How the Space Force could conduct an airborne assault on the moon

April 29, 2020

By Logan Nye

Look, we all hope that Space Rangers will be elite, Buzz Lightyear-types but with tattoos and lethal weapons instead of stickers and blinking lights. But if they’re going to be Buzzes, they have to learn to fall with style. And in the U.S. military…