Featured in pacificBYTeam MightyMar 3, 2023ShareHow a thousand retreating Japanese troops were eaten by crocodiles in BurmaThe Burma Campaign is an often overlooked front of WWII, but it’s an area filled with interesting stories and incredible… BYTeam MightyMar 3, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyFeb 28, 2023ShareThis Marine received the Medal of Honor for fighting in the air, on land and sea“In the air, on land, and sea” is an apt description of Marine Corps life. There are few Marines who… BYTeam MightyFeb 28, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyFeb 10, 2023ShareWhy the Chinese military uses ridiculously blue uniformsDespite what some of the branches seemed to believe between 2008 and 2015, camouflage in the United States military is… BYTeam MightyFeb 10, 2023ShareBYLogan NyeFeb 7, 2023ShareHow USS Laffey became the ‘ship that would not die’“Picket duty” might sound like a boring punishment or the job for the person who drew the short straw. But… BYLogan NyeFeb 7, 2023ShareBYJim FletcherJan 19, 2023ShareThe story of ‘Sledgehammer’ and the ‘Old Breed in Hell’ from WWIIReal-world battles, such as that that defined in the world wars, is indescribably brutal. It’s why only participants can truly… BYJim FletcherJan 19, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyJan 18, 2023ShareHow Japan reacted to the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-DayWhen you’re fighting a global conflict alongside two other countries, one of them get knocked out of the war, and… BYTeam MightyJan 18, 2023ShareErford Gage: From Hollywood to combat in the PacificThe stories of famous Hollywood actors putting their glittering careers on hold while they went off to fight in foreign… BYMatthew BenedettiNov 15, 2022ShareHow the battles of Attu and Kiska in Alaska set the stage for Allied victory in the Pacific“Damn American dogs, we massacre you!” a Japanese soldier screamed through the fog toward the cold, hungry and exhausted American… BYMatthew BenedettiNov 15, 2022ShareBYJessica EvansNov 14, 2022ShareThis might be the most important moment in Marine Corps aviationIn the 109 years of Marine Corps aviation, there have been significant accomplishments, happenings and many global conflicts. However, there’s… BYJessica EvansNov 14, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyOct 5, 2022ShareA US Navy destroyer once won a surface engagement with potatoesIn 1943, the USS O’Bannon was on patrol near the Solomon Islands when it came in contact with a Japanese… BYTeam MightyOct 5, 2022ShareBYHarold C. HutchisonSep 22, 2022ShareThis friendly fire incident hamstrung the P-38The P-38 Lighting was a superb long-range fighter in all theaters of the war. The plane is best known for the “Zero Dark Thirty” operation of the Pacific Theater – the shoot-down of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto by Capt. Tom Lanphier. But … BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 22, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyAug 28, 2023ShareEverything you need to know about the Battle of Midway, the ‘turning point’ of WWIIOn June 4, 1942, the Japanese fleet arrived in its attack formation. Its target was Midway Island. The Battle of Midway would follow. BYTeam MightyAug 28, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyJun 2, 2023ShareToday in military history: Battle of Midway endsOn June 7, 1942, the Battle of Midway ended, turning the tide of the war for the Americans against the Japanese in the Pacific. BYTeam MightyJun 2, 2023ShareBYDavid GroveMay 31, 2022Share5 of the most accurate military representations on screenA common gripe among those in the military is that there aren’t enough accurate representations of us in film and on television. There’s plenty of representation, sure, but “accurate” is the operative term, here — and Hollywood tends to get mo… BYDavid GroveMay 31, 2022ShareBYBethaney PhillipsMay 26, 2023ShareThis small island in the Pacific changed the course of WWIILearn about the Battle of Saipan and how it helped change the course of WWII. BYBethaney PhillipsMay 26, 2023ShareBYHarold C. HutchisonMar 7, 2023ShareThese 4 islands could be America’s unsinkable aircraft carriers in the PacificWith all the focus on the “unsinkable” carriers China is building in the South China Sea, people forget that the… BYHarold C. HutchisonMar 7, 2023Share123
BYTeam MightyMar 3, 2023ShareHow a thousand retreating Japanese troops were eaten by crocodiles in BurmaThe Burma Campaign is an often overlooked front of WWII, but it’s an area filled with interesting stories and incredible… BYTeam MightyMar 3, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 28, 2023ShareThis Marine received the Medal of Honor for fighting in the air, on land and sea“In the air, on land, and sea” is an apt description of Marine Corps life. There are few Marines who… BYTeam MightyFeb 28, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 10, 2023ShareWhy the Chinese military uses ridiculously blue uniformsDespite what some of the branches seemed to believe between 2008 and 2015, camouflage in the United States military is… BYTeam MightyFeb 10, 2023Share
BYLogan NyeFeb 7, 2023ShareHow USS Laffey became the ‘ship that would not die’“Picket duty” might sound like a boring punishment or the job for the person who drew the short straw. But… BYLogan NyeFeb 7, 2023Share
BYJim FletcherJan 19, 2023ShareThe story of ‘Sledgehammer’ and the ‘Old Breed in Hell’ from WWIIReal-world battles, such as that that defined in the world wars, is indescribably brutal. It’s why only participants can truly… BYJim FletcherJan 19, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyJan 18, 2023ShareHow Japan reacted to the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-DayWhen you’re fighting a global conflict alongside two other countries, one of them get knocked out of the war, and… BYTeam MightyJan 18, 2023Share
Erford Gage: From Hollywood to combat in the PacificThe stories of famous Hollywood actors putting their glittering careers on hold while they went off to fight in foreign…
BYMatthew BenedettiNov 15, 2022ShareHow the battles of Attu and Kiska in Alaska set the stage for Allied victory in the Pacific“Damn American dogs, we massacre you!” a Japanese soldier screamed through the fog toward the cold, hungry and exhausted American… BYMatthew BenedettiNov 15, 2022Share
BYJessica EvansNov 14, 2022ShareThis might be the most important moment in Marine Corps aviationIn the 109 years of Marine Corps aviation, there have been significant accomplishments, happenings and many global conflicts. However, there’s… BYJessica EvansNov 14, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyOct 5, 2022ShareA US Navy destroyer once won a surface engagement with potatoesIn 1943, the USS O’Bannon was on patrol near the Solomon Islands when it came in contact with a Japanese… BYTeam MightyOct 5, 2022Share
BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 22, 2022ShareThis friendly fire incident hamstrung the P-38The P-38 Lighting was a superb long-range fighter in all theaters of the war. The plane is best known for the “Zero Dark Thirty” operation of the Pacific Theater – the shoot-down of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto by Capt. Tom Lanphier. But … BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 22, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyAug 28, 2023ShareEverything you need to know about the Battle of Midway, the ‘turning point’ of WWIIOn June 4, 1942, the Japanese fleet arrived in its attack formation. Its target was Midway Island. The Battle of Midway would follow. BYTeam MightyAug 28, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyJun 2, 2023ShareToday in military history: Battle of Midway endsOn June 7, 1942, the Battle of Midway ended, turning the tide of the war for the Americans against the Japanese in the Pacific. BYTeam MightyJun 2, 2023Share
BYDavid GroveMay 31, 2022Share5 of the most accurate military representations on screenA common gripe among those in the military is that there aren’t enough accurate representations of us in film and on television. There’s plenty of representation, sure, but “accurate” is the operative term, here — and Hollywood tends to get mo… BYDavid GroveMay 31, 2022Share
BYBethaney PhillipsMay 26, 2023ShareThis small island in the Pacific changed the course of WWIILearn about the Battle of Saipan and how it helped change the course of WWII. BYBethaney PhillipsMay 26, 2023Share
BYHarold C. HutchisonMar 7, 2023ShareThese 4 islands could be America’s unsinkable aircraft carriers in the PacificWith all the focus on the “unsinkable” carriers China is building in the South China Sea, people forget that the… BYHarold C. HutchisonMar 7, 2023Share
