There was a time when the only Westerners who sported tattoos were sailors.
Tattoos in Western culture can be traced back to Captain James Cook’s visit with the Maori people in the 1700s. His crew decided to get them as souvenirs, and …
Fire trucks can’t reach too far past the coast, and plenty of fires break out on ships and oil platforms off American shores. When the fires happen in America’s territorial waters, it often falls to America’s Coast Guard to rescue the survivors a…
Ever wonder what a day in the life of service member is like? From Confidence Course training to aerial assault FTXs, ACFTs to bonding with our Allies, here’s what it…
Wondering what a day in the life of a service member is like these days? We’ve got you covered with these dynamic examples of what it’s really like to be…
Each week, we bring you the best examples of what our military has been up to! From … to …, here’s a snapsot showing what a day in the life…
Ever wonder what a day in the life is like for our service members? Check out this week’s photos! From reenlistment ceremonies to epic Fourth of July celebrations, here’s what…
Wondering what our service members have been up to over the last week? Here’s a photo roundup highlighting everything from Marine 15ks to the latest uses of unarmed aircraft. Marine…
Each week, we find the most fantastic examples of our military at work. From at sea to on the range, here’s what it’s like to be a service member. Moody…
The Battle of Okinawa, known as Operation Iceberg by the Allies, eventually consisted of 306,000 service members assaulting fierce defenses manned by 130,000 Japanese troops and an unknown number of local civilians, including children, drafted into …
The Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers is huge – and they are some of the most powerful ships in the world.
These 9,000-ton ships are armed with a five-inch gun, two Mk 41 vertical-launch systems (with 90 to 96 cells), two…