As you progress in your military career, you find yourself struggling to maintain the era of your youth. The bones creak, the muscles ache, the skin sags and for some of us… the hair starts to go.
It is not easy going bald (trust me, I know…
Hollywood and other media like video games rarely get the military right. Despite having advisors on hand, accuracy often takes a back seat to entertainment. Things like whisper-quiet suppressors and…
On Nov. 26, 1968, United States Air Force First Lieutenant James P. Fleming rescued an Army Special Forces team in Vietnam while under heavy enemy fire. Born into a military…
Troops don’t wait for perfect conditions to get things done, and combat ops and mission training don’t get canceled by winter weather.
Here are 19 pictures that will make you thankful to be indoors.
Slosh, plop, slosh, plop. The noise my boots made with every step seemed deafening. 20 or so Iraqi Special Forces soldiers and I were doing our best to be sneaky…
Anyone who has been through a Motorpool Monday can attest to the fact that it takes a lot of time and effort to maintain military vehicles in good working order….
WWI was an interesting time for the military. Our force was still new to being centralized, and converting state-led militias into one cohesive force took time and money. At the start of WWI, the Army had a scant 127,000 soldiers with 181,000 Nation…
Like money, time is a currency. Especially in the military, your time can be taken from you in the same way that it can be given to you. When it…
During WWII, American Indian code talkers used their native languages to communicate in secret on the battlefield. At least 15 Native nations including the Navajo, Cherokee and Comanche served as…
The Second World War saw the U.S. military swell in size to an unprecedented 16,000,000 personnel. New units were constantly created to organize the behemoth force. Of course, every new…