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Santa Claus poses in front of multinational aircraft during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force, Guam, Dec. 14, 2024. Events like OCD 2024 allow participating nations an opportunity to provide assistance to remote populations while also offering the ability to maintain preparedness for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Adasha Williams)

How a B-29 bomber crew accidentally created an Air Force holiday

By Adam Gramegna

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The bittersweet story behind the Christmas Truce of 1914

By Brittany Sulc

Triple Nickles: A C-47 carries parachutists of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion to the scene of a remote fire in Wallowa forest, Oregon. (National Archives)

America’s first all-Black paratrooper unit protected American civilians during World War II

By Daniel Tobias Flint

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Afghanistan War

4 Royal Marines strapped themselves to attack helicopters and rode into a Taliban compound

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‘MAS*H’ made television history while keeping Korean War history alive

By Daniel Tobias Flint

National Guard Soldiers of the 165th Infantry (formerly the 69th Regiment, New York National Guard) prepare to move forward with weapons at the ready during an attack at Landres-et-St. Georges in October 1918. The 165th Infantry fought as part of the 42nd “Rainbow” Division during St. Mihiel in September and Meuse-Argonne in October, part of the American Expeditionary Force 100 days offensive that brought an end to World War I.

When Patton met MacArthur in the mud of St. Mihiel

By Daniel Tobias Flint

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3 Stories from the Battle of the Bulge you won’t see in ‘Band of Brothers’

By Adam Gramegna

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Nazi sabotage teams were captured infiltrating the US during World War II

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Five men in military uniforms and caps stand together in front of an aircraft. They appear to be airmen, wearing light-colored shirts with insignia and dark belts, with some having pilot wings on their chests. The photo is black and white, suggesting it is historical.

These pilots fought back during the attack on Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

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The ‘One Man Air Force’ took on dozens of enemy fighters even after his guns ran dry

By Friedrich Seiltgen

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‘Ramage’s Rampage’ saw a World War II sub sink 5 ships in 40 minutes

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100-year-old Marine reunited with tank he drove on Iwo Jima

By Miguel Ortiz

A-10 Pilot's Coloring Book

The A-10 training guide from the 1970s was a hilarious coloring book

By Blake Stilwell

The Night Stalkers' memorial service display for Operation Red Wings in Bagram, Afghanistan.

Afghanistan War

Operation Red Wings through the eyes of the Night Stalkers

Joshua Skovlund Coffee Or Die

Gun Trucks of Vietnam: The Untouchable

The Gun Trucks of Vietnam: How US soldiers transformed cargo vehicles into fighting machines

Matt Fratus Coffee Or Die

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The CIA secretly created an undetectable ‘heart attack gun’

By Blake Stilwell

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A secret Cold War unit was the basis for today’s special operations

By Blake Stilwell

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Some US troops reportedly saw Bigfoot in Vietnam

By Blake Stilwell

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US troops pretended to be vampires and ghosts to scare the hell out of communists

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4 creepy ghost stories from the Vietnam War

By Blake Stilwell