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Here’s how the Cactus Air Force made all the difference at Guadalcanal

Here’s how the Cactus Air Force made all the difference at Guadalcanal Here’s how the Cactus Air Force made all the difference at Guadalcanal

By James Elphick

The last US troops left Vietnam 43 years ago today

The last US troops left Vietnam 43 years ago today The last US troops left Vietnam 43 years ago today

By Blake Stilwell

The ingenious Nazi belt buckle pistol that never made it very far

The ingenious Nazi belt buckle pistol that never made it very far The ingenious Nazi belt buckle pistol that never made it very far

By Orvelin Valle

The Coast Guard’s “Homing Pigeon” saved 126 lives on D-Day

The Coast Guard’s “Homing Pigeon” saved 126 lives on D-Day The Coast Guard’s “Homing Pigeon” saved 126 lives on D-Day

The invasion of Iraq began 13 years ago

The invasion of Iraq began 13 years ago The invasion of Iraq began 13 years ago

WWII ‘Ghost Army’ may be up for Congressional Gold Medal

WWII ‘Ghost Army’ may be up for Congressional Gold Medal WWII ‘Ghost Army’ may be up for Congressional Gold Medal

By Tracy Woodward

CENTCOM dusts off Vietnam-era aircraft to fight ISIS

CENTCOM dusts off Vietnam-era aircraft to fight ISIS CENTCOM dusts off Vietnam-era aircraft to fight ISIS

By Blake Stilwell

This is how triple-ace Robin Olds achieved his perfect victory over Vietnam

This is how triple-ace Robin Olds achieved his perfect victory over Vietnam This is how triple-ace Robin Olds achieved his perfect victory over Vietnam

By Blake Stilwell

These were America’s colorful plans for war with the rest of the world

These were America’s colorful plans for war with the rest of the world These were America’s colorful plans for war with the rest of the world

By James Elphick

Forget ‘Suicide Squad,’ this was America’s ‘Suicide Division’

Forget ‘Suicide Squad,’ this was America’s ‘Suicide Division’ Forget ‘Suicide Squad,’ this was America’s ‘Suicide Division’

5 reasons why Ronald Reagan was a great commander-in-chief

5 reasons why Ronald Reagan was a great commander-in-chief 5 reasons why Ronald Reagan was a great commander-in-chief

By Blake Stilwell

Rebels in Syria fought with rare, expensive Nazi-made rifles

Rebels in Syria fought with rare, expensive Nazi-made rifles Rebels in Syria fought with rare, expensive Nazi-made rifles

By Blake Stilwell

This battle decided which cuss words you use

This battle decided which cuss words you use This battle decided which cuss words you use

This Coast Guard hero fought with Marines for two days to hold the Japanese at Corregidor

This Coast Guard hero fought with Marines for two days to hold the Japanese at Corregidor This Coast Guard hero fought with Marines for two days to hold the Japanese at Corregidor

By Mary-Elizabeth Pratt

The Pentagon’s inside info on North Korea’s true military strength

The Pentagon’s inside info on North Korea’s true military strength The Pentagon’s inside info on North Korea’s true military strength

By Blake Stilwell

Four exotic weapons that will make you rethink ancient warfare

Four exotic weapons that will make you rethink ancient warfare Four exotic weapons that will make you rethink ancient warfare

By Stephen Carlson

18 more photos from the hellish campaign that was Iwo Jima

18 more photos from the hellish campaign that was Iwo Jima 18 more photos from the hellish campaign that was Iwo Jima

This top secret mission kept the Nazis from getting Amsterdam’s diamonds

This top secret mission kept the Nazis from getting Amsterdam’s diamonds This top secret mission kept the Nazis from getting Amsterdam’s diamonds

This Army doctor made the Panama Canal possible by killing mosquitoes

This Army doctor made the Panama Canal possible by killing mosquitoes This Army doctor made the Panama Canal possible by killing mosquitoes

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, ladies: ISIS has a ‘jihottie’ for you

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, ladies: ISIS has a ‘jihottie’ for you Just in time for Valentine’s Day, ladies: ISIS has a ‘jihottie’ for you

This ship survived 7 torpedos at Pearl Harbor and went on to help crush the Japanese

This ship survived 7 torpedos at Pearl Harbor and went on to help crush the Japanese This ship survived 7 torpedos at Pearl Harbor and went on to help crush the Japanese

These 8 TV characters would never survive in the real military

These 8 TV characters would never survive in the real military These 8 TV characters would never survive in the real military

By Lucas Wesley Snipes

The man-portable rocket launcher that could destroy a city block

The man-portable rocket launcher that could destroy a city block The man-portable rocket launcher that could destroy a city block

By Stephen Carlson

This is how close America came to having nuclear powered rockets

This is how close America came to having nuclear powered rockets This is how close America came to having nuclear powered rockets

7 military memorials that really get it right

7 military memorials that really get it right 7 military memorials that really get it right

This once-classified film was used to train American bomber pilots how to survive enemy flak

This once-classified film was used to train American bomber pilots how to survive enemy flak This once-classified film was used to train American bomber pilots how to survive enemy flak

Benedict Arnold’s crypt is now a kindergarten classroom

Benedict Arnold’s crypt is now a kindergarten classroom Benedict Arnold’s crypt is now a kindergarten classroom

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s a sneak peek at the new World War I Memorial going up in DC

Here’s a sneak peek at the new World War I Memorial going up in DC Here’s a sneak peek at the new World War I Memorial going up in DC

By Blake Stilwell

A Green Beret reported killed during the Vietnam War may have been found alive 44 years later

A Green Beret reported killed during the Vietnam War may have been found alive 44 years later A Green Beret reported killed during the Vietnam War may have been found alive 44 years later

By Blake Stilwell

Here are the five finalists competing to design the World War I Memorial

Here are the five finalists competing to design the World War I Memorial Here are the five finalists competing to design the World War I Memorial

By Blake Stilwell

WWII-era female flyers are fighting for military burial honors (and you can help)

WWII-era female flyers are fighting for military burial honors (and you can help) WWII-era female flyers are fighting for military burial honors (and you can help)

By Blake Stilwell

During World War II the NFL’s Eagles and Steelers merged into one team

During World War II the NFL’s Eagles and Steelers merged into one team During World War II the NFL’s Eagles and Steelers merged into one team

By Blake Stilwell

The Air Force had giant robots in the 1960s

The Air Force had giant robots in the 1960s The Air Force had giant robots in the 1960s

This gritty cartoon captures the valor of Marines at ‘the Frozen Chosin’

This gritty cartoon captures the valor of Marines at ‘the Frozen Chosin’ This gritty cartoon captures the valor of Marines at ‘the Frozen Chosin’

By Orvelin Valle

This WWII double agent earned highest honors from both sides

This WWII double agent earned highest honors from both sides This WWII double agent earned highest honors from both sides

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s how the super tanks of World War II ultimately proved bigger isn’t always better

Here’s how the super tanks of World War II ultimately proved bigger isn’t always better Here’s how the super tanks of World War II ultimately proved bigger isn’t always better

By Stephen Carlson

The first man to die in the Space Race cursed the USSR the whole way down

The first man to die in the Space Race cursed the USSR the whole way down The first man to die in the Space Race cursed the USSR the whole way down

By Blake Stilwell

5 of the most expensive military mega-projects of all time

5 of the most expensive military mega-projects of all time 5 of the most expensive military mega-projects of all time

By Orvelin Valle

Watch actual footage from the first Apache strikes of Desert Storm

Watch actual footage from the first Apache strikes of Desert Storm Watch actual footage from the first Apache strikes of Desert Storm

9 key facts about World War II’s ‘most dangerous man’

9 key facts about World War II’s ‘most dangerous man’ 9 key facts about World War II’s ‘most dangerous man’

By Stephen Carlson

Army veteran and filmmaker shows a different side of war in “Day One”

Army veteran and filmmaker shows a different side of war in “Day One” Army veteran and filmmaker shows a different side of war in “Day One”

By Blake Stilwell

This torpedo was WWII Japan’s other Kamikaze weapon

This torpedo was WWII Japan’s other Kamikaze weapon This torpedo was WWII Japan’s other Kamikaze weapon

By Blake Stilwell

That time Japanese soldiers cannibalized US pilots in World War II

That time Japanese soldiers cannibalized US pilots in World War II That time Japanese soldiers cannibalized US pilots in World War II

The US used this cartoon turtle to prepare kids for nuclear war

The US used this cartoon turtle to prepare kids for nuclear war The US used this cartoon turtle to prepare kids for nuclear war

This forgotten Cold War-era technology is actually alive and well

This forgotten Cold War-era technology is actually alive and well This forgotten Cold War-era technology is actually alive and well

By Orvelin Valle

The Army-Navy game has more riding on it than you think

The Army-Navy game has more riding on it than you think The Army-Navy game has more riding on it than you think

By Blake Stilwell

North Korea claims they have a hydrogen bomb and the world shrugs

North Korea claims they have a hydrogen bomb and the world shrugs North Korea claims they have a hydrogen bomb and the world shrugs

By Blake Stilwell

Was John Lennon a military wannabe?

Was John Lennon a military wannabe? Was John Lennon a military wannabe?

By Ward Carroll

The Commander-in-Chief laid out a plan to fight ISIS (and civilians are a part of it)

The Commander-in-Chief laid out a plan to fight ISIS (and civilians are a part of it) The Commander-in-Chief laid out a plan to fight ISIS (and civilians are a part of it)

By Blake Stilwell

5 epic parties troops threw when the world wars ended

5 epic parties troops threw when the world wars ended 5 epic parties troops threw when the world wars ended

Here’s how the Nazis helped Israel during the first wars against Arab states

Here’s how the Nazis helped Israel during the first wars against Arab states Here’s how the Nazis helped Israel during the first wars against Arab states

Listen to the famed “Rebel Yell” as yelled by real Civil War rebels

Listen to the famed “Rebel Yell” as yelled by real Civil War rebels Listen to the famed “Rebel Yell” as yelled by real Civil War rebels

Israel honors US soldier who defied Nazi captors: ‘We are all Jews here’

Israel honors US soldier who defied Nazi captors: ‘We are all Jews here’ Israel honors US soldier who defied Nazi captors: ‘We are all Jews here’

By Blake Stilwell

Allahu Quackbar: The internet is trolling ISIS by photoshopping them as rubber ducks

Allahu Quackbar: The internet is trolling ISIS by photoshopping them as rubber ducks Allahu Quackbar: The internet is trolling ISIS by photoshopping them as rubber ducks

By Blake Stilwell

That time those combat cameramen won an Oscar for covering the Battle of Tarawa

That time those combat cameramen won an Oscar for covering the Battle of Tarawa That time those combat cameramen won an Oscar for covering the Battle of Tarawa

By Blake Stilwell

That time the Japanese made a last-ditch plan to spread the plague in Calfornia

That time the Japanese made a last-ditch plan to spread the plague in Calfornia That time the Japanese made a last-ditch plan to spread the plague in Calfornia

By Stephen Carlson

This airman enlisted to be an accountant and instead became the first female ICBM maintainer

This airman enlisted to be an accountant and instead became the first female ICBM maintainer This airman enlisted to be an accountant and instead became the first female ICBM maintainer

By Blake Stilwell

This artist did a World War 2-Star Wars mashup and the result is intense

This artist did a World War 2-Star Wars mashup and the result is intense This artist did a World War 2-Star Wars mashup and the result is intense

By Blake Stilwell

How bad weather mixed with bad planning resulted in the Civil War’s ‘Mud March’

How bad weather mixed with bad planning resulted in the Civil War’s ‘Mud March’ How bad weather mixed with bad planning resulted in the Civil War’s ‘Mud March’

By Stephen Carlson

This Civil War guerilla sought revenge by sniping over 100 Union soldiers

This Civil War guerilla sought revenge by sniping over 100 Union soldiers This Civil War guerilla sought revenge by sniping over 100 Union soldiers

13 high-value terrorists we’ve killed or captured since 9/11

13 high-value terrorists we’ve killed or captured since 9/11 13 high-value terrorists we’ve killed or captured since 9/11

5 bad luck military events that happened on Friday the 13th

5 bad luck military events that happened on Friday the 13th 5 bad luck military events that happened on Friday the 13th

By Blake Stilwell

This Marine made history’s 5th longest sniper kill with a machine gun

This Marine made history’s 5th longest sniper kill with a machine gun This Marine made history’s 5th longest sniper kill with a machine gun

A brief history of the Berlin Wall, “the monument to Communist failure”

A brief history of the Berlin Wall, “the monument to Communist failure” A brief history of the Berlin Wall, “the monument to Communist failure”

By Blake Stilwell