Latest History Stories
The Marine Corps’ fitness test from the 1950s wasn’t that hard
Why the Air Force uses a ‘chicken gun’ to launch bird carcasses at its own aircraft
The Army once built an underground ice fortress during the Cold War
What this retro Air Force training video gets right (and wrong) about fighting off sharks
That time the Air Force designed a tiny fighter jet to launch from strategic bombers
Russia is reportedly trying to recruit former Afghan commandos to fight in Ukraine
Healthcare, the economy, reproductive rights: what matters most to veterans in the midterm elections
This Army video shows how much Ranger School has changed in 70 years
Air Force to award 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 12 Bronze Stars for heroic Afghan airlift
The bizarre history of the US military’s ethnic battalions during World War II
We salute the USS Decatur for flying its swashbuckling battle flag in a recent exercise
‘Don’t quit’ and other lessons from a legendary Air Force PJ’s 26-year career
The Army’s WWII ‘ghost divisions’ had some of the best patches
Mincemeat and stewed prunes: the best and worst from the Army’s 1942 cookbook
The end of the brown beret: Air Force special ops squadron shuts down after 28 years advising allied aviators
Who gets to call themselves a ‘combat veteran’?
That time the military faked a vampire massacre to fight rebels
That time 200,000 US troops spent an entire war on sick call
The World War II story of the first time US military pilots encountered UFOs
For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’
Lawmakers want to replace ‘thank you for your service’ with something even more meaningless
Watch Air Force Thunderbirds perform their first-ever dual ‘missing man’ formation for 2 of their original pilots
Here’s the Army’s 1949 guide on how to be a well-mannered soldier
A century later, a World War I submarine has been found
This Marine predicted how the US would fight in the Pacific 20 years before WWII
How coffee helped the Union army win the Civil War
The Department of Energy had a nuclear commando task force in the 1980s that looked straight out of ‘Counter Strike’
This was the Army’s Cold War plan for a war on the Moon, and the weapons it’d use to win it
Tank warfare is still relevant, even if the Russians suck at it
A look back at the humble beginnings of morning PT in the US military
This Marine was nearly killed in Afghanistan. Then came the hard part
Air Force may need another 6 months to clear backlog of awards for Afghanistan withdrawal
Navy veteran held in Afghanistan for 2 years released in exchange for Taliban drug lord
The story of the ‘Davy Crockett,’ a nuclear recoilless rifle once fielded by the US Army
What the military’s ‘missing man table’ is and what it means
This is how the Navy decides what to name (or rename) its ships
‘Give ‘em hell!’ — Why a Navy aircraft carrier sports an Army-inspired battle flag
Lack of training, maintenance likely led to Taliban pilot crashing Black Hawk, military aviator explains
Inside the agency working to bring every missing US service member home
A Marine who filmed the iconic Iwo Jima flag raising was killed on the island days later. His remains are still there
‘Princess Auto Mechanic’ — Here’s how Queen Elizabeth served in World War II
Corps official admits Marine at Trump rally was in iconic video of baby rescue at Kabul airport
In a war against China, fighting in the jungle could be critical. These soldiers can teach you how
The unexpected link between the A-10 Warthog and the hit Kanye West song ‘Jesus Walks’
Netflix is remaking the World War I classic ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
The US military needs a lot more artillery shells, rockets, and missiles for the next war
Why Star Wars’ Boba Fett is the ultimate Special Forces soldier
The Army grounds its fleet of CH-47 Chinooks, one of its oldest and most versatile aircraft
As Iraq reels from recent violence, it’s worth remembering that 2,500 US troops are still there
As the world moves on, veterans of the Afghanistan withdrawal struggle to join them
‘We were in shock’ — Loved ones remember Marine killed in Abbey Gate bombing one year ago
That time the Air Force delivered a heart transplant on a supersonic bomber
The US military is still missing 6 nuclear weapons that were lost decades ago
A fleet of Nazi warships has risen from a drought-stricken river in Europe
Why intrusive leadership in the US military is actually a good thing
Special operations vets hid a woman being hunted by the Taliban. Now comes the hard part
Here’s our first look at the Vietnam War movie about ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’
‘All those people… oh my God’ — A soldier recounts the 2004 Mosul chow hall bombing
Afghanistan left a ‘moral injury’ on American veterans. Here’s how they can start healing
‘Those treatments saved my life’: The veterans who turn to psychedelic treatments for PTSD healing
Here’s how the US military can win a war against China
The first US destroyer sunk by enemy fire has been found after 105 years
This Marine wasn’t about to let his Afghan interpreter get captured by the Taliban
An Air Force captain with top secret security clearance vanished. He resurfaced 35 years later
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