History (Page 7)

Posted on Oct 4, 2022

History

Here’s the Army’s 1949 guide on how to be a well-mannered soldier

Posted on Oct 2, 2022

History

A century later, a World War I submarine has been found

Posted on Oct 2, 2022

This Marine predicted how the US would fight in the Pacific 20 years before WWII

Posted on Sep 30, 2022

Past Conflicts

How coffee helped the Union army win the Civil War

Posted on Sep 30, 2022

History

The Department of Energy had a nuclear commando task force in the 1980s that looked straight out of ‘Counter Strike’

Posted on Sep 27, 2022

History

This was the Army’s Cold War plan for a war on the Moon, and the weapons it’d use to win it

Posted on Sep 24, 2022

Gulf War

Tank warfare is still relevant, even if the Russians suck at it

Posted on Sep 23, 2022

History

A look back at the humble beginnings of morning PT in the US military

Posted on Sep 21, 2022

This Marine was nearly killed in Afghanistan. Then came the hard part

By Peter Molin

Posted on Sep 21, 2022

Air Force may need another 6 months to clear backlog of awards for Afghanistan withdrawal

Posted on Sep 20, 2022

Navy veteran held in Afghanistan for 2 years released in exchange for Taliban drug lord

Posted on Sep 19, 2022

History

The story of the ‘Davy Crockett,’ a nuclear recoilless rifle once fielded by the US Army

Posted on Sep 19, 2022

Vietnam War

What the military’s ‘missing man table’ is and what it means

Posted on Sep 16, 2022

Historical Figures

This is how the Navy decides what to name (or rename) its ships

Posted on Sep 14, 2022

‘Give ‘em hell!’ — Why a Navy aircraft carrier sports an Army-inspired battle flag

Posted on Sep 13, 2022

Lack of training, maintenance likely led to Taliban pilot crashing Black Hawk, military aviator explains

Posted on Sep 12, 2022

Gulf War

Inside the agency working to bring every missing US service member home

Posted on Sep 12, 2022

Korean War

A Marine who filmed the iconic Iwo Jima flag raising was killed on the island days later. His remains are still there

Posted on Sep 9, 2022

‘Princess Auto Mechanic’ — Here’s how Queen Elizabeth served in World War II

Posted on Sep 8, 2022

Corps official admits Marine at Trump rally was in iconic video of baby rescue at Kabul airport

Posted on Sep 8, 2022

Korean War

In a war against China, fighting in the jungle could be critical. These soldiers can teach you how

Posted on Sep 7, 2022

Gulf War

The unexpected link between the A-10 Warthog and the hit Kanye West song ‘Jesus Walks’

Posted on Sep 7, 2022

Netflix is remaking the World War I classic ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

Posted on Sep 6, 2022

Korean War

The US military needs a lot more artillery shells, rockets, and missiles for the next war

Posted on Sep 5, 2022

Why Star Wars’ Boba Fett is the ultimate Special Forces soldier

By Edward Salo

Posted on Sep 1, 2022

The Army grounds its fleet of CH-47 Chinooks, one of its oldest and most versatile aircraft

Posted on Aug 31, 2022

As Iraq reels from recent violence, it’s worth remembering that 2,500 US troops are still there

Posted on Aug 30, 2022

As the world moves on, veterans of the Afghanistan withdrawal struggle to join them

Posted on Aug 29, 2022

‘We were in shock’ — Loved ones remember Marine killed in Abbey Gate bombing one year ago

By Francisco Martinezcuello

Posted on Aug 26, 2022

History

That time the Air Force delivered a heart transplant on a supersonic bomber

Posted on Aug 26, 2022

History

The US military is still missing 6 nuclear weapons that were lost decades ago

Posted on Aug 25, 2022

A fleet of Nazi warships has risen from a drought-stricken river in Europe

Posted on Aug 23, 2022

History

Why intrusive leadership in the US military is actually a good thing

By Marcus Canady

Posted on Aug 23, 2022

Special operations vets hid a woman being hunted by the Taliban. Now comes the hard part

Posted on Aug 22, 2022

Vietnam War

Here’s our first look at the Vietnam War movie about ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’

Posted on Aug 19, 2022

‘All those people… oh my God’ — A soldier recounts the 2004 Mosul chow hall bombing

By Jeremy Fricke

Posted on Aug 19, 2022

Afghanistan left a ‘moral injury’ on American veterans. Here’s how they can start healing

By Scott Mann

Posted on Aug 18, 2022

‘Those treatments saved my life’: The veterans who turn to psychedelic treatments for PTSD healing

By Ethan E. Rocke

Posted on Aug 18, 2022

Here’s how the US military can win a war against China

By David Geaney

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

The first US destroyer sunk by enemy fire has been found after 105 years

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

This Marine wasn’t about to let his Afghan interpreter get captured by the Taliban

By Kacy Tellessen

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

History

An Air Force captain with top secret security clearance vanished. He resurfaced 35 years later

Posted on Aug 16, 2022

From Saigon to Kabul: Vietnam vets tell Afghanistan vets how to cope with anniversary of the Taliban’s victory

Posted on Aug 15, 2022

The Air Force is shuttering a pair of critical programs that trained foreign air forces in Afghanistan and beyond

By Ethan Brown

Posted on Aug 12, 2022

‘We never understood what winning meant’ — A decorated Marine Raider reflects on the fall of Kabul

By Elliot Ackerman

Posted on Aug 9, 2022

New Predator film ‘Prey’ shows why insurgencies are so hard to beat

By Daniel Johnson

Posted on Aug 9, 2022

The 82nd Airborne awarded soldiers for the Kabul evacuation, then took the medals back for now

Posted on Aug 9, 2022

Trump reportedly didn’t want wounded warriors in his military parade because it wouldn’t ‘look good’

Posted on Aug 8, 2022

A new memoir from a decorated Marine Raider captures the horrors of the Afghanistan withdrawal

By Elliot Ackerman

Posted on Aug 8, 2022

How World War II ended with a battle between sailing ships

Posted on Aug 6, 2022

World War II fighter pilot finally receives his medals after 76 years

Posted on Aug 5, 2022

‘Oh shit that’s my house’ — Iraq vet realizes Al Qaeda chief was killed while living in his old home

Posted on Aug 4, 2022

Oldest living member of historic WWII battalion of Black women receives Congressional Gold Medal

Posted on Aug 3, 2022

How did the US kill an Al Qaeda top leader despite an uneasy agreement with the Taliban? It’s complicated

Posted on Aug 2, 2022

We regret to inform you Netflix’s military romantic drama ‘Purple Hearts’ is actually good

Posted on Aug 2, 2022

History

Here’s what all those UFO sightings might be — and what the military may know

By Dan Reedy

Posted on Aug 2, 2022

Raiding Hitler’s liquor cabinet atop the Eagle’s Nest: The story behind this iconic Easy Company photo

Posted on Aug 1, 2022

The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal will no longer be a freebie

Posted on Jul 29, 2022

History

The incredible story of a daring Air Force pararescue mission in the middle of the Atlantic

Posted on Jul 29, 2022

History

The government has a guide on how to ‘obliterate’ horse carcasses with explosives

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

The story behind the ‘pickle’ button that US military pilots use to drop bombs

Posted on Jul 27, 2022

History

How the Navy trains sailors aboard its oldest ship