Past Conflicts (Page 5)

Stories that focus on America's wars, from Iraq and Afghanistan, to Vietnam, Korea, and World War I and II.

Latest in Past Conflicts

Iraq War

The real story behind how an A-10 Warthog ended up with a cow kill marking

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 10, 2023

World War II

That time a US Navy submarine got a confirmed kill on a train during WWII

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Feb 9, 2023

World War I

The F-22s that downed China’s spy balloon had call signs named for this WWI fighter ace

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Feb 6, 2023

Afghanistan War

What it was like for US troops at Kabul airport when the chaotic withdrawal began: ‘I thought I was going to die’

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 25, 2023

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US, Germany reportedly closer to providing tanks to Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 24, 2023

Afghanistan War

How airmen used a single Google Doc to save thousands of lives during Afghan airlift

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 16, 2023

World War II

This WWII OSS manual shows that being annoying at work is the best form of sabotage

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 13, 2023

Vietnam War

Former POW recalls captivity in Vietnam on New Year’s Eve 1972, months before his release

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 31, 2022

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US troops conducted 313 missions and killed 686 ISIS fighters in 2022

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

World War II

Inside ‘The Hangover Raid’ — The WWII air battle of New Year’s Day, 1945

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

Iraq War

Silent night: Christmas in Ramadi amid violent insurgency

By Joseph Bennett

Posted on Dec 28, 2022

World War I

The complicated truth about the famous ‘Christmas Truce’ of World War I

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 27, 2022

Afghanistan War

Christmas in, Christmas out: A holiday deployment story

By Brett Allen

Posted on Dec 24, 2022

Vietnam War

Remembering the ‘Christmas bombings’ of the Vietnam War’s twilight, 50 years later

By David Nelson

Posted on Dec 20, 2022

Iraq War

Navy warship USS Fallujah honors 2 of the hardest-fought battles of the Iraq War

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 14, 2022

World War II

Five hospitalized at US Army base in Germany after World War II-era bomb leaks

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 10, 2022

World War II

That time Gen. Douglas MacArthur ‘stopped’ WWII to celebrate the Army-Navy game

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 9, 2022

Afghanistan War

Afghan interpreter rescued by Marine officer denied visa to stay in US

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 8, 2022

Afghanistan War

‘Land, load ’em, go’ — How Army helicopter crews risked their lives to save 10,000 during Afghanistan evacuation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 7, 2022

World War II

How a single ship made Thanksgiving happen in Europe at the height of WWII

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 24, 2022

Afghanistan War

A matter of life and death: How this crew chief kept the planes flying during the Kabul evacuation

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 23, 2022

Afghanistan War

How the documentary ‘Retrograde’ captured the last months of the war in Afghanistan

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 22, 2022

Korean War

Korean War soldier’s remains identified after more than seven decades

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 13, 2022

Past Conflicts

This is what the US military’s first ‘DD-214’ looked like

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 11, 2022

Afghanistan War

What Americans are getting wrong about veterans

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 11, 2022

World War II

That time the Army tried to develop a missile guided by pigeons

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 7, 2022

Vietnam War

That time Air Force surgeons disarmed a ‘human bomb’ in Vietnam

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 3, 2022

Past Conflicts

The US military is still struggling to figure out social media

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 2, 2022

Afghanistan War

‘Fuck it’

By Ben Kesling

Posted on Nov 1, 2022

World War I

That time the Air Force designed a tiny fighter jet to launch from strategic bombers

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

Afghanistan War

Russia is reportedly trying to recruit former Afghan commandos to fight in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 26, 2022

Afghanistan War

Air Force to award 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 12 Bronze Stars for heroic Afghan airlift

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 21, 2022

World War II

The bizarre history of the US military’s ethnic battalions during World War II

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

Afghanistan War

‘Don’t quit’ and other lessons from a legendary Air Force PJ’s 26-year career

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

World War II

The Army’s WWII ‘ghost divisions’ had some of the best patches

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 13, 2022

World War II

Mincemeat and stewed prunes: the best and worst from the Army’s 1942 cookbook

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 11, 2022

Afghanistan War

The end of the brown beret: Air Force special ops squadron shuts down after 28 years advising allied aviators

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 10, 2022

Afghanistan War

Who gets to call themselves a ‘combat veteran’?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 10, 2022

World War II

The World War II story of the first time US military pilots encountered UFOs

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 5, 2022

Gulf War

For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 5, 2022

Afghanistan War

Lawmakers want to replace ‘thank you for your service’ with something even more meaningless

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 4, 2022

Vietnam War

Watch Air Force Thunderbirds perform their first-ever dual ‘missing man’ formation for 2 of their original pilots

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 4, 2022

World War I

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

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Sep 30, 2022

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How coffee helped the Union army win the Civil War

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 30, 2022

Gulf War

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 23, 2022

Afghanistan War

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

By Peter Molin

Posted on Sep 21, 2022

Afghanistan War

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

By David Roza

Posted on Sep 20, 2022

Afghanistan War

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 19, 2022

Vietnam War

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

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Sep 16, 2022

World War I

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

By David Roza

Posted on Sep 13, 2022

Afghanistan War

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 12, 2022

Gulf War

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

By Haley Britzky

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

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 9, 2022

World War II

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

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 8, 2022

Afghanistan War

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

By Jeff Schogol

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

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 7, 2022

Gulf War

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

By David Roza

Posted on Sep 7, 2022

World War I

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 6, 2022

Korean War

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 5, 2022

Afghanistan War

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

By Edward Salo

Posted on Sep 1, 2022

Afghanistan War

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 31, 2022

Iraq War

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 30, 2022

Afghanistan War

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

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 29, 2022

Afghanistan War

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

By Francisco Martinezcuello

Posted on Aug 26, 2022