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Benjamin Kibbey

Benjamin Kibbey
Officer Candidate School (OCS) class 01-20 candidates stand by to be inspected at Officer Training Command (OTCN) in Newport, Rhode Island on Sept. 18, 2019. (Photo by Darwin Lam/U.S. Navy)

US Navy Hair Guidelines and Other Post-Pandemic Changes

Navy Nov 15
Jamie Farr, who played Cpl. Maxwell Klinger in the television show "M*A*S*H*", meets members of the crew of attack submarine USS Norfolk (SSN 714). (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Roadell Hickman/U.S. Navy)

Jamie Farr: The Veteran Who Became an Icon of the Hit Series M*A*S*H*

Entertainment Nov 04
Service members and veterans speak to employers at the Hiring Our Heroes career summit Sept. 16, 2021, at the Elkhorn Conference Center. (Photo by Spc. Scyrrus Corregidor)

Answering the Protected Veteran Question on Job Applications

Veteran Culture Nov 03
Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth in "Once Upon a Time in Holywood." (Photo by Andrew Cooper/Everrett Collection via Columbia Pictures)

Cliff Booth, the Badass Stuntman, Was Inspired by These 2 Men

Entertainment Nov 01
Members of the R.O.C. Army's 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion practice small boat operations at an indoor training center. (Office of the President, Republic of China)

Taiwan Special Forces Have Been Working With US Troops, but Who Are They?

Special Operations Oct 31
Molotov cocktails used by protesters in Thailand, May 2010 (Wikimedia Commons)

Molotov Cocktails: Weaponized Fire in its Most Basic Form

Weapons Oct 12
Two U.S. Department of State CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters carrying U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan P. Michael McKinley and members of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul prepare to land at Tactical Base Gamberi, February 11, 2015. (Photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris, U.S. Army)

Kabul Evacuation Helicopters Had Saigon Ties

Aviation Aug 28
The Glock 17 Gen 5: Building On a History of Success

The Glock 17 Gen 5: Building On a History of Success

Firearms Aug 17
Soldiers from across the 25th Infantry Division and U.S. Army Hawaii test their proficiency in basic infantry and Soldier tasks in the hopes of earning the Expert Infantryman Badge or the Expert Soldier Badge. The Expert Infantryman Badge is reserved for Soldiers possessing military occupational specialties of infantryman or special forces while the Expert Soldier Badge is open to the remainder of Soldiers aside from medics. (Photo by Spc. Jessica Scott/U.S. Army)

Army Badges, You Can’t Really Have Enough of Them

Army Aug 12
As Overseas Wars Wind Down, Will US Urban Warfare Skills Degrade?

As Overseas Wars Wind Down, Will US Urban Warfare Skills Degrade?

Military Aug 10
A group of Warm Spring Apache scouts. The current crossed-arrows insignia of U.S. Army Special Operations traces its lineage to the Native American Scouts enlisted following the Civil War. (Wikimedia)

The Most Secret Units in US Military History

Military History Aug 09
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Randall Hoffman, Fires the M1 Garand rifle during the Hearst Doubles Match at Camp Perry Ohio July 31, 2018. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Yamil Casarreal/USMC)

The M1 Garand: A Battlefield Icon That Changed History

Firearms Aug 01