Remembering the Men of Operation Red Wings: Seventeen Years Later

Remembering the Men of Operation Red Wings: Seventeen Years Later

I never knew the men who died on June 28th, 2005 as part of Operation Red Wings, but their loss still moved me greatly. At the time, it was the greatest one-day loss of life in the special operations community. It’s hard to fathom that was 17 years ago today.

Here Are Three Unusual Facts About the Battle of Midway You Should Know

Here Are Three Unusual Facts About the Battle of Midway You Should Know

Today we remember the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Midway on June 4-6, 1942.  In just a couple of days, this battle changed the course of the war in the Pacific.  The loss of 4 of Japan’s 6 fast fleet carriers crippled the empire’s offensive strike capability as well as their ability to provide […]

US Army Parachute Demonstration Team Causes Evacuation of US Capitol Building

US Army Parachute Demonstration Team Causes Evacuation of US Capitol Building

The Navy’s Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds get all the attention when it comes to military demonstration teams. Still, neither can claim that they once invoked a panic in Washington DC that caused the evacuation of the Capitol building. That distinction belongs (perhaps forever) to the US Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Demonstration Team.

7 US Troops Who Last Saw Beheaded Paratrooper Enrique Roman-Martinez Face Charges

7 US Troops Who Last Saw Beheaded Paratrooper Enrique Roman-Martinez Face Charges

7 United States service members from North Carolina are set to face court-martials this summer for conspiracy and other charges. The soldiers were reportedly the last ones to see US Army Human Resource Specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez before his decapitated head was found along Cape Lookout National Seashore in May 2020.