The Unpleasant Experience of Meeting the Airborne Test Platoon
Eager to show the Airborne Test Platoon veterans that airborne training was still tough, the “Black Hats” smoked us like cheap cigars.
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“Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan” Review, Netflix Hits on Underreported History
Netflix’s new series does a superb job of blending battle recreations with beautiful, historically thoughtful depictions of Samurai in Japan.
Thirty Years Later, There Are Still No Answers for Gulf War Syndrome
It is estimated that 250,000 veterans of Operation Desert Storm suffer from Gulf War Syndrome. Thirty years on and there is still no cure.
Colombian Military Launches New “Elite” Unit to Counter Narcos, Rebels
Columbian President Ivan Duque has announced CONAT, an elite unit for “subduing, beating and subjecting” narcos, rebels and drug traffickers.
Navy SEAL Mayor of New York City? Move Over Yang. Top Four Things I’d Do to Right the City If Elected
New York City is changing rapidly and someone needs to stop the mass exodus before the demographic shift creates permanent issues.
February 23, 1945, Marines Raise the Flag on Mount Suribachi
On February 23, 1945, one of the most iconic pictures in military history was taken when the Marines raised the U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima.
That Time Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady Was Bitten by a Military Dog
“I could feel the cut. Obviously, I couldn’t say anything because I was with the toughest guys in the world. So I just sucked it up,” Brady said.
The Message Hidden in the Super Bowl Trifecta Flyover
Sunday night’s Super Bowl might have been a bust, but the historic trifecta flyover was a strong message to our enemies hidden in plain sight.
The Slow Death of Facebook and the “Woke” Police. Total Loss of Neutrality
The dominoes have begun to fall, and Facebook — which should have remained neutral — will soon be in a fight to stay alive.
Remembering 1LT George Sisler, MACVSOG, Medal of Honor
Lt. Sisler grabbed grenades and charged into the teeth of the enemy assault, singlehandedly breaking it up and forcing the enemy to retreat.
Sex Traffickers Descending on Florida Ahead of the Super Bowl
It’s not the Super Bowl that causes sex trafficking to flourish; rather, it creates the conditions. Sex trafficking is by its nature nomadic.
You May Have Been Identified as an Extremist Within the Ranks and Had no Idea
The DoD is scrambling to cut out any links to extremism in the ranks — actual or imagined — in the wake of SecDef Austin’s stand down.
