The Pic of the Day: An impressive show of force

The Pic of the Day: An impressive show of force

The Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Hobart (DDG 39), left, the frigate HMAS Arunta (FFH 151), the landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Canberra (L02), the fleet replenishment vessel HMAS Sirius (O 266), the U.S. Navy forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force […]

The Pic of the Day: The Marine Corps’ tenacious mascot

The Pic of the Day: The Marine Corps’ tenacious mascot

Lance Cpl. Chesty XV, the Marine Corps mascot, participates in an evening parade at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C., July 17, 2020. The mascot has been named after the legendary Lieutenant General Chesty Puller, who received an astounding five Navy Crosses and one Army Distinguished  Service Cross during his lengthy career that spanned 3 […]

The Pic of the Day: The fight for the Coronavirus vaccine

The Pic of the Day: The fight for the Coronavirus vaccine

Scientists with the Emerging Infectious Disease branch at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research conduct studies in order to find a solution for the COVID-19 Coronavirus. The Emerging Infectious Diseases branch, established in 2018, has the explicit mission to survey, anticipate, and counter the mounting threat of emerging infectious diseases of key importance to […]

The Video of the Week: The Yemeni Rambo

The Video of the Week: The Yemeni Rambo

This video from the Yemeni Civil War allegedly depicts a Houthi rebel, carrying a wounded buddy, running through open ground for an astounding 2 minutes straight. Throughout the ordeal, government troops take potshots at the man but to no avail. This footage is testament that courage under fire knows no affiliations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=135&v=dJSqz_Pnu3Y&feature=emb_title

Military history summer reading list

Military history summer reading list

Many of us in the summer months like to sit in the sun, at the beach or at the pool, with a good book to pass the time away. And we could use some good escape from the constant bad news regarding the spread of the coronavirus.  My better half prefers murder mysteries or true […]

The Pic of the Day: Can’t live with or without you

The Pic of the Day: Can’t live with or without you

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies over the Golden Gate Bridge near San Francisco, California. \The U-2 is capable of flying at altitudes exceeding 70,000 ft. The aircraft supplements a variety of missions that enhance regional and global security support in support of U.S. and NATO allies and regional partners.  

The Pic of the Day: Exercise Lightning Forge 2020

The Pic of the Day: Exercise Lightning Forge 2020

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division work side-by-side with soldiers of the Royal Thai Army (RTA) during Exercise Lightning Forge 2020 at the Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii on July 12, 2020. Lightning Forge is an annual brigade-level training exercise that prepares units for a deployment certification exercise at the […]

The Pic of the Day: American SWCC operators and Greek Navy SEALs

The Pic of the Day: American SWCC operators and Greek Navy SEALs

U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmembers meet with Hellenic Navy SEAL operators from the Underwater Demolition Command before transiting through various locations in international water, in the Aegean Sea near Greece on July 6, 2020.

The Pic of the Day: Marines & their boats

The Pic of the Day: Marines & their boats

Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), carry a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC) during a squad competition after a small-boat exercise at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, July 7, 2020. The competition tested the Marines’ ability to maneuver the CRRCs without an engine, demonstrate safe capsize […]

The Outpost: Tense, riveting, and true, a must-see war film

The Outpost: Tense, riveting, and true, a must-see war film

Hollywood has already delved into the long war in Afghanistan by showcasing Special Operations units. The film 12 Strong, for example, portrayed the Green Berets in the war’s early days as the U.S. sent the first troops into the country to fight against the Taliban. Zero Dark Thirty was about the raid in Pakistan by […]

The Business of Drugs: A Navy SEAL & a CIA officer tackle the drug trade

The Business of Drugs: A Navy SEAL & a CIA officer tackle the drug trade

What happens when a former Navy SEAL and a former CIA officer get together and decide to study the drug trade? A splendid and gripping documentary series. The Bussiness of Drugs, which premiers today on NETFLIX, offers an original approach to the international drug trade. Created and produced by former Navy SEAL and journalist Kaj […]