The Pic of the Day: Airmen and firemen

The Pic of the Day: Airmen and firemen

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adrianna Hopkins, 312th Training Squadron instructor, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, and Senior Airman Christian Hibner, 7th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, Dyess AFB, Texas, participate in a burn exercise at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, October, 2018. The 52nd FES Airmen stay mission ready through the COVID-19 pandemic with consistent training to […]

The Pic of the Day: Monitoring air traffic from the inside of a battleship

The Pic of the Day: Monitoring air traffic from the inside of a battleship

Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Ronnie Bullard, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), observes flight patterns May 7, 2020. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet in support of naval operations to help ensure […]

The Pic of the Day: Nice wheels, mate

The Pic of the Day: Nice wheels, mate

British Soldiers, assigned to the Legion Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Light Dragoons, conduct a reconnaissance exercise during NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland mission in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, May 6, 2020. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and […]

Brandon Webb: Why I joined the Navy SEAL Teams

Brandon Webb: Why I joined the Navy SEAL Teams

When I was 16, my father and I had a huge argument which resulted in my leaving home. I don’t remember what I said that finally set him off, but whatever it was, it brought to an end not only my trip with my family but also my life with my family. Suddenly my dad […]

The Pic of the Day: French commandos carry their fallen

The Pic of the Day: French commandos carry their fallen

On May 11, 2019, French naval commandos carried out a hostage rescue operation in Burkina Faso. Four men, including one American, had been captured by terrorists. During the operation, two French operators were killed: Petty Officer First Class Cedric de Pierrepont, age 32, and Petty Officer First Class  Alain Bertoncello, age 27. All the hostages […]

A Navy SEAL’s top 5 post-apocalyptic books that should be films

A Navy SEAL’s top 5 post-apocalyptic books that should be films

This article was written by Frumentarius and originally published on Sandboxx. If you are strange like me, and dealing with today’s pandemic-saddled world by devouring novels, television shows, and movies about the apocalypse, pandemics, and post-apocalyptic existence, then you have probably come across these five novels. All five describe either the threat of human extinction […]

Jacob Sotak: Why I Enlisted in the United States Army

Jacob Sotak: Why I Enlisted in the United States Army

Editor’s note: What a better way to celebrate the Military Appreciation Month than with some “Why I Joined” stories? I was skipping class the morning of September 11th.  It was three days after my 17th birthday and I was a cocksure senior with a buddy who had a car. I was making my way to […]

The Pic of the Day: Some mortar action for the Monday blues

The Pic of the Day: Some mortar action for the Monday blues

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the Hammer Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, fire a 120mm high explosive mortar round from a Stryker Mortar Carrier Vehicle during NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland mission in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, May 5, 2020. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent […]

The Pic of the Day: Marines FARPing their helicopters

The Pic of the Day: Marines FARPing their helicopters

Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 conduct forward arming and refueling point training, at Ie Shima Okinawa, Japan, April 29, 2020. The FARP is designed to provide fuel and ordinance necessary for highly mobile and flexible helicopter and fixed-wing operations.

The Pic of the Day: Greet the weekend like these Afghan civilians

The Pic of the Day: Greet the weekend like these Afghan civilians

The weekend is right around the corner. Relax and have some fun. Don’t worry, the imminent destruction of our civilized world by World War 3/The Pandemic/Aliens will be still there on Monday. Afghan men rest on the back of their wheelbarrows in a Kabul, Afghanistan, intersection on April 29, 2020.