Legendary Gemini, Apollo and shuttle astronaut John Young passes away at 87

John Young, one of the most experienced astronauts in history, passed away at the age of 87 on Friday, following complications attributed to pneumonia, according to a statement released by NASA on Saturday. Young began his historic career with NASA in 1962, when the Navy fighter pilot was among only nine chosen to carry the […]

Presidents and nukes: Bill Clinton once lost the nuclear football ‘for months’

As tensions continue to mount between the United States and North Korea, the American public has been more conscious of the president’s nuclear launch capabilities than any time since the Cold War. Those critical of the president have voiced concerns about his emotionally stability, while the president himself has even taken to making jokes about […]

Son Tay Raider SGM Joe Murray will be laid to rest today

Special Forces Sergeant Major Joe Murray passed away on December 23 and will be laid to rest today at the Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake, NC. SGM Murray spent 30 years in the service of the US Army, with the vast majority of it being as a Green Beret in the Special Forces. […]

Chuck Hagel: Serving in Vietnam — With my brother

50 years ago this month, I landed at Tan Son Nhut Airport near Saigon in the Republic of Vietnam. I recall the bus ride taking us from Travis Air Force Base in California to board the plane. The bus was full of young innocent Army privates, having no idea what awaited us in this faraway […]

Germany: 96-year-old Auschwitz guard goes to jail

Germany, Berlin—A 96-year-old former Auschwitz administrator will spend the next four years in jail for his role in the mass killings conducted at the concentration camp during WWII. Oskar Groening, AKA Auschwitz’s bookkeeper, had been responsible for collecting and counting the cash that was stripped from the death-factory’s unfortunate victims. He had received his sentence […]

Here are the 5 best US Navy pics of 2017

In many ways, the United States Navy serves as the crown jewel of U.S. foreign policy.  The largest and most powerful navy on the planet, America’s sea faring branch boasts 11 operational Nimitz and Ford class super carriers, each larger than any carrier in service to any other nation, with two more currently under construction.  […]

Here are the 5 best Marine Corps pics of 2017

The United States Marine Corps’ claim to fame has always been amphibious operations, but throughout nearly two decades of combat operations in the Global War on Terror, the Marines’ responsibilities have grown to absorb nearly every facet of war fighting.  Born in a bar, the Marine Corps was founded in Philadelphia’s Tun Tavern on 10 […]

Here are the 5 best US Air Force pics of 2017

The United States Air Force serves as America’s aerial and orbital warfare branch.  Born as a component of the U.S. Army, the Air Force diverged into its own branch on 18 September, 1947.  Since then, it has gone on to become the largest, most technological advanced air force boasted by any nation on the planet. […]

December 26, 1776, General George Washington wins the Battle of Trenton

By now everyone is aware of the famous painting of General George Washington and his ragtag starving army crossing the Delaware. They did this on Christmas Day and were en route to the Hessian garrison at Trenton, New Jersey. Washington’s bold plan to quietly and quickly surround the Hessian garrison and win a much-needed battle […]

Here are the 5 best US Army pics of 2017

As the senior military branch of the United States Armed Forces, the Army’s roots reach all the way back to the Continental Army, first established on 14 June, 1775.  The Army as we now know it, however, was born on 3 June, 1784, when the Congress of the Confederation (America’s Congress prior to the establishment […]

Nuggets of wisdom from Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill: British Prime Minister, writer and military man. His name is one of the most well-known in the United Kingdom and remains immensely popular not only throughout England, but around the world. He was undoubtedly a controversial figure, but remains one of the most well-regarded Prime Ministers in British history according to several polls. […]