Category: Military

You might be very surprised to find out that when Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night in 1777 he wasn’t really depriving his own men of anything. Christmas was all but banned by law in the thirteen colonies at the time. But he still used the holiday to his military advantage against the Hessians.

Home for Christmas is the dream of every U.S. service member serving in uniform since the Civil War.

Recent developments point to how the USS Connecticut collided with a sea mount in October. It relates to how the Navy treated her commanding officer, executive officer and Chief of the Boat.

Faced with advanced weaponry during the Vietnam war, the Viet Cong’s solution against the US army’s sophisticated weapons was made up in part of booby traps made from bamboo sticks, recovered mines and bombs and even single rounds of ammunition.

China is building new military installations along its border with India in a region with a history of clashes between the two countries.

Beer tastes best when you’re with good company. What lengths are you willing to go through to drink a can of beer with your friends? Read the story of how John “Chick” Donohue pulled off the greatest Beer Run in history.

Israel has been bombing targets in Syria for decades that it perceives as a threat to its own security. Most famously, their 2007 raid that destroyed a North Korean-built nuclear reactor in Deir al-Zour province. A story in the Washington Post now claims that Israeli aircraft have made repeated strikes on chemical weapons productions and storage facilities within Syria.

Sometimes, you just have to do what it takes to survive, even when it means you have to wear a urine mask.

The Takuba Special Operations Task Force, comprised of French Special Operations troops has killed a key leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) for his part in the murders of six civilian aid workers and two guides in Niger in 2020.

The Pentagon’s restatement of its policy regarding extremism in the ranks contains clarifications on social media and commanding officer discretion in handling these situations. This should prevent the policy from being used to conduct a witch hunt of service members merely suspected of being extremists.

With millions of people killed in the Vietnam War, it is not surprising that some of these restless souls still roam the earth. Here are three Vietnam War ghost stories to chill your bones, including a bizarre tale of the Tunnel Rats and the Cave Temple of the Octopus Goddess.

Have you ever wondered what Oscar-Tango-Mike means? Knowing the NATO Phonetic Alphabet can answer that for you.