A dose of history: Robert Peary and Matthew Henson

The old methods of exploration — seeking out uncharted territories, risking life and limb to brave new terrain, indigenous people and unknown wildlife — have all seemed to fade into the past. Cartographers aren’t hand-drawing maps from memory and cutting through lush jungles with machetes as much anymore. Although, it could be argued that every […]

The Iceman Cometh: America’s secret Cold War nuke base beneath the ice

The cold war brought about some incredible technological advancements on both American and Soviet fronts.  Things that make our way of life today possible were once inventions intended to keep us one step ahead of the reds.  Indeed, we have our decades long staring match with communism to thank for things like Dynamic Random Access […]

From The Cockpit: RDAF F-16s over Greenland

We never tire of watching our military friends in action, be it of a door gunner on a Huey or a C-130 driver playing follow the leader in Alaska. Not surprisingly some of our favorites though, are of fast jets in action. Who doesn’t love that? During a 2014 detachment to Thule Air Base on […]