Citadel ROTC Cadet Presented Award By Last Living SC Member of 1st Special Service Force

During an awards presentation for Citadel cadets, Cadet First Sergeant Neal Bultman, a senior political science major from Walker Michigan received the MG Robert T. Frederick Leadership Award. He attends the college on an ROTC scholarship. The Citadel sends about a third of its graduates every year to the armed services as commissioned officers after […]

U.S. Strategic Command makes a case for modernizing nukes to prevent bloodshed

Air Force General John E. Hyten, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, spoke at the Military Reporters and Editors annual meeting on Friday, taking the opportunity to address the importance of modernizing America’s nuclear arsenal. According to the General, the United States already possesses “about the right numbers” of nuclear warheads, but the outdated technology we’re […]

The night America went to war with ghosts above the city of Los Angeles

December 7th, 1941 saw the Japanese attack on America’s Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and as President Franklin D. Roosevelt would later opine, it was indeed a day that would live on in infamy.  The events of that day, and the tumultuous war the attack led America to enter, have been the subject of […]

Classic bolt action rifles: The M1903 Springfield Rifle

Growing up in the 2000s, there was no shortage of World War II shooter style video games. There were plenty of awesome weapons that I gained a passing familiarity for, but my favorite digital weapon of choice was the 1903 Springfield. Time has passed and I have gained a lot of real life trigger time, […]

Watch: Marine veterans recreate WWII challenges with a live-fire range

Serving in the military instills a real sense of pride in many veterans. It’s not just the things you accomplished or the good you did while in uniform, but the understanding that you helped carry a torch passed to you by the previous generation. Your uniform, your title, even many of the challenges you face can […]

Recently unearthed WWII essay by Winston Churchill posits that alien life exists

Winston Churchill, an officer in the British Army, Nobel laureate, and two-time UK Prime Minister solidified his place in history as the leader of the British people throughout the majority of World War II.  His unrelenting refusal to give in to the enemy and storied wit (accompanied with occasional drunken antics) have long been the […]

The Navy SEALs lose a legend: Dick Lyon, first SEAL Admiral

Retired Rear Admiral (SEAL) Richard “Dick” Lyon, called an “icon and legend” within the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) community by the current commander of Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC), Rear Admiral (SEAL) Tim Szymanski, passed away on February 3, 2017.  Lyon was 93 and passed after a short illness.  He is survived by his widow […]

Remembering Aviation & Space Legend John Glenn

Are you old enough to remember the pride that the country felt when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth? It was overwhelming at the time. Gaining world fame as one of the original seven NASA astronauts was just one of many accomplishments in his remarkable life. Glenn quit college after the […]

Hacksaw Ridge: A movie about one of the most unlikely Medal of Honor recipients

During the Pacific Campaign of WWII, Desmond Doss, a U.S. Army Medic in the 307th infantry, 77th Infantry Division single-handedly saved over 50 men during the Battle of Okinawa, a battle that the Japanese dubbed “Rain of Steel” because of the ferocity of fire. And he did it without carrying any weapon to defend himself. […]

OSS Award on backburner pending new rules

Recent coverage around the OSS award has become widespread. The Washington Post repoted that the “Bill that would honor World War II’s secret commandos can’t seem to pass in Congress.” A great many are outraged, unsure, and making assumptions as to why. However, the reasons are more pragmatic and less vindictive. People aren’t entirely sure […]