Green Beret Awarded Soldier’s Medal After Saving Drowning Woman
Staff Sergeant Ian Tyrrel of the 5th Special Forces Group’s B Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne) was recently awarded the Soldier’s Medal at Fort Campbell in…
Britain’s New Normandy Memorial Pays Tribute To Fallen Troops
The Normandy invasion was the largest naval operation in history. Involving thousands of Allied soldiers, it was the beginning of the end for the German…
Virgin Galactic Holding Charity Raffle For Two Commercial Tickets To Space
Virgin Galactic, the spaceflight company founded by billionaire Sir Richard Branson, is raffling off two tickets for flight aboard the VSS Unity spacecraft. Individuals worldwide…
Ernie Pyle: War Correspondent and a GI’s Best Friend
Ernie Pyle was considered the foremost war correspondent in America during the Second World War. His distinctive writing style and relationships with those on the…
A Female Sailor Has Completed The Navy’s Special Warfare Training For The First Time
On July 15, 2021, the U.S. Navy held a graduation ceremony for those graduating from its intensive 37-week training course to become a Special Warfare…
Gamer Leaked Classified Information To Prove Developer Got Tank Wrong
Military game enthusiasts place a lot of stock in the authenticity of their online play, especially when it features real-life events and equipment. That was…
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion: The Unit Solely Staffed By African-American Women
In 2021, the US Senate passed a bill that would officially recognize the efforts of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. The unit, solely staffed…
The 7th Panzer Division: Germany’s Ghost Division
The German invasion of France during the middle of 1940 was swift and effective. Within a matter of months, they’d overrun the country’s defenses and…
UK Secretary Of State For Defence Pays Respects At The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier
On July 12, 2021, U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace met with U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III in Washington, D.C.…
RAF Master Bomber’s Gallantry Medals Up For Auction
The gallantry medals awarded to a Royal Air Force wing commander have come up for auction in the United Kingdom. They belonged to Sidney “Tubby”…
USS Ronald Reagan And HMS Queen Elizabeth Train Together In The Indian Ocean
The United States recently teamed up with the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to participate in training exercises in the Indian Ocean. The two-day session…
Swiss Pikemen: The Most Fearsome Medieval Mercenaries
One of the most formidable military infantries from the Middle Ages was the Swiss pikemen. Despite being a small contingent with little in the way…