Jesse Beckett

Jesse Beckett is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Jesse Beckett:

Oops! Metal Detectorist Attempted to Sell Live WWII-Era Incendiary Bomb on eBay

British soldier walking by a bomb disposal truck

British metal detector hobbyist Mark Williams, 51, discovered a live World War II-era German incendiary bomb with his metal detector in Southampton, England, and later…

Last Surviving Marine Of The USS Indianapolis Has Passed Away Aged 96

Edgar Harrell, a 96-year-old veteran marine and last living Marine of the USS Indianapolis has passed away at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Clarksville,…

USS Constitution Sails Again After More Than A Year

USS Constitution is tugged through the Boston harbor.

The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented us all from living our normal lives, including Old Ironsides. This 220-year-old ship hasn’t left her berthing since October 2019,…

Aerial Porter Exoskeleton Makes Work at Travis AFB Easier and Less Dangerous

Airman 1st Class Xaviar Archangel and Airman 1st Class Kyle Sunderman lifting boxes while wearing Aerial Porter Exoskeletons

Travis Air Force Base, California is the test site for a new futuristic exoskeleton that aims to reduce injuries and make the work of service…

‘Pogs’ To Be Phased Out As Currency In Base Stores

pogs used as "gift certificates" on military bases

Pogs, a paper currency that has been in use by troops on overseas bases since 2001 is being phased out in line with the U.S.…

How The Pentagon Is Keeping Tabs On Extremism Within The Ranks

phone displaying Twitter logo on box that says handle with care

The Intercept has reported that they have reviewed information within Pentagon documents that indicates the Department of Defense is planning on monitoring its service members’…

Thunderbirds Aerial Display Team Name New Commander

aerial shot of the thunderbirds, with portrait of Lt. Col. Elliott

The United States Air Force Thunderbirds display squadron has a new commander for the 2022 and 2023 season, Lt. Col. Justin Elliott. The new leader…

World’s First Modern Submarine HMS D1 Identified In the English Channel

HMS D1 at sea

Divers have discovered a historically valuable submarine wreck on the seafloor of the English Channel, close to the coast of Devon. This 112-year-old British vessel,…

America’s First Female Cryptanalyst Is Having a Ship Named In Her Honor

USCGC Hamilton (WMSL-753) at sea + Elizebeth Smith Friedman standing outside her front door

Mississippi shipbuilder Ingalls Shipbuilding has begun work on a new Legend-class cutter for the US Coast Guard. This new National Security cutter (NSC) is named…

Taylor Bye Belly-Landed Her A-10 Warthog After Its Landing Gear Failed

Taylor Bye holding her Air Combat Command Airmanship Award

Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot Capt. Taylor Bye was awarded the Air Combat Command Airmanship Award for safely belly-landing her aircraft without a canopy…

The Future, Today – Why Lasers Are the Next Big Thing for the US Army

US Army soldier manning an M-SHORAD Stryker light armored vehicle

Lasers, a technology that’s been the focus of sci-fi gadgetry for years, should soon be making their way into the hands of US Army troops…

D-Day Reenactment Canceled Over Health And Safety Concerns

Flooded road, car park and part of the golf coarse at Braunton Burrows, circa 2014.

One of the U.K.’s largest D-Day reenactments set to take place in June 2021 has been canceled over health and safety fears of “blown sand”…