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Thief Steals Dead Veteran’s Purple Heart and Trades it for a Mountain Dew

A dead veteran’s Purple Heart medal was stolen from a family’s home in North Carolina, only to be traded for a bottle of Mountain Dew.…

U.S. Marine Commander Present At Iwo Jima Dies At 102

The family of Colonel Dave Severance has announced the death of the Marine veteran at the age of 102. His death on August 2nd at…

Sentence Handed Down After Panther Tank Removed From Pensioner’s Basement

Front view of the Panther tank

A German court has handed down its sentence in the case of an 84-year-old pensioner who was found to have a host of military memorabilia…

US Navy And Marines Are Conducting The Largest Military Exercise Since The Cold War

Large Scale Navy and Marines Military Exercise - 2021

The US Navy this week has kicked off the largest military exercise since the Cold War. The exercise spans different time zones and involves a…

Warrior Finds A New Home At The Tank Museum

Warrior 2 was gifted to the Museum by Bovington’s Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) in a formal ceremony. As custodians of the nation’s most…

From The Tank Museum: Popular David Fletcher Titles Reprinted

David Fletcher's The Great Tank Scandal

The Tank Museum is meeting a surge in demand for tank-related reading material by redesigning and re-publishing a series of classic David Fletcher titles. Following…

A Marine Returns Home – Remains from a Pacific Island Have Finally Been Identified

Battle at Tarawa Identification

The remains of a Servicemember who was killed in the Pacific Theatre during WWII have been officially identified as a US Marine. The battle that…

Last Surviving Member Of Britain’s Force Benedict Mission Dies At 101

Military portrait of Eric Carter + grounded Hawker Hurricane

Former Royal Air Force pilot Eric Carter has died at the age of 101. Carter was part of the top-secret Force Benedict mission in Russia,…

Air Force Puts Retirement Plan On Hold After Congress Rejects Cuts To Older Aircraft

Clare Fitzgerald
An A-10 Thunderbolt II in the air with the wing of a KC-135 in the foreground

The United States Air Force has announced it has put its plans to move and retire a portion of its oldest aircraft on hold after…

US Withdrawal Leaves The Afghan Air Force Fixing Planes Via Zoom

Col. Salim Razmindah walks towards his aircraft to begin his mission from Kabul Airbase, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 9, 2021. The Afghan Air Force, which the U.S. and its partners has nurtured to the tune of $8.5 billion since 2010, would now be the government's spearhead in its fight against the enemy.

The ongoing withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, which according to Joe Biden will be completed by the end of August, is putting the future…

People Are Not Happy After Veterans Affairs Used A Gender-Neutral Version Of Its Motto

Clare Fitzgerald

In a recent federal document, the Department of Veterans Affairs changed the wording of its official motto. While the VA has come out to say…

Lawyers Argue Over Fines After Antique Tank Removed From Pensioner’s Basement

Five German soldiers preparing the 1943 Panther tank for loading

While most pensioners spend their retirement vacationing, there are some who prefer to dedicate their time to collecting war memorabilia. While seemingly harmless, there are…