The U.S. Military Destroyed Its Last Oliver Hazard Perry-Class Frigate In Explosive Fashion
On August 15, 2021, U.S. joint forces conducted coordinated, multi-domain, multi-axis, long-range maritime strikes during a sinking exercise on the decommissioned guided-missile frigate, ex-USS Ingraham.…
Climate Change Is Costing The U.S. Military Billions of Dollars. Here’s Why.
As the US still deals with the effects of Hurricane Micheal and Hurricane Florence that struck the nation in 2018, efforts are being made to…
Laos and the CIA’s “Secret War” Inside the Most Bombed Country Per Capita
Despite strategic bombing being an iconic symbol of the Second World War, Germany, nor any other European country for that matter, holds the title for…
A Comrade’s Betrayal Led to Richard Fitzgibbon Jr.’s Death In Vietnam
The official start of the Vietnam War varies. Some view 1887 as the start, when France colonized Vietnam and renamed it French Indochina, or 1946,…
Little Willie: The World’s Oldest Preserved Tank Prototype
Virtually all militaries around the world today field some type of tank, or a variation of one for certain tasks. No matter what vehicle this…
Munitionettes: The Women Who Stepped Up to Build Munitions During World War I
As World War I raged on, the British government ran low on both soldiers and munitions. While conscription rectified the troop shortage, it only fueled…
Milton L. Olive III: The First Black Soldier to Receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War
Milton L. Olive III came from humble beginnings, bouncing between Chicago and his grandparents’ farm in Mississippi. Despite his ordinary upbringing, Olive would prove to…
Army Lieutenant General Receives Fourth Star And Becomes Second Female Combatant Commander in History
On Wednesday, the US Senate unanimously voted to promote Lieutenant General Laura J. Richardson to the rank of four-star general and become the next commander…
The Items Found In Abraham Lincoln’s Pockets On the Night He Was Assassinated
US President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth, a moment that has immortalized the country’s 16th president. The assassination…
The Russian Woodpecker: The Story Of The Mysterious Duga Radar
From July 1976 to December 1989 a strange noise could be heard on shortwave radios all around the globe. The signal was extremely powerful and…
Nijmegen Bridge: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters
It might look like a normal structure today, but the Nijmegen bridge was a pivotal strategic point throughout the entirety of the Second World War.…
Black and Native American Veterans May be Upgraded to the Medal of Honor
The branches of the US military have been ordered to conduct a review on black and Native American recipients of the nation’s second-highest award for…