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5 Native American tribes most feared by the US Army
Though they’re often overlooked by military historians – not Native American historians, mind you – the Plains Wars of the post-Civil War era saw some of the most brutal fighting between the American...
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27 FBI photos you must see of the Pentagon on 9/11
Five al-Qaeda militants hijacked American Airlines flight 77 on Sept. 11, 2001. The plane was on its way from Dulles Airport outside of Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, CA. The plane made it as far...
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‘Lone Survivor’ Marcus Luttrell went ‘John Wick’ on the guys who killed his dog
It was a regular April night around the Luttrell home near Huntsville, Texas. It had been five years since Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell fought the 2005 firefight with the Taliban that was portrayed in the...
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The military made a robot that can eat organisms for fuel
“We completely understand the public’s concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population, but that is not our mission,” is a sentence no one should ever have had to say. That was Harry...
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Mike Vining, the Internet’s most badass military meme, is a complete beast
The year was 1968 when Mike Vining was a senior in high school. According to his answers on his now-sunset TogetherWeServed Page, Vining heard about the Tet Offensive and wanted to join the military...
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These 4 inmates have been on military death row for a combined 80 years
Every service member knows the result of not living up to the expectations placed upon them by donning the uniform of the Armed Forces of the United States. Most will never receive a punishment beyond...
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How a Marine smuggled a Bahraini Princess into the United States
There are roughly 9,000 U.S. personnel stationed at the Navy’s base in Bahrain. In 1999, one of those, Lance Cpl. Jason Johnson, faced a court-martial and legal battle to wed his beloved girlfriend, a...
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What happens if you try to touch the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The United States government was founded on the principle of separation of church and state. That being said, if the U.S. could select a single holy site and have everyone in America agree that it was...
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10 best generals of all time, determined by statistical analysis
Someone went and moneyball-ed military history. Ethan Arsht applied the principles of baseball sabermetrics to the performances of history’s greatest generals’ ability to win battles. He started by...
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‘Sheep Dipping’ is the worst name for the military’s best job
If you’re a sheep farmer, sheep dipping means you’re literally dipping sheep in a bath made to kill insects and fungus. It’s a good way to keep your flock healthy. If you’re in the military and about...
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Aerial gunner, Loyce Edward Deen, was buried at sea inside his aircraft
Only once in the history of the U.S. Navy was an aviator buried at sea inside his airplane. Loyce Edward Deen was so shot up by Japanese anti-aircraft fire, his shipmates decided to keep him forever...
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Viking raiders gave each other these hilarious nicknames
At some point in our military life, most of us pick up a nickname. Most of the time, the nicknames are hilarious…to everyone else. How we came by it is a story for the ages. But that seems to be the...
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This mayor saved his town by drinking three liters of wine at once
There are no wars like religious wars, and the wars between early protestants and Catholics are no exception. They tend to be particularly destructive and brutal. Such was the 1618-1648 Thirty Years...
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This is how Vietnam almost became a protectorate of the US
It’s no secret by now that Ho Chi Minh really admired the founding principles of the United States. He even quoted Thomas Jefferson from the American Declaration of Independence in his declaration of...
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This Coast Guardsman saved a Navy base during the Vietnam War
As fires ravaged a U.S. Navy weapons and supply installation in Vietnam one March day in 1968, LTJG William Carr, USCG, ran into an ammo storage unit looking for a missing Navy sailor. “This is...
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The ultra-rare Marine Corps dress uniform accessory you may never see
From the point of view of an airman who (in the right town) could be mistaken for a Coastie while wearing my dress blues, I have to say: the Marine Corps dress uniform has no equal. I totally get why...
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That time ocean liners fought an old-time naval battle
It was naval deception at its finest, using converted ocean liners. In 1914, just after the outbreak of WWI, the German navy cruiser Cap Trafalgar hid its figure and flew under a false flag,...
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5 Old-time celebrity favorites who wanted to join the OSS
When William “Wild Bill” Donovan created the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II, he was looking to create a truly unique intelligence outfit whose ranks included the least...
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Why Americans are twice as likely to die in a hostage situation
While the United States was celebrating its 100th birthday on July 4, 1976, four Israeli C-130 cargo planes landed at Entebbe Airport in Uganda, cargo bay doors already open. A black Mercedes and a...
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Why the SR-71 Blackbird is the only aircraft with the SR designation
There are an unending number of interesting facts about the SR-71 Blackbird, probably the coolest aircraft ever produced by any Air Force, anywhere in the world. It’s the only airframe that’s made of...
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