China Hosts Enormous Military Parade to Celebrate WWII End, Announces 300,000 Troop Cuts
In a grand display of military might, the Chinese government hosted an elaborate military parade in Beijing to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the of WWII in the Pacific. In […]
U.S. Air Force Scrambles F-16s to Intercept Demented Foreign Cat Lady
About $136,000.** That’s what it cost the United States Air Force — i.e. the American taxpayers — to scramble a couple of F-16 fighter jets to help bring a commercial […]
Military Vet Thwarts Walgreens Thief with Pocket Knife, Bare Fists
There is never a shortage of heroism when a military veteran is near, even in a Walgreens at 2 a.m. Early Thursday morning, Carl Jerome Howell entered a Walgreens in […]
See China’s New Freakishly Huge Missile That Can Destroy an Aircraft Carrier in One Hit
If you we told you that the Chinese military had a brand spanking new missile that can travel up to 900 miles, hone in on a target and destroy something […]
Former SEAL Sells AR-15s Engraved with Bible Verses to Prevent Terrorists From Using Them
One former Navy SEAL and firearms manufacturer Spike Tactical are introducing a new AR-15 to the market–the Spike Tactical Crusader. The Crusader comes with all the usual features of the […]
One of These Seven Airmen Will Be Recommended for the Medal of Honor
The United States military likes secrets. They like to steal secrets and keep secrets and make secrets — even turn normal everyday words into secrets. Shhh. For once, here’s one […]
British Army Promotes Military Sheep to Lance Corporal
Meet Lance Corporal Derby XXX, the British Army’s regal as hell Swaledale ram. A member of the Mercian Regiment, the celebrated Heart of England’s Infantry, Derby XXX is the thirtieth […]
Report: U.S. Marine Killed, 9 Hurt in Black Hawk Crash at Camp Lejeune
A United States Marine was killed and nine other American military service members were injured when a helicopter crashed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina late Wednesday night — according to […]
Report Reveals 307,000 Military Veterans Died Waiting For Health Care
In mid-July, leaked internal documents from the Department of Veterans Affairs revealed that 238,000 veterans died before their health care and disability claims were processed or resolved. This report prompted […]
Army Removes Restrictions Barring Women from Ranger School
After graduating two women from its prestigious Ranger School, the Army announced Wednesday that it would open the school to women permanently. The Ranger Regiment, however, still does not accept […]
World War II Army Vet: ‘How Many People Today Remember World War II?’
Mel Price remembers V-J Day — Victory over Japan Day — vividly. He was nestled inside a B-29 bomber as a radio operator for the United States Army Air Corps, […]
This Is What Democratic Leaders Think America’s Veterans Look Like
If you’re eating or chewing food reading this, please, swallow it and finish it. You don’t want a warm gob of mush splattered across your computer/smartphone screen. Because should you […]
Watch Boeing’s Laser Weapon Melt Drones in Midair
Boeing Co. has developed a 2-kilowatt portable laser that can burn a hole through a drone in midair. In this video the laser, officially named Compact Laser Weapons System, takes […]
Obama Buys Breakfast at Alaskan Cafe, Leaves Shocking Tip
Alaska, still today, is somewhat of a mythic land. The ice, the snow, the uninhabited wilderness of coniferous trees and furry beasts — it all comes together in an untamed, […]
Liberty Bell to the Freedom Tower: Three Marines, Service Dogs Walk for the Fallen
Some Americans remember deceased loved ones by resting flowers on their grave or inscribing their name on a park bench or lighting a candle — or saying a prayer. Marines […]
Exactly 70 Years Ago, Japan Formally Surrendered to the United States
On Sept. 2, 1945, more than 250 Allied warships laid anchor in Tokyo’s harbor, including the USS Missouri. At about 9 a.m. that day, Japanese foreign ministers signed the surrender papers, […]
National Guardsman Who Defeated Train Terrorist Joins ‘Dancing with the Stars’
What do you do after you fight an AK-47-toting madman, save the lives of a train-load of strangers and win two prestigious medals of valor? Join Dancing with the Stars, duh. […]
Meet the Senator Who Stepped Up Last Minute to Protect Obama’s Iran Deal
There’s a woman in Maryland who might be receiving a bouquet of flowers or a bottle of cognac or a subscription to the “Jelly of the Month Club” very soon […]
Update: U.S. Military Sent Live Anthrax to 194 Laboratories, 50 States, 9 Nations
The military community may recall the slowly unfolding scandal involving the Army, live anthrax spores and a dozen unsuspecting research facilities both in the United States and in off shore […]
U.S. Tanks in Europe Are Getting a ‘Symbolic’ Paint Job (Ahem, Russia)
If you thought the looming military threat of Russia to the United States and its NATO allies was nothing but a breath of hot vodka air, this new juicy little tidbit from […]