Wanna Encrypt Your Calls & Messages? Here’s the App Experts Trust
It’s not wise to park your car without locking the door. Just like it’s not prudent to use the bandsaw without strapping on safety goggles. Or storing stacks of cash in your […]
Report: U.S. Military Base Fire Spreads to Over 200 Acres
A forest fire that mysteriously started Wednesday at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Burlington County is now burning approximately 220 acres of land on the installation. According to officials, it’s more […]
This Dog, Apache Helicopter GIF Is Simply the BEST GIF … Ever.
Not much backstory on this GIF — BUT — word on the street is that this singular, outstanding dog initially didn’t want to participate in this toy military Apache chopper […]
Veterans Can Receive Free Dental Care on June 25
Not all military veterans can afford to put their money where their mouths are. Veterans do not receive dental care through the Department of Veteran Affairs unless they are classified […]
Which Pair of Shorts Is Most Patriotic?
There are shorts. And then there are Chubbies Shorts. And then there are Chubbies Shorts that are so patriotic they make you want to find Uncle Sam so you can put […]
Watch the Blue Angels Get a Loud, Rousing Ovation Before Takeoff
After mourning the tragic loss of one of their own, heroic United States Marine Captain Jeff Kuss, the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels — the most celebrates flight demonstration team in […]
This Vet Memorized the Names of Every Hero Killed in Afghanistan
There’s the platitude you hear every year, especially around Memorial Day: “remember the fallen.” It’s what every American is supposed to do on the holiday. Because that’s what it was created […]
Vietnam War Vet & Huey Pilot to Receive Medal of Honor
Most of the extraordinary United States military service members who receive the Medal of Honor — our nation’s most prestigious award for valor — do things so above and beyond […]
The Best U.S. Military Poop Stories on Reddit
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Two weeks later and 500 miles to the east, Tarō Gomi was born, in […]
Stolen Valor Arrest in Arizona
Sometimes it’s just reassuring to know that the system is working. Sometimes it’s simply comforting to know that American military veterans — REAL American military veterans — are getting the […]
Marine’s Startup: Let’s Put a Vet on Every College Sports Squad
Remember Nate Boyer? He was the former United States Army Green Beret who found a spot on the University of Texas’s football team and eventually found his way to the […]
Watch This Soldier Pull His Reserve Chute at the LAST Minute
The scene: Poland. The happening: Anakonda 2016. The skinny: the largest joint military exercise since the Cold War was still frigid. The players: NATO (30,000 soldiers including those from the […]
Here’s a Marine Tank … That’s Also a Boat (Seriously)
Tanks are like big bank vaults with jacketed wheels on bottom and cannons jutting out. They’re also extremely heavy. This fact is nothing pioneering or radical (it’s a freaking tank for crying […]
“I Eat Steak Primarily.” A Navy SEAL Fitness Secret for July 4th
Former Navy SEAL commander Jocko Willink does more than dole out fitness and leadership advice on a weekly podcast. Clocking in at 230 pounds, Willink is a black-belt in Brazillian […]
See U.S. Soldiers Navigate Jungle Booby Traps in Africa
In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, Uncle Ben tells Biff to “never fight fair with a stranger, boy” because “you’ll never get out of the jungle that way.” It’s […]
Indiana Adopts Tough New Anti-Stolen Valor Law
Loyal followers of this blog can attest: stolen valor is a weird, wicked phenomenon. There exists — out there in the digital ether — scores of YouTube videos taken in a […]
Wanna Get Dropped at Fort Bragg? Then Watch This …
There’s that famous scene in the iconic American film Good Will Hunting where Robin Williams and Matt Damon have that “Tasters Choice moment” on the bench in the Boston park and […]
Can’t Make it to a Family Wedding Because You Are Deployed? Send a Cardboard Cut Out in Your Place
Just as your military career can take you to far away places all over the world, it can also keep you from important events happening at home. Like, for instance, […]
Here’s a Fighter Pilot Pouring Water ‘Up’ into a Glass
Here’s a great trick to throw at a dinner party … So you’re sitting at the big table, like a big boy or big girl, surrounded by people you know […]
Look Out For These Military Members On Their Way to Rio
You might remember we posted about active duty military members who qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games back in December. Now with the Olympics beginning August 5th, we’re here to […]