Swiss K31 Rifle: This Straight Pull, Bolt Action Rifle From WW2 Is Now a Popular Collector’s Item
The Schmidt-Rubin Karabiner Modell 1931, better known as the Swiss K31 rifle, was the standard-issue firearm for the Swiss Armed Forces for decades. Widely considered…
King Charles III Has An Extensive Military Background – He Was Even A Commando!
Following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and two great-grandfathers, the current British Monarch served an extensive career in the military. It spanned across…
Mom Left Speechless After Learning Truth About Veteran Son’s Gravesite
After their son, US Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Villasenor, died in a car accident, Rachel and Raymond Villasenor were shocked when they noticed something…
The XM204 Top Attack Munition Could Replace Landmines on the Battlefield
The XM204 is a portable anti-tank munition that provides the launch of up to four top-attack munitions. By hitting the enemy from a top-down position,…
Wilbert “Doug” Pearson Is the Only Pilot to Have Scored an Air-to-Space Kill
On September 13, 1985, the US Air Force made history. On this day, the first air-to-space missile was launched, successfully destroying an orbiting satellite. Powerful…
Snipers: The Four Greatest Marksmen In Military History
Becoming one of the greatest snipers in history isn’t an easy feat to accomplish. The following four snipers, however, proved themselves worthy of the title…
The Battle of Cantigny Forever Changed the US Military
The Battle of Cantigny was the first great American victory of the First World War. With a military that was under-trained and ill-prepared, a win…
The Iron Maiden Device Has a Questionable (and Possibly Fake) History
The iron maiden device is an invention that fuels nightmares. Forced inside its coffin-like shape, victims were greeted with sharpened spikes that, once the doors…
Abu Tahsin al-Salhi: The “Sheikh of Snipers” Who Killed 384 ISIS Fighters
There was once an Iraqi soldier who was an inspiration to his comrades for his endurance and dedication to defending his country. He killed a…
Northrop F-89 Scorpions Once Carried Nuclear Weapons to Combat Soviet Bombers
During the Cold War, the US Air Force was in need of a new interceptor aircraft to combat Soviet bombers. The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was…
The Remarkable North American P-82 Twin Mustang Was Two Aircraft In One
The North American P-82 Twin Mustang may be one of the strangest and most remarkable piston-engine aircraft ever produced. Its connected wing and double fuselages…
Downing of Extortion 17: The Single Deadliest Incident of the US War in Afghanistan
On August 6, 2011, the final flight of Extortion 17 resulted in the single deadliest incident for the US military during the War in Afghanistan.…