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Ukrainian Officer Calls Russia for Tech Support After Captured T-72B3 Tank Breaks Down

T-72B3 tanks driving down a road in Russia

A video uploaded to YouTube by Ukrainian media outlet Militaryni is making waves for allegedly showing a Ukrainian officer trolling Russian tech support after a…

A Boeing B-29 Superfortress Carrying An Atomic Bomb Once Crashed In California

Boeing B-29A Superfortress in flight

On August 5, 1950, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by the US Air Force and carrying a Mark 4 nuclear bomb, crashed northeast of San…

The Story Behind Radar’s Departure From ‘M*A*S*H’

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Gary Burghoff as Radar O'Reilly in 'M*A*S*H'

M*A*S*H (1972-83) is one of the most beloved shows to ever air on television – and how could you not like it? The characters are…

Oliver Hazard Perry Shipyard Vying to Become New Home of the USS Halyburton (FFG-40)

USS Halyburton (FFG-40) at sea

If you travel across the United States, it’s likely you will come across the many decommissioned submarines and ships that have been given new life…

Ancient Roman Swords Unearthed In the Cotswolds – ‘A Remarkable Archaeological Find’

Paul Hodgkinson and Emma Stuart standing with two ancient Roman swords

The central-southwest region of England is known for its rural landscape and quaint towns, but what many might not be aware of is that it…

Expedition Produces New Images of Shipwrecks from the Battle of Midway

Wreck of the USS Yorktown (CV-5) on the seafloor

The Battle of Midway in June 1942 was a turning point of the War in the Pacific. While the United States lost a handful of…

US Navy SEAL Solomon Atkinson Embodied the Spirit of Dedicated Military Service

Portrait of Solomon Atkinson + Solomon Atkinson sitting in a chair

There have been an innumerable amount of US Navy SEALs who’ve served since the 1960s, but few have earned themselves the reputation of Solomon Atkinson.…

Debris Field Found in Search for Missing US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II taking off down a runway

Update – September 19, 2023: The crash site of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II that went missing over South Carolina on September 17, 2023…

Piece of Wood Discovered At Garage Sale Is Piece of Sunken USS Maine (1889)

Wooden spar from the USS Maine (1889) on a white sheet with two photos of the ship's mast

The Washington Post is reporting that preservation efforts have begun on a piece of wooden spar discovered at a garage sale and later confirmed to…

The Tank Museum Republishing Trevor Pidgeon’s ‘The Tanks at Flers’

Copy of 'The Tanks at Flers' on display

The Tank Museum has announced it’s collaborating with historian Stephen Pope to republish Trevor Pidgeon’s The Tanks at Flers: An Account of the First Use…

A Panicked Crewman Led to the Loss of 99 British Lives Aboard the HMS Thetis (N25)

Crewmen standing on the top deck of the HMS Thunderbolt

The HMS Thetis (N25) was a Group 1 T-class submarine operated by the British Royal Navy. The vessel sank during dive trials in 1939, but…

Shipboard Cannon Found Off Swedish Coast Believed to Be Oldest In Europe

Marstrand shipboard cannon placed on a table

In a study published in the journal The Mariner’s Mirror, a team of researchers has revealed the discovery of what’s believed to be the oldest…