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Ernie Pyle: War Correspondent and a GI’s Best Friend

Ernie Pyle standing among a group of US servicemen

Ernie Pyle was considered the foremost war correspondent in America during the Second World War. His distinctive writing style and relationships with those on the…

Crew Safe Following A Navy Helicopter Crash In The Mountains

All four crew members of a Navy MH-60 Knighthawk have been safely recovered after their Naval Helicopter crashed near Mt. Hogue, California. The aircrew consisted…

WCAP: The US Army Program That Aims At Olympic Supremacy

Sgt. Ildar Hafizov, left, and Spc. Alejandro Sancho will represent the United States and the Army's World Class Athlete Program at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

The U.S. Army is coming to the Tokyo Summer Olympics that starts later this month and ends in early August. This year’s Olympic games were…

6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion: The Unit Solely Staffed By African-American Women

Charity Adams walking in front of a line of 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion members

In 2021, the US Senate passed a bill that would officially recognize the efforts of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. The unit, solely staffed…

Operation Nordwind: The Last Large-Scale German Offensive On the Western Front

Soldier pointing at a destroyed Jagdtiger

Operation Nordwind was the last large-scale German offensive on the Western Front of the Second World War. Despite this, it continues to live in the…

The 7th Panzer Division: Germany’s Ghost Division

A column of German tanks + a portrait of Erwin Rommel

The German invasion of France during the middle of 1940 was swift and effective. Within a matter of months, they’d overrun the country’s defenses and…

Video Game Studio Makes Virtual Reality Training Simulator of the B-52

Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, command chief with Air Mobility Command, uses virtual reality goggles during a 317th Maintenance Group capabilities briefing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, July 8, 2021.

A small video game studio has been selected to produce a virtual reality (VR) simulator for the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 bomber pilots. The company,…

British Soldier Falls 15,000 Feet After A Parachute Failure — And Survives!

On July 6th, 2021, a British soldier miraculously survived a 15,000-foot fall after his parachute failed to open correctly. He crashed through the roof of…

Lockheed YO-3 Quiet Star: The American Aircraft That Flew Over Vietnam’s Treetops Undetected

Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star in flight

When discussing American stealth aircraft, designs like the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, Northrop B-2 Spirit and the Lockheed U-2 “Dragon Lady” are often brought up. However,…

The US Army Researched The Effects Of MREs On Gut Health

U.S. Military Police Lance Corporals Tony Lantrip (L), from Clarksville, Indiana, and Scott Roberson of Hamilton, Ohio eat Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) at a government highway checkpoint March 19, 2003 in the desert of Kuwait.

In the fall of 2019, the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) conducted a study to see whether eating MREs (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) have…

RAF Master Bomber’s Gallantry Medals Up For Auction

Six WWII medals lined up + a portrait of Sidney Baker

The gallantry medals awarded to a Royal Air Force wing commander have come up for auction in the United Kingdom. They belonged to Sidney “Tubby”…

B-17 Flying Fortress Pilot to Finally Receive Medals After 76 Years of Waiting

B-17 Flying Fortress pilot Joyce Johnson will soon receive the long-overdue medals that he earned while fighting in the war. Johnson, who is currently 99…