During the Vietnam War, the CIA Paid Spies with Products from the Sears Catalog
Sometimes the most interesting aspects of military operations are the small logistical matters that are often overlooked. An example of this is how the CIA…
Pilot Pays Tribute to Fallen Soldier in Touching Speech
There are fewer and fewer events these days that manage to pull at people’s heartstrings – the following TikTok video is one of them. In…
The Polish And Germans Fought On Horseback In WWII In One Of The Last Calvary Battles
Despite the lessons learned in WWI and the decades of military modernization since then, sword-wielding Polish and German cavalrymen clashed on horseback in a fierce…
Charlie Beckwith: How The Father Of Delta Force Formed The Elite Fighting Group
In the 1960s, Charlie Beckwith from the US military helped set up and lead an elite force of troops akin to the British SAS. Code-named…
The Soviet-Era Mutiny That Inspired ‘The Hunt For Red October’
Small-scale rebellions against governments rarely work out well for the revolutionaries, and this is exactly the case for Valery Sablin, an officer in the Soviet…
Three Sailors Were Trapped Inside a Battleship Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a devastating attack on US naval forces based at Pearl Harbor. Approximately 2,400 sailors and Marines lost their…
Tom Brady Releases Custom Navy SEAL Cleats to Raise Money for Troops and Veterans
Seven-time Super Bowl champion and current quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tom Brady has released a custom pair of cleats, in support of the…
US Air Force Introduces New Uniform Regulations
The US Air Force has put into effect new uniform standards for its members, loosening pre-existing regulations based on changing situations and circumstances. The changes…
Robert E. Lee Statue to Be Melted Down, Turned Into Art
A decision has been made regarding the fate of Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue. The center of 2017’s Unite the Right rally and 2020’s Black…
Collector Ends Up In Hospital After WWII-Era Artillery Shell Gets Stuck In Rectum
UK-based tabloid The Sun is reporting that British Army explosive experts were called to an emergency room in Gloucester after a patient came in with…
The Importance of Army ‘Camp Followers’ Before Modern Day Military Logistics
Before modern military logistics, armies often relied on camp followers. Camp followers were unenlisted people, usually soldiers’ families or relatives, who willingly traveled with an…