Latest ""
How the Battle of Hurtgen Forest became one of the biggest US losses
By the night of Nov. 20, the U.S. rifle companies alone had lost more than 40% of their strength.
By Michael D. Hull
Soldiers take new mobile 81mm mortar system for test drive
The system, when mounted on utility vehicles, is light enough to travel inside of a Chinook helicopter or sling-loaded under a Black Hawk helicopter.
By Eve Sampson
With his observer’s parachute shredded, this pilot gave up his own
During the longest battle of the Vietnam War, Steven Bennett put his observer’s life above his own.
By Jon Guttman
Angel’s Glow: The glowing bacteria that saved soldier lives at Shiloh
Dubbed the "Angel's Glow" by Civil War soldiers doctors reported that those with glowing wounds had lower infection rates and healed much faster.
‘Outcast’: the recruiting scandal that followed one soldier for years
A now-discredited Army investigation led to a black mark against an Army intelligence officer, despite him never being arrested, The War Horse reports.
By Rachel Fobar, The War Horse