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How Battle Brick Customs carved out a space for military collectors

The company produces kits based on real military vehicles, ranging from World War II tanks to modern U.S. Army Humvees and Special Forces boats.

VA’s online legacy project adds names of 210,000 vets lost overseas

The expansion of the veterans online memorial includes the names of almost 93,000 veterans killed overseas during World War II.

Opinion

250 years later, legacy of North Bridge lives on in the National Guard

When the “shot heard ‘round the world” rang out, it launched a legacy carried on in today’s National Guard, Gen. Steve Nordhaus writes in this commentary.

Why the bar scene in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is more than just nostalgia

The bar scene, while nostalgic, functions as a crucial pivot point that sets up character arcs, thematic depth and emotional stakes.

How the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal escalated into an all-out slugfest

Both Norman Scott and Daniel J. Callaghan would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the intense naval battle.

US Army ships its newest air-defense tech to units in Asia, Europe

Some of the service's newest technologies are headed to global hotspots for Army units to try them out.

The real ‘Viper’: This Top Gun instructor notched a rare combat feat

Rear Adm. Kenneth W. “Pete” Pettigrew’s Vietnam success made him the only Top Gun instructor to put his training to practical use against an enemy plane.

The World War II destroyer escort that fought like a battleship

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts.

Slain Marine’s family ‘let down’ by killer’s 8-year sentence

Cpl. Jesse Thomas Bopp pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2023 shooting of a fellow Marine, 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Austin Schwenk.

Tom Cruise awarded top Navy honor for military movie roles

Cruise was awarded the U.S. Navy’s top civilian honor for “outstanding contributions to the Navy and the Marine Corps” with “Top Gun” and other films.