:quality(70):focal(1465x761:1475x771)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/Y7N4ZU5EN5AS5HK46X6X5KWJ2U.jpg)
The unsung heroes of the Black Hawk Down incident
Three decades later, a platoon that saw action before and during the Battle of Mogadishu has yet to receive recognition for their valor.
By Todd South
Latest ""
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/PCSELGQPSZG37BBQ4T57ZB757U.png)
Small cache of Marine Corps weapons burns up in a fire
A unknown number of arms burned up a small tent fire.
By Sarah Sicard
No, Lyme disease is not an escaped bioweapon
An op-ed from one of the world's top experts on tick-borne diseases demolishes a conspiracy theory.
By Sam Telford, Tufts University
Globetrotting Leviathan: Graf Zeppelin’s amazing voyage
One of the Americans on board the blimp was future Vice Adm. Charles E. Rosendahl, the U.S. Navy’s top airship man.
By Eric Niderost, Aviation History
Wildlife now roam where US once forged its deadliest weapons
From a tiny Pacific island to a leafy Indiana forest, a handful of sites where the United States manufactured and tested some of the most lethal weapons known to humankind are now peaceful havens for wildlife.
The Navy’s Ex Ex and a legacy of military naturalists
On Aug. 18, 1838, the Exploring Expedition led by Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes embarked on a world cruise of scientific discovery. He fit well into a class of armed scientists, military naturalists who rose to prominence in the 18th and 19th centuries.
By Richard Conniff, HistoryNet
Innovating airmen use equipment from the 1950s to quickly refuel F-35s
The so-called Gunfighters are the first Air Force squadron to utilize a Type 1 hydrant system from the 1950s and hose carts from the 1970s that hook up to 500,000 gallon tanks during hot-pit refueling of the F-35s.
By Diana Stancy
How World War II spurred vaccine innovation
As the Second World War raged in Europe, the U.S. military recognized that infectious disease was as formidable an enemy as any other they would meet on the battlefield. So they forged a new partnership with industry and academia to develop vaccines for the troops.
By Kendall Hoyt, Dartmouth College
Meet a 94-year-old blind Navy veteran who decided to try downhill skiing
His next challenge will be competing at the National Veterans Golden Age Games in Alaska in June.
New ‘Black Hawk Down’ documentary tells story of soldiers who saved Rangers, Delta Force troops
The vital role of 10th Mountain Division soldiers in the legendary battle is finally told.
By Todd South