A Haitian-born West Point cadet's emotional graduation photo went viral
Graduation is an amazing, emotional experience, and a photograph of a West Point cadet who was overcome with emotion over how far he had come is a moving testament to this terrific accomplishment....
View ArticleWest Point softball player pulls off amazing leap at home plate to avoid a tag
In an amazing play, Kasey McCravey of the Army's West Point softball team jumped over Lehigh University's catcher to score in the Patriot League semifinals. Army ended up winning 3-1.McCravey hails...
View ArticleSEBASTIAN JUNGER: Why some soldiers return to battle when they don't have to
Sebastian Junger, author of "Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging", has been to multiple combat zones throughout the world. He has covered many conflicts as a war correspondent and spent a significant...
View ArticleThe 6 coolest phrases only people in the military use
Members of the military have a special language that is very much their own. Here's a cheat sheet on what some of their coolest phrases mean. Produced by Eames Yates. Original reporting by Jeremy...
View ArticlePhotos of American troops smoking and drinking at Hitler's private residence...
While hiding in a fortified two-level 3,000-square-foot underground bunker, one of history's most brutal tyrants promised the world that his empire would last 1,000 years.Hitler's Third Reich lasted 12...
View ArticleA former Green Beret recounts his most intense experience in war
Lieutenant Colonel Scott Mann is a retired Green Beret in the US Army as well as the President of MannUp Leadership Training. He's battled drug cartels in South America and fought terrorists in...
View ArticleHow the US military trains to take any airbase, anywhere in the world, in...
What happens when all hell breaks loose and the US military needs to act within hours?Enter the 5,000 specialists of Global Response Force, from the Army's 82nd Airborne Brigade, Joint Special...
View ArticleThe new Miss USA, who's an Army officer, gave a passionate defense of women...
People are pretty excited about the newly crowned Miss USA, Deshauna Barber, who won the pageant Sunday night, when it aired on Fox.Barber, 26, works for the Department of Commerce and is a Captain in...
View ArticleMeet Deshauna Barber, the Army officer who was just crowned Miss USA
Meet the new Miss USA.Deshauna Barber, Miss District of Columbia, was crowned the winner during the Miss USA Pageant Sunday night.The 26-year-old joined the Army when she was 17, and currently serves...
View ArticleThe one tool I didn't expect to find on the back of the Marine Corps' main...
ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Alabama — Used in nearly every major US conflict since its introduction in 1980, America's mighty M1 Abrams serves as the principal battle tank of the Army and Marine Corps.At...
View Article15 fiery photos of tracer bullets lighting up the sky
Tracer rounds contain flammable materials that ignite and produce a bright (but deadly) trail of light towards a target. Intended to guide the shooter during adverse conditions, they can prove to be...
View ArticleBehold the world's longest bridge made out of amphibious military vehicles
A 350 meter bridge that stretches the length of the Vistula River near Chelmno, Poland, was created by connecting 34 UK and German M3 Amphibious Rigs together — which was then able to support 200 US...
View ArticleMiss USA: What the Army taught me about combat
Deshauna Barber of the District of Columbia was recently crowned as Miss USA 2016. But long before she began her quest for the crown, she had an entirely different role within the US Military. We asked...
View ArticleFORMER GREEN BERET: Essential survival tips that could save your life
Lieutenant Colonel Scott Mann is a retired Green Beret in the US Army as well as the President of MannUp Leadership Training. He's battled drug cartels in South America and fought terrorists in...
View ArticleAwesome photos of the US Army through history
June 14 is the US Army's Birthday. The Army traces its roots to the foundation of the Continental Army which was formed on June 14, 1775, from a combination of state militias.From this inauspicious...
View ArticleFORMER CIA DIRECTOR: If Trump gave this order, the military wouldn't listen
Michael Hayden is the former director of the CIA and the NSA as well as the author of "Playing to the Edge." He explains the order that the US military would never follow if Donald Trump became...
View ArticleThis chart shows the massive size and scope of America's drone fleet
As the varieties and utilities of drones quickly multiply, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has quickly mounted throughout the US Armed Forces. From reconnaissance roles within the US Army to...
View ArticleA former Army sniper shares a trick for staying focused
Here’s a question for you: Do you control your day or do you simply react to it? Or to put it another way — how often do you feel like all you did was keep your head above water? Nodding along right...
View ArticleIncredible photos from the US Army's massive European airborne training...
Staging aircraft carriers offshore or using drones from far away can be great assets in modern warfare. However, sometimes it's necessary to go back to the basics when responding to a global crisis....
View ArticleThe Army is developing robots to remove casualties from combat
The Army is working on engineering unmanned systems and tactical robots that can both help and evacuate casualties from the battlefield by transporting injured soldiers out of dangerous situations,...
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