This is the scariest part about being a sniper
Nicholas Irving is a retired US Army Ranger sniper who has served in Afghanistan. Irving, author of "Way of the Reaper," discusses the scariest part about being a sniper. Follow BI Video: On...
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An Army Special Operations veteran explains a key lesson professionals can...
What's the hardest part of transitioning from the world of Army Special Operations to the private sector?This question, posed by a grizzled, ten-year veteran of a West Coast-based Navy SEAL Team, hung...
View ArticleThe US Air Force may not have recovered all the nukes its lost
Retired Air Force Colonel and author of Breaking the Trust Barrier JV Venable told us the US Air Force has lost nuclear weapons.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story »
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US tanks have fallen far behind Russia in a key area
In 2006, Israel sent its top tier Merkava tanks to fight against largely unarmored Hezbollah divisions, but they still faced considerable losses owing to the proliferation of advanced antitank rounds,...
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The US military has a major weight problem
A new report from Andrew Tilghman of the Military Times states that the US's obesity epidemic has spread to the military, with a whopping 7.8% of US military members now being clinically...
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Britain 'will oppose any idea of an EU army'
Bratislava (AFP) - Britain will oppose all EU plans for increased military cooperation that could interfere with NATO, despite being about to leave the union, Defence Minister Michael Fallon said...
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Abrams tanks are being outfitted with high-tech systems that can destroy...
The Army is fast-tracking an emerging technology for Abrams tanks designed to give combat vehicles an opportunity identify, track and destroy approaching enemy rocket-propelled grenades in a matter of...
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The US Army is drastically scaling up the firepower of its Stryker infantry...
The US Army will soon receive its first prototypes of a newly-engineered up-gunned Stryker infantry vehicle armed with a more lethal, longer-range 30mm cannon as compared with the currently installed...
View ArticleA Navy SEAL reveals what 'American Sniper' got wrong
Former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb knew the real "American Sniper," Chris Kyle, and helped design the training course that Kyle took. When he watched Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper's movie he had a lot...
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The war in Afghanistan is 15 years old — here are 29 photos of one of the...
From October 7, 2001, until December 28, 2014, US and NATO forces carried out combat operations in Afghanistan.While those operations were meant to end and the US had begun withdrawing troops from the...
View ArticleAn Army Ranger describes the toughest exercise at the US military’s elite...
Nicholas Irving is a retired US Army Ranger sniper. Irving, author of "Way of the Reaper," discusses the most challenging part of the military's elite sniper school. Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the...
View ArticleGREEN BERET: This is how we're different from US Navy SEALs
Lt. Col. Scott Mann is a retired Green Beret in the US Army as well as the president of MannUp Leadership Training. He describes how the Green Berets and the US Navy SEALs are different.Some of the...
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The US Army is outfitting its Stryker infantry with mounted laser weapons
The Army and General Dynamics Land Systems are developing a Stryker-mounted laser weapon aimed at better arming the vehicle to incinerate enemy drones or threatening ground targets.Concept vehicles are...
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The Army just made history and got 10 new female infantry officers
The Army just graduated 166 new infantry officers from its basic leadership course at Fort Benning, and for the first time in history, that number includes women.Ten female lieutenants graduated from...
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A fashion photographer captured powerful photos of wounded military veterans
One of the world's leading photographers has shot a series of photographs as part of a campaign to help raise money for veterans.Rankin — who has worked with the Queen, Madonna, and David Bowie—...
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This is why veterans are backing Donald Trump despite his many military gaffes
Donald Trump has trashed-talked Senator John McCain, who as a POW was tortured during the Vietnam War.He has skipped a GOP primary debate before the Iowa caucuses, instead holding a fund-raising event...
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How 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...
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Former US intelligence official sentenced to 20 years in prison for child porn
(Reuters) - A former U.S. intelligence official was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison for producing child pornography following his guilty plea to the charge in August, prosecutors said on...
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13 signs that you grew up in a military family
WASHINGTON, DC — Children who grow up with one or both parents in the military and spend time on or around bases — otherwise known as military brats — get used to things that seem weird to everyone...
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29 American presidents who served in the military
Serving in the military isn't a prerequisite for becoming president. Nonetheless, out of the 44 presidents of the United States, 29 had some military experience in their background, according to the US...
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