Read the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. Two men walked into a bar. Specifically, it was Brooke’s, a gentleman’s club on St. James’ Street in London. The two were prominent English gentlemen who probably should have been at home with their families — it was Christmas Day 1776. Instead, they were there to share drinks and […]
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5 John Browning firearm designs that changed the world
HistoryRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. When Gavrilo Princip shot Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, he did it with an FN Model 1910 pistol. The assassination of the archduke became the catalyst of World War I, which itself laid the groundwork for World War II, and later the Cold War. […]
Marines score hit in first test of NMESIS missile concept
Military AffairsRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. Marines scored a direct hit in a first-ever live-fire test in which they launched a Navy missile from the back of an unmanned tactical vehicle to strike a surface target at sea. The Marine Corps has combined two existing technologies to produce a deadly new way to hit targets […]
USMC experimenting with more versatile infantrymen
Military AffairsRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. Infantry Marines get specialized training to operate specific weapons, but that could change as the service experiments with a model to create generalists who can use several different systems in combat. Three infantry battalions are spending two years testing new models that could revolutionize the Marine […]
USAF’s oldest living general, Harry Goldsworthy, turns 107
HistoryRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. In 1960, then-Col. Harry Goldsworthy and his team were given the near-impossible task of getting an intercontinental ballistic missile site up and running in roughly two years’ time. There was little confidence they would succeed. The Air Force Ballistic Missile Committee, reporting to the Office […]
Capt. Rick Flag to repeat his command of ‘Suicide Squad’
LifestyleRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. Special Forces leader Capt. Rick Flag will be back in the movie relaunch of DC Comics series “The Suicide Squad,” due in theaters and streaming on HBO Max on Aug. 6. Carrying over from the 2016 movie, Flag again will be played by Joel Kinnaman […]
USAF’s virtual reality training is working best for fifth-gen pilots
CareerRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. The Air Force is finding that experimental virtual reality fighter pilot training is working best for students who want to fly the service’s most advanced stealth platforms — though leaders are not exactly sure why. Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander within Air Education and […]
10 Iconic Movie and TV Roles Played by WWII Veterans
LifestyleRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. It’s not always the movie stars who make us remember a picture. Sometimes it’s an iconic supporting character or a line of dialogue that resonates with audiences through the years. We all know the stars who served in World War II. Jimmy Stewart, Kirk Douglas, […]
‘Take the Tough Job:’ History-making Army leaders share insights with female Soldiers
CareerRead the original article on Military.com. Follow Military.com on Twitter. Army Command Sergeant Major Lynice Thorpe-Noel says she has seen her share of bias coming up through the ranks as a Black woman in the military. “Sometimes maybe I thought it would have been because of color; maybe it might have been my perception that it […]
‘The Jet Doesn’t Care:’ 1st female F-35 demo pilot says she’s focused on excellence
Military AffairsThis article by Oriana Pawlyk originally appeared on Military.com Capt. Kristin “Beo” Wolfe, the new face of the U.S. Air Force‘s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter demonstration team, is “used to” being outnumbered as a female pilot. Wolfe, of the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, has served in the Air Force for nearly a decade. But […]
