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Smokey Bear's First Job Was Warning Americans about Japanese Fire Balloons
By Allison Kirschbaum
Smokey Bear became a key figure during World War II fire-safety efforts. He remi
Will the USS Gerald R. Ford Break the Navy’s Longest Deployment Record Amid the Iran Conflict?
By Paul Mooney
After over 300 days at sea, the Navy’s most advanced warship is finally headed h
Dugway Proving Ground: The Time When a Test Killed 6,000 Sheep
By Allison Kirschbaum
A routine military test in Dugway Proving Ground turned deadly when a nerve agen
Stanislav Petrov and the False Alarm That Nearly Ended the World
By Allison Kirschbaum
Stanislav Petrov ignored a nuclear warning that nearly ended the world. Learn ho
Happy National Crayon Day: Facts, History, and Why Marines Love It
By Paul Mooney
We Marines love a good holiday, especially those of particular significance to o
How the US Army Inspired the First McDonald’s Drive-Thru
By Paul Mooney
Fast food restaurant drive-thrus date back over a century. But the world’s bigge
Diego Garcia Naval Base: U.S. Control, Operational History, and the Chagos Question
By Mickey Addison
100 Years of Vigil: The History of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Its Guards
By Paul Mooney
Operation New Life: The Largest Evacuation During the Vietnam War
By Allison Kirschbaum
Operation Babylift: The Race to Save Children Before Saigon Fell
By Allison Kirschbaum
Erin Go Brag: The History of St Patrick’s Day and Irish Immigrants in the US Military
By Paul Mooney
The U.S. Coast Guard in War: History, Authority, and the Question of Transfer