[tps_header][/tps_header] Since the dawn of civilization, there has always been war. Though fought for a multitude of reasons and ideologies, one thing has always been painfully visible from ground zero- soldiers generally aren’t too eager to fight and kill their…
Carl Letterie was a 1965 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. After graduation, his first assignment as a young second lieutenant was Fort Bliss, Texas, to attend the Air Defense Officers Training School. From there,…
Authorities have evacuated more than 54,000 people form Augsburg on Christmas while a 1.8 ton bomb from World War II is defused. About 4,000 police and firefighters were involved in the nation’s biggest evacuation since the second war, according to…
Growing up, many of us were told not to judge people we didn’t know due to the fact that we have no idea what they have been through. While that old lesson has stayed with most of us well into…
No matter how you look at it, war is a confusing event. From the sheer chaos of a fierce enemy encounter to the fact that hundreds of units are often moving, shooting and communicating in different directions, there is surprisingly…
Sometimes, good ideas never get past the drawing board, like the RAH-66 Comanche. Sometimes, good ideas aren’t good ideas at all, like the F-35. However, unlike the F-35, these project prototypes for military rifles failed to be adopted by the…
