Life on an aircraft carrier is hazardous enough- but to work on the deck is another story entirely. At the heart of the action, the world’s most portable military air bases require a high level of professionalism in order to…
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Update: Pentagon issues statement on rocket strike that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Soleimani
Update: From the Department of Defense, “At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.”
Most decorated soldier of Vietnam War had almost as many Article 15s as he did medals
There is a long-standing adage in combat arms branches that says “you haven’t had a full career until you’ve gotten an Article 15.” Well, this Vietnam War veteran had his share non-judicial punishments (authorized by Article 15 of UCMJ), racked…
Naked soldier forced into tub filled with horse feces and dead rats
The hazing rituals of the US military have nothing on what British squaddies must endure, to include one who was forced to jump into a bin full of horse feces, dead rats and gasoline as part of a ritual. The…
Mexican fights for US to earn citizenship, earns MOH for Bazooka savagery, succumbs to PTSD
Sometimes, recognition comes long after a good deed is done- but such deeds are rarely done for the sake of recognition. In 1944, a young American Army Private by the name of Pedro Cano took on an overwhelming number of…
Army deserter, nicknamed “Johnny AWOL,” goes AWOL for two years without anyone noticing
A young Florida surfer went to Hawaii on a US Army enlistment contract, only to go AWOL and later become a staple of the California wave scene. John Smith roams the shores of Huntington Beach, a city known for beautiful…
