This article was originally written by David Vergun, of DoD news. As it has been removed from DoD sources, it is being added here for posterity. When the topic of military code talkers comes up, many think of the Navajo code talkers of World War II…
The 47th Brigade in Ukraine has been involved in some of the fiercest fighting of the Russo-Ukrainian war, and has been relied on countless times to push the initiative and hold the line, when necessary. I was fortunate to be able to steal 30 minut…
What has sometimes been described "largest shipwreck in the Western Hemisphere" is in the United States, but perhaps not where you think. It is not off the coast of the Carolinas, or Florida, though. It instead sits roughly 30 miles south of Washing…
In the spring of 1864, General Ulysses S Grant began his "Overland Campaign", an ambitious attempt to end the war by destroying the Army of Northern Virginia, led by Robert E Lee, and take the Confederate capital of Richmond. By June, however, Union…
“The difficulties of leadership which existed in 1917-18 have been enormously multiplied today by the increased mobility and fire power of modern armies, and the necessity for vigorous commanders is greater now than it has ever been before.&…
The U.S. Army Combined Arms Directorate recently published an updated Army Techniques Publication, or "ATP", in the form of ATP 7-100.1 - RUSSIAN TACTICS. Per the Directorate, the new ATP addresses Russian military doctrine with a foc…
At the end of the American Civil War, disillusioned Confederate loyalists struggled to accept the reality of a Union victory. Seeing the destruction of their livelihoods, and determined to maintain their lifestyles, as many as 20,000 left the U.S. T…
In 1987, the CIA partnered with the legendary 160th Special Operations Aviation Group, or "Night Stalkers", to steal a Soviet Mi-25 Hind-D helicopter to determine whether a direct counter or competitor needed to be developed. It was dubbed "Operatio…
