Find out what’s worth watching — both military shows and general-interest entertainment.
‘Dancing’ champion wants to be voice for troops
"Dancing With The Stars" winner J.R. Martinez appeared at Fort Campbell, Ky., recently in a triumphant if low-key return. Posted Thursday Dec 22, 2011 12:08:28 EST
Big bangs: ‘Sons of Guns’ reloads for third season
Marine-turned-master armorer Will Hayden and his fire team of insuppressible gunsmiths at Baton Rouge, La.-based Red Jacket Firearms have locked and loaded for another season on Discovery Channel's... Posted Thursday Dec 15, 2011 12:11:55 EST
Casting director on getting a reality gig: Be your best self
If you've decided to get real about getting on a reality show, you certainly don't have to go around the world. From the Jersey Shore to Orange County, Hell's Kitchen to the Paradise Hotel, reality... Posted Thursday Dec 1, 2011 19:43:47 EST
‘Extremely courageous’: Navy EOD team stars in G4 Network series
Chase Holzhauer is in a pickle. The rookie member of his bomb team, with a video controller in his hand as he sits yards away in his vehicle, has just steered the last of his team's three robots into... Posted Thursday Nov 3, 2011 11:06:00 EDT
Army veteran stays in the running on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Iraq war veteran J.R. Martinez and his professional partner Karina Smirnoff advanced on Tuesday's results show to the third week of competition in ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." In the previous... Posted Thursday Sep 29, 2011 13:36:29 EDT
Combat vet cuts a rug
An Army ground-pounder-turned-soap opera heartthrob will vie for the mirror ball trophy on the upcoming season of "Dancing with the Stars." Posted Thursday Sep 15, 2011 14:43:13 EDT
6 vets compete on third ‘Top Shot’
"Top Shot," The History Channel show on which contestants compete in shooting events for a $100,000 cash prize, is back for a third season, and as in the first two, a generous portion of contestants... Posted Thursday Aug 4, 2011 15:55:05 EDT
Based on Kandahar hospital, TV’s ‘Combat Hospital’ tries to keep it real
Whether ABC's new war-zone drama "Combat Hospital" is curing your summer TV season blues or making matters worse, in many ways you can thank Canadian Regimental Sgt. Maj. Chris Kaye. Posted Thursday Jul 21, 2011 14:30:12 EDT
The long road ‘Home’
Army Sgt. Greg Stube remembers how thankful he was to get back home after nearly losing his life in Afghanistan and spending a year in hospitals recovering. Posted Thursday Jul 14, 2011 12:20:21 EDT
ABC’s ‘Combat Hospital’ set in Kandahar
ABC is launching a new war-zone drama this summer that is intended to portray the chaotic conditions military doctors and nurses face while treating casualties in Afghanistan. Posted Thursday Jun 16, 2011 13:02:13 EDT
Born to shoot
When a Parris Island drill instructor asked the formation of fresh-faced recruits who among them already knew how to shoot a rifle, Marine Pvt. Chris Reed didn't think twice about raising his hand. Posted Thursday May 5, 2011 13:19:57 EDT
Shoot like a star: Tips from ‘Top Shot’ star Chris Reed
• Move your feet: My feet are always moving, trying to get those minute muscle fibers aligned and to get everything dead set. Stance is like building a mountain. You can't build it on a wobbly... Posted Thursday May 5, 2011 13:03:02 EDT
From the Ranks: Marine’s family gets new start, new home
If a man's home is his castle, you could say Marine Staff Sgt. Bill Dickinson's family has just moved from a dank dungeon to a light-filled palace. Posted Thursday May 5, 2011 12:41:06 EDT
Surf? Snowboard? Love ‘Glee’?
There's still have time to bid on a snowboard or surfboard signed by stars from the TV shows "Glee," "Nip/Tuck," "Dancing with the Stars," "Jersey Shore," "Modern Family" and "Castle." Posted Wednesday Feb 9, 2011 11:20:23 EST
‘Top Shot’ reloads for second season
The History Channel is poised for a second season of "Top Shot," this year featuring nine current or former military members among the 16 competitors vying for the $100,000 purse. Posted Thursday Feb 3, 2011 13:51:51 EST
A Marine home makeover
BEAUFORT, S.C. — A tan, one-story ranch house stands on a quiet street here. The only outward signs of the sacrifice its owners have endured are a piece of plywood tacked conspicuously to the... Posted Thursday Jan 20, 2011 14:28:41 EST
Leatherneck finds fleeting fame on iconic game show
All of his life, Marine Cpl. Dan Franken Jr. has been watching contestants "come on down!" on popular game show "The Price is Right." But the 26-year-old helicopter maintainer never thought he would... Posted Thursday Jan 13, 2011 15:02:52 EST
‘Wartorn’ lays bare effects of PTSD through any war
The new HBO documentary "Wartorn" isn't meant for those who already understand the mental outcomes of war: The nightmares, the grief, the failed relationships. Posted Thursday Nov 11, 2010 19:59:53 EST
Living history: Vets share their tales
Harold Syfrett enlisted in the Navy after Pearl Harbor, later surviving a kamikaze attack and riding out a typhoon aboard the aircraft carrier Yorktown. Now, almost 70 years later, he will share his... Posted Thursday Oct 14, 2010 18:19:22 EDT
Targeting a title: Marine sniper nears ‘Top Shot’ win
A Marine sniper and a former British infantry officer will gun it out in the season finale of "Top Shot," the History Channel's marksmanship reality show. Posted Thursday Aug 12, 2010 15:24:31 EDT
Living dangerously
So you think your job is tough? Posted Saturday May 8, 2010 16:05:07 EDT
Strength, struggle and sacrifice
For armchair history buffs who enjoyed the Euro-centric "Band of Brothers" and "Saving Private Ryan" but wondered when the Pacific theater would get equal treatment, the wait is over. Posted Sunday Mar 14, 2010 15:39:46 EDT
Sailor's recipe for prime time
In his first day in the kitchen of Bravo's "Chef Academy," Culinary Specialist 1st Class (SS) Kyle "Kup" Kupiszewski was more than a little out of his element: Instead of cooking for a crew of... Posted Monday Dec 14, 2009 12:20:27 EST
10-part ‘WWII in HD’ fills screen and speakers with lost footage
Forget the tired newsreel footage from your dad's World War II docs — this has all the personal immediacy of reality TV combined with all the epic drama of a world at war. Posted Friday Dec 4, 2009 23:12:08 EST
‘Grill sergeant’ takes on Food Network’s Bobby Flay
Sgt. 1st Class Brad Turner, the chef known for singing his way through the Pentagon Channel's "Grill Sergeants" cooking show, goes head to head and chicken to chicken tonight against chef Bobby Flay... Posted Wednesday Sep 23, 2009 15:58:18 EDT
Veterans organization wants to recognize Colbert
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is trying to draft comedian and faux-conservative talk show host Stephen Colbert into its ranks. Posted Friday Jul 17, 2009 10:09:28 EDT
Discovery Channel docudrama challenges Maersk storyline
A new docudrama set to premiere on the Discovery Channel calls into question a popular narrative in the April high-seas showdown between the Maersk Alabama, Somali pirates and the U.S. Navy. Posted Thursday Jun 18, 2009 21:56:26 EDT
2011 Insider's Guide To Military Benefits
This handbook for military life includes essential information on pay and benefits, housing, education, health care and more.
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