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How the voice of Transformers’ Optimus Prime was inspired by a Marine

“There’s a calmness to Optimus Prime, and yet a gentility and strength and honor and dignity, that are synonymous with the Marines."

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‘Yellowstone’ creator Taylor Sheridan to launch military spy series

"Special Ops: Lioness" debuts Sunday, July 23.

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Military Culture

Propaganda film casts Chinese Army as saintly liberators

The two-minute video is a cartoonish depiction of the country’s military as a saintly.

A military man in combat in a scene from the 2001 film "Black Hawk Down."

43 of the most timeless war movies ever made

If looking for war movies to binge, try these absolute classics.

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Wrong ball: Soldier’s ‘donkey kick’ leads to soccer tourney scuffle

“The problem with adult men playing soccer is that they take it too seriously,” the referee reflected.

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A view from inside one of the landing craft after U.S. troops hit the water during the Allied D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.

Let’s debunk the 3 biggest myths of D-Day

Today we are breaking down fact from fiction, myth from verity.

4 days ago

Why colorblindness disqualifies military pilot hopefuls

Each service has its own vision requirements for enlistment or commission. But within the branches, specific occupations have different standards.

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Do we owe a teen sailor thanks for creating doughnuts as we know them?

“I took the cover off the ship’s tin pepper box, and — I cut into the middle of that donut the first hole ever seen by mortal eyes!”

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Graphic novel tells story of World War I’s ‘most outstanding soldier’

"General John Pershing recognized Samuel Woodfill as the most outstanding soldier of the First World War."

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‘Ghosts of Beirut’ spotlights decades-long CIA hunt for terror leader

The 25-year manhunt launched in the wake of the 1983 Beirut bombings form the basis of the four-part Showtime series “Ghosts of Beirut."

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Revolver of Confederacy’s Jefferson Davis fetches $470K at auction

A revolver worn by Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis on the day of his surrender fetched a pretty penny.

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Army bomb tech, three other troops dominate Food Network’s ‘Chopped’

A civilian chef didn't know what to do with the powdered eggs in round three.

2 weeks ago

Gerard Butler’s ‘Kandahar’ requires degree in international relations

Although “Kandahar” feels a like desert "The Fast and the Furious" meets Tom Clancy, there is a lot of warranted wistful reflection about the way the gr

2 weeks ago

Air Force instructor pilot tackles ‘toughest footrace on Earth’

Kabanuck crossed the final finish line in 43 hours, 18 minutes and 22 seconds, placing 183rd of 765 runners.

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Scorsese, DiCaprio, De Niro unite in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Legendary film director Martin Scorsese has picked up the mantle of this harrowing tale and turned it into what is expected to be an Oscar contender.

3 weeks ago

West Point grad writes emotional letter to his Plebe self

“If there’s one thing I hope you’d do differently, it’s spend less time caring about school.”

3 weeks ago

The challenge of portraying America’s first president in film

George Washington has been the subject of a few films, but experts say a heroic Hollywood treatment isn't necessary.

3 weeks ago

WWI-era biplane loses war against gravity (again)

Why do Kentucky pilots keep crashing World War I-era planes? Maybe it's because they fix them and fly them again.

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HBO film based on NSA leaker Reality Winner slated for May 29 release

"Reality" premieres on May 29 on Max.

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“There’s a calmness to Optimus Prime, and yet a gentility and strength and honor and dignity, that are synonymous with the Marines."

"Special Ops: Lioness" debuts Sunday, July 23.

The two-minute video is a cartoonish depiction of the country’s military as a saintly.

If looking for war movies to binge, try these absolute classics.

“The problem with adult men playing soccer is that they take it too seriously,” the referee reflected.

Today we are breaking down fact from fiction, myth from verity.

Each service has its own vision requirements for enlistment or commission. But within the branches, specific occupations have different standards.

“I took the cover off the ship’s tin pepper box, and — I cut into the middle of that donut the first hole ever seen by mortal eyes!”

"General John Pershing recognized Samuel Woodfill as the most outstanding soldier of the First World War."

The 25-year manhunt launched in the wake of the 1983 Beirut bombings form the basis of the four-part Showtime series “Ghosts of Beirut."

A revolver worn by Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis on the day of his surrender fetched a pretty penny.

A civilian chef didn't know what to do with the powdered eggs in round three.

Although “Kandahar” feels a like desert "The Fast and the Furious" meets Tom Clancy, there is a lot of warranted wistful reflection about the way the gr

Kabanuck crossed the final finish line in 43 hours, 18 minutes and 22 seconds, placing 183rd of 765 runners.

Legendary film director Martin Scorsese has picked up the mantle of this harrowing tale and turned it into what is expected to be an Oscar contender.

“If there’s one thing I hope you’d do differently, it’s spend less time caring about school.”

George Washington has been the subject of a few films, but experts say a heroic Hollywood treatment isn't necessary.

Why do Kentucky pilots keep crashing World War I-era planes? Maybe it's because they fix them and fly them again.

"Reality" premieres on May 29 on Max.