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The Medal of Honor traces its history back to 1861, when Abraham Lincoln first signed it into legislation for the Navy. This would extend to the other branches of the armed forces. It is a military...
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American industry produced nearly two-thirds of all Allied military equipment used during the Second World War, including 297,000 aircraft. These aircraft played a significant role in helping to turn...
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The United States has spent more than three-quarters of a trillion dollars on defense annually in recent years, and in March, the White House asked Congress to authorize a Pentagon budget of $842...
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A leaked document from the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency in April 2023 estimates that Ukrainian forces have sustained between 124,000 and 131,000 casualties, including up to 17,500 deaths. The...
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The United States has some of the least restrictive gun control laws among similarly wealthy and highly-developed countries. And while state governments also have the authority to regulate firearms,...
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In its beginning, the U.S. Navy relied heavily on small arms, and each Navy soldier was outfitted and trained with pistols, rifles, and swords. Much has changed since, as the Navy has evolved over...
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Natural bodies of water are a great deterrent to invasion. Because of this fact as well as geopolitical and historical factors, 30 of the 38 countries without a military are islands. To identify the...
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Rising tensions in the Pacific near Taiwan and China’s recurring incursions into Taiwan’s airspace has the island nation seeking U.S. cooperation to make the next domestically developed fighter...
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The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been a war of attrition with either side unable to make much headway. While Russia continues to pummel Ukrainian cities with airstrikes, missiles,...
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As weapons have changed over the years, the tactics of warfare have evolved as well. It goes without saying that the guns and munitions of the Civil War would not be a match for a nuclear bomb in...
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Though tanks technically existed on the battlefield the prior year, it was really during 1917’s World War I Battle of Cambrai that these heavily-armored behemoths became one of the most fearsome...
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Fully automatic weapons – defined as those capable of firing more than one shot with a single trigger pull – are tightly regulated in the United States. Only automatic weapons made before May...
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The United States has historically held the title of the world’s most dominant navy since the end of World War II. But according to at least one measure, this supremacy is no longer absolute. China...
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Up against a recruitment crunch, the United States military is struggling to fill its ranks. Last year, the U.S. Army enlisted 15,000 fewer new troops than the 65,000 it had budgeted for. Due to a...
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The United States Marine Corps Rifle Creed represents the relationship between soldiers and their weapon. One part says, “My rifle, without me, is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless.” Though...
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