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In the course of war, U.S. soldiers have faced not only death and injury from bombs and guns, but also the other deadly aspects of the battlefield. Life threatening weather, illness, poison, and many...
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For any hunting trip, the right rifle is one that can generate enough power to deliver a clean and humane kill – but not so much that nothing is left to harvest after the bullet makes contact. ...
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U.S. military operations today depend in large part on the use of Precision-Guided Munitions, or PGMs, which the Department of Defense defines as “[a] guided weapon intended to destroy a point...
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The United States has a rich military history, with thousands of soldiers fighting and dying overseas to protect their country and its interests. As a result, the United States has built and...
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Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion has been fairly remarkable, aided by satellite imagery from private companies. Ukraine requested at the beginning of the conflict, and began receiving...
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Napoleon Bonaparte is considered one of the greatest military generals of all time. When he gained power in the 18th century, the French army was in serious disrepair. With a wave of new technology,...
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On the global stage, a nation’s military power is often gauged by the size and technological advancement of its weaponry. As modern warfare has evolved into stealth and covert operations,...
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During the Second World War, tanks rose to prominence as a major element of land-based offensives. Although the U.S. military was using tanks by the end of World War I, these early prototypes were...
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The U.S. military is one of the best armed militaries on the planet, using some of the best aircraft, drones, tanks, naval vessels, and even small arms. One large contributing factor to this is the...
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President Biden in March released his fiscal 2023 defense budget proposal. In it is a proposed 5.2% pay raise for active-duty and civilian military personnel, which would be the largest such increase...
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The United States is by far the world’s largest military hardware market, making up 40% of global arms exports from 2018 to 2022, up from 33% in the previous five-year period. The U.S. exported...
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When American personnel are missing or are otherwise unaccounted-for, they are classified missing in action, or MIA. They may be determined as killed in action, but if their body was not recovered,...
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The U.S. naval fleet consists of 243 seafaring units currently in active service. The number includes frontline commissioned warships and support vessels but excludes smaller patrol boats,...
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The first U.S. patent for a pump-action shotgun was filed in 1882, and in the nearly century and a half since, pump actions have emerged as the clear favorite among American shooters. The...
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The debt ceiling deal, struck between the Biden administration and Republicans in Congress only days before the June 5, 2023, default deadline, will provide $121 billion in veteran medical funding...
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