Born in Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter’s fascination with the US Navy was sparked by his uncle, who was a radioman. This early ...

I am a frustrated cook who always got scolded by my wife for leaving the kitchen a mess. Since I shifted to Android, I set aside my DSLR camera and started advocating on mobile photography. I won an ...

In times of war, it’s not only soldiers who perform feats of great valor and display incredible courage. Oftentimes, non-combatant civilians risk their lives by performing quiet, yet extraordinary ...

Countless heroic tales have gone unrecognized from periods of warfare that have formed parts of American history. For several years, many heroes were overlooked during considerations regarding the ...

Imagine a child dialing a phone number, hoping to reach the one and only Santa Claus, only to connect with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) – or, if we’re being specific, its ...

Tom Cruise is known for a host of movie roles, among them Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the Top Gun franchise. The films, which premiered in 1986 and 2022, respectively, did a lot to bolster interest in ...

Clare Fitzgerald is a Writer and Editor with eight years of experience in the online content sphere. Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from King’s University College at Western University, her ...

The US Army has begun fielding its replacement for the 1990s-era M4 Carbine, marking a major step in the evolution of infantry weaponry. Developed under the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) Program ...

In times of war, it’s almost a given that humans will push themselves beyond their limits to commit feats of extraordinary courage and valor. Those who perform such exploits are usually honored. That ...

Hundreds of US service members were taken by the North Vietnamese (NVA) and held prisoner during the Vietnam War. What makes Everett Alvarez, Jr. unique is that he was imprisoned for eight and a half ...

German battleship Tirpitz, 1942. (Photo Credit: Division of Naval Intelligence of the Navy Department of the United States / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) From as early as 1942, the Allies (in ...

When you think of history-defining naval vessels, odds are the USS Mason (DE-529) comes to mind. The Evarts-class destroyer escort served valiantly in the final years of the Second World War, but that ...