Blake Stilwell

Blake Stilwell is a former Air Force combat photographer with degrees and experience in Graphic Design, Television and Film, International Relations, Public Relations and Middle Eastern Affairs. Instead of using any of that, he (eventually) became a writer. His work has appeared in Recoil Magazine, Military Times, Coffee or Die, Skillset Magazine, and more. Blake is based in Ohio but is often found elsewhere.

Email: Blake.Stilwell@Military.com

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(Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Lewis/U.S. Navy photo)

5 Easy Ways to Make Your Resume as Professional as Possible

There are a few simple things you can do to ensure your resume makes the first cut.

5 Creepy Jobs No One Wants But Will Always Be Needed

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(Airman 1st Class Kate Thornton/U.S. Air Force photo)

5 Cover Letter Tips for One-Term Enlistees Separating from the Military

The cover letter is a sales pitch for yourself, but newly separated veterans may have trouble filling one out.

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Sometimes, what you don't say can say a lot about you. Just be aware of your body language.

Airman 1st Class Beknazar Zhumabaev meets with potential employers at a job fair during a Transition Summit. (Mauricio Campino/U.S. Air Force photo)

The Best and Worst States for Veterans Looking to Find a Job

When finding the job you want after the military is the most critical element to success, consider where you might find that...

5 Basic Things Disabled Veterans Need to Know When Finding a Job

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, state and local...

Mark Morris and Raheem Alhamdani, software engineers, 517th Software Engineering Squadron, perform paired programming March 25, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This new paired programming approach is part of a new workflow system and software development methodology to significantly reduce the time it takes to deliver software to customers. (U.S. Air Force/Todd Cromar)

5 Career-Boosting Certifications Veterans Can Get Online

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Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali tries to avoid a left hand punch thrown by challenger Ken Norton in a middle round of their title fight in New York's Yankee Stadium, Sept. 28, 1976. (AP Photo)

A Marine Who Learned Boxing in the Corps Delivered One of Muhammad Ali's Five Losses - and a Broken Jaw

In a career that included sharing a ring with George Foreman and being named one of Ring Magazine's 25 Greatest Heavyweights...

Cpl. Sean Jones, MC serving in Afghanistan with the British Army. (@SeanJonesMC via Twitter)

British Soldiers in Afghanistan Counterattacked a Taliban Ambush with a Bayonet Charge

While it is common to hear stories of soldiers fixing bayonets in the days of yore, it might come as a surprise to hear about...

Alexander and some Macedonians dropping in on the Mallians in modern-day Pakistan.

Alexander the Great Caught a Lucky Break After Suffering the Worst Wound of His Campaign

When Alexander the Great died at age 32, it came as the result of an illness brought on after a night of drinking.

Nils Olav inspects the Kings Guard of Norway after being bestowed with a knighthood at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland. (Mark Owens/Ministry of Defence)

This Brigadier Penguin Is the Highest-Ranking Animal in the World

Sir Nils Olav III is a king penguin, but only holds a rank equivalent to brigadier general in the Norwegian Army.

Test facility craftsman Jack Culpepper adjusts a model of the F-15 Eagle before it undergoes aerodynamic testing in the mid-1970s in the 4-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. The Air Force recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the F-15’s deployment. Models of the aircraft, engines and other F-15 components have frequently been tested by AEDC over the past 50 years. (U.S. Air Force)

5 Amazing Stories About the F-15 in Action to Celebrate Its 50th Birthday

In the late 1960s, the Air Force was looking for a new air superiority fighter. The result was the F-15 Eagle.

"I don't love it." - Napoleon Bonaparte, probably.

The 5 Worst Rations Ever Given to Troops in Combat

We can say what we want about MREs (and we will), but compared to the other kinds of food handed out to military forces...

They're more than just bits of colored fabric and ribbon.

7 Civil War Battle Streamers Modern-Day US Army Units Will Be Forced to Remove

We may not fly our unit flags into battle these days, but the unit guidon is still an important military tradition.

Former President Richard Nixon gets his share of the lockeroom celebration.

That Time a Drunk Richard Nixon Tried to Nuke North Korea

The North Koreans have been provoking the United States for as long as North Koreans have been praising Kim Jong-Il for being...

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