James Barber

James Barber is the former entertainment editor for Military.com. He has a background in the music, radio and film industries and goes behind the scenes to bring the military and veteran audience entertainment news they care about.

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Here's the First Look at Chris Pratt's Spec Ops Series 'The Terminal List'

Fans of the Jack Carr novels will be excited to see former SEAL James Reece's most iconic weapon.

Women Airforce Service pilots Frances Green, Margaret "Peg" Kirchner, Ann Waldner and Blanche Osborn, leave their B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, "Pistol Packin' Mama," during ferry training at Lockbourne Army Airfield, Ohio, 1944. (U.S. Air Force)

Renée Zellweger to Star in TV Drama About World War II’s WASPs

Avenger Field" aims to shine a light on the role that female pilots played in the battle against Axis powers.

A Journal for Jordan Michael B Jordan Chanté Adams

'A Journal for Jordan' Movie Pays Tribute to a Soldier's Love for His Son

Army 1st Sgt. Charles Monroe King is memorialized in Denzel Washington's movie"A Journal for Jordan."

Remembering Navy Vet Mitchell Ryan's 5 Greatest Hollywood Roles

Ryan was one of those hard-working character actors who worked steadily over half a century without ever becoming a big-name...

How Active-Duty Personnel, Veterans and Their Families Can Watch the Beijing Winter Paralympics for Free

NBCUniversal only has the broadcast rights to stream the Paralympics online in the United States and U.S. territories.

Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser on SEAL Team

Did Clay Spenser from ‘SEAL Team’ Survive the Season 5 Firefight?

Air Force Vet Goes Back in Time on NBC Reality Dating Show

How about some 19th-century, "Bridgerton"-style romance with country houses and hounds and corsets and knee-high riding boots...

Joe Rogan Was Wrong: Steven Seagal Is Not Fighting for Russia in Ukraine

However, Seagal and Vladimir Putin do have a long-standing friendship.

Mel Gibson Invades Central America in ’80s Throwback ‘Panama’

"Panama" revisits the days when the CIA was fighting the Communist threat in Central America.

Ask Stew: Am I Ready for Group Training?

'Oppenheimer' Movie Will Tell Epic Tale of the Atom Bomb

Oppenheimer was the lead scientist for the secret Manhattan Project that developed nuclear weapons during WWII.

8 Great Russian Movie Villains

As Russian troops roll into Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has reminded us that Russians have been some of our greatest movie...

10 Great Cold War Spy Movies

‘Star Trek,’ the Original Space Force, Set for Return to Movie Theaters

Everyone is rushing to get a movie into theaters for Christmas 2023.

‘Fury’ Drama Revisited: Is It Disrespectful to Spit on a Tank?

Does an American tank deserve the same respect as the U.S. flag?

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