China Claimed 'Top Gun' Footage Was Its Air Force in Action It just goes to show that pretty much the entire planet thinks the "Top Gun" air combat scenes are awesome.
Why John Wayne Was Labeled a ‘Draft Dodger’ During World War II The legendary actor John Wayne didn't serve in World War II, even when many of his contemporaries did.
Josephine Baker Was the First Black Superstar — and World War II’s Most Unlikely Spy Josephine Baker was a worldwide sensation at a time when Black performers were playing to segregated audiences in the United...
7 Celebrities You Probably Thought Received a Dishonorable Discharge But Didn't Because of their professional personalities, we might have thought them unfit for military service. We would be wrong.
That Time an Entire Battle Stopped to Watch Two Soldiers in a Fistfight A Union and Confederate soldier engaged in a fistfight during the Civil War after both found themselves in a gully during a...
5 Historical Events That Happened on Christmas Throughout most of human history, important political figures didn’t let a pesky holiday get in the way of their plans.
The Story Behind the True Events that Inspired 'Kelly's Heroes' "Kelly's Heroes" is a 1970 film about a group of ne'er-do-wells who try to get a cache of stolen Nazi gold for themselves.
Why This Singer Is the Only Woman Buried In Fort Bragg's Special Forces Cemetery Martha Raye was a singer, comedic actress and devoted supporter of U.S. troops in three wars.
Allied Navies in the Pacific Fought for a Photo of This Actress for 70 Years The "Esther Williams Trophy" could only be taken by brute force or vile cunning.
There Is a Real-Life 'Viper,' and He Made a Cameo in 'Top Gun' The only former TOPGUN instructor with a MiG kill was portrayed by Tom Skerritt in the biggest Navy movie ever.
DD214: What You Need to Know Your military discharge papers are officially known as DD Form 214, or just DD214. Here's what you need to know.
The Best Pocket Knives Whether you’re looking for your first pocket knife or just want something different to change up your everyday carry, here...
54 Job Types Down to 10? Air Force's Top Enlisted Leader Looks to Merge Maintenance Specialties Chief Master Sgt. David Flosi wants airmen to be able to take on more tasks and is pushing an initiative to reduce the number...
The Best Korean War Movies, According to Service Members and Veterans These are the best Korean War movies of the past seven decades, according to a Military.com survey of U.S. service members...
Collapse of Cyber Firm Founded by Former NSA Chief Leaves Bitter Wake Last September the never-profitable company announced it was shutting down and firing its employees after running out of...