The French Foreign Legion these days is more exclusive than it used to be. If there is an Interpol notice against you, for example, you won’t get through the gate. A century ago, however, a man who wanted to escape his past and assume a new identity could disappear into …

by Hooligan I hoped to shoot the first VC I saw who poked his head over the wall, and at least get his AK to defend myself.  All this while the enemy machine guns were firing and mortars going off. It started out as just another boring Ash & Trash …

A U.S. military aircraft captured this scene at Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on 26 August 2021. There is no narration to go with the vid, but the scene clearly is chaotic. An ISIS suicide bomber launched an attack at the gate, killing 13 American …

The C-130 has the longest, continuous military aircraft production run in history. It has one of the top three longest, continuous aircraft production lines of any type. Here’s a birthday salute to this icon of the skies. Thanks to Airman 1st Class Leonid Soubbotine for the way-cool vid.

Owners must act within 90 days to reclaim their property. The ATF did not explain how it arrived at that time frame. Gun-owners who surrendered their bump stocks to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives now may retrieve them following a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court – …

by Susan Katz Keating Skeptics quickly raised questions about the vehicle. “I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Dmitry wrote. “There’s a lithium battery in there, and if it gets depressurized, it will start a fire that can’t be put out.” Ramzan Kadyrov, who leads Russia’s Chechnya region, took to …

Two of our great friends sat down for a chat in their respective studios – and here’s the result. Our esteemed board member Ric Prado appeared on Tall Tales With Taco Bell, hosted by the one and only – you guessed it! – Taco Bell. They chat about Ric’s adventures …

Snipers are masters of disguise, sometimes changing their camouflage several times before reaching a target. British army snipers show us how it’s done in the snow, at a military base in Estonia. Thanks to the folks at NATO for making the vid.

The first such emergency occurred 24 years ago, when several warheads aboard the Russian submarine K-141 Kursk exploded during an undersea exercise. COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Deep within Kursk Oblast in Russia, a special glass of tea perhaps is being brewed for some  unsuspecting government official. Or perhaps a screen …

COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating The Tim Walz military service brouhaha is an object lesson in two long-established axioms: You can’t plump your record, and you can’t piss off your unit. Veterans are calling out Walz, number two on the ticket with presidential candidate Kamala Harris, for touting an inaccurate military …