Veterans Day – Thank You, Veterans and Service Members
Veterans Day gives Americans the opportunity to celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of all U.S. veterans. However, according to the …
Conflicts & Operations
A Herd of Hercs, a Knot of Phrogs, and a Warthog’s Welcome Home l Military Photos
Periodically we’ll be sharing favorite military photos we’ve come across in putting together our various publications and the DMN website. …
Cpl. Dakota Meyer and the Battle of Ganjgal
“We will do to you what we did to the Russians!”
– Taliban insurgent leader transmission
At 0300 on Sept. …
Closing Strength: In Today’s Urban Combat Settings, Soldiers Rely On Strategy, Training, and Pure, Physical Strength To Come Out On Top In Hand-to-Hand Encounters
Master Sgt. Tony Pryor was in a fight for his life. After wounding two combatants during a room-by-room sweep in …
The Blue Angels: A 65 Year History
At the end of World War II, the Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, ordered the formation …
Churchill’s Blunder: Iron Rule of the Raj in India
“I am by no means sure whether on this subject of India [Churchill] is quite sane.”
—Leo Amery, Secretary of …
The Identity of a World War II Airman Remains a Mystery
Denise Gamino, a reporter for the Austin American-Statesman, has been trying for almost a decade to find a young man …
Undeclared War in the Atlantic: The U.S. Navy Versus the U-boats
In October 1941, the United States was the only major industrial power still neutral. But that status was becoming increasingly …
I’m Going to Die! German Reprisals Against the French Resistance
“Of course I would have preferred to live. But what I want with all my heart is for my death …
Marine Cobras in Iraq: Naval Aviation Through the Decades
Entering a new century, the U.S. naval aviation weathered 9/11, fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, reduced its carrier force (to …