The Five Worst Light Machine Guns (LMGs)
5. Browning M1919A6
There was nothing inherently wrong with the Browning M1919A4 .30-caliber medium machine gun. It was effective, reliable, …
U.S. Army
Task Force Normandy Fired the Opening Shots of Desert Storm
At 2:38 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1991, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Tom Drew launched Operation Desert Storm by speaking into …
How Westmoreland Lost Vietnam
For many who remember the period, Gen. William Childs Westmoreland is the face of the Vietnam War. And as commander …
ERDC Researchers Support Army and Marine Corps with Vehicle Cone Index Testing
The U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) is working to help the Army and Marine Corps determine if …
Army Hypersonics
by Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office
What is it?Hypersonic weapons introduce a new class of ultrafast, maneuverable, …
21st Century Horse Soldiers – Special Operations Forces and Operation Enduring Freedom
At 2:00 a.m. on Oct. 19, 2001, 39 days after al Qaeda terrorists attacked American soil, a special operations MH-47E …
From Coughs to Cancer: Army Medics Rally Support for Operation Allies Refuge Evacuees
Story by Marcy Sanchez, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
In less than a week, the U.S. Military has evacuated over 100,000 …
The SB2C Helldiver Was a Tough Bird: Remembered First Hand
“I was in the dive at 70 degrees following my leader, thinking he would miss the very narrow Japanese destroyer …
Army Cadets Gain Experience, ‘Real World’ Engineering Skills at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District
By Vanessa Villarreal, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District
Army Cadets Jacob Krause and Zackery Denning have been conducting …
The Dieppe Raid’s Success Within the Failure: The Nissenthall Mission
Operation Jubilee, the Combined Operations planned amphibious assault on the English Channel port of Dieppe, was launched in the pre-dawn …