9 Lyrics from Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' That Perfectly Describe Life as a Military Spouse Swift is known for leaving cryptic messages, Easter eggs and layered meanings in her lyrics for her fans to find, argue over...
Taps: How a Medal of Honor Recipient Gave America its Most Famous Military Bugle Call Ever The central role that Daniel Butterfield played in taps was largely unknown until the late 19th century, only coming to light...
Aretha Franklin Inadvertently Recorded One Of Vietnam’s Best Protest Songs African-American veterans returning home from Vietnam transformed "Chain of Fools" into an "angry rejection of the chain of...
Rapper Shaggy Got His Distinctive Voice from Making Fun of His Marine Corps Drill Instructors One might think that making fun of a drill instructor would lead to a severely shortened life span, but for reggae rapper...
Americans Were Never Supposed to Hear Toby Keith's Ass-Kicking Post-9/11 Battle Song on the Radio You know the one we mean. The commandant of the Marine Corps convinced him America needed it.
'Grounded': An Unusual New Opera Reexamines the Complexities of America’s Drone Wars Abroad The plot of the opera follows the journey of Jess, an Air Force F-16 fighter pilot flying combat missions in the skies over...
Katy Perry Is Fighting a Dying, Elderly Veteran to Force Him to Sell His Home Singer Katy Perry and fiancé Orlando Bloom are in the middle of a trial that could result in an 84-year-old Army veteran and...
This Taylor Swift Song Is a Tribute to Her Marine Grandfather's Service at Guadalcanal Written during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, "Epiphany" explores the similar emotions experienced by soldiers...
How British Army Vet Turned 'NCIS' Actor David McCallum Helped Birth a Hip-Hop Classic Actor David McCallum spent two years in the army, commissioned in the 3rd Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment, part of the Royal...
Who Is Ice Spice and Why Are Marines Suddenly Obsessed with Her? Ice Spice may not be in the chain of command, but she may just be one of the most powerful forces in the Marine Corps right...
Russian Flotilla Off Florida Coast Sparks Deployment of US Navy Destroyers, Planes The Russian Ministry of Defense said in an online post that the ships conducted exercises in the use of "high-precision...
Massive Search at Hawaii Marine Corps Training Ground Fails to Find Alleged Poachers Carrying Gun, Knife The alleged trespassing coincided with reports of "shots fired" at the training area, which apparently did not originate from...
White House 'Strongly Opposes' Proposed 19.5% Pay Hike for Junior Enlisted Troops The statement from the White House suggested Congress should wait until the administration's review is done to make any...
Navy Relieved 12 Commanders in 6 Months — Including 3 Firings that Were Never Publicly Announced When asked why the three firings were not made public, a Navy spokesman said that the sea service does not publicly announce...
5.5% vs. 19.5% Pay Raise: Senate Diverges from House on How Much to Boost Junior Enlisted Paychecks The House and Senate will need to negotiate a compromise version of their respective bills before this year's NDAA can become...