U.S. Navy SEALs from Goldwater-Nichols to the Present Day: 1984-2012
While Naval Special Warfare (NSW) had shown promise in Grenada and other operations, the results …
Military History
Five Navy SEALs and the Medal of Honor
Of the 258 Medals of Honor awarded since the SEALs were authorized 50 years ago, five members of this special …
The Early Months of U.S. Entry Into World War II
“[American] bathers and sometimes entire coastal cities are witnesses to that drama of war whose visual climaxes area constituted by …
Ready To Eat! Thirty Years of the MRE: Wondering What the Other Guys Eat
In part five of our series on the 30th anniversary of the MRE we come to one of the most …
Ready To Eat! Thirty Years of the MRE: MRE entrees – the Favorites and the Failures
It turns out that the three previous installments in our series on the 30th anniversary of the “Meal, Ready To …
Ready To Eat! Thirty Years of the MRE: Field-stripping, First Strike Rations, and the Humanitarian Daily Ration
Thirty years of history, including employment in at least five conflicts, are behind the “Meal, Ready-to-Eat.” So far we’ve outlined …
The Collapse of Empires
In December 1941, it was as if Hachiman, the Japanese god of warriors and protector of Japan, had straddled the …
Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)
The Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), in development by the Marine Corps, is a three-dimensional short- to medium-range tactical radar designed …
It Could Have Been Worse
In terms of physical and morale damage, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor remains one of America’s worst military defeats. …
Pearl Harbor: The Army Air Forces Fight Back
Pearl Harbor was primarily a naval battle, but America’s Air Force was also caught up in the fighting. There were …