Captured ISIS Insurgents (and Their Wives) Say Why They Fought for the Caliphate in 'Rojek' For four months, filmmaker Zaynê Akyol traveled Syrian Kurdistan visiting prisons and interviewing 30 jihadist fighters and...
A World War II Classic Gets a Modern Update in 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial' The latest version of the military courtroom drama will premiere on Showtime and Paramount+ starting in October with a cast...
Hedy Lamarr’s Invention Changed Communications. Here’s Why the Navy Rejected it During WWII Along with a composer named George Antheil, Lamarr developed the technological concept of frequency hopping to address a...
How a Hallmark Movie's Take on Air Force Romance Got Cooperation from the Thunderbirds Nothing could be a more romantic setting than the United States Air Force, right?
Kate Winslet Stars as Model-Turned-WWII Military Photographer in 'Lee' Kate Winslet ("Titanic") stars as Lee Miller in "Lee," a new film that depicts Miller's shift from artistic fashion...
VA Launches New Ads Directed by Oscar Winner with Its 'Don't Wait. Reach Out' Campaign New ads tackle mental health and care, asking veterans why they won't seek help themselves when they readily help others.
That Time a 73-Year-Old World War II Vet Drove 240 Miles on a Riding Mower When Alvin Straight decided he was going to visit his brother in Wisconsin in the summer of 1994, he wasn’t looking to be...
5 Mediocre War Movies That Would Have Been Better with Denzel Washington Denzel Washington is returning for his third outing as Marine Corps veteran and former Defense Intelligence Agency operative...
'Freelance': John Cena Is a Special Forces Vet in Action-Comedy from Director of 'Taken' Civilian life out in the real world can be pretty dull when your past military career was full of action and adventure.
Sean Penn Captures the First Russian Bombs Dropping on Ukraine in New Documentary 'Superpower' Filming over the course of that year, the 63-year-old actor captured history in Kyiv as the first Russian bombs dropped on...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...