In recent decades, the People’s Republic of China has emerged as a formidable global power, with economic, political, and military influence extending Continue Reading
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Paratroopers of WWII: Double Volunteers
When soldiers are asked why they volunteered for the paratroopers, their responses come in many forms. Many men signed up to be in the Airborne Continue Reading
The Revenant – Old Glory
by Noah Hoglund Symbolism. A propellent of growth. A catalyst towards analytical interpretations of reality. Such that, ideologies may be Continue Reading
Filthy Thirteen: Symbol of American Fighting Spirit
Units in the Airborne Divisions portrayed characteristics and a culture symbolic and unique to paratroopers. A demolition section attached to the Continue Reading
D-Day & Beyond: Land of the Free Because of the Brave
D-Day is certainly a day to be celebrated; but it is also important to recognize, for those who survived the jumps and beach landings, that day was Continue Reading
Toothless Dragon? The “Five Incapables” of the Chinese Military
The Chinese military, known more formally as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), has long been a force shrouded in mystery and mythology. From glossy Continue Reading
Red Dirt and Resilience: A Soldier’s Fight Beyond the Battlefield
by Derick Bosley On March 9th, 2024, at 0615, I lay flat on my back, staring up at the bluest sky I had ever seen. The world around me was dead Continue Reading
American Airborne: Surprise & Deception
On May 29, 1944, the commander in chief of the Allied Expeditionary Air Forces, Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory, expressed his concerns to Continue Reading
The Cost of Unchecked Rage
“Let them loot. After all they’ve been through, they deserve it,” the Battalion Commander for 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group told his Continue Reading
Twenty Years Later
It’s hard to believe that the twentieth anniversary of my deployment to Iraq is in a few short months. We mobilized with the North Carolina Army Continue Reading
The Duality
I live with a duality regarding my service in Iraq. On the one hand, I am wildly proud to have worn a Desert Camouflage Uniform (DCU) and, later in Continue Reading
Save The Stranded: A Post Afghan-American War Project
by Scott Chapman and Russ Pritchard Since the last military flight out of Kabul and the Khider District Massacre, both events occurring on 30 Continue Reading