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Laidback Living on an Australian Rocket-Testing Range

(via Atlas Obscura) The Woomera Range Complex is South Australia is considered the world’s largest military land base. At close to

(via History) On this day in 1782, in Newburgh, New York, General George Washington, the commander in chief of the

(via Atlas Obscura) Abby Noland’s years of experience working in libraries prepared her for anything. So when she found artillery

(via Atlas Obscura) Until the mid-1990s, squared-away plebes (what they call freshmen at the United States Military Academy—better known as

(via mental_floss) A Canadian soldier marched her way into history this week when she became the first woman to lead

June 8, 2017May 26, 2017 0 Comments military

(via National Geographic) On a fortified hill in Scotland some 1,900 years ago, a Roman army attacked local warriors by

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 0 Comments military, WWII

(via Heavy) Today is the 73rd anniversary of the Normandy landings in France during World War II on Tuesday, June

June 5, 2017May 30, 2017 0 Comments military

(via Popular Mechanics) An upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian highlights one of the most under-appreciated pieces of soldier kit, the

(via Atlas Obscura) On May 17, 2006, the USS Oriskany transformed from a warship into the world’s largest artificial reef

(via Atlas Obscura) In spring 1918, as hundreds of thousands of doughboys poured into Europe, one special group of eight

(via Popular Mechanics) The last thing a fighter pilot wants to do is eject. Once those rockets fire under the

(via Popular Mechanics) The aircraft carrier Gerald Ford, the U.S. Navy’s latest supercarrier, is finally at sea undergoing testing. The