What evidence is there that the US military attacked Iranian schools with missiles?
An ongoing internal U.S. military investigation has preliminarily concluded that the U.S. missile strike on an Iranian primary school was a “mistake”. On March 11 local time, CCTV…
Why is Trump pulling the USS Wisconsin out of mothballs and towing it to dry dock for refurbishment?
If you are talking about the battleship, she was taken out of mothballs in 2006, when she became a museum ship. I have not heard anything about Wisconsin…
Who are the most professional and skilled foreign soldiers you have served with?
Let’s start with the worst: Unfortunately, some stereotypes might be true. When I served in the German army we trained for a week with Italy’s famous “Folgore” parachute…
Why does the military not use throwing knives?
In the movies, Green Beret/SEAL/SAS/Spetsnaz/MI-6 assassin Steelhard McBadass encounters an enemy sentry. With an audible, SHING! McBadass pulls his knife, draws back his calloused hand, then lets fly….
Do US aircraft carriers have planes on them when they leave port for deployment?
No. When the carrier leaves port at the start of the cruise, the planes are all still at their Naval Air Stations. After the ship is about an…
If the USS Ford is operational, why aren’t F-35C aircraft able to fly from its deck?
F-35C aircraft ARE able to be launched from and recovered by the USS Ford. The problem is that when the Ford class of carriers was designed, the operational…
Why didn’t Britain and Canada take part in the Normandy landings?
American school kids are probably familiar with this map, which shows how US troops achieved the Normandy landings. Absolutely – they did just that. But a slightly bigger…
Do modern nuclear submarines creak and strain when going deep like they show old subs do in the movies?
The following is true of every submarine I have served or ridden on: You can tell who the experienced submariners are on a boat by asking them one…
Why can’t an aircraft fly 2-3 m above the ground?
They can. Could they not, no aircraft could ever take off or land. Some aircraft are more stable at that height than others. The most famous Air Force…
Why are Abrams tanks dropping like flies in Ukraine? The fifth (or even sixth, according to some accounts) one was destroyed a few days ago.
Around 50% of the 31 M1 Abrams tanks the U.S. has sent to Ukraine have been either destroyed or damaged beyond repair. This is indeed a significant number….