Military

On August 12, 2015 the sold-out crowd at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, was brought to a standing ovation when four war heroes were invited onstage and presented with Henry Military Service Tribute Rifles during the Charlie Daniels’ 40th Anniversary Volunteer Jam.

The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (L-ATV) will be built by Oshkosh, who plans to replace 55,000 Humvees over a period of time for an estimated cost of nearly $30 billion.

Two female soldiers are the first ever to successfully complete Army Ranger School.

A British Special Air Service Sniper reached out over 1,000 yards and connected with an Islamic State jihadist just as the executioner was about to behead a young boy and his father.

“The carbine is a great weapon system for its time,” said Chief Warrant Officer 5 Vince Kyzer. “It will increase the war fighter’s lethality and mobility.”

Dakota Meyer, a former Marine and Medal of Honor recipient, addressed the shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Thursday that left four Marines dead and several others injured.

For decades the U.S. military has used full metal jacket (FMJ) rounds for their pistols, but are finally switching to jacketed hollowpoints (JHP).

Why would an active duty solider dressed in civilian clothes carry an AR into a mall? Why to have his picture taken, of course. He got his picture taken–several times–but not at the kiosk photo booth, like he planned.

“I was actually just trying to come home from school,” said Wright. “I got to he bus and put my hand up as usual. Everyone was getting on the bus and I went to get on and he slammed the doors.”