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Step aboard the USS Wisconsin - the last US battleship ever made

Nicknamed "The Wisky," the Wisconsin provided cover for the invasion of Iwo Jima, was struck by a 1…

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Oil plummets 31% in biggest drop since Gulf War as Saudi cuts spark all-out price war

Oil futures tumbled 31% in a matter of seconds overnight on Sunday, their sharpest decline since th…

Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper   


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Why the USS Missouri has been described as the most famous battleship ever built

Before finally being decommissioned in 1992, the Mighty Mo received three battle stars for its serv…

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It's been 25 years since the start of Operation Desert Storm

The US began its aerial bombardment on January 17th, 1991, and by the end of February, Saddam Husse…

Armin Rosen   


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Trump wants to hold a massive military parade - here's what it looked like the last time Washington hosted one

"President Trump is incredibly supportive of America's great service members who risk their lives e…

Daniel Brown   


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See the UK destroyer crew that scored the Royal Navy's first missile kill since the Gulf War

The HMS Diamond shot down a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile that was likely targeting a commerci…

Jake Epstein   


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Ukraine is getting older US Abrams tanks, but Russia's Soviet-era tanks still won't be a match for them in battle

During the Gulf War, the M1A1 Abrams ripped apart old Soviet-era tanks like the ones Russia keeps s…

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Ted Cruz doubles down on vow to 'carpet-bomb' ISIS

Just two weeks ago was the 25th anniversary of the first Persian Gulf War. When that war began, we …

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What 'abortion pills' are also used for, from suicide prevention to stomach ulcers

Mifepristone and misoprostol have uses beyond abortion. Experts say they need to remain available f…

Anna Medaris   


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Whitney Houston's Super Bowl National Anthem Will Never Be Topped

In 1991, during the Persian Gulf War, Whitney Houston sang an incredible rendition of the national …

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Whitney Houston's Super Bowl national anthem will never be topped

In 1991, Whitney Houston sang the best Super Bowl national anthem ever.

Leah Goldman   


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Whitney Houston's Super Bowl national anthem will never be topped

In 1991, during the Persian Gulf War, Whitney Houston sang an incredible rendition of the national …

Leah Goldman   


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Oil tumbles 31%, most since Gulf War, after surprise Saudi cuts trigger global price war

Demand for the commodity has plummeted since the coronavirus began tearing into the global travel a…

Ben Winck   


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Check out the amphibious reconnaissance vehicle the US Marines showed off at Fleet Week

The LAV 25 "possesses a potent combination of firepower, high mobility, communications and protecti…

Daniel Brown   


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It's Going To Be Hard To Find A Legal Justification For Attacking Syria

First of all, Syria is one of the few countries that has never signed the U.N. Chemicals Weapons Tr…

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This 68-Ton Steel Demon Is Unequaled On The Battlefield

With drone technology pushing for more precedence, the modern tank and its warfare may be going the…

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This is Mark Esper, the Gulf War Army veteran and defense lobbyist who Trump has tapped to lead the Pentagon

Esper comes to the position after the failed nomination of Patrick Shanahan, who Trump had picked t…

Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes   


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'A global recession is inevitable': Analysts warn of 'utter carnage' as oil crashes and global stocks tumble

"Equities have been caught in the blast from the oil bomb. There's a risk of losses in oil position…

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How US special-operations forces helped the US military win its first post-Cold War victory

The first Gulf War was a textbook conventional war, but it featured an array special-operations mis…

Stavros Atlamazoglou