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Four Humvees released from a cargo plane

December 14, 2011 @ 10:20 pm

I knew the military did air drops of heavy machinery like this, but I’ve never seen it actually being done. This is amazing. [via]

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Team of 12 military personnel cram into one porta-potty

November 12, 2011 @ 12:53 pm

Holy cow, that’s a tight squeeze! Congrats to the 114th MP Co on this amazing feat!

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Military tear gas training session

July 22, 2011 @ 11:36 pm

This video reminds me of Melanie. I remember her telling me about her training days in the military and how they would include a tear-gas questionnaire session in there. Melanie, glad you made it out alive :) UPDATE: More videos! … Continue reading →

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Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry receives the Medal of Honor

July 12, 2011 @ 11:44 pm

Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry is now the 2nd living person (following Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta) to receive the Medal of Honor — the U.S. Military’s highest decoration. While injured in a gunfight in Afghanistan in May 2008, Petry … Continue reading →

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The Welcome Home Blog: daily videos of military homecomings

June 30, 2011 @ 3:31 am

Part of the Feel Good Blogs Network (great name by the way), The Welcome Home Blog is a wonderful digital archive of videos of military personnel returning home from duty. Lots of tears, surprises, and joyous laughter from the first … Continue reading →

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Dogs in uniform

May 14, 2011 @ 8:42 pm

Photo: Channi Anand/AP The Big Picture has an entire picture post dedicated to dogs who serve in the military and in police uniform. No doubt that our four-legged friends are helping keep countries all over the world safe while also … Continue reading →

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