Explained: The Complete List of All U.S. Military Ranks
WEBJan 16, 2021 · E-8. First Sergeant (Senior Master Sergeant) Senior Master Sergeant. E-9. First Sergeant (Chief Master Sergeant) Chief Master Sergeant. Special. Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. Warrant ...
Delta Force: Meet the Very Best Special Forces Unit on Planet Earth
WEBSep 4, 2024 · by Brent M. Eastwood. Summary and What You Need to Know: Delta Force, officially known as the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), is a Tier 1 special operations unit ...
Confused by All the U.S. Special Forces? Here’s a Guide.
WEBAug 21, 2021 · The United State’s Special Operation Command (SOCOM) counts over 70,000 personnel drawn from elite units in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy. At times it virtually resembles a fifth ...
How World War III Starts: 5 'Sparks' That Could Set the World Ablaze
WEBNov 21, 2015 · Here are five potential scenarios, none likely, but all possible: Syria. The Spark: At the moment, ISIS has drawn the attention of most of the world’s most powerful countries, including France ...
The National Interest: Defense, National Security, Politics and More
WEBAfter striking against Israel on Tuesday, Iran probably recognized the risks involved but nonetheless concluded that inaction would impose reputational costs at a time when Hezbollah was suffering ...
How Child Labor Ended in the United States
WEBAug 31, 2020 · This 1938 law included provisions banning child labor under age 14 in most industries while exempting “children under 16 employed in agriculture” and “children working for their parents ...
Ranked: The U.S. Military Is Officially the Most Powerful in 2024
WEBSep 27, 2024 · The United States topped Global Firepower's 2024 Military Strength Rankings, which evaluated 145 countries and assessed them based on their respective military capabilities. Since 2006, GFP has ...
Who Really Killed the Gold Standard? | The National Interest
WEBMar 18, 2015 · The received truth about the elimination of the gold standard in the United States (and by extension, the U.S. Dollar being the world’s reserve currency, throughout the rest of the world) is ...
Mach 6.7: The X-15 Remains the Fastest Airplane to Ever Fly
WEBJul 21, 2021 · The date was October 3rd, 1967. U.S. Air Force test pilot William Knight was flying North American Aviation’s X-15, a rocket-powered airframe. Knight was flying near Edwards Air Force Base in ...
Germany's Superpower Quest Caused World War I
WEBJun 30, 2014 · "The major cause of World War I was Imperial Germany’s determination to become a “world power” or superpower by crippling Russia and France in what it hoped would be a brief and decisive war ...