Explained: The Complete List of All U.S. Military Ranks
Jan 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 ...
How World War III Starts: 5 'Sparks' That Could Set the World Ablaze
Nov 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 ...
After the Spanish-American War, the United States Was Never the …
May 3, 2021 · The Spanish-American War was a classic example of the “Thucydides Trap,” in which tensions between a declining power, Spain, and a rising power, the United States, resulted in war.
What's the Gold Standard, and Why Did the U.S. Abandon It?
Nov 22, 2020 · A gold standard is an exchange rate system in which each country’s currency is valued as worth a fixed amount of gold. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, one ounce of gold cost $20. ...
Why Israel’s ‘Special’ F-35 Is Better Than Any Other Stealth Fighter
Jun 13, 2021 · Israel has paid a high price of between $110 to $125 million per F-35 for its initial order, but in the future unit cost will supposedly decline to around $85 million. The first nineteen stealth ...
Masters of the Battlefield: The Five Greatest U.S. Generals in History
Oct 24, 2014 · Winfield Scott: Since 1943, America has become accustomed to launching amphibious assaults of overwhelming strength. D-Day and Tarawa were tough battles, but at least the attackers were backed by ...
5 Most Powerful Empires in History | The National Interest
Feb 22, 2015 · The (First) Persian Empire. The Achaemenid Persian Empire was founded by Cyrus the Great around 550 B.C.E., who went by the title of King of Kings (Shahanshah). Although the Persian Empire came to ...
Here's the American Gameplan for Nuclear War with Russia
Jan 15, 2022 · Here's What You Need to Know: Former U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein mapped out what he would do if Russia attacked the US with a nuclear weapon.
New Sources Reveal Why Germans Joined Hitler’s Nazi Party
Jan 30, 2022 · By far the majority of the 10 million Germans who joined the NSDAP between 1919 and 1945 did so after 1933. Many of them joined the party out of opportunism and for personal gain rather than for ...
This Is the Most Powerful Handgun on Earth—and You Can Own It
Sep 6, 2021 · The .500 Magnum round typically weighs between 275 and 500 grains, or .62 to 1.14 ounces, and generates a huge range of foot pounds of energy, from 932 to an astonishing 3,032 foot pounds.By that ...