In the battlefield conditions of WW1 this meant an average of 500 rounds ... for British forces after the founding of the Machine Gun Corps (MGC) in late 1915. Expertise in machine-gunnery was ...

The death toll of Scots in WW1 has long been controversial ... there were also Scots in the Royal Navy and the flying corps on the roll of honour. He says these Scots would more than likely ...

Our strategy is built on years of experience supporting development in Timor Leste: 2013: Mercy Corps established the Timor-Leste Cook-stove Testing and Knowledge Center, a first of its kind ...

Bulldozers come first. This slogan crystallizes the role that engineering and construction played in World War II, where ...

Dan Snow describes the food rations supplied for British soldiers during WW1 and compares these with what German soldiers had. The value of different foods is touched on and we learn that ...

The Marine Corps replaced its decades-old battle dress uniform in woodland camouflage after extensive testing and evaluation in early 2000. The Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform entered service ...

Not since the 1970s has there been such an important discovery from the Great War in France. In woods on a ridge not far from the city of Reims, the bodies of more than 270 German soldiers have ...

October 11, 2024 • John Hunter, the teacher in Charlottesville, Va., who invented the World Peace Game, talks about a memorable trip his fourth graders took to the Pentagon. October 4, 2024 ...

I am an Army civilian – a member of the Army team. I am dedicated to our Army, Soldiers and civilians. I will always support the mission. I provide leadership, stability, and continuity during ...

Mercy Corps helps people cope with the immediate impacts of climate-related events, adapt to changing conditions, and make a more resilient future possible. The most vulnerable people in the world are ...

Retired Maj. David McGrath on Wednesday stood in front of a new exhibit in the National Museum of the Marine Corps that depicts a harrowing moment of combat he experienced, one emblematic of the ...

As we enter the home stretch of this presidential election, we're bringing you an all new season of the StoryCorps Podcast called Stepping Up.We're sharing stories from people who did just that ...