WIProud

Japanese American soldiers once branded ‘enemy aliens’ to be promoted posthumously

Seven Japanese American soldiers will be promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died ...

Authorities safely dispose of military ordnance found in rural Wilburton

Two military-grade artillery shells were safely detonated and disposed of in Latimer County, according to the sheriff’s ...
Aviation Week

U.S., Taiwan To Co-Produce 155mm Artillery Shells

The U.S. and Taiwan plan to jointly manufacture 155mm artillery shells, the Taiwanese Armaments Bureau said on Jan. 12. Credit: PJF Military Collection/Alamy Stock Image The U.S. and Taiwan will ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Shock of War

Most of the 9.7 million soldiers who perished in WWI were killed by the conflict's unprecedented firepower. Many survivors experienced acute trauma. Hulton Archive / Getty Images In September 1914, at ...
9to5Mac

Soldier’s M1 MacBook Air stops artillery shell fragment, yet still works

Apple products have a solid reputation for durability, but the latest evidence of that is especially impressive. A Ukrainian solider has posted about his M1 MacBook Air stopping an artillery shell ...
TASS

Israeli artillery shells eastern areas in Syria’s al-Quneitra — agency

BEIRUT, December 26. /TASS/. Eastern areas of Syria’s southern al-Quneitra governorate came under artillery shelling by Israeli troops, with several projectiles exploding near Tell Ahmar, the SANA ...
Forbes

History Explodes At Hoylake: WWII Bomb Found At Royal Liverpool

A massive explosion occurred at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake last Friday, December 12, not from a golf shot, but from the controlled detonation of World War II ordnance. “We’ve been ...
Heavy.com

Unexploded WWII Artillery Found at Open Championship Venue

The extraordinary find occurred on December 12, when course staff were performing routine drainage work on the Royal Liverpool grounds. As they dug several feet below the surface, they unearthed what ...
Golf Digest

Iconic Open venue detonates WWII artillery shell found beneath course in wildest golf video of the year

There are golf videos that go viral because of the skill on display (or lack thereof). There are golf videos that go viral because some drunk guy gets thrown in a lake or a grown man gets bullied by a ...
SanLuisObispo

Artillery shells kept raining down on Central Coast ranch. ‘Going to kill someone’

Lofty language from the Bill of Rights had an impact on an alfalfa field north of Camp Roberts in 1989. First some background. James Madison was convinced that the United States Constitution was a ...
Task & Purpose

Tube artillery isn’t dead, but it’s changing

Ever since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the headlines have been filled with HIMARS rockets that can hit targets nearly 200 miles away; hypersonic missiles that can reach ...