If there had been computer games in the 1940s, it probably wouldn't have been considered safe or even tasteful to make a game about World War II until maybe 1965. This logic may explain what appears ...

The purpose of this article is to share an approach to using the platoon live-fire exercise (LFX) as a training event to build equal capacity across all rifle platoons. We reframed the training as ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1986 film Platoon, which starred Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen, was a gritty re-creation of the incredibly difficult jungle ...

When it comes to Hollywood depicting the horrors of war, many filmmakers do all they can to capture the gritty realism and violence of battle, even though they weren't there to see it in person.

Armstrong is the only soldier from the original group that landed in Iraq who is still in the Third Platoon. He is about to complete his third overseas tour of duty. Afghanistan, he says, was much ...

Would you volunteer to wake up at dawn on a Saturday to participate in a pilot program called, "Boots on the Ground Day?" That's what 16 Fort A.P. Hill employees and Jeff Black from the Caroline ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

* David Oliver Courier, son of Laurie Courier of Mineral Wells. Courier of Platoon 1 was recognized for receiving the Instructor’s List, Honor’s List, 3-D Award, Mentorship Award, as well as obtaining ...

“The Cursed Platoon,” Part 1 Clint Lorance had been in charge of his Army platoon for three days when he ordered them to kill three Afghans on a dirt road. After a second-degree murder conviction, ...

DC Fire and EMS Platoon 1 had a busy Christmas Eve with 542 calls, including 433 medical emergencies and 84 fires.