Learn about the power of the lefty in America Bill Gates Our first lefty founded Microsoft. Bill Gates eventually rose to the top of the Forbes list of wealthiest Americans. However, by no means does he keep all of it for himself. He and his wife, Melinda, donated over $25 billion to jump start the […]
The Air Refueling Combat Test
The Air Refueling Combat Test 0715 Friday 6 July 1951 Over the China Sea east of Wonsan Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea Fuel is a weapon.” -James F. Dunnigan, Author of the book How to Make War I had to fly nine sorties on the day the St. Mihiel offensive […]
The World Turned Upside Down: The Battle of Yorktown
Every Fourth of July I remember a battlefield I’ve walked across numerous times. My assignment after the 2003 Iraq invasion was instructing at the Joint Combined Warfighter School in Norfolk Virginia, teaching 350 U.S. and allied officers planning and execution. The 10-week course gave us an opportunity to learn from the best US military minds. […]
Know Your Military Quiz
Should you go back to basic training or be promoted to full General? Find out by taking the Valorous TV Military Quiz and find out if you #KnowYourMil
How the Military Shaped The Way We Eat
VTV takes a brief look at some of the ways the military has shaped the way we eat. The U.S. Military has been spearheading food science research for over a century. These initiatives have led to the processed cheese we find in Cheetos and Goldfish Crackers. Most of us can conjure an image of a […]
JBER NCO Conducts Historic 5,000th Inspection with Tuskegee Airman
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska—Lightning diverter strips sitting flush – check. Hydro lines show no evidence of leaks or chafing. All of the 179 other items on the basic post-flight inspection – check. It’s a 40-minute inspection, done every time an aircraft returns from a sortie, and on Oct. 14, it was the 5,000th-time Tech. Sgt. […]