A DPMS AR-15 Review – The Truth About Guns
A few years ago, Palmetto State Armory purchased rights to the DPMS name. DPMS Panther Arms was a respected maker with a good reputation. There were reports of times when quality slipped. I have not personally tested a poor DPMS rifle. DPMS AR-15 rifles were...
Salvation In Africa: One Marine’s Journey Back From The Edge
Editor’s note: While we may talk about PTSD and veteran suicide a lot in the shooting community, it seems like we rarely take the time to understand the accounts of those it directly affects. Here’s one of those stories. If you or a loved one...
11 notable songs about the Vietnam War
Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War. War, like love, has long inspired artists and musicians. That is especially true...
Marines have air defense, but need a way to defeat drone swarms
Marines are fielding a host of options for knocking down airborne threats, from small drones to cruise missiles. Still, what they need is a way to handle potential drone swarms, service officials said. “The big thing that really keeps me up at night is swarms,”...
For some Americans, the end of the Vietnam War is still deeply felt
Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Vietnam War greatly impacted U.S. society from the passage...
The real story behind that iconic Saigon evacuation photograph
Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. Military Times is publishing a series of stories commemorating the history of the Vietnam War. It has become an iconic symbol of American involvement...
Gun Billboard Sparks Outrage in Oakland
A picture of a pistol on a billboard in Oakland, California, has caused an overreaction that could only come from the gun-hating hand-wringers in The Golden State. Earlier this month, Turkish pistol maker Canik began advertising on a billboard alongside Interstate 880 in Oakland. The...
M60 Pig: America’s Jungle-Eating, Belt Fed Freedom Machine
It weighed over 20 pounds, jammed when it felt like it, and chewed through belts of 7.62 NATO like a chainsaw on meth…but for the American warfighter in Vietnam, the M60 was more than just a machine gun. It was an iron pig that ate...
10 movies that defined the Vietnam War on the big screen
Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War cast a long shadow across one of the most fertile...
Saigon was falling. President Ford was playing golf.
Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War. By March 1975, the situation in Vietnam, and South Vietnam specifically, was dire....
