http://feed.informer.com/digests/4KVBIQUXLK/feeder Entertainment - Military.com.com Originals Respective post owners and feed distributors Wed, 19 Jul 2023 23:45:32 +0000 Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/ https://www.military.com/off-duty/games/these-11-game-of-year-contenders-belong-your-barracks-video-game-collection.html Entertainment urn:uuid:2fa043d3-d631-9c79-d3c5-ba17d0d07f23 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:25:51 +0000 The Game of the Year Awards seek to highlight games that show technical and creative excellence, and 2024 was a pretty good year for that. https://www.military.com/history/other-christmas-truce.html Entertainment urn:uuid:c9269fe4-a52c-0c4b-2cc5-fc8b8cc7b59f Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:59:51 +0000 Cue the Ken Burns documentary music: We have a Civil War story for you. Joanna Guldin https://www.military.com/off-duty/heres-how-us-military-celebrates-hanukkah.html Entertainment urn:uuid:781f4f92-8f13-a71b-5723-d375a92ec562 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:47:46 +0000 Here’s what Hanukkah festivities look like on base, at war, on ships and everywhere in between. https://www.military.com/off-duty/11-memorable-military-holiday-stories-told-service-members-and-veterans.html Entertainment urn:uuid:1b033232-1c4f-c65c-d109-1aa585187dbd Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:02:47 +0000 We asked Military.com readers to share their most memorable holiday stories while in uniform, and they did not disappoint. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/12/19/warfare-real-time-iraq-war-combat-film-navy-seal-and-director-of-civil-war.html Entertainment urn:uuid:097ed476-c0ea-1360-8e49-b4b6fd925105 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:44:54 +0000 Scheduled for release in 2025, "Warfare" follows a team of SEALs holed up in an Iraqi home, following their action in real time, telling the story of that day from the memories of the American service members who fought their way out of an insurgent attack. https://www.military.com/off-duty/13-vietnam-era-holiday-stories-remember-told-veterans.html Entertainment urn:uuid:5783ff4d-ec17-1a90-6f28-db29a92e973e Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:43:50 +0000 Christmas in the military is certainly different than celebrating the holidays as a civilian, and Christmas during war is an entirely unique experience from anything else. https://www.military.com/off-duty/2024/12/12/best-showdown-of-army-navy-game-actually-takes-place-away-gridiron.html Entertainment urn:uuid:29ac970e-5e37-7f59-b8d1-25d9049a3df9 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:52:08 +0000 The respective military service academy's debate teams have met every year at the Army-Navy Game since 2012, performing an exhibition match for onlookers to witness not only a meeting of some of the best burgeoning minds America has to offer, but also a frank, relevant debate about U.S. military policy. Blake Stilwell https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/12/12/chinese-filmmaker-remembers-victims-of-wwii-tragedy-sinking-of-lisbon-maru.html Entertainment urn:uuid:f8016338-35f8-84c9-376c-57a8238f7ba1 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:13:24 +0000 The sinking of the Lisbon Maru was a tragedy that got lost in the seemingly endless loss of life that was the Pacific Theater of World War II. Blake Stilwell https://www.military.com/off-duty/2024/12/11/5-fun-ways-enjoy-army-navy-game-those-forced-watch-it.html Entertainment urn:uuid:51230b87-99f3-6e6a-e702-f5b889d964fb Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:59:21 +0000 Many people are forced to watch the Army-Navy Game, either because it's the only game on that particular Saturday or because it's part of some mandatory funday in a unit ruled by an academy alum. https://www.military.com/off-duty/2024/12/10/who-wore-it-best-brief-history-of-army-navy-game-special-uniforms.html Entertainment urn:uuid:d54ae17b-3297-20cd-8dda-acf6cd77eeab Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:25:30 +0000 Nearly every year since 2008, the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen have arrived at their annual rivalry game wearing a new, different uniform than the classics they wear during the regular season. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/12/09/six-triple-eight-powerful-tribute-armys-first-all-black-all-woman-battalion.html Entertainment urn:uuid:8b2d5b03-1ce9-73e7-8e75-baa3fb189eb4 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 23:01:05 +0000 The ugly job of sorting mail was meant to demean the women of the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II. Instead, it allowed them to shine. https://www.military.com/off-duty/2024/12/05/greatest-service-academy-football-lineup-army-navy-game-history.html Entertainment urn:uuid:821933cd-0712-6568-c145-6ae86e03b75f Thu, 05 Dec 2024 22:17:21 +0000 At least eight of the young men on the 1912 Army football team became highly ranked military officers who led troops in as many as three major international conflicts: World War I, World War II and the Korean War. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/12/05/80-years-ago-historic-army-navy-game-captivated-nation-during-world-war-ii.html Entertainment urn:uuid:398b7c34-c1eb-fdcd-661b-b7ddf6b0a06a Thu, 05 Dec 2024 21:45:41 +0000 The 1944 Army-Navy Game pitted the top two ranked teams in college football that season and raised more than $58 million for the war effort. https://www.military.com/off-duty/2024/12/05/3-fbs-service-academy-football-programs-ranked.html Entertainment urn:uuid:43ab992f-4e60-9900-aa6a-5fa2bcbed8ae Thu, 05 Dec 2024 21:16:12 +0000 Playing at a service academy means their academics actually matter, and then they have to spend five years serving in the military. Blake Stilwell https://www.military.com/off-duty/2024/12/05/6-army-navy-game-traditions-everyone-should-know.html Entertainment urn:uuid:f23dc822-c55c-059f-29e5-2c494d24ea21 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:33:32 +0000 If the Army-Navy Game itself doesn't thrill you, you can still stay tuned for a lot of fun and martial tradition that surrounds it, from long before kickoff starts until a winner is crowned. https://www.military.com/off-duty/games/russia-threatened-ban-ukrainian-made-video-game-creator-responded-bounty-warship.html Entertainment urn:uuid:05a29351-cc08-3a12-1879-957e51ca235f Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:40:26 +0000 The latest installment of the acclaimed “S.T.A.L.K.E.R.” first-person shooter series currently faces a ban in Russia due to developer GSC Game World’s financial support of the Ukrainian military amid the ongoing invasion, Meduza reports. https://www.military.com/off-duty/music/2024/12/04/little-known-war-stories-behind-your-favorite-christmas-songs.html Entertainment urn:uuid:c52089fb-673d-b365-6104-44b3e2572cc0 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:46:54 +0000 Criscrossing decades, continents and conflict, we’ve collected some of the most intriguing stories behind a variety of beloved and notable holiday songs. https://www.military.com/off-duty/games/army-eyeing-new-30mm-grenade-launcher-thats-basically-real-life-bolter-warhammer-40000.html Entertainment urn:uuid:0f78ce59-4520-6605-2cdf-98a88f73a9f8 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:42:43 +0000 If I had to guess what science-fiction weapon of war would be most likely to pop up in the real world, the Bolter from “Warhammer 40,000” would be low on my list. Logan Nye https://www.military.com/off-duty/autos/2024/12/02/all-best-military-vehicles-generation-kill.html Entertainment urn:uuid:4e11fb25-fa70-ce54-b6bc-d45db21a7277 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:27:17 +0000 Grab the road-trip snacks because we’re pressing “play” on one of the greatest stories to come out of the Global War on Terrorism. https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/11/27/navy-veteran-and-love-connection-television-host-chuck-woolery-dead-83.html Entertainment urn:uuid:3a6305a5-5905-353d-598d-8491b175cd6b Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:19:19 +0000 Before longtime game-show host Chuck Woolery started his decades-long career on television, he served in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/11/25/d-day-veteran-who-escaped-his-nursing-home-revisit-normandy-getting-second-movie.html Entertainment urn:uuid:1c892dbb-2d96-c893-641c-a0d74812ce44 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:06:19 +0000 Pierce Brosnan stars as 93-year-old Artie Crawford, a pensioner in Northern Ireland who requests to travel to Normandy for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. https://www.military.com/off-duty/12-vietnam-era-thanksgivings-remember-told-veterans.html Entertainment urn:uuid:12efa192-511f-42ca-5849-8d11dfcc45f7 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:17:30 +0000 Military.com readers share their Vietnam-era Thanksgiving stories. https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/11/22/what-its-live-and-work-worlds-deadliest-weapon-minuteman-iii-icbm.html Entertainment urn:uuid:a018921e-d2d6-30b0-2e61-d5734e2b5269 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:45:29 +0000 Some parts of North Dakota, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska are home to some 400 nuclear-tipped ICBMs and the 10,000 service members who are keeping them on 24-7 alert, as they have since 1959. Blake Stilwell https://www.military.com/off-duty/books/2024/11/22/best-military-books-we-read-2024.html Entertainment urn:uuid:9ae9df27-1b66-3871-ea2f-9b1c293c592a Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:28:42 +0000 Just like last year, 2024 was a banner year for military books. They captured our attention, and who knows? They may just do the same for you. Blake Stilwell, Jared Keller https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/11/20/how-chers-turn-back-time-music-video-made-even-navy-blush.html Entertainment urn:uuid:4b86dabf-e9cf-72d8-d157-d1f2806d0357 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 20:23:50 +0000 A video featuring Cher singing to a rowdy group of American sailors would have been no trouble for anyone involved -- if it weren't for a last-minute costume change that would leave the Navy brass clutching its pearls. Blake Stilwell https://www.military.com/off-duty/autos/raise-glass-ground-vehicles-of-masters-of-air.html Entertainment urn:uuid:30bd4f62-3610-5b26-38cd-40ba0e110c15 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 20:06:38 +0000 The Apple TV+ series "Masters of the Air" is a beautiful tribute to World War II aviators, but the flyboys didn’t dominate the sky on their own. https://www.military.com/off-duty/9-memorable-thanksgivings-deployment-told-service-members-and-veterans.html Entertainment urn:uuid:96b3e1b0-763e-a388-3b62-9bb454c873a1 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:28:40 +0000 We asked Military.com readers to share their most memorable Thanksgivings while on deployment, and they did not disappoint. Joanna Guldin https://www.military.com/off-duty/2024/11/18/there-will-be-only-one-army-navy-game-year-usual-thanks-tulane.html Entertainment urn:uuid:3c88f7b9-cad5-3c86-d072-8876d518c8bc Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:41:50 +0000 The now-No. 20 Green Wave defeated the Midshipmen in a 35-0 shutout, dashing Navy’s hopes for an AAC Championship Game berth. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/11/18/best-real-life-military-leaders-gladiator-movies-ranked.html Entertainment urn:uuid:b9b3c8bf-3130-a101-a74c-da524a24b287 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:56:40 +0000 Ridley Scott’s two “Gladiator” movies aren’t exactly real history, but they are based on real history. Blake Stilwell https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/11/13/air-forces-biggest-supporter-gets-spotlight-gary-sinise-real-american.html Entertainment urn:uuid:093ef20e-7f5e-99d3-c4e1-8ed5f21243b9 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:42:32 +0000 There aren't a lot of folk legends in America anymore, but pilots at Nellis Air Force Base who flew missions for the past four decades can name at least one. https://www.military.com/off-duty/pentagons-f-35-office-has-no-idea-what-f-35-looks.html Entertainment urn:uuid:98b04a3b-1012-0051-8a5f-84a161964937 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 23:08:53 +0000 Between missed readiness goals and rising costs, the Defense Department’s F-35 Joint Program Office likely has other stuff to focus on other than accurately representing its primary aircraft on social media. https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/11/07/history-channels-american-soldier-documents-evolution-of-us-army.html Entertainment urn:uuid:d0306a9b-f715-f84a-4151-5beb793bfd09 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:27:18 +0000 From the earliest settlers and the Revolutionary War, American soldiers have been a transformative force shaping history.