Cpt. Fernando A Franco reports on the continuing operations in Iraq, during which he has to deal with almost daily mortar attacks.

Cpt Fernando A Franco continues his series of exclusive reports for ACG detailing the continuing operations to maintain stability and democracy in Iraq.

Infantryman 1st Lieutenant Adam J. Tiffen reports on what it’s really like to fight on the front line in the War on Terrorism!

Exclusive to Armchair General, we present the first in a series of personal logs from Cpt. Fernando A Franco, currently serving with the 1/34 ID, The Red Bulls, on the front line in Iraq.

Have you ever possessed an item of militaria and pondered on the history that may lay behind it? Have you ever considered who might originally have owned it and where that person could be now? Well, these are just some of the many the questions that ran through the head of one of our readers and wife’s grandfather; an 86 year-old Canadian World War 2 Veteran who, after more than 60 years, put to rest just such a mystery with the help of Armchair General on the internet…and some blind luck.

‘If you are familiar with the epic mini-series “Band of Brothers”, an HBO screenplay based on the novel written by acclaimed military historian Stephen Ambrose, then the name Lt. Lynn “Buck” Compton will surely ring a bell. Compton, played by actor Neal McDonough, was a highly esteemed officer in Easy Company, part of the famed “Screaming Eagles” of the 101st Airborne. The unit was awarded with the Presidential Unit Citation for holding the main line of resistance during Hitler’s last counteroffensive in the Battle of the Bulge.’

We are very proud that Armchair General has agreed to donate 10% of our profits to the Intrepid Museum’s Fallen Heroes Fund. This outstanding organization donates 100% of all the funds it raises. Without any fanfare, they give a check for $10,000 to the spouse of any soldier lost while serving in the War on Terror.

He faced all the risks of World War II aerial warfare that commissioned officer pilots encountered – enemy fire, crash landings and perilous flights over enemy territory – and this USAAF private made it home safely, with an Air Medal and Oak Leaf cluster to boot!

A US Air Force reservist, called up to participate in the Berlin Airlift, shares his story with Armchair General.

Armchair General brings you a profile of one of the heroes of the U.S. Air Force, Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.

Learn about the first African American general officer in the US Army.

On September 26th, 1983, at 12:40 AM, a Soviet Oko satellite detected a missile launch from Malmstrom AirForce Base in Montana, the main U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) field.

See what it was like working and fighting as part of the Coalition during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Don Maddox shares his experiences.