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If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter - and therefore, unsafe.
– Anonymous
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If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.
– Anonymous
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Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground.
– USAF Troop
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If the enemy is in range, so are you.
– Infantry Journal
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– Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher
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When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.
– US Marine Corps
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A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit.
– Army's magazine of preventive maintenance
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It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.
– US Air Force Manual
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– US Army Ordnance
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Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo.
– Infantry Journal
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Five-second fuses only last three seconds.
– Infantry Journal
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If your attack is going too well, you're probably walking into an ambush.
– Infantry Journal
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No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection.
– Joe Gay
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Any ship can be a minesweeper ... once.
– Anonymous
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Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you.
– Your Buddies
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If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him.
– USAF
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When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the ship.
– Dick Gregory
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
– Napoleon Bonaparte
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War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.
– Ambrose Bierce
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Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.
– A. Whitney Brown, during First Gulf War
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We are not retreating-we are advancing in another direction.
– General Douglas MacArthur
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To ensure perfect aim, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
– Anonymous
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Never forget that your weapon was manufactured by the lowest bidder.
– Anonymous
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They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist...
– General John Sedgwick (1813-1864), last words
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If at first you don't succeed, call in an airstrike.
– Anonymous
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Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy someone else to shoot at.
– Anonymous
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– Anonymous
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When in doubt empty the magazine.
– Anonymous
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The easy way is always mined.
– Anonymous
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The enemy diversion you're ignoring is their main attack.
– Anonymous
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Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
– Gen. Douglas MacArthur
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The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
– Anonymous
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You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.
– Test pilot Paul F. Crickmore
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When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.
– Anonymous
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What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, the pilot dies.
– Anonymous
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If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.
– David Hackworth
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Incoming fire has the right of way.
– Anonymous
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Push to test ... Release to detonate.
– Anonymous
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Who cares if a laser guided 500 lb bomb is accurate to within 9 feet?
– Anonymous
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Just drive down that road, until you get blown up.
– General George Patton, about reconnaissance troops
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The Altitude above you, the runway behind you, and the fuel not in the plane are totally worthless!!!
– Sonny Kellum, Flight Instructor
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Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
– Gen. James Mattis, USMC
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If it doesn't hover, it just sucks and blows.
– A wise man
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War does not determine who is right. It determines who is left.
– Unknown
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Army aviators don't experience retreating blade stall because Army aviators never retreat.
– Eagle_Rising
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Runways are for beauty queens.
– Unknown
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I went into the British Army believing that if you want peace you must prepare for war. I believe now that if you prepare for war, you get war.
– Major-General Frederick B. Maurice
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One of the serious problems in planning the fight against American doctrine, is that the Americans do not read their manuals, nor do they feel any obligation to follow their doctrine...
– From a Soviet Junior Lt's Notebook
