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Here’s How Much the Pentagon Paid Sports Teams for Military Tributes

Brand Marketing

You know the scene—a stadium full of 60,000 thankful fans gives a standing ovation as the Jumbotron shows members of the military, or an active-duty soldier shows up to surprise [...]


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Ex-U.S. Paratrooper Rips ‘Hideous’ Ad for ‘Modern Warfare 3’

Creativity

Author and former U.S. Army paratrooper D.B.

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Missile Marketing: A Collection of Cold War Rocket Ads

Creativity

U.S. military rockets aren't really the kind of thing you'd expect to be sold through advertising. (I mean, don't they really only have one buyer?) So it's worth taking a [...]

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Air Force Ad Stretches the Definition of ‘Not Science Fiction’

Creativity

The U.S. Air Force continues the "It's Not Science Fiction" campaign with a new post-apocalyptic epic highlighting the service's medical rescue missions. Created by GSD&M and directed by Phil Joanou, [...]

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Classic Navy SEALs Recruitment Ad Sneaks Up on You

Creativity

Sunday's daring raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan was a great advertisement for the U.S. Navy SEALs. But the SEALs recruitment commercial below is one of the great [...]

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Action-starved? Don’t join Swedish marines

Creativity

If you're Swedish and looking for a white-knuckled thrill ride to the bleeding edge of advanced combat, then you'll probably want to look somewhere other than the marines. In two [...]