Logan Nye

Logan was an Army journalist and paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. Now, he’s a freelance writer and livestreamer who writes about military culture, tech and history. In addition to covering video games for Military.com, he discusses military topics and plays games on Saturdays at Twitch.tv/logannyewrites. He's a Groundbreakers member for Fisher House Foundation, a top-rated military and veteran nonprofit: fisherhouse.org/groundbreakers.

Latest Articles

This Disorienting Horror Video Game Tries to Capture the PTSD Experience

Post Trauma is a fresh horror game with all the design elements that made 1990 classics like the Silent Hill and Resident...

A screenshot from the Borderlands 2 video game.

12 Retro Video Games to Bring You Closer to Your First Sergeant (If That’s Something You Want)

Here are 12 games to shake the dust off to try to put yourself in your salty senior noncommissioned officer’s worn-out old...

These Fitness Video Games Might Actually Help Your PT Score

You do some workouts, take some steps, throw some imaginary balls, and the game gives you a quick burst of dopamine to keep...

‘War Thunder,’ which features tanks, planes and ships, shows how the military service branches work together.

5 Video Games Worth Using as ‘Hip-Pocket Training’

There’s a thing in the Army called hip-pocket training. It’s training, usually at the noncommissioned officer (NCO) level...

(Airman 1st Class Timothy Kim/U.S. Air Force photo)

How Tabletop War Games Build Strategy and Community

Where modern games such as “Risk” reduce the complicated mechanics from those early games to make them easier to play...

The 10 Best Video Games to Drop You into Medieval and Fantasy Warfare

Want to enjoy a nice weekend of castles, damsels and armored himbos? Grab a controller and pull up a chair; we’re going to...

What if Future Wars Were Fought by Mercenaries and Giant Robots?

“MechWarriors 5: Clans” and its new expansion, “Ghost Bear: Flash Storm,” imagines intergalactic combat in 3050 with a...

The (fictional) Second Battle of Harper's Ferry, ca. April 2025. (Reddit User GeorgeSquarshington)

An Alternate-History Channel on Reddit Is Gaming Out a Shockingly Realistic Second US Civil War

Alternate history is fiction that imagines what would be different if some specific event was changed. A new alt-history...

'Call of Duty: Black Ops II' Is Coming True in Weird Ways

Black Ops players are noting some weird coincidences between the 2025 in the game and the real 2025, such as stock-market...

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Mujuni Menani, a senior drill instructor with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, recites the drill instructor creed on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 31, 2026. These drill instructors will be responsible for training and mentoring their recruits during the 13 weeks of recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jordy Morales)

The Recruiting Surge Was Engineered. Can It Last in a War with Iran?

The military’s recruiting surge didn’t happen by accident. New programs drove gains, but as the war with Iran grows...

New recruits take the oath of enlistment at the Advocate Center for the Eleventh Annual Chicago Bulls Special Recruit Division Enlistment Ceremony in Chicago. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Camilo Fernan)

Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies

Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...

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For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...

Bonnie Carroll, founder of TAPS, hugging a survivor (Photo courtesy of TAPS).

After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life

After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...

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UN Human Rights Chief Calls for Protection of Children After Strike on Iran School

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Judge Weighs Whether Venezuela Can Pay Maduro's Legal Costs

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Speaker Johnson says Iran should ‘take note’ of the troop buildup in the Middle East.

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Investigations and Features

In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide

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Army Capt. Jeremy Kuykendall and his wife Kate, cradle their daughter

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A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...

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The Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and Sergeant Major of the Army Michael R. Weimer awarded eight meritorious service medals and two Purple Hearts to cadets from Old Dominion University Army ROTC during a private ceremony on March 22, 2026. The cadets from ODU were recognized for their bravery and sacrifice during the March 12 shooting incident in their ROTC classroom. U.S. Army photo by Ian Ives. Source: DVIDS.

Honor Under Fire: ODU Cadets Receive Army Recognition for Bravery and Sacrifice

Army ROTC cadets at Old Dominion stopped a campus shooter and later received Meritorious Service Medals and Purple Hearts for...

Army Speeds AI Warfighting Push as US Troops are in Active Combat

An Army test used AI tools to hit 15 targets in one hour, signaling a rapid shift in how battlefield decisions are made and...

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USS Ross Departs Naval Station Norfolk

The destroyer is part of the George H. W. Bush carrier strike group, which is likely relieving the overdue Gerald R. Ford’s...

U.S. Navy veteran John Wells is honored on March 20 with the DAR Medal of Honor by the Louisiana Society of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) during its 117th state conference held in Alexandria, La. (DAR)

Navy Veteran Who Helped Service Members Affected by Agent Orange Honored

Navy veteran John Wells has given to his country, and to his fellow men and women. His legal work helped result in landmark...

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A brother and sister have been charged after an explosive device was found outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

This year's USO 2026 "Service Members of the Year." (USO)

'Exceptional Courage': USO Announces its 2026 Service Members of the Year

This year's crop of USO honorees saved motorcycle crash victims, rescued bodies underwater, saved civilians from a building...

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'Exceptional Courage': USO Announces its 2026 Service Members of the Year

This year's crop of USO honorees saved motorcycle crash victims, rescued bodies underwater, saved civilians from a building...

How Nuclear Waste Can Save Military Satellites and Lunar Exploration

Russia and China can black out military satellites in seconds. A Latvian startup says nuclear-waste generators using 5x less...

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D. R. Howe (Glencoe, MN) treats the wounds of Private First Class D. A. Crum (New Brighton, PA), Company H, 2nd Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, during Operation Hue City. (USMC Photo)

'Like Dante's Inferno': One Marine’s Experiences in Vietnam and the Battle of Hue

Cpl. Charles McMahon was on a convoy entering Hue when the NVA seized the city. He spent the next month fighting through it...

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Senator References Bloodiest Battle in USMC History While Urging Attack on Kharg Island

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., drew sharp criticism from fellow GOP lawmakers after invoking the Battle of Iwo Jima while...

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'Exceptional Courage': USO Announces its 2026 Service Members of the Year

This year's crop of USO honorees saved motorcycle crash victims, rescued bodies underwater, saved civilians from a building...

Service members move through a TSA Honor Lane at a U.S. airport, as security systems face increasing pressure amid a Department of Homeland Security funding lapse (DVIDS).

Rising US Casualties in Iran Put New Strain on Homeland Security

As U.S. casualties rise in Iran, a DHS shutdown is stretching homeland security—exposing growing strain between war abroad...

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