Documentary

Military working dogs and all that they do to help our soldiers in combat have become more appreciated in recent years, particularly in light of the knowledge that a military dog was part of the team on the ground when Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Interest in military working dogs has led to more articles about them, and television specials, such as tonight’s two-hour premiere Animal Planet documentary Glory Hounds. In Afghanistan, there are approximately 600 military working dogs (MWDs) serving alongside the men and women in the military, and the dogs’ sole purpose is to protect soldiers […]

For the first time in its history, the United States Air Force has allowed cameras to follow its Pararescuemen (or PJs, as they are known for short), to war. Their actions in combat will be chronicled in the new six-part National Geographic Channel (NGC) series Inside Combat Rescue, premiering Feb. 18 at 10pm ET/PT, and airing Mondays. Inside Combat Rescue follows the PJs — highly skilled airmen with advanced medical training — along with their leaders, Combat Rescue officers, and their Pave Hawk helicopter teammates, as they fly into the heat of battle during a four-month deployment in Kandahar, Afghanistan. […]

The famed Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue came out this week with its latest installment — its 50th edition, and the first to feature photo shoots of the models on each of the seven continents (including the first-ever fashion shoot on Antarctica, where this year’s cover model Kate Upton was photographed). It was a huge undertaking, according to SI Swimsuit 2013 editor MJ Day, who says that in addition to 230 hours and over 90,000 air miles, the production incorporated crews of anywhere between 12 and 15 people per shoot, along with 400 to 800 bathing suits at any given time. […]