James Barber

James Barber is the former entertainment editor for Military.com. He has a background in the music, radio and film industries and goes behind the scenes to bring the military and veteran audience entertainment news they care about.

Latest Articles

Famous Veterans Who Died in 2020

These veterans all made a huge impact on the world after they completed their service.

These Veterans Are Mining Gold for a New Start During the Pandemic

A group of veterans bands together and starts a mining business at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

10 Iconic Movie Characters Who Served in the Military

These ten characters are not committing Stolen Valor because they're not actually real.

It's cold up there on the mountain in the WWII thriller "Recon." (Brainstorm Media)

Join Us for a 'Recon' Facebook Live Before the WWII Thriller's Veterans Day Event

We're hosting a Facebook Live event on Monday, November 9th.

2020 Can't Kill Fleet Week as the Celebration Goes Online for Veterans Day

The program will feature virtual versions of the USS Midway and some of the other most iconic U.S. warships.

7 Military Roles for Sean Connery That Weren't James Bond

Sean Connery's military movie career wasn't limited to playing the British Royal Navy's Commander Bond.

Tye Sheridan Tom Hardy The Things They Carried

'The Things They Carried' Is Finally Getting a Movie and the Cast Looks Amazing

The film is finally getting made thirty years after the book was first published.

Fred Willard Was an Army Veteran, Comedy Legend and Commander of 'Space Force'

Army veteran Fred Willard was one of our greatest comic actors. Watch videos of some of his funniest performances.

NASA Gave the Mercury 7 Astronauts This Impossible Choice

NASA did a lot to create the special operator myths when it created the Mercury 7 astronaut program in 1958.

A fictional asteroid punches into Earth’s atmosphere at 38,000 miles per hour in the IMAX® film "Asteroid Hunters." (© 2020 IMAX Corporation)

Space Force Not Our First Line of Defense Against Asteroids

IMAX documentary "Asteroid Hunters" uses spectacular effects to show what an asteroid strike would do to earth and how we're...

Bill Withers performs "Lean on Me" on "The Midnight Special" in 1974.

Watch This Late, Great Navy Vet Knock 'Em Dead on 'The Midnight Special'

Bill Withers, the Navy veteran who died this year at age 81, was a most unlikely '70s soul music star.

An Upcoming Tom Hanks Flick Follows a Civil War Vet Through the Wild West

Tom Hanks is the Captain now, again.

This Movie Claims Guam Is a Hotbed of Holiday Spirit and Romance

Every cynical big city know-it-all needs a military romance to get the heart back on the right track.

Bruce Willis stars in a new "Die Hard" movie for 2020. (DieHard)

A Surprise 'Die Hard' Sequel Gives 2020 a Much-Needed Jump Start

Making sure you have the right gear can be essential at those critical moments.

Tom Cruise returns in "Top Gun: Maverick." (Paramount)

The Navy Loves ‘Top Gun’ So Much They Just Gave Its Creators Surprise Awards

Raise your hand if you already knew about the U.S. Navy's Honorary Naval Aviator award.

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