For Americans who never joined any branch of the U.S. military, what members of the armed forces do every day might seem like nothing short of a miracle. How does the Alaska National Guard reach every corner of a state that has fewer roads than Delaware? How do B-52 Stratofortress bomber crews spend days in flight? How does the USS Gerald Ford feed 5,000 people a day while at sea?
For service members and veterans, these things are just a part of the job; we know how to get the stuff to the fight, as the saying goes. “Unconventional” is a Newsweek web series hosted by Navy veteran, former spy and author of “How to Catch a Russian Spy” Naveed Jamali that goes behind the scenes to show viewers the million little details that keep the U.S. military moving with its mission.
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