The U.S. military is the world’s pre-eminent military force — by far — and most of that is because of its people and the way they train and led. But they’re none to shabby on the hardware side of the house, either. I just cobbled together a menu of the weapons systems used in recent U.S. military actions for Time.com and it has been a big hit. So if you’re a military gearhead — or even a subspecies, such as a rotorhead — feel free to check it out here.