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Last week, NATO leaders met in Washington, D.C., for their annual summit, marking 75 years since the North Atlantic Treaty – the alliance’s founding document – was signed in 1949. We asked four experts to tell us more about the summit and to answer one key question – how effective is NATO at 75? Read more below. Anna Dowd Senior International & Defense Researcher RAND Corporation The NATO Washington Summit last week came at a critical juncture.

When it comes to the U.S. military, most of us know to never be surprised at what you might find, even if it’s a decade after an event took place. However, that doesn’t mean events are any less interesting to learn about … or jobs that are no longer in existence. From pigeon couriers to ice tunnel planners to titles so strange you would only think to see them in the movies, these were real positions created by the American government. Even though some no longer exist today, it’s an interesting look at how they came to be and how they molded departments into what they are today.