And from World War II bombers to ultra-sleek reconnaissance jets, Danger Room has dug through the archives of Tattoos in Flight to offer up the best, boldest and most bad-ass military aircraft ...

Tattoos and the military have a long and colorful history. Modern pop culture credits the Navy with introducing the art of tattooing to the United States in the early 1900s, when Sailors returning ...

Bethany Heller, 31, of Harrisburg, has a neck tattoo that violates the Army's policy. She hopes to get it removed via laser treatments to finish the enlistment process.

For many soldiers off to fight in wars a unit number or crest tattooed on their arm is seen as a right of passage. In fact the first tattoo parlor in New York City, established in 1846, served ...