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2 Veterans Embark On Epic Mission To Be The First Combat Amputees To Climb Everest

April 8, 2016

Portuguese, Spanish and U.S. Soldiers fire AK-47 assault rifles during a foreign weapons “train the trainer” course at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Aug. 7, 2015.

Number Of Troops Needed To Defeat ISIS Depends On End Goal

VICE

Gen. John Campbell welcomes Gen. Joseph Dunford to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, who is traveling with the USO Tour.

DUNFORD: The US Has Years Of Work Left To Do In Afghanistan

Stars And Stripes

President Bush with Medal of Honor awardee, Cpl. Tibor Rubin, Friday, Sept. 23, 2005, in the East Room at the White House.

Tibor Rubin, Holocaust Survivor, Medal Of Honor Recipient, Dies At 86

The Los Angeles Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson hosts a media availability to discuss the need for a clean, full-year Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill for Fiscal year 2015, Feb. 23, 2015.

New Terrorism Alert System Coming

Defense One

Naval officers from the Colombian, Brazilian and U.S. Navy work together as a control group at U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I., during the 2013 Inter-American War Game.

Wargames Are A Necessity For Addressing New Challenges

War on the Rocks

Humor

Alma Mater statue at Columbia University

College Student Gets Owned When He Demands Apartment Rules For Army Veteran Roommate

April 8, 2016

Brian Adam Jones

Humor

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Watch ‘Shake It Off’ Featuring Mat Best As A Tactical Taylor Swift

April 8, 2016

History

Bob Hope entertains American troops in Vietnam.

Watch Exclusive Footage Of Bob Hope Performing For American GIs In Vietnam

April 8, 2016

News

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Is This America’s First Infantrywoman?

April 8, 2016

News

A photo of "Mike," a Norwegian war veteran who is fighting ISIS and goes by the handle Peshmerganor on Instagram.

This Norwegian Mercenary Is Instagramming His Fight Against ISIS

April 8, 2016

Community

Helmets, rucksacks and rifles belonging to U.S. Army Soldiers from the One Station Unit Training (OSUT) are arranged in line at a training site in Ft. Benning, Ga. March 9, 2012.

8 Things In The Back Of Every Veteran’s Closet

April 8, 2016

Career

Marines hang in the air from a UH-1Y Huey helicopter during a special patrol insertion and extraction rigging exercise at landing zone Westfield aboard Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, May 13, 2014.

These 5 Special Operations Truths Should Drive How You Approach The Private Sector

April 8, 2016

News

Undated file photo from ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) or Islamic State group or Daesh (Daech), taken in Sinai, Egypt, in 2015 and published by the group on their web pages.

1 In 3 Iraqis Think The US Actively Supports ISIS

April 7, 2016

Lifestyle

LUTZ

How To Take Care Of Your Badass Veterans Beard

April 7, 2016

Entertainment

Actor Adam Driver poses for a portrait at the Shangri-La Hotel during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, in Toronto.

From Marine Grunt To Star Wars Villain: A Conversation With Adam Driver

April 7, 2016

News

Donald Trump, a frontrunner for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, delivers a speech on national security from the deck of the battleship USS Iowa, a museum in Los Angeles Harbor on Sept. 15, 2015.

What Happens When A Veterans Charity Gets Political With Trump For Money?

April 7, 2016

History

Medal of Honor recipient and Marine 1st Lt. James E. Swett and a Wildcat fighter.

Watch A Marine WWII Ace Describe Downing 7 Japanese Bombers On His First Combat Patrol

April 7, 2016

Unsung Heroes

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew S. Parker, right, retired, shakes hands with Maj. Gen. Brian D. Beaudreault, commanding general, 2nd Marine Division after receiving a Silver Star medal during his award presentation on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 18, 2016.

UNSUNG HEROES: This Squad Leader Took Command Of A Platoon During An Enemy Ambush

April 7, 2016

Career

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5 Companies With Vet-Friendly, Entry-Level Jobs

April 6, 2016