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Good luck figuring out the Air Force’s algorithm for shaving waivers
An Air Force chart for determining if airmen or Space Force guardians should receive medical profiles for shaving doesn’t actually make clear what the requirements for waivers are.
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Marine in top enlisted spot leaving the Pentagon after just 2 years
Marine Sgt. Maj. Troy Black will not be reappointed as Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He will leave in late summer, early fall.
End of the ‘yeet’: the standing power throw is out as new Army fitness test goes ‘sex-neutral’ for combat jobs
Army fitness test changes will mean “sex-neutral” standards for soldiers in 21 combat jobs. Meanwhile, the standing power throw will be eliminated.
Fort McCoy garrison commander’s suspension ‘not related to misconduct’
Army Reserve officials say missing photos on a command board at Fort McCoy were ‘corrected’ and Baez Ramirez’s suspension “is not related to any misconduct.”
80 years ago, American soldiers captured the center of Nazi Germany
The five-day Battle of Nuremberg ended on April 20, 1945, taking one of the Nazi’s remaining strongholds and cutting off a route of escape.
US military to pull more than 1,000 troops out of Syria
The drawdown in the coming months will cut the American footprint in the country by half.
Army announces latest unit rotations, including soldiers from Lithuania heading home
The end of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division’s deployment to Europe was marked by a tragic accident that killed four of its soldiers.
How much of a threat are Chinese hypersonic missiles to US Navy ships and sailors?
Hypersonic missiles fly at least five times the speed of sound and can change course in flight, posing a challenge to defense systems on U.S. Navy ships.
US war against the Houthis grinds on. Tell me how this ends.
The U.S. military resumed attacks on Houthi rebels in Yemen on March 15. So far, the Houthis are still fighting back..
Two Marines killed in crash while on southern border duty identified
Marine Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera and Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino were assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division.
The Navy may revive this forgotten Alaskan base that sits halfway to Russia
Three military leaders have expressed interest in reviving a World War II-era military base on Adak Island as part of the U.S. Arctic Strategy.
Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer reenlists in Marine Reserve
Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer is joining the Marine Corps Reserve after leaving active duty in 2010. He was awarded the Medal of Honor the following year.
Air Force pilots get a new way to pee at 30,000 feet
The new system came from a private/public innovation challenge aimed at women who fly jets and say they often won’t drink water for hours to avoid the ‘mess’ of traditional relief systems.
‘The Mandalorian’ was actually about a burned-out NCO trying to get his kid to daycare
He wasn’t picked because he was the best. He was picked because he was available. Strip away the blasters, and “The Mandalorian” is about a guy who just wants to hand this kid off to someone more qualified.
How the memory of a single Iraq War battle led to ‘Warfare’
The director talks about the new film that recreates a SEAL team’s single firefight in Ramadi in 2006. Filmed in near-real-time style, “Warfare” is being lauded by veterans of the war as the closest vision of reality yet filmed.
Top enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command fired amid investigation
Command Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green was fired as the top enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command for a “loss in confidence.”
The Marine in one of the most famous recruiting commercials is now in Congress
Rep. Rich McCormick was a young lieutenant when he was cast in the Marine recruiting ad “Chess.”
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