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By Carl Forsling Nov 25, 2020

The Commandant of the Marine Corps is charging into the future, but some aren’t ready for change

The Corps has acted as a second land army so many times it’s flipped the dessert with the main course.

By C. August Elliott Nov 23, 2020

The unanswered questions from Australia’s harrowing war crimes report

Allegations of war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan have been substantiated by the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Here's...

By Jeff Schogol Nov 22, 2020

Will American history forget the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?

I’m no historian, but I suspect that if future American history books touch on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars at...

By Jeff Schogol Nov 20, 2020

Acting SecDef Miller is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War as the US looks for the exit in Afghanistan

Miller’s take on Ford’s role in the war’s end bears no resemblance to reality.

By Jeff Schogol Nov 18, 2020

US drawdown in Afghanistan is wrong call, says commander who claimed we were on the ‘road to winning’ in 2013

The general doth protest too much

By Jeff Schogol Nov 14, 2020

No, Trump’s Pentagon purge doesn’t mean he’s planning a military coup

(Arnold Schwarzenegger voice) It's not a coup!

By Paul Szoldra Nov 13, 2020

A Florida police department is buying a vehicle that looks like an armored port-a-john

This thing is the shit.

By Paul Szoldra Nov 10, 2020

Sorry, but the real Marine Corps birthday is in July

Surprise!

By Andrea Scott, The War Horse Nov 6, 2020

‘Everybody we deal with is trained to kill’ — Why we don’t see military police brutality

"There are bad military police officers, obviously. But nowhere near what you see in the civilian world.”

By James Clark Oct 30, 2020

How the fight over mail-in ballots threatens to undermine the votes of American troops

Demanding that ballots not be counted after Election Day could strip service members of their votes.

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Reuters Oct 30, 2020

Why the US military would welcome a decisive 2020 election win

Politics aside, there is one outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election that could bring some relief to Pentagon planners:...

By Justin Lee, Sandboxx Oct 27, 2020

A fighter pilot breaks down one of his most dangerous tasks: aerial refueling

Although I had only been in the air for 20 minutes, I was exhausted from the amount of focus it...

By Jeff Schogol Oct 25, 2020

Social media is the greatest threat to US service members

The Army seems to be the Typhoid Mary of America’s ongoing social media stupidity pandemic.

By Chris Miller and Doug Livermore Oct 19, 2020

Special Forces needs to go back to basics to win against China and Russia

This article provides force management recommendations meant to bring Special Forces “back to basics” and address this capability gap by...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Oct 19, 2020

Marine veterans say sinking amphibious assault vehicles are ‘death traps’ following deadly accident

A sinking Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle is a "death trap" because of how hard it can be to get...

By Alene Tchekmedyian And Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times Oct 18, 2020

Spy plane sent to monitor George Floyd protests near home of California National Guard chief

"El Dorado Hills was the most monitored place in California ... Why was that? They are absolutely covering this up."

By Jeff Schogol Oct 17, 2020

How the Afghanistan withdrawal went from ‘home by Christmas’ to ‘standby to standby’

“I don't think there's anyone who believes we'll be at zero by the end of the year,” an unnamed senior...

By Haley Britzky Oct 16, 2020

The military says it’s finally designing body armor for women for the umpteenth time this decade

"It really matters that we get this solved."

By Paul Szoldra Oct 16, 2020

The commander-in-chief is officially America’s ‘crazy uncle’ who thinks Bin Laden is alive and Biden killed SEAL Team 6

"I’ll put it out there. People can decide for themselves."

By Courtney Mabeus, The War Horse Oct 15, 2020

Army National Guardsmen are working at election polling sites out of uniform

“The problem with calling in the National Guard is No. 1, you know, the military should have no role in...

By Haley Britzky Oct 14, 2020

Army leaders apparently need an app for leadership

It's supposed to help leaders "better connect with squad members and manage everyday tasks."

By Jeff Schogol Oct 11, 2020

It looks like Trump just ended the Afghanistan war via Twitter

The Afghanistan war may have ended with neither a bang nor a whimper, but a tweet.

By Jennifer Spindel, Matt Motta, and Robert Ralston, The Conversation Oct 10, 2020

Most Americans have no idea how deeply entwined white supremacist groups are in the military

White nationalist groups, who make up some of the most serious terror threats in the country, find new members and...

By Chris Joyner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Oct 9, 2020

Police killings are more likely among law enforcement agencies that receive military gear, data shows

A new analysis of a decade of records across 651 Georgia police departments and sheriff’s offices found departments that took...

By Paul Szoldra Oct 8, 2020

Trump says everyone in the Army wanted ‘the belt’ on their uniform

"Even in the Army, all brand new uniforms with the belt, everybody wanted the belt."

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