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By David Roza Dec 23, 2019

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The Navy is investigating a video that purportedly shows a brawl at the USS Eisenhower holiday party

"While this incident is currently being investigated, the United States Navy does not condone this type of behavior."

By David Roza Dec 19, 2019

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Bah humbug: Air Force unit in Turkey barred from drinking booze

Some airmen in Turkey are staring down a very dry Christmas this year

By David Roza Dec 13, 2019

News

Decorated Navy EOD commander relieved due to loss of confidence

Cmdr. Sean Shigeru Kido, who headed the Imperial Beach, California-based EOD Mobile Unit 11, was not relieved due to any...

By David Roza Dec 11, 2019

News

Armed suspect apprehended at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi

No shots were fired and no injuries were reported, officials said.

By David Roza Dec 9, 2019

News

Army major with Cyber Command charged with distributing child pornography

Maj. Jason Michael Musgrove, who is based at Fort Gordon, Georgia, has been remanded to the U.S. Marshals service.

By David Roza Dec 7, 2019

News

Navy and Coast Guard vessels collide in Alaska, injuring nine

The crash sent six Coasties and three sailors to the hospital

By David Roza Dec 6, 2019

News

More than 600 female Marines and sailors now serving in previously-restricted units

"Females are now represented in every previously-restricted occupational field"

By David Roza Dec 6, 2019

News

U-2 pilot dismissed for shaving his entire body to avoid a drug test

Captain Bird was also convicted for using cocaine and distributing prescription ADHD drugs

By David Roza Dec 5, 2019

Military Tech

The Navy wants lasers to shoot down drones and missiles, but its ships lack the power to fire them

'We are out of Schlitz with regard to power ... we don't have as much' extra for additional functions"

By David Roza Dec 4, 2019

Entertainment

This new military true crime podcast will make you pull your woobie over your head

"It's the stories of the 'heroes' that commit heinous crimes — that brought me to create Military Murder."

By David Roza Dec 3, 2019

News

‘If he was on the battlefield, he probably would’ve been shot in the back’— Inside the toxic command of Air Force Lt. Gen. Lee Levy

Working for Levy, "was harder than a deployment, because there was no job satisfaction," said one airman.

By David Roza Nov 27, 2019

News

Two A-10 pilots receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for rescuing troops under heavy fire in Afghanistan

The Distinguished Flying Cross is rarely awarded, let alone awarded twice on the same day to two members of the...

By David Roza Nov 26, 2019

News

A Florida student tried to enlist ISIS to knock off a pair of college deans who did him wrong

Over the past five years, we've been swamped with stories of Americans being recruited by ISIS, but leave it to...

By David Roza Nov 25, 2019

Analysis

801,000 dead, $6.4 trillion spent, and no end in sight: the true costs of the Global War on Terror

“The numbers continue to accelerate, not only because many wars continue to be waged, but also because wars don’t end...

By David Roza Nov 22, 2019

News

Air Force identifies 2 airmen killed during T-38 training flight in Oklahoma

"When tragedies like this occur, every member of the U.S. military, Vance, Enid, feels it."

By David Roza Nov 20, 2019

News

Air Force to airmen: consume CBD and you’ll fail your drug test

"It's important for both uniformed and civilian Airmen to understand the risk these products pose to their careers."

By David Roza Nov 20, 2019

Analysis

2 years after the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions, the Navy has no idea if its new ship-driving training is working

According to senior Navy officials, it could take nearly 16 years or more to know if the planned changes will...

By David Roza Nov 18, 2019

News

Airman charged with murder in North Carolina nightclub shooting

The Air Force confirmed that the shooting took place at the Mambo 69 Nightclub, about an hour's drive northwest of...

By David Roza Nov 14, 2019

News

She’s photographed every major war of the last 20 years. Marine Corps boot camp was something else entirely

"I understand why it's done intellectually, but it was tough to be around so much screaming all the time."

By David Roza Nov 7, 2019

Military Tech

The Air Force’s new fix for its nationwide PFAS water contamination problem: a f*cking plasma reactor

"All of the other demonstrations remove PFAS from the water through filtration. Our method actually destroys PFAS"

By David Roza Nov 6, 2019

News

‘A huge morale hit’ — Army EOD techs are stuck between plummeting recruitment levels and skyrocketing workloads

"Something needs to change, because I don't think we have enough manpower for the workload."

By David Roza Oct 29, 2019

Humor

Paul Rudd is now the face of the Pentagon’s Baskin-Robbins for a very good reason

Baskin-Robbins always finds out

By David Roza Oct 25, 2019

News

Navy SEAL-turned-congressman Dan Crenshaw: We need to stay in Afghanistan just like Germany and Japan to prevent the next 9/11

"We're not explaining that if we let our enemies have the operational space they will commit another 9/11"

By David Roza Oct 18, 2019

Community

The most requested video game among US service members and vets isn’t what you’d expect

Hint: It ain't 'Call of Duty'

By David Roza Oct 10, 2019

News

Air Force PJ dies during mountain rescue training in Idaho

Though the incident is still under investigation, the Air Force said Tech Sgt. Peter Kraines, 33, died from injuries he...

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The Navy is investigating a video that purportedly shows a brawl at the USS Eisenhower holiday party

Bah humbug: Air Force unit in Turkey barred from drinking booze

Decorated Navy EOD commander relieved due to loss of confidence

Armed suspect apprehended at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi

Army major with Cyber Command charged with distributing child pornography

Navy and Coast Guard vessels collide in Alaska, injuring nine

More than 600 female Marines and sailors now serving in previously-restricted units

U-2 pilot dismissed for shaving his entire body to avoid a drug test

The Navy wants lasers to shoot down drones and missiles, but its ships lack the power to fire them

This new military true crime podcast will make you pull your woobie over your head

‘If he was on the battlefield, he probably would’ve been shot in the back’— Inside the toxic command of Air Force Lt. Gen. Lee Levy

Two A-10 pilots receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for rescuing troops under heavy fire in Afghanistan

A Florida student tried to enlist ISIS to knock off a pair of college deans who did him wrong

801,000 dead, $6.4 trillion spent, and no end in sight: the true costs of the Global War on Terror

Air Force identifies 2 airmen killed during T-38 training flight in Oklahoma

Air Force to airmen: consume CBD and you’ll fail your drug test

2 years after the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions, the Navy has no idea if its new ship-driving training is working

Airman charged with murder in North Carolina nightclub shooting

She’s photographed every major war of the last 20 years. Marine Corps boot camp was something else entirely

The Air Force’s new fix for its nationwide PFAS water contamination problem: a f*cking plasma reactor

‘A huge morale hit’ — Army EOD techs are stuck between plummeting recruitment levels and skyrocketing workloads

Paul Rudd is now the face of the Pentagon’s Baskin-Robbins for a very good reason

Navy SEAL-turned-congressman Dan Crenshaw: We need to stay in Afghanistan just like Germany and Japan to prevent the next 9/11

The most requested video game among US service members and vets isn’t what you’d expect

Air Force PJ dies during mountain rescue training in Idaho