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Army officer gets Soldier’s Medal for saving 4 people from gunman
How the US military became collateral damage in the fight over abortion rights
Army chief warrant officer 5 receives Soldier’s Medal for saving people from house fire
The deadline to apply for toxic exposure benefits under the PACT Act is Wednesday
What you need to know about the incoming Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
US troops in Ukraine now eligible for combat pay
Air Force restarts bonuses, some PCS moves after hiatus
Air Force Military Working Dog Handlers no longer eligible for special duty assignment pay
How the Air Force ran short of money for personnel
Somebody crashed a Humvee into the headquarters at Fort Stewart
Army Reserve major charged with defrauding Gold Star families
The Army’s yearslong fight over its controversial new fitness test isn’t over yet
No ‘golden hour’? How Army medicine is changing for the next war
Biden signs executive order to boost opportunities, flexibility for military spouse employment
Navy fires commander of destroyer USS Stout
Navy aggressor jet crashes near Key West, pilot ejects
Air Force general convicted of sexual misconduct allowed to retire as a colonel
A SEAL trainee died during Hell Week — his mom was just told why
Marine unit accidentally emails out 39,000 bank accounts, other personal info
The Pentagon has pulled back on its efforts to fight extremism in the ranks
National Guardsman raised in a three-Gold Star family named Soldier of the Year
Troops’ pay endangered by debt default, Defense Secretary says
5 years after sailor’s death, Pentagon implements new mental health policy for troops
This isn’t the first time a service member has leaked sensitive intelligence
Two more sailors died by suicide in the last month
How the military makes sure medals don’t look like garbage
The hardest thing I did in the Army wasn’t getting shot at. It was asking for help
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Cameron McMillan, The War Horse
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Blast exposure history could soon be part of US troops’ medical records
The Air Force is changing the way it measures body fat for airmen and guardians
The tragic downward spiral of a special operations pilot
This airman was just trying to enjoy his honeymoon. He wound up saving a man’s life
This is what happens when Navy pilots land on the wrong aircraft carrier
Christmas in, Christmas out: A holiday deployment story
What it’s like to spend Christmas in combat, according to US military veterans
The time machine: How life on a Navy submarine distorts your sense of space and time
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David Chetlain, The War Horse
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The Air Force’s top enlisted leader wants to ‘take away the stigma’ of beard waivers
The Pentagon is not fully tracking mold, asbestos, and other serious health risks in its privatized housing, watchdog report says
‘I’m about to die’ — Former Army paratrooper describes surviving a jump with a broken parachute
How a Navy ‘assault team’ once stole all four of West Point’s treasured mules
Combat medic ‘voluntold’ to attend Army Best Squad competition ends up dominating the range
American soldiers are currently training high up in the Himalayan Mountains
The 4th Infantry Division staged a massive physical challenge honoring its past and accidentally tear gassed itself
All-mom flight of Air Force F-15 fighter pilots takes to the skies
The Air Force’s admin software is so bad that the top enlisted airman is trolling it
What Americans are getting wrong about veterans
Netflix documentary shows Vanessa Guillén’s family’s fight for answers in the wake of her murder
The Army screwed over soldiers in an enlistment bonus fraud investigation. Now it’s trying to fix it
The US military is still struggling to figure out social media
The Marine Corps’ fitness test from the 1950s wasn’t that hard
Military leaders urge Americans to help them overcome ‘misperceptions’ of military service
COVID-19 had an ‘appalling’ impact on American students’ test scores. That’s bad news for the military
Soldiers are finally out of Fort Bragg’s moldy barracks
The Pentagon is changing how it talks about suicide
Pentagon to help pay for troops to travel out of state for abortion care
The Army needs to get better at recruiting PSYOP soldiers, general says
The Air Force is testing a new exoskeleton to lighten the load for airmen
The Navy’s contaminated drinking water crisis is only getting worse
The Army’s new pre-basic-training boot camp might actually build better soldiers
From ‘intense darkness’ to the Army’s NCO of the Year: How this medic made an example of himself
Sgt. Maj. of the Army to leaders: Stop using behavioral health as a universal band-aid for problems
Soldiers say goodbye to beloved military working dog who saved lives in Afghanistan
Army Secretary tells leaders to stand up for soldiers ‘IRL or online’ after telling them to stay out of ‘culture wars’
Army considering height and weight exemptions based on fitness test score
The Sergeant Major of the Army knows what you’ve heard about the service. He’s working on it