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Air Force Jilian Strickland
Active Duty

Texas congressman blames women for ‘reduced’ standards in the military

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jun 16, 2022

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Active Duty

Why this ‘large man in a ghillie suit’ is the hero the military needs right now

By David Roza

Posted on Jun 14, 2022

Air Force ink: A cultural evolution
Active Duty

No, tattoos in the military don’t count as ‘defacing government property’

By Rebecca Rosen

Posted on May 20, 2022

How to train like an elite Army Ranger, according to a Best Ranger coach
Fitness

How to train like an elite Army Ranger, according to a Best Ranger coach

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 16, 2022

Military Spouses Participate in "Be A Paratrooper For A Day" Event
Military Spouse

The Pentagon must do more to help military spouses find meaningful employment

By Paloma Greenwald

Posted on May 6, 2022

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Fitness

How to pass the new Air Force fitness test, according to a guy who oversaw 600 of them

By David Roza

Posted on May 5, 2022

Abortion
Family

What overturning Roe v. Wade could mean for the US military

By Haley Britzky, Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 3, 2022

After 5 years of study, the Army is still trying to get soldiers ready for its new fitness test
Fitness

After 5 years of study, the Army is still trying to get soldiers ready for its new fitness test

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Mar 23, 2022

The leg tuck is officially dead and other changes coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test
Fitness

The leg tuck is officially dead and other changes coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Mar 23, 2022

The Space Force wants to try ditching physical fitness tests for a year
Fitness

The Space Force wants to try ditching physical fitness tests for a year

By David Roza

Posted on Mar 18, 2022

Airman gets general to step in so he can finally take parental leave
Family

Airman gets general to step in so he can finally take parental leave

By David Roza

Posted on Feb 11, 2022

The military is not a substitute for prison time
Active Duty

The military is not a substitute for prison time

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 13, 2022

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Military Moves

Army spouse uses $30 device to track down shady moving truck driver

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 13, 2022

Judge orders man convicted of sexual assault to join the military or go to jail
Active Duty

Judge orders man convicted of sexual assault to join the military or go to jail

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 12, 2022

Navy Rear Adm. Blake Converse
Housing

Navy’s toxic water crisis in Hawaii may be related to a fuel leak from 8 months ago

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 11, 2022

navy water contamination pearl harbor hawaii
Family

The Navy told this military family they were safe from toxic water. Then both their children ended up in the ER

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 6, 2022

Top military housing executives responsible for massive fraud scheme walk away unscathed
Housing

Top military housing executives responsible for massive fraud scheme walk away unscathed

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 4, 2022

The Army showed the Navy how not to mismanage the contaminated water crisis in Hawaii
Housing

The Army showed the Navy how not to mismanage the contaminated water crisis in Hawaii

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 30, 2021

Why a company guilty of ‘pervasive fraud’ remains one of the Pentagon’s biggest landlords
Housing

Why a company guilty of ‘pervasive fraud’ remains one of the Pentagon’s biggest landlords

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 28, 2021

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Housing

Military housing company to pay $65 million fine after years of ‘pervasive fraud’

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 23, 2021

‘I’m here to ask why you did not protect us’ — Watch a Navy spouse confront senior leaders over water contamination
Family

‘I’m here to ask why you did not protect us’ — Watch a Navy spouse confront senior leaders over water contamination

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 9, 2021

Two of the Air Force’s elite commandos are trying to earn a spot in the 2022 Olympics
Fitness

Two of the Air Force’s elite commandos are trying to earn a spot in the 2022 Olympics

By David Roza

Updated on Dec 3, 2021

The Navy doesn’t know why the water on a major base smells like fuel and has no idea when it’ll be fixed
Housing

The Navy doesn’t know why the water on a major base smells like fuel and has no idea when it’ll be fixed

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Dec 2, 2021

‘They saved our marriage’ — This is what happens when Army leaders actually put people first
Family

‘They saved our marriage’ — This is what happens when Army leaders actually put people first

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Nov 24, 2021

Videos reveal moldy, disgusting Camp Lejeune barracks where Marines are forced to live
Housing

Videos reveal moldy, disgusting Camp Lejeune barracks where Marines are forced to live

By James Clark

Updated on Nov 24, 2021

An Air Force tech sergeant just got married in the back of a C-17 cargo jet
Military Spouse

An Air Force tech sergeant just got married in the back of a C-17 cargo jet

By David Roza

Updated on Nov 18, 2021

Your post-PCS checklist
Military Moves

Your post-PCS checklist

By Meredith Mathis

Updated on Oct 29, 2021

This is the Army’s plan to stop physically breaking so many of its soldiers
Fitness

This is the Army’s plan to stop physically breaking so many of its soldiers

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Oct 27, 2021

We finally know why the Army fired its three-star general in charge of housing
Housing

We finally know why the Army fired its three-star general in charge of housing

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 27, 2021

The Army is reviewing its height and weight standards for the first time in decades
Fitness

The Army is reviewing its height and weight standards for the first time in decades

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Oct 25, 2021

Army fires officer accused of faking deployments and awards amid multiple affairs
Relationships

Army fires officer accused of faking deployments and awards amid multiple affairs

By James Clark

Updated on Sep 24, 2021

Years after being injured in Iraq, this Army medic has shattered another Paralympic world record
Fitness

Years after being injured in Iraq, this Army medic has shattered another Paralympic world record

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Sep 10, 2021

Afghan baby named ‘Reach’ after the Air Force C-17 she was born on
Family

Afghan baby named ‘Reach’ after the Air Force C-17 she was born on

By David Roza, Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 25, 2021

The Army is teaching soldiers how to avoid dating assholes
Relationships

The Army is teaching soldiers how to avoid dating assholes

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Aug 25, 2021

marine corps planks
Fitness

Marine Corps to eliminate crunches from its physical fitness test in favor of planks

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Aug 10, 2021

‘We are all suffering in silence’ — Inside the US military’s pervasive culture of eating disorders
Fitness

‘We are all suffering in silence’ — Inside the US military’s pervasive culture of eating disorders

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Aug 2, 2021

The Navy has a floating barracks that is somehow worse than living on an actual ship
Housing

The Navy has a floating barracks that is somehow worse than living on an actual ship

By Kyle Gunn

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

Why the Best Ranger Competition is one of the hardest races in the US military
Fitness

Why the Best Ranger Competition is one of the hardest races in the US military

By Justin Burgess

Updated on Jul 28, 2021

Watch this Air Force team do push-ups at 20,000 feet
Fitness

Watch this Air Force team do push-ups at 20,000 feet

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 28, 2021

An Afghan interpreter who became an American soldier has one final mission: Saving his family
Family

An Afghan interpreter who became an American soldier has one final mission: Saving his family

By Drew F. Lawrence

Updated on Jul 23, 2021

The best (and worst) dating sites for people in the military
Family

The best (and worst) dating sites for people in the military

By Scott Murdock

Updated on Jul 14, 2021

The Army is investigating a married officer accused of faking deployments and awards amid affairs with several women
Relationships

The Army is investigating a married officer accused of faking deployments and awards amid affairs with several women

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 12, 2021

Meet the 20 American soldiers hoping to bring home the gold in the Summer Olympics
Fitness

Meet the 20 American soldiers hoping to bring home the gold in the Summer Olympics

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 6, 2021

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Fitness

Why the Air Force will allow airmen to walk instead of run on their fitness tests

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 2, 2021

The new Air Force fitness test will feature walking instead of running and modified push-ups
Fitness

The new Air Force fitness test will feature walking instead of running and modified push-ups

By David Roza

Updated on Jun 30, 2021

Husband of pregnant soldier speaks out about her unit leaving her behind without food
Military Spouse

Husband of pregnant soldier speaks out about her unit leaving her behind without food

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jun 25, 2021

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Family

USAA pays off Marine family’s $14,000 bill from private military housing company

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jun 24, 2021

These are the least safe Army posts for female soldiers
Military Moves

These are the least safe Army posts for female soldiers

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jun 21, 2021

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Housing

US Marine family billed $14,000 by private military housing company

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jun 18, 2021

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Housing

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has a baller home worth nearly $3 million

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jun 18, 2021

mold in privatized military housing
Family

A day after moving into military housing, a family found a roach on their child’s feeding tube. Then it got worse

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jun 12, 2021

He followed his mom into the Air Force. Now he’s administering her final reenlistment oath
Family

He followed his mom into the Air Force. Now he’s administering her final reenlistment oath

By David Roza

Updated on Jun 9, 2021

Michelle Black
Military Spouse

How I learned my Green Beret husband was killed in the Niger ambush

By Michelle Black

Posted on May 31, 2021

‘I don’t want to forget’ — What Memorial Day really means to those who’ve served
Family

‘I don’t want to forget’ — What Memorial Day really means to those who’ve served

By Haley Britzky

Updated on May 28, 2021

Staff Sgt. Brianna Pritchard
Fitness

You may see this break-dancing American soldier in the 2024 Olympics

By David Roza

Updated on May 25, 2021

What does Memorial Day really mean to those who served?
Family

What does Memorial Day really mean to those who served?

By Haley Britzky

Updated on May 22, 2021

Grieving parents excoriate the Marine Corps over deadly amphibious vehicle accident
Family

Grieving parents excoriate the Marine Corps over deadly amphibious vehicle accident

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 4, 2021

7 types of people you date while in uniform
Relationships

7 types of people you date while in uniform

By Paul D. Mooney

Updated on Apr 25, 2021

PCS: the basics about a permanent change of station
Family

PCS: the basics about a permanent change of station

By Scott Murdock

Updated on Apr 23, 2021

‘It’s only four more laps’ — EOD soldier sets a world record running a mile in a 96-pound bomb suit
Fitness

‘It’s only four more laps’ — EOD soldier sets a world record running a mile in a 96-pound bomb suit

By David Roza

Updated on Apr 19, 2021

Marines are testing out new workout gear, and the fate of ‘silkies’ is an open question
Fitness

Marines are testing out new workout gear, and the fate of ‘silkies’ is an open question

By James Clark

Updated on Apr 14, 2021

Here’s why Air Force fighter pilots get massage therapists and athletic trainers
Fitness

Here’s why Air Force fighter pilots get massage therapists and athletic trainers

By David Roza

Updated on Apr 14, 2021

Staff Sgt. John Stefanowicz
Fitness

A US Marine will wrestle in the Olympics for the first time in decades

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Apr 9, 2021

How this Army lieutenant pulled off an elaborate scheme to join the military without his family knowing
Family

How this Army lieutenant pulled off an elaborate scheme to join the military without his family knowing

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Apr 8, 2021