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

By Haley Britzky

Updated on May 22, 2021

Apparently you can steal $1 million from the Air Force and it takes them 3 years to find out
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Apparently you can steal $1 million from the Air Force and it takes them 3 years to find out

By David Roza

Updated on May 21, 2021

Packing for the end of the world: The essential guide to building your ultimate everyday carry kit
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Packing for the end of the world: The essential guide to building your ultimate everyday carry kit

By Brian Smyth

Updated on May 18, 2021

How the Air Force turns a combat-ready F-16 into a high-flying Thunderbirds act
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How the Air Force turns a combat-ready F-16 into a high-flying Thunderbirds act

By David Roza

Updated on May 18, 2021

‘Stop the social experiment’ — New survey spotlights bias against women in Army special ops
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‘Stop the social experiment’ — New survey spotlights bias against women in Army special ops

By Haley Britzky

Updated on May 18, 2021

Budget Day is coming! How will the Pentagon waste money this year?
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Budget Day is coming! How will the Pentagon waste money this year?

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 17, 2021

National Guard soldiers stand in formation.
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Sexual assault reports increase again despite Pentagon urging troops to not assault each other

By Haley Britzky

Updated on May 13, 2021

‘It got stupid’ and the many other reasons troops chose to leave the military
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‘It got stupid’ and the many other reasons troops chose to leave the military

By Haley Britzky

Updated on May 13, 2021

The Air Force is using virtual reality to teach airmen how to… paint
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The Air Force is using virtual reality to teach airmen how to… paint

By David Roza

Updated on May 13, 2021

The Defense Travel System’s days are numbered. Here’s why it sucks
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The Defense Travel System’s days are numbered. Here’s why it sucks

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 12, 2021

What was the dumbest thing you ever did in uniform?
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What was the dumbest thing you ever did in uniform?

By David Roza

Updated on May 11, 2021

Why Green Beret training involves shooting out of a Toyota Corolla and ramming vehicles
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Why Green Beret training involves shooting out of a Toyota Corolla and ramming vehicles

By James Clark

Updated on May 4, 2021

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the day to paratroopers in England prior to boarding their planes to participate in the first assault of the Normandy invasion (Left; U.S. Army Signal Corps via AP); Unnamed Army Specialist (Right; screenshot of TikTok).
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This Army specialist’s inspiring speech about moving ‘down this bullcrap range’ ranks up there with Eisenhower’s D-Day address

By Haley Britzky

Updated on May 4, 2021

Everything right and wrong with the mortar trooper from ‘The Mandalorian,’ according to a Marine mortar platoon commander
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Everything right and wrong with the mortar trooper from ‘The Mandalorian,’ according to a Marine mortar platoon commander

By 1st Lt. Patrick Cirenza

Updated on May 4, 2021

Soldiers are refusing the vaccine out of spite: ‘This is the first time I get to tell the Army no!’
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Soldiers are refusing the vaccine out of spite: ‘This is the first time I get to tell the Army no!’

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Apr 30, 2021

The Army had to clarify which racist incident it was talking about in an official statement
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The Army had to clarify which racist incident it was talking about in an official statement

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Apr 28, 2021

Special operations unit finally admits its strange tweet did not come from a hacker
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Special operations unit finally admits its strange tweet did not come from a hacker

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 26, 2021

These are the faces of extremism in the military [Updated]
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These are the faces of extremism in the military [Updated]

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Apr 23, 2021

The Army vowed change after Vanessa Guillén’s murder. One year later, it’s just getting started
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The Army vowed change after Vanessa Guillén’s murder. One year later, it’s just getting started

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Apr 22, 2021

These are the rights every military sexual assault survivor needs to know
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These are the rights every military sexual assault survivor needs to know

By David Roza

Updated on Apr 21, 2021

The War in Afghanistan may be ending, but the Pentagon already has plans to keep fighting there
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The War in Afghanistan may be ending, but the Pentagon already has plans to keep fighting there

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 20, 2021

Video shows unarmed Marine veteran tased by police in his daughter’s hospital room
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Video shows unarmed Marine veteran tased by police in his daughter’s hospital room

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 20, 2021

The Biden administration claims Afghan security forces will be just fine (They won’t)
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The Biden administration claims Afghan security forces will be just fine (They won’t)

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 19, 2021

What is the one piece of EDC gear you absolutely cannot live without?
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What is the one piece of EDC gear you absolutely cannot live without?

By Brian Smyth

Updated on Apr 16, 2021

What words does the US military need to stop using?
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What words does the US military need to stop using?

By James Clark

Updated on Apr 16, 2021

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The Air Force just let in a white supremacist that a Google search could have caught

By David Roza

Updated on Apr 13, 2021

Video shows police draw weapons, pepper spray unarmed Army officer in uniform
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Video shows police draw weapons, pepper spray unarmed Army officer in uniform

By James Clark

Updated on Apr 13, 2021

Why did nobody ever tell us that the Army has a ‘railroad conductor’ MOS?
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Why did nobody ever tell us that the Army has a ‘railroad conductor’ MOS?

By David Roza

Updated on Apr 11, 2021

It’s been one year since Vanessa Guillén’s disappearance. Has the Army changed at all since then?
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It’s been one year since Vanessa Guillén’s disappearance. Has the Army changed at all since then?

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Apr 9, 2021

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

The Navy has fired 4 commanding officers so far this year
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The Navy has fired 4 commanding officers so far this year

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 7, 2021

Your complete guide to the Thrift Savings Plan
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Your complete guide to the Thrift Savings Plan

By Meredith Mathis

Updated on Apr 7, 2021

The bizarre yet true story of how the US Army tried to conquer the American West with camels
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The bizarre yet true story of how the US Army tried to conquer the American West with camels

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Apr 6, 2021

SEAL Candidates Train with Logs
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People are losing their minds over Special Operation Command’s new diversity officer

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 5, 2021

Deadly Marine accident demonstrates the military’s accountability problem
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Deadly Marine accident demonstrates the military’s accountability problem

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 3, 2021

Amphibious Assault Vehicle training accident
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‘Fire the generals’ — Who is to blame for the Marine Corps’ deadliest training accident in decades

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 2, 2021

Tom Hanks as Capt. Miller in Saving Private Ryan.
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These are the movie scenes that actually get war and military service right

By James Clark

Updated on Apr 1, 2021

Here are the funniest military punishments you shared with us
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Here are the funniest military punishments you shared with us

By Brian Adam Jones

Updated on Apr 1, 2021

What it’s really like inside one of the military’s ‘extremism stand-downs’
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What it’s really like inside one of the military’s ‘extremism stand-downs’

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Mar 31, 2021

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How American troops got stuck fighting in Afghanistan’s ‘Hardest Place’

By Wesley Morgan

Updated on Mar 30, 2021

7.62 NATO vs .308 Winchester ammo: What’s the difference?
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7.62 NATO vs .308 Winchester ammo: What’s the difference?

By Brian Smyth

Updated on Mar 30, 2021

‘Wise Guy’ flies again — How the Air Force got a 60-year-old B-52 back up and running
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‘Wise Guy’ flies again — How the Air Force got a 60-year-old B-52 back up and running

By David Roza

Updated on Mar 30, 2021

What’s one scene from a war movie that just gets *it* right?
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What’s one scene from a war movie that just gets *it* right?

By James Clark

Updated on Mar 29, 2021

No, the ‘presidential salute’ isn’t a thing — and neither is the ‘vice presidential salute’
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No, the ‘presidential salute’ isn’t a thing — and neither is the ‘vice presidential salute’

By James Clark

Updated on Mar 25, 2021

Iran’s alleged suicide boat plot against Washington DC is far-fetched as hell
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Iran’s alleged suicide boat plot against Washington DC is far-fetched as hell

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 24, 2021

The Army is trying to make ‘warrior restaurant’ happen, and it’s not gonna happen
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The Army is trying to make ‘warrior restaurant’ happen, and it’s not gonna happen

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Mar 22, 2021

Afghan security forces
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$88 billion and 20 years later, the Afghan security forces are still no match for the Taliban

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 22, 2021

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Microdrones, AI, and VR glasses: A sneak peek into the future of war and how we’ll train for it

By August Cole, P.W. Singer

Updated on Mar 22, 2021

20 years into the War in Afghanistan, the US is in the same position as the Soviets when they lost
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20 years into the War in Afghanistan, the US is in the same position as the Soviets when they lost

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 19, 2021

Troop levels, airstrikes, COVID vaccinations — How the Pentagon continually fails at transparency
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Troop levels, airstrikes, COVID vaccinations — How the Pentagon continually fails at transparency

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 18, 2021

US troops are the political football politicians love to spike
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US troops are the political football politicians love to spike

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Mar 18, 2021

The truth about false sexual assault reports in the military
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The truth about false sexual assault reports in the military

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Mar 18, 2021

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‘I reacted on instinct’ — How a Marine rescued a child from drowning in a brutal rip current

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Mar 18, 2021

Constant mobilizations may be pushing the National Guard to the brink
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Constant mobilizations may be pushing the National Guard to the brink

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 17, 2021

America’s most important base was breached by a guy wearing a weird mouse hat
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America’s most important base was breached by a guy wearing a weird mouse hat

By David Roza

Updated on Mar 15, 2021

The United States risks getting into another Cold War with China
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The United States risks getting into another Cold War with China

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 15, 2021

The Afghanistan withdrawal ‘agreement’ may not be as firm as it sounds
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The Afghanistan withdrawal ‘agreement’ may not be as firm as it sounds

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 10, 2021

How the Army combat fitness test exposes the military’s unhealthy focus on ‘making weight’
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How the Army combat fitness test exposes the military’s unhealthy focus on ‘making weight’

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Mar 9, 2021

‘Royal Marines… Beer with lunch’ — These are the foreign militaries that US troops love to train with
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‘Royal Marines… Beer with lunch’ — These are the foreign militaries that US troops love to train with

By David Roza

Updated on Mar 8, 2021

The National Guard is getting roasted which is more than we can say for the food soldiers are getting at the Capitol
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The National Guard is getting roasted which is more than we can say for the food soldiers are getting at the Capitol

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Mar 8, 2021

The Navy tried to cast Capt. Brett Crozier as a villain. New emails reveal how much support he really had
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The Navy tried to cast Capt. Brett Crozier as a villain. New emails reveal how much support he really had

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 8, 2021

The Space Force is actually asking its Guardians to choose their own rank insignia
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The Space Force is actually asking its Guardians to choose their own rank insignia

By David Roza

Updated on Mar 8, 2021

Why it took us nearly a year to tell the full story of what happened to Navy Capt. Brett Crozier
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Why it took us nearly a year to tell the full story of what happened to Navy Capt. Brett Crozier

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 8, 2021

Read the emails that reveal how Capt. Brett Crozier fought both COVID-19 and the Navy
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Read the emails that reveal how Capt. Brett Crozier fought both COVID-19 and the Navy

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 8, 2021