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Experts doubt China is gearing up to invade Taiwan under the guise of training
How do 50-ton tanks end up as toys for trigger-happy civilians? Inside the Pentagon’s flawed ‘demilitarization’ process
Why the US probably used a missile full of swords to take out Al Qaeda’s leader
How did the US kill an Al Qaeda top leader despite an uneasy agreement with the Taliban? It’s complicated
Ukraine needs more than just weapons to beat Russia. It needs a strategy
Jon Stewart to Senate Republicans: Stop playing political games with veterans’ lives
The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal will no longer be a freebie
Veterans just got screwed out of a massive expansion to VA health care over some petty political BS
Ex-Marine booted for extremist activities accused of calling for Nazi-inspired mass rape and murder
The story behind the ‘pickle’ button that US military pilots use to drop bombs
A-10 pilot explains how the Warthog’s depleted uranium rounds turn tank armor against itself
The case against invoking the Defense Production Act to save the Choco Taco
These European armies are giving a glimpse at how militaries will adapt to climate change
Air Force pits helicopter pilots against Russian-made Hinds in rare mock battle
Ukrainian partisans target Russian sympathizers as the war enters a bloody new stage
Army colonel turned-Congressman wants the military to go easier on troops who smoke pot
Fake Marine to spend at least 2 years in prison for defrauding $250,000 from veterans charities
Why it’s suddenly so much harder to get promoted in the Air Force
A top Marine lawyer admitted to once doing nothing as troops beat a ‘young gay Marine,’ investigation finds
Air Force F-16 pilot explains how he dodged 6 missiles during insane Gulf War mission
As troops face mounting demands to serve in crises, civilian employers are firing them
Trench warfare, precision missiles and armed motorcycle units: Why the war in Ukraine looks increasingly anachronistic
The Marine Corps’ latest idea for countering China has major problems
The Army is getting leaders ready for a war unlike any the US has ever seen
A Navy warship burned while commanders argued over who was in charge
Off the shelf, above the fight: How cheap drones are completely changing warfare
Why the Army refuses to call its new light tank a ‘light tank’
The US military is the only thing stopping China from swallowing Taiwan whole
What the cult classic ‘Red Dawn’ teaches us about insurgent warfare
The hidden costs for US troops after the downfall of Roe v. Wade
James Mattis just got married in the most Marine way possible
US vet on the front line says Ukrainians need better infantry gear to beat the Russians
Congress is bringing back the idea of a ‘limited’ nuclear war
What Russia’s capture of US vets means for Americans fighting in Ukraine
Do beards actually break the seal of gas masks?
Russian troops are battle-hardened but Ukraine would be their biggest test in decades
Navy’s toxic water crisis in Hawaii may be related to a fuel leak from 8 months ago
A shadowy drone force keeps attacking US troops
The Pentagon’s 2021 report card: Cs, a couple Fs, and an incomplete
The ruling in Oklahoma’s COVID vaccine lawsuit has deep implications for the National Guard
Why a company guilty of ‘pervasive fraud’ remains one of the Pentagon’s biggest landlords
How SEAL Team 6 founder Richard Marcinko shaped America’s modern-day special operations forces
Is the cure for America’s ‘next war-itis’ a military culture shift?
The next Russian invasion of Ukraine will be too big to hide, and Russia doesn’t care
How the Sgt. Maj. of the Army earned two Bronze Stars with Valor
This Space Force birthday cake is bleak and empty, much like space itself
New ‘South Park’ special nails the widely-ridiculed Space Force uniform
The Navy is rusting away thanks to a crushing deployment cycle
The National Guard’s COVID-19 vaccine mutiny has spread to 6 states
Navy has little direct evidence tying sailor to fire that destroyed $1.4 billion warship
10 books for Marines who want to learn how to read good
Guantanamo Bay prison has outlasted the War in Afghanistan and it’s not going anywhere
Why military officers are commanding fewer enlisted troops than ever before
Americans used to trust the military more than the rest of the government, but now even that’s fading
The case for why those obnoxious ‘Pit Viper’ sunglasses should be allowed in military uniform
This might replace the hot, uncomfortable helmet Air Force pilots have worn since the 1980s
You can actually buy MRE toilet paper, but why the hell would you?
The Oklahoma National Guard leader is waging a medical mutiny against the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
How one airman fixed the Air Force’s night vision problem with a 4-cent chunk of plastic
This is the Army’s plan to keep incompetent leaders from making command sergeant major
The military keeps finding it did nothing wrong when it investigates itself
America’s special operations force is facing an identity crisis
The Pentagon has said for years that tackling sexual assault is a top priority. A new report shows just the opposite
Why we should never forget the shameful treatment of Black service members