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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
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?
Inside the fragile partnership between US troops and Taliban fighters in Kabul
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
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
Sorry, but the real Marine Corps birthday is in July
No ‘surrender’ — What really happened between US and British Marines at a training exercise
This scene in ‘Clear and Present Danger’ brilliantly shows the gulf between politicians and those on the front lines
What it’s like to jump out of a plane strapped to an Army paratrooper who’s done it 6,000 times
Kill the CAC? Why some people really want the military’s ID cards to go away
Attack on US troops in Syria underscores that America is still very much at war
There’s a good reason why this Air Force general only wears 3 ribbons on his dress uniform
The active-duty Army is facing a record suicide rate. Leaders have no idea how to fix it
The Pentagon’s hottest new catchphrase sounds a lot like its old one
Leaked documents reveal just how concerned the Marine Corps was about Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller’s call for ‘revolution’
The true story of how Army paratroopers traded dip for a Toyota gun truck used to secure the Kabul airport
This fake-looking Air Force photo is totally real and totally amazing
Inside the office of a one-star Army general that 100% of soldiers rated ‘hostile’
‘Left to the devils’: How red tape and paperwork errors betrayed America’s Afghan allies
What we know about Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, the Marine officer in the brig after publicly criticizing his commanders
The Air Force flies these planes daily. Here’s why civilian airlines won’t
Sebastian Junger: Over-valorizing vets does more harm than good