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What we know about the Army Ranger accused of a brutal murder in Washington

By Jeff Schogol

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Afghanistan

Afghan forces that supposedly ‘have the capacity’ to defend their country still rely on US airstrikes

By Jeff Schogol

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The Commandant of the Marine Corps is charging into the future, but some aren’t ready for change

By Carl Forsling

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How the Navy’s ban on booze birthed a million-dollar floating ice cream parlor

By Jared Keller

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Analysis

Infertility, erectile dysfunction, and altered DNA — Army experts debunk COVID vaccine myths one by one

By Haley Britzky

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Afghanistan

The first 2,500 Afghans evacuated were the easiest to get out. What about the rest?

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

What’s really inside the gold ball on top of military flagpoles?

By Sarah Sicard

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Afghanistan

Afghan interpreter who aided US troops may be condemned to die because of a paperwork error

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

The National Guard is going broke as lawmakers bicker over funding

By Haley Britzky

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Air Force

Airmen and vets divided over new study showing Air Force anti-beard policy damages careers

By David Roza

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Analysis

Marines ordered to take official photos for no logical reason whatsoever

By Paul Szoldra

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Air Force

The Air Force’s anti-beard policy is actually damaging airmen’s careers [Updated]

By David Roza

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The Marine Corps is now the only service not allowing women to wear ponytails in uniform

By Haley Britzky

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Air Force

This Air Force infographic about leave answers no questions and may make you actively dumber

By David Roza

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Analysis

These Stock Photos Supposedly Portraying Service Members Are All Kinds Of Fail

By James Clark

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Analysis

‘Failure of leadership’ — What one Marine’s discharge reveals about the military justice system

By Haley Britzky

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Special Forces needs to go back to basics to win against China and Russia

By Chris Miller and Doug Livermore

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Afghanistan

The US has mostly withdrawn from Afghanistan, and we still have no plan to save interpreters left behind

By Jeff Schogol

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Afghanistan

8 years after my last deployment, I returned to Afghanistan — here’s what I found

By Marty Skovlund Jr.

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Afghanistan

The future of Afghanistan may depend on Afghan Commandos

By Marty Skovlund Jr.

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Air Force

The Air Force’s new top enlisted leader just wrecked an airman on Facebook

By David Roza

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Analysis

‘Continuum Of Harm’: The Military Has Been Fighting Sexual Assault In Its Ranks For Decades, But Women Say It’s Still Happening

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

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Analysis

‘We Own the Night’: The Rise And Fall Of The US Military’s Night-Vision Dominance

By Adam K. Raymond

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How The Humvee Failed On The Battlefield And Sparked A Culture War Back Home

By Adam K. Raymond

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Air Force

What we know about that viral video of an airman smashing a car window

By David Roza

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Afghanistan

The Biden administration is still grappling with how and where to evacuate Afghan interpreters

By Haley Britzky

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Afghanistan

Biden: America’s war in Afghanistan isn’t a total failure — yet

By Haley Britzky

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Analysis

The remarkable stories behind 5 iconic photos of the Pearl Harbor attack

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Analysis

‘Independence Day’ gave us the greatest presidential address in recent history

By James Clark

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Analysis

How would the US military really fare against the aliens of ‘Independence Day’?

By Jeff Schogol

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Pentagon commission finds ‘quite a lot of tolerance’ for sexual assault despite leaders’ claims of ‘zero tolerance’

By Haley Britzky

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Analysis

A private donor is funding a National Guard deployment. Nobody’s sure if it’s legal or not

By Haley Britzky

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Are the recent airstrikes in Iraq and Syria really as ‘defensive’ as the Pentagon claims?

By Jeff Schogol

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12 military books we’d love to see adapted to movies and TV shows

By James Clark

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The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is tired of ignorant bullsh*t from people who don’t like to read

By James Clark

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Analysis

Failed Constitutional Amendments That Would Have Changed How America Wages War

By James Clark

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Analysis

US strikes in Syria and Iraq show the evolving fight against ISIS and now Iran

By Jeff Schogol

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Afghanistan

America has less than 80 days to keep its promise to Afghan interpreters

By Jeff Schogol

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Active Duty

These are the least safe Army posts for female soldiers

By Haley Britzky

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Analysis

Troops can finally bring medical malpractice claims against the military. But there’s a catch

By James Clark

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Active Duty

‘It’s A Scandal’ — Inside The Fight To Hold The Military Accountable For Medical Malpractice

By James Clark

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Analysis

‘The Army has a transparency problem’ — Inside the Army’s failure to communicate

By Haley Britzky

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Analysis

Behoove, orientate, caveat, and other words ‘the troops’ hate hearing

By James Clark

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Analysis

The unfortunate truth of why we’ll never have space marines, according to science or whatever

By David Roza

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Analysis

Tab or Scroll: Inside the contentious debate over who’s an Army Ranger

By James Clark

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Analysis

Why the M16 rifle refuses to go away

By Chris Capelluto

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Analysis

Here’s why the MG42 is basically immortal

By Chris Capelluto

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Analysis

The ‘Battlefield 2042’ gameplay trailer is here with a ton of new guns, armor, and aircraft

By James Clark

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Air Force

The F-35 is an overpriced lemon that doesn’t work

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

Why a 2-star general who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his daughter still has a military pension

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

The US military is tearing itself apart over ‘wokeness’ and it’s only helping America’s enemies

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

Racism didn’t exist in the military before Biden, US Senator says with straight face

By Jeff Schogol

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Afghanistan

Pentagon has no idea how the Afghan Air Force will stay in the air

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

The Army’s sergeants of the future will need to be corporals first

By Haley Britzky

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Analysis

The Army embraced zodiac signs and people lost their minds

By Haley Britzky

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Analysis

How an Army veteran designed the iconic symbol of the gay rights movement

By Lauren Katzenberg

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The Space Force is unsure of who the good guys are in ‘Star Wars’

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

We got our hands on Sig Sauer’s Next Generation Squad Weapon prototypes. Here’s what they’re like

By Jared Keller

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Analysis

Dan Crenshaw wants people to blow the whistle on ‘woke ideology’ in the military and he’s getting roasted for it [UPDATED]

By James Clark

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Analysis

Veterans suffer hearing loss at a higher rate than their peers

By Meredith Mathis

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Analysis

Secretary Robert Wilkie called an allegation of sexual assault at the VA ‘unsubstantiated.’ Investigators say it’s not.

By Haley Britzky

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Analysis

Is the new M60E6 machine gun better than the M240?

By Video Team

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Air Force

Why the Air Force wants to cut dozens of A-10s, everyone’s favorite close air support aircraft

By David Roza

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Active Duty

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

By Haley Britzky

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