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The Only Thing Worse Than This Company’s $13.8 Million ‘Rent A Vet’ Scam Was Its Name
United States

The Only Thing Worse Than This Company’s $13.8 Million ‘Rent A Vet’ Scam Was Its Name

By James Clark

Posted on Feb 6, 2018

The True Story Of How The Coast Guard And Navy Took Down The Head Of The Cuban Mafia
Americas

The True Story Of How The Coast Guard And Navy Took Down The Head Of The Cuban Mafia

By David Minsky

Posted on Feb 5, 2018

After Iran Kidnapped US Troops, A Scrappy New Jersey Law Firm Went After The Banks It Says Helped Them Do It
Iran

After Iran Kidnapped US Troops, A Scrappy New Jersey Law Firm Went After The Banks It Says Helped Them Do It

By Aaron Gell

Posted on Feb 5, 2018

Mattis Laughs Off Report That Pentagon Is Pulling Punches On Military Options For North Korea
Korea

Mattis Laughs Off Report That Pentagon Is Pulling Punches On Military Options For North Korea

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 3, 2018

Here’s What We Know About China’s Secretive Electromagnetic Railgun
China

Here’s What We Know About China’s Secretive Electromagnetic Railgun

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 2, 2018

Not Enough Veterans Are Opting Into The VA’s Test Plan To Fix Appeals
United States

Not Enough Veterans Are Opting Into The VA’s Test Plan To Fix Appeals

By James Clark

Posted on Feb 2, 2018

Report: The ‘Fat Leonard’ Scandal Turned The Navy’s Most Important Command Ship Into A Booze-Soaked Party Yacht
Indo-Pacific

Report: The ‘Fat Leonard’ Scandal Turned The Navy’s Most Important Command Ship Into A Booze-Soaked Party Yacht

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 2, 2018

Combat Ribbons Or Not, Afghanistan Marines Are ‘Very Much In Combat,’ Commander Says
Afghanistan

Combat Ribbons Or Not, Afghanistan Marines Are ‘Very Much In Combat,’ Commander Says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 2, 2018

After A False Start, The VA’s Vet ID System Finally Works
United States

After A False Start, The VA’s Vet ID System Finally Works

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 30, 2018

Afghan Commando Afghanistan Camp Morehead
Afghanistan

The future of Afghanistan may depend on Afghan Commandos

By Marty Skovlund Jr.

Posted on Jan 29, 2018

Elon Musk’s $600 Flamethrower Will Apparently Be Released Into The Civilian Market In April
United States

Elon Musk’s $600 Flamethrower Will Apparently Be Released Into The Civilian Market In April

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Jan 27, 2018

Former VA Employee Charged With Trying To Sell Veterans Personal Info For $100,000
United States

Former VA Employee Charged With Trying To Sell Veterans Personal Info For $100,000

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 26, 2018

Ex-VA Employee Pleads Guilty To Siphoning Off $66,000 In Disability Payments To Personal Accounts
United States

Ex-VA Employee Pleads Guilty To Siphoning Off $66,000 In Disability Payments To Personal Accounts

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 26, 2018

Check Out All The Weird Pricey Swag DoD Bigwigs Get From Foreign Dignitaries
United States

Check Out All The Weird Pricey Swag DoD Bigwigs Get From Foreign Dignitaries

By Adam Weinstein

Posted on Jan 25, 2018

North Korea Isn’t Just A Threat — It’s A Distraction
Korea

North Korea Isn’t Just A Threat — It’s A Distraction

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 24, 2018

The Pentagon Is Woefully Unprepared For The Global War On Terror’s African Front
Africa

The Pentagon Is Woefully Unprepared For The Global War On Terror’s African Front

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 23, 2018

The 1st SFAB’s Afghan Deployment Is A Moment Of Truth For The Global War On Terror
Afghanistan

The 1st SFAB’s Afghan Deployment Is A Moment Of Truth For The Global War On Terror

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 23, 2018

The Obstacles Facing VA In Its Fight To End Veteran Homelessness
United States

The Obstacles Facing VA In Its Fight To End Veteran Homelessness

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 22, 2018

Here’s The Presidential Hand-Cannon Gunmaker Jesse James Created Just For Trump
United States

Here’s The Presidential Hand-Cannon Gunmaker Jesse James Created Just For Trump

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 19, 2018

DoD To T&P: Stop Calling Our Syrian Border Force A ‘Border Force’
Middle East

DoD To T&P: Stop Calling Our Syrian Border Force A ‘Border Force’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 19, 2018

As Syrians Stand Up, Defense Officials Say US Troops Will Stand Down
Middle East

As Syrians Stand Up, Defense Officials Say US Troops Will Stand Down

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 18, 2018

10 Years On, The Iraq Surge May Offer Our Best Hope For Afghan Stability
Afghanistan

10 Years On, The Iraq Surge May Offer Our Best Hope For Afghan Stability

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Jan 18, 2018

Is There A Russian Angle To Trump’s Recent Crackdown On Pakistan?
Indo-Pacific

Is There A Russian Angle To Trump’s Recent Crackdown On Pakistan?

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Jan 17, 2018

Introducing ‘The Long March With Tom Ricks’
United States

Introducing ‘The Long March With Tom Ricks’

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Jan 16, 2018

Combat Is No Longer Off The Table For Marines In Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Combat Is No Longer Off The Table For Marines In Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 16, 2018

What You Should Know About Hawaii’s Ballistic Missile False Alarm, According To A Former Navy Emergency Manager
United States

What You Should Know About Hawaii’s Ballistic Missile False Alarm, According To A Former Navy Emergency Manager

By Shawn VanDiver

Posted on Jan 14, 2018

Ballistic Missile False Alarm That Sparked Panic In Hawaii Caused By Wrong Button, Officials Say
United States

Ballistic Missile False Alarm That Sparked Panic In Hawaii Caused By Wrong Button, Officials Say

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 14, 2018

SNAFU Strands US Army Howitzers At German Rest Stop
Europe

SNAFU Strands US Army Howitzers At German Rest Stop

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 12, 2018

Russia Is Trying To Blame The US For An Unsettling Attack On Its Syria Airbase
Middle East

Russia Is Trying To Blame The US For An Unsettling Attack On Its Syria Airbase

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 11, 2018

Here’s What We Know About Trump’s Executive Order To Combat Veteran Suicide
United States

Here’s What We Know About Trump’s Executive Order To Combat Veteran Suicide

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 10, 2018

Anna Mae Hays, The US Military’s First Female General, Dies At Age 97
United States

Anna Mae Hays, The US Military’s First Female General, Dies At Age 97

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 10, 2018

Marines In Japan Are Starting The Year Off With Some Major Helo Problems
Japan

Marines In Japan Are Starting The Year Off With Some Major Helo Problems

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 9, 2018

This Is One Of US Military Planners’ Greatest Fears In A War With North Korea
Korea

This Is One Of US Military Planners’ Greatest Fears In A War With North Korea

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 9, 2018

Legendary Hellcat Pilot And Naval Aviation Pioneer Fred ‘Buck’ Dungan Dies At 96
United States

Legendary Hellcat Pilot And Naval Aviation Pioneer Fred ‘Buck’ Dungan Dies At 96

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Jan 6, 2018

If You’re A Vet In California, Here’s How The New Marijuana Laws May Affect You
United States

If You’re A Vet In California, Here’s How The New Marijuana Laws May Affect You

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 2, 2018

Hall Of Famer Ted Williams Detailed His Korean War Experience In Love Letters… To His Mistress
United States

Hall Of Famer Ted Williams Detailed His Korean War Experience In Love Letters… To His Mistress

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 28, 2017

Elite Soldier Dubbed Britain’s ‘GI Jane’ After Killing 3 ISIS Militants
Europe

Elite Soldier Dubbed Britain’s ‘GI Jane’ After Killing 3 ISIS Militants

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 26, 2017

The Pentagon’s Delicate Dance On Climate Change
United States

The Pentagon’s Delicate Dance On Climate Change

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 22, 2017

Army Announces 2 New Afghanistan Troop Deployments As DoD Digs In For 2018
Afghanistan

Army Announces 2 New Afghanistan Troop Deployments As DoD Digs In For 2018

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 22, 2017

VA Doctors Are Now Cleared To Talk About Medical Marijuana With Patients
United States

VA Doctors Are Now Cleared To Talk About Medical Marijuana With Patients

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 22, 2017

Aerial Footage Reveals RAF Mildenhall Intruder Came Dangerously Close To US Military Aircraft
Europe

Aerial Footage Reveals RAF Mildenhall Intruder Came Dangerously Close To US Military Aircraft

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 21, 2017

Camp Commando Morehead Afghanistan
Afghanistan

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

By Marty Skovlund Jr.

Posted on Dec 20, 2017

Former Pentagon Official Says There’s ‘Very Compelling Evidence’ That Aliens Are Among Us
United States

Former Pentagon Official Says There’s ‘Very Compelling Evidence’ That Aliens Are Among Us

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Dec 19, 2017

The Psyops Manual The CIA Gave To Nicaragua’s Contras Is Totally Bonkers
Americas

The Psyops Manual The CIA Gave To Nicaragua’s Contras Is Totally Bonkers

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 19, 2017

Soldier Who Went Missing In Niger Ambush Fought Until The End, Military Officials Say
United States

Soldier Who Went Missing In Niger Ambush Fought Until The End, Military Officials Say

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Dec 19, 2017

The B-52’s Devastating New Weapons Upgrade Is Already Kicking Ass In The Middle East
Middle East

The B-52’s Devastating New Weapons Upgrade Is Already Kicking Ass In The Middle East

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 16, 2017

The US Funneled Weapons Into The Fight Against ISIS. They Only Ended Up Making The Militants Stronger
Middle East

The US Funneled Weapons Into The Fight Against ISIS. They Only Ended Up Making The Militants Stronger

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 15, 2017

Fleeing Shoplifter Surrenders To Marine Vet In His Dress Blues
United States

Fleeing Shoplifter Surrenders To Marine Vet In His Dress Blues

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 13, 2017

The A-10 Warthog Gets A Boost From Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson
United States

The A-10 Warthog Gets A Boost From Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 12, 2017

DoD To Allow Transgender Enlistments As Courts Tear Apart Trump’s Ban
United States

DoD To Allow Transgender Enlistments As Courts Tear Apart Trump’s Ban

By Adam Weinstein

Posted on Dec 12, 2017

Fallout From Deadly Niger Ambush Worsens As Bombshell Reports Target AFRICOM
Africa

Fallout From Deadly Niger Ambush Worsens As Bombshell Reports Target AFRICOM

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 11, 2017

Man Guilty Of Deadly Hit-And-Run Asks To Join The Marines To Avoid Prison
United States

Man Guilty Of Deadly Hit-And-Run Asks To Join The Marines To Avoid Prison

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 11, 2017

West Point Defends Internal Investigation Into Rape Allegations Against Football Star
United States

West Point Defends Internal Investigation Into Rape Allegations Against Football Star

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 9, 2017

Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Afghan War Plan Just Leaked, And It’s Terrifying
Afghanistan

Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Afghan War Plan Just Leaked, And It’s Terrifying

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 8, 2017

Police Officer Gets 20 Years For Shooting Unarmed Coast Guard Veteran
United States

Police Officer Gets 20 Years For Shooting Unarmed Coast Guard Veteran

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 8, 2017

Watch A US-Afghan Strike Take Out The Head Of The Taliban’s Deadly ‘Red Unit’
Afghanistan

Watch A US-Afghan Strike Take Out The Head Of The Taliban’s Deadly ‘Red Unit’

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 7, 2017

We Salute The Army Vet Who Commandeered A Waffle House Kitchen After A Night Of Drinking
United States

We Salute The Army Vet Who Commandeered A Waffle House Kitchen After A Night Of Drinking

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 6, 2017

Report: US-Made Missile Defense System Failed 5 Separate Times During Yemeni Rebel Attack On Saudi Arabia
Middle East

Report: US-Made Missile Defense System Failed 5 Separate Times During Yemeni Rebel Attack On Saudi Arabia

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 5, 2017

Vets Are Split On Whether Trump Should Return Church Bells Seized In Philippine–American War
Indo-Pacific

Vets Are Split On Whether Trump Should Return Church Bells Seized In Philippine–American War

By J.p. Lawrence

Posted on Dec 5, 2017

Philippine Special Forces Celebrate Victory Over ISIS With An 8-Minute Brag Video
Indo-Pacific

Philippine Special Forces Celebrate Victory Over ISIS With An 8-Minute Brag Video

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 4, 2017

Artillery Marines Headed Home After ‘Raining’ Fire On ISIS In Syria
Middle East

Artillery Marines Headed Home After ‘Raining’ Fire On ISIS In Syria

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 1, 2017

Al Franken Is Now Accused Of Groping A Soldier On Another USO Tour
Middle East

Al Franken Is Now Accused Of Groping A Soldier On Another USO Tour

By Adam Weinstein

Posted on Nov 30, 2017

Now That ISIS Is Routed, What Happens To All The Weapons The US Gave Syrian Fighters?
Middle East

Now That ISIS Is Routed, What Happens To All The Weapons The US Gave Syrian Fighters?

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Nov 29, 2017

Air Force Admits Its Failure To Report Texas Church Shooter Was ‘Not An Isolated Incident’
United States

Air Force Admits Its Failure To Report Texas Church Shooter Was ‘Not An Isolated Incident’

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 29, 2017