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‘Purple Hearts’ romanticizes a sham military marriage. Here’s what they look like in real life
Military life summed up in one photo: The exhaustion, the futility, the police calling
This Marine made a gourmet surf-and-turf meal in his barracks
New Predator film ‘Prey’ shows why insurgencies are so hard to beat
The 82nd Airborne awarded soldiers for the Kabul evacuation, then took the medals back for now
How more Marvel movies might get more people to join the Air Force
The Air Force is now legally obligated to let people shitpost on its social media pages [Updated]
We salute the soldiers who named their tank ‘Article 15’
US sailors, Marines in Greece exhausted a town’s supply of eggs, meat, and tattoos
The Army is testing a tactical bra to give female soldiers more protection
We regret to inform you Netflix’s military romantic drama ‘Purple Hearts’ is actually good
Making everyone do push-ups at your retirement ceremony is the most senior enlisted thing ever
New ‘Andor’ trailer proves the AK is eternal, even in Star Wars
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
The government has a guide on how to ‘obliterate’ horse carcasses with explosives
The story behind the ‘pickle’ button that US military pilots use to drop bombs
The case against invoking the Defense Production Act to save the Choco Taco
The junior enlisted guide to doing nothing and looking busy
Why a KC-135 Stratotanker fuel plane became a baseball mascot
I don’t know what to make of this Afghanistan docu-series, but maybe that’s the point
This Air Force F-15’s paint job honors hero who gave his parachute to another airman after their plane was hit
The military’s top hospital is copying wounded troops’ tattoos onto their prosthetic limbs
‘I need a cleanup crew’ — Navy pilot describes crapping his pants at 30,000 feet
A desperate Marine vet robbed a bank after the VA missed his disability payment. A new movie explores why
How World War II gave the world the ‘American Chopper’ motorcycle
Why is the military hosting a basketball game on an aircraft carrier?
Army colonel turned-Congressman wants the military to go easier on troops who smoke pot
Which Marine Corps boot camp is tougher? This Marine experienced both
Art of war: How a few good illustrators capture the heroism of today’s Marines
Soldiers in Germany found out the hard way that driving a scooter drunk can get you a DUI
EOD commander reunited with working dog 3 years after patrolling in Afghanistan together
How muscle cars, sideburns and John Travolta helped save the military after Vietnam
‘Do you wish you were a real pilot?’ — Comedian grills her F-35 pilot fiancé in hilarious interview
How ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ ‘Black Hawk Down’ and other films inspired a generation to join the military
We salute this Marine for having a promotion ceremony in the muck
Hollywood has made a staggering amount of money re-winning World War II
How games like ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and ‘Magic: The Gathering’ strengthen the military
Navy warship commander lets sailors beat gigantic piñata for stress relief
The Air Force now has a golden F-16
These airmen just played tug-of-war with a 49 ton plane
Social media can be a weapon, and it’s time US troops get trained on it
Soldiers in Texas had to get an M4 back from a butterfly sanctuary after leaving it in a truck
What the cult classic ‘Red Dawn’ teaches us about insurgent warfare
Ukraine’s new (and probably fake) war hero is a goddamn goat
James Mattis just got married in the most Marine way possible
What movie played the biggest role in your decision to join the military?
Meet the ‘Wizzo’ — The secret sauce to one of the Air Force’s deadliest fighter jets
This Army officer’s epic rant about company command is a work of art
How a selfie with James Mattis shows he’s a Marine for the people
Watch these soldiers regret absolutely everything during gas chamber training
The real-life Maverick who took on 7 Soviet jets in a classified Korean War dogfight
‘Boomers, Moose, Enlisted Jesus’ and more Air Force lingo for the rest of us
The Army is now officially allowing more tattoos
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is officially the most successful US military movie of all time
We are dying to know more about the Army’s ‘tactical toilet system’ [Updated]
Miles Teller got jet fuel in his blood filming ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and Tom Cruise was not impressed
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ exposed as pro-military in shocking investigation that veterans are dunking on
Why this ‘large man in a ghillie suit’ is the hero the military needs right now
Watch the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ film crew get buzzed by an F/A-18 during filming
Hollywood has spent $16 million training Chris Pratt for war
Why ‘Rogue One’ is the best Star Wars movie for military veterans
How to buy Tom Cruise’s aviator sunglasses from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Journalists finally advised to stop referring to all veterans as former snipers, Special Forces
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