Military Branches Archives

Abandoned Air Force base with underground tunnels posted for sale on Facebook

Posted on Jan 19, 2022

Marine Corps

Marine Corps says goodbye to its ‘Island Warrior’ infantry battalion after 80 years

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 19, 2022

Marine Corps

The wild story of Marine legend Smedley Butler that you won’t hear at boot camp

By Joe Plenzler

Posted on Jan 19, 2022

Air Force

Air Force awards Bronze Star to captain who managed airfield during chaotic Kabul evacuation

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 19, 2022

Marine Corps

A Marine was asked ‘how many people have you killed?’ His response was perfect

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 18, 2022

Army

Fox News’ Laura Ingraham appears delighted that Gen. Mark Milley has COVID-19

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 18, 2022

Air Force

‘I’m going to hang your ass’ — Army vet allegedly threatens Air Force agent investigating him

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 18, 2022

Navy

The Navy’s still looking for the best use of its ‘little crappy ships’

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 14, 2022

Air Force

Air Force’s botched integration of women in special ops ignites firestorm of controversy

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 14, 2022

Army

The Army has punished 3,000 soldiers for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 14, 2022

Marine Corps

Marine Corps grants US military’s first ever religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 13, 2022

Army

Army offers new recruits big $50,000 bonus to blow on irresponsible sh-t

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 13, 2022

Army

Green Beret allowed to retire after sexually assaulting woman in Thailand

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 13, 2022

Army

Army spouse uses $30 device to track down shady moving truck driver

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 13, 2022

Navy

Navy’s toxic water crisis in Hawaii may be related to a fuel leak from 8 months ago

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 11, 2022

marine recruit training parris island, south carolina

Marine Corps

A few good women: Why the Marine Corps must do more to keep its best female Marines in uniform

By Richard Protzmann

Posted on Jan 11, 2022

Air Force

‘Y’all know an undertaker?’ — How the Air Force foiled a half-baked murder plot in Louisiana

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 11, 2022

Army

These soldiers cleared a path through 145 unexploded artillery rounds so senior officials could visit a building

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 10, 2022

Army

An Army captain fought his chain of command for a year over his free speech rights and won

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 10, 2022

Army

Soldier exonerated of misconduct charges stemming from mysterious Syria gunfight

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 8, 2022

Marine Corps

A Marine’s brush with death and baptism by fire in the Vietnam War

By Ronald Winter

Posted on Jan 8, 2022

Air Force

Air Force general calls B.S. on social media claims that female special ops trainee got ‘preferential treatment’

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 7, 2022

Navy

Navy fires 5 officers in less than a month

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 7, 2022

Screenshots from a video showing Jean-Carlo Gachet as he hands out food to another stranded driver on Interstate 95.

Marine Corps

Marine who fed stranded drivers on I-95 given year’s supply of Jimmy Dean meals

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 6, 2022

The Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) undergoes an underwater explosion shock test at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., by the Aberdeen Test Center and Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock. The shock trials are key for testing the survivability of UISS, a component of the Navy’s suite of mine countermeasure technologies, and its ability to execute its mission in hazardous environments. (U.S. Navy)

Navy

The Navy’s next-gen unmanned minesweeper passed a critical test: It didn’t blow up

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 6, 2022

Navy

The Navy told this military family they were safe from toxic water. Then both their children ended up in the ER

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 6, 2022

Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley court martial

Air Force

An Air Force general is about to be court-martialed for the first time in history [Updated]

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 6, 2022

National Guard

What it was like for National Guard soldiers to pick up the pieces after Jan. 6

By Jonathan Bratten

Posted on Jan 6, 2022

Army

Army hospital’s Facebook page hijacked by angry person demanding money

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 5, 2022

Marine Corps

We salute the Marine who brought hot breakfast to stranded drivers on I-95

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 5, 2022

Army

Marine under investigation after 2-star Army general calls attention to sexual harassment allegations

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 5, 2022

Navy

Dozens of Navy SEALs may be the only sailors to get a religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine

By Jeff Schogol, Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 4, 2022

Army

Soldiers kept watch through a rare blizzard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 4, 2022

Army

Watch a former Army Ranger go to lifestyle bootcamp on the latest season of ‘Queer Eye’

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 3, 2022

Army

Army staff sergeant convicted of killing wife with toxin from puffer fish

By Max Hauptman

Updated on Dec 30, 2021

Army

The Army showed the Navy how not to mismanage the contaminated water crisis in Hawaii

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 30, 2021

National Guard

The ruling in Oklahoma’s COVID vaccine lawsuit has deep implications for the National Guard

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 30, 2021

Army

The legend of ‘wall-to-wall counseling,’ the infamous military regulation that never existed

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 29, 2021

A photo composite showing Staff Sgt. Joseph Maldonado and the scene of the accident where he pulled a man from a vehicle on Dec. 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Joseph Maldonado/U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Marine Corps

We salute the Marine who kicked in a windshield barefoot to save a man after a car crash

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 29, 2021

Navy

How SEAL Team 6 founder Richard Marcinko shaped America’s modern-day special operations forces

By Max Hauptman

Updated on Dec 28, 2021

Air Force

Forget Santa, this enlisted airman just gifted 1,300 pairs of shoes to Honduran kids in need

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 22, 2021

Army

Army scientists are developing a COVID vaccine they hope will treat all variants

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 22, 2021

Air Force

Google Earth captures photo of Air Force’s $2 billion stealth bomber in flight

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 22, 2021

Army

How the Sgt. Maj. of the Army earned two Bronze Stars with Valor

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 21, 2021

Space Force

This Space Force birthday cake is bleak and empty, much like space itself

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 20, 2021

Army

He never thought he’d make it out of Iraq alive. Now, he’s the Army’s top enlisted leader

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 20, 2021

Space Force

New ‘South Park’ special nails the widely-ridiculed Space Force uniform

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 17, 2021

Navy

The Navy is rusting away thanks to a crushing deployment cycle

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Dec 17, 2021

Marine Corps

This is the Marine Corps’ wish list for its next high-tech recon vehicle

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 17, 2021

A mass re-enlistment for Soldiers with the Division Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade and 541st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, was held on an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Range at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 8, 2021. A "fireball" detonation was constructed to make the re-enlistment more memorable. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elorina Santos, 3DSB Public Affairs)

Army

Soldiers re-enlisting in front of a massive explosion is one of the military’s best photos of 2021

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 17, 2021

Navy

Saboteur or fall guy? Inside the Navy case against sailor accused of torching the USS Bonhomme Richard

By Marty Graham

Posted on Dec 16, 2021

Soldiers from 25th Infantry Division Artillery (25th DIVARTY) completed the Jungle 5K and swim test train up at Lightning Academy Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, May 14, 2021 as practice for an upcoming Jungle Operations Training Course (JOTC). (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jessica Scott)

Army

One of the US military’s best photos of the year is of a soldier absolutely hating life

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 16, 2021

Air Force

‘Nothing but the rest of your life to look forward to’ — What it’s like riding the ‘Freedom Bird’ out of combat

By Jonathan Lenz

Posted on Dec 16, 2021

National Guard

The National Guard’s COVID-19 vaccine mutiny has spread to 6 states

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 16, 2021

Marine Corps

What we know about the 2 former Marine special operators charged in a murder-for-hire plot

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 15, 2021

Air Force

Everyone should be jealous of this Air Force pilot skateboarding down the flight line

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 15, 2021

An amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) assigned to Combat Assault Battalion AAV Company, splashes into the water from the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during an amphibious assault as part of Blue Chromite. Blue Chromite (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay)

Marine Corps

Marines ban amphibious assault vehicles from deployments, waterborne training following 2020 tragedy

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 15, 2021

Navy

Navy has little direct evidence tying sailor to fire that destroyed $1.4 billion warship

By Marty Graham

Posted on Dec 15, 2021

Air Force

Air Force fanboy charged with driving A-10-styled Camaro at 131 mph

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 15, 2021

Army

If you reenlist, the US Army will let you ride in a helicopter most already get to ride in

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 14, 2021

Task & Purpose photo composite showing Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe and a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

Army

Alwyn Cashe was a hero to his soldiers long before he charged into a burning vehicle in Iraq

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 14, 2021

Marine Corps

The Marine Corps may have blown its case against special operators accused of killing a former Green Beret

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 14, 2021

Army

The best part of the Army-Navy game took place off the football field

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 13, 2021

Navy

Here’s the charge sheet of the sailor accused of setting a $1.4 billion warship on fire

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 13, 2021

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Latest in Military Branches

Abandoned Air Force base with underground tunnels posted for sale on Facebook

Marine Corps says goodbye to its ‘Island Warrior’ infantry battalion after 80 years

The wild story of Marine legend Smedley Butler that you won’t hear at boot camp

Air Force awards Bronze Star to captain who managed airfield during chaotic Kabul evacuation

A Marine was asked ‘how many people have you killed?’ His response was perfect

Fox News’ Laura Ingraham appears delighted that Gen. Mark Milley has COVID-19

‘I’m going to hang your ass’ — Army vet allegedly threatens Air Force agent investigating him

The Navy’s still looking for the best use of its ‘little crappy ships’

Air Force’s botched integration of women in special ops ignites firestorm of controversy

The Army has punished 3,000 soldiers for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

Marine Corps grants US military’s first ever religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine

Army offers new recruits big $50,000 bonus to blow on irresponsible sh-t

Green Beret allowed to retire after sexually assaulting woman in Thailand

Army spouse uses $30 device to track down shady moving truck driver

Navy’s toxic water crisis in Hawaii may be related to a fuel leak from 8 months ago

A few good women: Why the Marine Corps must do more to keep its best female Marines in uniform

‘Y’all know an undertaker?’ — How the Air Force foiled a half-baked murder plot in Louisiana

These soldiers cleared a path through 145 unexploded artillery rounds so senior officials could visit a building

An Army captain fought his chain of command for a year over his free speech rights and won

Soldier exonerated of misconduct charges stemming from mysterious Syria gunfight

A Marine’s brush with death and baptism by fire in the Vietnam War

Air Force general calls B.S. on social media claims that female special ops trainee got ‘preferential treatment’

Navy fires 5 officers in less than a month

Marine who fed stranded drivers on I-95 given year’s supply of Jimmy Dean meals

The Navy’s next-gen unmanned minesweeper passed a critical test: It didn’t blow up

The Navy told this military family they were safe from toxic water. Then both their children ended up in the ER

An Air Force general is about to be court-martialed for the first time in history [Updated]

What it was like for National Guard soldiers to pick up the pieces after Jan. 6

Army hospital’s Facebook page hijacked by angry person demanding money

We salute the Marine who brought hot breakfast to stranded drivers on I-95

Marine under investigation after 2-star Army general calls attention to sexual harassment allegations

Dozens of Navy SEALs may be the only sailors to get a religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine

Soldiers kept watch through a rare blizzard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Watch a former Army Ranger go to lifestyle bootcamp on the latest season of ‘Queer Eye’

Army staff sergeant convicted of killing wife with toxin from puffer fish

The Army showed the Navy how not to mismanage the contaminated water crisis in Hawaii

The ruling in Oklahoma’s COVID vaccine lawsuit has deep implications for the National Guard

The legend of ‘wall-to-wall counseling,’ the infamous military regulation that never existed

We salute the Marine who kicked in a windshield barefoot to save a man after a car crash

How SEAL Team 6 founder Richard Marcinko shaped America’s modern-day special operations forces

Forget Santa, this enlisted airman just gifted 1,300 pairs of shoes to Honduran kids in need

Army scientists are developing a COVID vaccine they hope will treat all variants

Google Earth captures photo of Air Force’s $2 billion stealth bomber in flight

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

He never thought he’d make it out of Iraq alive. Now, he’s the Army’s top enlisted leader

New ‘South Park’ special nails the widely-ridiculed Space Force uniform

The Navy is rusting away thanks to a crushing deployment cycle

This is the Marine Corps’ wish list for its next high-tech recon vehicle

Soldiers re-enlisting in front of a massive explosion is one of the military’s best photos of 2021

Saboteur or fall guy? Inside the Navy case against sailor accused of torching the USS Bonhomme Richard

One of the US military’s best photos of the year is of a soldier absolutely hating life

‘Nothing but the rest of your life to look forward to’ — What it’s like riding the ‘Freedom Bird’ out of combat

The National Guard’s COVID-19 vaccine mutiny has spread to 6 states

What we know about the 2 former Marine special operators charged in a murder-for-hire plot

Everyone should be jealous of this Air Force pilot skateboarding down the flight line

Marines ban amphibious assault vehicles from deployments, waterborne training following 2020 tragedy

Navy has little direct evidence tying sailor to fire that destroyed $1.4 billion warship

Air Force fanboy charged with driving A-10-styled Camaro at 131 mph

If you reenlist, the US Army will let you ride in a helicopter most already get to ride in

Alwyn Cashe was a hero to his soldiers long before he charged into a burning vehicle in Iraq

The Marine Corps may have blown its case against special operators accused of killing a former Green Beret

The best part of the Army-Navy game took place off the football field

Here’s the charge sheet of the sailor accused of setting a $1.4 billion warship on fire

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