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Military Life

Texas veterans want to rename Fort Hood after a Vietnam War hero and legendary badass

By Haley Britzky

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Disgraced Navy SEAL gets 60 years in jail for molesting kids

By Paul Szoldra

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The Navy’s mission to escort US ships in the Strait of Hormuz sounds more intense than it really is

By Jeff Schogol

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The Marine Corps is finally testing one rifle accessory to rule them all

By Jared Keller

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Here’s why the Marine Corps is losing experienced pilots — and what it can do to fix it

By Brent Kreckman

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Pentagon identifies two soldiers killed in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

By Paul Szoldra

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A Navy SEAL and Marine Raider accused of murdering a Green Beret in Mali are due in court next week

By Jeff Schogol

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The Army’s much-hyped advise-and-assist brigade couldn’t find enough soldiers to actually advise and assist, SIGAR chief says

By Jared Keller

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Culture

The real reason Maverick is still a captain 30 years after ‘Top Gun,’ according to this hilariously accurate alternate trailer

By Jared Keller

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After Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty of murder, the prosecutors who lost the case received awards for ‘superb results’

By Paul Szoldra

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Senators back vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nominee, who is accused of sexual assault

By Jeff Schogol

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The F-35 ‘is kind of like the iPhone,’ according to the Air Force’s operational testing wing commander

By Jared Keller

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Navy declares missing USS Abraham Lincoln sailor dead

By Jeff Schogol

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The Delta Force soldier who died during a 2018 raid in Syria was actually killed by friendly fire

By Jared Keller

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British SAS soldier who died in Syria was killed by friendly ‘accidental detonation,’ not IED like Pentagon initially claimed

By Jared Keller

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Culture

How to prepare to storm Area 51 and see them aliens

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The Navy reportedly booted SEAL Team 7 out of Iraq after a senior enlisted platoon member allegedly raped a female service member

By Jared Keller

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Here’s how the arrest of those 16 Marines at Camp Pendleton actually went down

By Paul Szoldra

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An official survey shows Army families are even less happy with their privatized housing

By Haley Britzky

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Nomination of Joint Chiefs vice chairman back on track despite sexual assault allegations

By Jeff Schogol

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Tech & Tactics

The F-35 reportedly can’t use its afterburners without its critical stealth tech ‘bubbling and blistering’

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Senate confirms Army Gen. Mark Milley as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

By Jeff Schogol

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16 Marines arrested after being tied to smuggling of undocumented immigrants from Mexico

By Paul Szoldra

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Army Reserve soldier killed in severe weather incident in Virginia

By Haley Britzky

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US forces in South Korea only made it a month without a curfew before a soldier got drunk and stole a taxi

By Haley Britzky

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Meet the M1299, the new Army howitzer with twice the range of the Paladin

By Jared Keller

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The Marine Corps is getting ‘a web of all-seeing eyes’ to keep watch on bases around the world

By Jared Keller

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Marines may have bagged a second Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz

By Jeff Schogol

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Why Maverick is still a captain 30 years after ‘Top Gun,’ according to the Navy

By Jared Keller

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The Army is running a classified mission with black helicopters over Washington, D.C.

By Jeff Schogol

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No, a Navy submariner didn’t receive special liberty to clap alien asscheeks at Area 51

By Jared Keller

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Navy identifies missing sailor who reportedly went overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln

By Jeff Schogol

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The Marine Corps’s first new sniper rifle since the Vietnam War is finally ready for a fight

By Jared Keller

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Pentagon identifies soldier who died in Kuwait

By James Clark

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Army recruiters signed off on hundreds of recruits who hadn’t passed a required fitness test

By Haley Britzky

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Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal endorses Marine veteran Seth Moulton for president

By James Clark

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USS Boxer shoots down Iranian drone as the US and Iran edge closer to conflict

By Jeff Schogol

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Culture

The official trailer for Top Gun 2 is finally here

By Paul Szoldra

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Tech & Tactics

The F-35 has a new problem that won’t be easy to solve

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Vice Adm. Michael Gilday nominated to lead the Navy

By Jeff Schogol

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One year in, Army Futures Command is fully up and running. Here’s some of the new tech it’s been working on

By Haley Britzky

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Marine Corps tells Rep. Duncan Hunter he can’t use trademarked Corps material for his campaign

By Jeff Schogol

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Army rejects Bowe Bergdahl’s appeal accusing Trump of unlawful command influence

By Jared Keller

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The Corps has lost more than 25,000 Marines to misconduct over the past decade

By Paul Szoldra

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Sleep important, Navy finds

By Jared Keller

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Semper Fro: Just how much hair can you show up to Marine Corps boot camp with?

By James Clark

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Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty on the most serious charges, but he could still leave the Navy as an E1

By Paul Szoldra

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The Air Force is on guard against potential Area 51 intruders like this hero in custom Boba Fett armor and his love of ‘clapping alien asscheeks’

By Jared Keller

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Special Forces sergeant major killed in Afghanistan

By Paul Szoldra

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Artillery soldier awarded Bronze Star for raining mortars on ISIS fighters during a harrowing firefight

By Jared Keller

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Culture

Hot mic from Storm Area 51 protest

By Chris Capelluto

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An Army dental clinic is contacting patients after using non-sterilized equipment for 3 days in the last week

By Haley Britzky

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The Air Force’s newest gunship is officially here to f*ck up your day

By Jared Keller

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50 sailors on USS John S. McCain honored for their bravery during 2017 collision

By Paul Szoldra

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‘If it’s not easy, make it easy:’ US Army leadership in Korea is sick of the bureaucratic BS

By Haley Britzky

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Gen. Mark Milley, Trump’s nominee to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defends Pentagon transgender ban

By Jeff Schogol

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Marine investigated for tweeting that people opposed to tanks at Trump’s July 4th event should kill themselves

By Jeff Schogol

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Army to put field manuals in audiobook form for soldiers who don’t read good

By Haley Britzky

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2 Marines arrested for allegedly smuggling undocumented immigrants from Mexico

By Paul Szoldra

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VR goggles and an Amazon-like recruiting website: Inside the next generation rebrand of the US Army

By Haley Britzky

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Adm. Bill Moran will not lead the Navy after acknowledging he kept in contact with ‘Bad Santa’

By Jeff Schogol

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Remains found in Rocky Mountain Park positively identified as missing Air Force Academy Prep School cadet

By Haley Britzky

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Earthquakes knock out Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Non-essential personnel evacuate

By Jeff Schogol

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Rep. Steve King was tricked into thanking Marine Col Jessup from ‘A Few Good Men’ for his service

By James Clark

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