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F-35 becomes first fifth-generation aircraft to draw a ‘sky penis’
Air Force

F-35 becomes first fifth-generation aircraft to draw a ‘sky penis’

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on May 30, 2019

The Navy will soon require sailors plank hard to prove their mettle
Navy

The Navy will soon require sailors plank hard to prove their mettle

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 30, 2019

Army major, two daughters killed in tragic car accident over Memorial Day weekend
Army

Army major, two daughters killed in tragic car accident over Memorial Day weekend

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 30, 2019

The White House reportedly asked the Navy to hide the USS John S. McCain during Trump’s Japan visit
Navy

The White House reportedly asked the Navy to hide the USS John S. McCain during Trump’s Japan visit

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 30, 2019

The Army will integrate female officers into five more combat units this year
Army

The Army will integrate female officers into five more combat units this year

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 30, 2019

The Navy is investigating sailors for rocking ‘Make Aircrew Great Again’ patches during Trump’s Japan visit
Navy

The Navy is investigating sailors for rocking ‘Make Aircrew Great Again’ patches during Trump’s Japan visit

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 29, 2019

North Korea dubs Trump adviser John Bolton a ‘structurally defective’ ‘war maniac’
News

North Korea dubs Trump adviser John Bolton a ‘structurally defective’ ‘war maniac’

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 28, 2019

The Pentagon is using the same old Vietnam playbook for dealing with Iran
News

The Pentagon is using the same old Vietnam playbook for dealing with Iran

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 28, 2019

Rep. Duncan Hunter: Navy SEAL accused of war crimes ‘did one bad thing that I’m guilty of, too’
Navy

Rep. Duncan Hunter: Navy SEAL accused of war crimes ‘did one bad thing that I’m guilty of, too’

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 28, 2019

The platoon sergeant who gave his life to repel dozens of Iraqi troops with a .50 cal
Army

The platoon sergeant who gave his life to repel dozens of Iraqi troops with a .50 cal

By Adam Linehan

Posted on May 27, 2019

A viral Army tweet paints a harrowing picture of the sacrifices made in military service
Army

A viral Army tweet paints a harrowing picture of the sacrifices made in military service

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 27, 2019

The Poppy Wall of Honor returned this Memorial Day weekend, honoring thousands of lives lost since World War I
United States

The Poppy Wall of Honor returned this Memorial Day weekend, honoring thousands of lives lost since World War I

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 27, 2019

An NSA cyber weapon is reportedly being used against American cities by the very adversaries it was meant to target
United States

An NSA cyber weapon is reportedly being used against American cities by the very adversaries it was meant to target

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 25, 2019

The Navy’s electromagnetic railgun may finally see testing on a warship
Navy

The Navy’s electromagnetic railgun may finally see testing on a warship

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 25, 2019

Airmen caught boozing at launch alert facility for nuclear Minuteman ICBMs
Air Force

Airmen caught boozing at launch alert facility for nuclear Minuteman ICBMs

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 25, 2019

McConville, Moran confirmed as new Army and Navy chiefs
News

McConville, Moran confirmed as new Army and Navy chiefs

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 24, 2019

Pentagon: We won’t reveal proof Iran is behind recent Middle East attacks, but have we ever been wrong before?
News

Pentagon: We won’t reveal proof Iran is behind recent Middle East attacks, but have we ever been wrong before?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 24, 2019

Shanahan to Naval Academy graduates: learn to embrace failure like samurai and Silicon Valley
Navy

Shanahan to Naval Academy graduates: learn to embrace failure like samurai and Silicon Valley

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 24, 2019

Decorated Vietnam vet presents Purple Heart and Bronze Star to family of slain UNC Charlotte shooting hero
Army

Decorated Vietnam vet presents Purple Heart and Bronze Star to family of slain UNC Charlotte shooting hero

Posted on May 24, 2019

A sprawling new survey says a ‘culture of resilience’ helped US military families weather housing woes for years
United States

A sprawling new survey says a ‘culture of resilience’ helped US military families weather housing woes for years

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 24, 2019

VA employee charged with planting cameras in women’s restroom
News

VA employee charged with planting cameras in women’s restroom

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 23, 2019

Army vet faces maximum sentence for plotting California terror attack in retaliation for New Zealand mosque shootings
Army

Army vet faces maximum sentence for plotting California terror attack in retaliation for New Zealand mosque shootings

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 23, 2019

The F-35 of walls: $1.57 billion spent for just 1.7 miles of fence on the US-Mexico border
Mexico

The F-35 of walls: $1.57 billion spent for just 1.7 miles of fence on the US-Mexico border

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 23, 2019

TurboTax uses a ‘military discount’ to trick US service members into paying to file their taxes
Analysis

TurboTax uses a ‘military discount’ to trick US service members into paying to file their taxes

Posted on May 23, 2019

Eric Greitens with hand raised
Navy

Disgraced Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is returning to the Navy, but he won’t be a SEAL again

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 23, 2019

Navy SEAL Chief Edward "Eddie" Gallagher
Navy

3 members of Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher’s defense team have close ties to Trump

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on May 23, 2019

US troops will build tent ‘facilities’ to lodge at least 7,500 adult migrants
News

US troops will build tent ‘facilities’ to lodge at least 7,500 adult migrants

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 23, 2019

The Pentagon reportedly has a plan to send 5,000 more troops to the Middle East to counter Iran
News

The Pentagon reportedly has a plan to send 5,000 more troops to the Middle East to counter Iran

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 23, 2019

The Navy warship forged from World Trade Center steel has returned to New York for the first time in years
Navy

The Navy warship forged from World Trade Center steel has returned to New York for the first time in years

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 23, 2019

The Army is exchanging a general officer with France for the first time in history
Army

The Army is exchanging a general officer with France for the first time in history

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 22, 2019

Lawmakers are taking another stab at repealing the post-9/11 AUMF amid tensions with Iran
News

Lawmakers are taking another stab at repealing the post-9/11 AUMF amid tensions with Iran

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 22, 2019

Hundreds of Army Psyop specialists are being promoted this month in a record-breaking ceremony
Army

Hundreds of Army Psyop specialists are being promoted this month in a record-breaking ceremony

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 22, 2019

Mattis cautions against war with Iran in first public remarks since leaving the Pentagon
Iran

Mattis cautions against war with Iran in first public remarks since leaving the Pentagon

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 22, 2019

Trump will nominate Barbara Barrett as Air Force Secretary
News

Trump will nominate Barbara Barrett as Air Force Secretary

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 22, 2019

Former Marine Commandant tells Trump that pardoning troops accused of war crimes ‘relinquishes the moral high ground’
Marine Corps

Former Marine Commandant tells Trump that pardoning troops accused of war crimes ‘relinquishes the moral high ground’

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on May 22, 2019

For Democrats in Congress who fought in the Iraq war, Iran is déjà vu all over again
News

For Democrats in Congress who fought in the Iraq war, Iran is déjà vu all over again

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 22, 2019

The Army is getting its first full brigade of souped-up Abrams tanks sooner than expected
Army

The Army is getting its first full brigade of souped-up Abrams tanks sooner than expected

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 21, 2019

Conservative and liberal veterans groups launch lobbying campaign to end the ‘forever wars’
Afghanistan

Conservative and liberal veterans groups launch lobbying campaign to end the ‘forever wars’

By James Clark

Posted on May 21, 2019

The Army is developing an alternate combat fitness test for soldiers with permanent injuries
Army

The Army is developing an alternate combat fitness test for soldiers with permanent injuries

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 21, 2019

UNC Charlotte shooting hero awarded posthumous ROTC Medal of Heroism
United States

UNC Charlotte shooting hero awarded posthumous ROTC Medal of Heroism

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 21, 2019

Top Navy official calls out government lawyers for spying on legal team of Navy SEAL accused of war crimes
Navy

Top Navy official calls out government lawyers for spying on legal team of Navy SEAL accused of war crimes

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on May 21, 2019

Soldiers say the Army’s new nano-drones are a game changer
Army

Soldiers say the Army’s new nano-drones are a game changer

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 21, 2019

A new bill would raise the tobacco purchase age to 21, military included
United States

A new bill would raise the tobacco purchase age to 21, military included

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on May 20, 2019

Air Force pilots are finally getting collapsible rifles to defend themselves if they eject in hostile territory
Air Force

Air Force pilots are finally getting collapsible rifles to defend themselves if they eject in hostile territory

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 20, 2019

Supreme Court refuses to hear yet another challenge to the controversial Feres Doctrine on military medical malpractice
United States

Supreme Court refuses to hear yet another challenge to the controversial Feres Doctrine on military medical malpractice

By James Clark

Posted on May 20, 2019

McRaven: Anyone who calls millennials ‘soft’ has clearly never seen them in a firefight
Navy

McRaven: Anyone who calls millennials ‘soft’ has clearly never seen them in a firefight

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 20, 2019

Green Berets parachuted over Mont Saint-Michel to honor the 75th anniversary of their Special Forces predecessors’ arrival in France
Army

Green Berets parachuted over Mont Saint-Michel to honor the 75th anniversary of their Special Forces predecessors’ arrival in France

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 20, 2019

President Trump could pardon Gallagher, Golsteyn, and Marine Scout Snipers on Memorial Day
Marine Corps

President Trump could pardon Gallagher, Golsteyn, and Marine Scout Snipers on Memorial Day

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 19, 2019

We salute the soldiers who named their tank ‘Chuck Norris’ after the actor hung out with them
Army

We salute the soldiers who named their tank ‘Chuck Norris’ after the actor hung out with them

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 18, 2019

Army signs its third state-wide agreement to guarantee soldiers job interviews after their service
News

Army signs its third state-wide agreement to guarantee soldiers job interviews after their service

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 17, 2019

South Korea’s army is training drones to teabag enemies with explosives
Army

South Korea’s army is training drones to teabag enemies with explosives

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 17, 2019

‘I am so very sorry that your family will now have to hurt in a similar way as I have,’ Green Beret’s widow tells Navy SEAL who helped kill her husband
Army

‘I am so very sorry that your family will now have to hurt in a similar way as I have,’ Green Beret’s widow tells Navy SEAL who helped kill her husband

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 17, 2019

Two Navy SEAL war crimes trials may be ‘derailed’ over claims prosecutors spied on the defense
Navy

Two Navy SEAL war crimes trials may be ‘derailed’ over claims prosecutors spied on the defense

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on May 17, 2019

The Air Force vet who raised $22 million for a border wall claims a ‘major network’ will show his finances are legit
Air Force

The Air Force vet who raised $22 million for a border wall claims a ‘major network’ will show his finances are legit

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 17, 2019

‘You are a disgrace to your Purple Heart’ — Green Beret’s mother rejects Navy SEAL’s apology for killing her son
Army

‘You are a disgrace to your Purple Heart’ — Green Beret’s mother rejects Navy SEAL’s apology for killing her son

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 17, 2019

Army special operations soldier killed in Fort Polk training accident
Army

Army special operations soldier killed in Fort Polk training accident

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 16, 2019

Army says it will court-martial Green Beret over killing of unarmed Afghan man in 2010
Army

Army says it will court-martial Green Beret over killing of unarmed Afghan man in 2010

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on May 16, 2019

The Air Force wants to use autonomous drones to Uber downed pilots to safety
Air Force

The Air Force wants to use autonomous drones to Uber downed pilots to safety

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 16, 2019

We need a Space Force to fight galactic pirates, Ted Cruz says
Space Force

We need a Space Force to fight galactic pirates, Ted Cruz says

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on May 16, 2019

The soldier who allegedly took an APC joy ride through Virginia plans on pleading insanity
Army

The soldier who allegedly took an APC joy ride through Virginia plans on pleading insanity

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 16, 2019

An FBI lawyer was caught stealing from the Quantico Marine Corps exchange
Marine Corps

An FBI lawyer was caught stealing from the Quantico Marine Corps exchange

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on May 15, 2019

Marine grunts’ first new standard-issue pistol in 30 years is just over the horizon
Marine Corps

Marine grunts’ first new standard-issue pistol in 30 years is just over the horizon

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 15, 2019

Continuing the mission: One veteran’s transition from the Army to FedEx Ground
Army

Continuing the mission: One veteran’s transition from the Army to FedEx Ground

Posted on May 15, 2019

CENTCOM corrects British general: US forces in Iraq and Syria on heightened alert for Iranian attacks
News

CENTCOM corrects British general: US forces in Iraq and Syria on heightened alert for Iranian attacks

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 15, 2019