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We’re Not Sure Whether To Laugh Or Cry At This Display Of ‘Powered Armor’ In Ghana
Africa

We’re Not Sure Whether To Laugh Or Cry At This Display Of ‘Powered Armor’ In Ghana

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 17, 2019

Pence Mentions ‘Wolf Pack Of Rogue States’ Which May Or May Not Be Roaming Vegas Searching For Cocaine
News

Pence Mentions ‘Wolf Pack Of Rogue States’ Which May Or May Not Be Roaming Vegas Searching For Cocaine

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 17, 2019

Army Moving Forward With Case Against Green Beret Charged With Killing Suspected Taliban Bomb-Maker
Army

Army Moving Forward With Case Against Green Beret Charged With Killing Suspected Taliban Bomb-Maker

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 17, 2019

He Built A T-Shirt Empire. Now He’s Building A Village For Homeless Vets
United States

He Built A T-Shirt Empire. Now He’s Building A Village For Homeless Vets

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 17, 2019

Mike Pence Says ‘ISIS Has Been Defeated’ Hours After ISIS Kills US Service Members In Syria
News

Mike Pence Says ‘ISIS Has Been Defeated’ Hours After ISIS Kills US Service Members In Syria

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 17, 2019

Sen. Lindsey Graham Suggests Trump’s Abrupt Syria Withdrawal ‘Set In Motion’ Deadly ISIS Attack On US Troops
News

Sen. Lindsey Graham Suggests Trump’s Abrupt Syria Withdrawal ‘Set In Motion’ Deadly ISIS Attack On US Troops

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 16, 2019

The Marine Corps’ Most Expensive Helicopter Ever Is Still Riddled With Problems
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps’ Most Expensive Helicopter Ever Is Still Riddled With Problems

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 16, 2019

ISIS Suicide Bomber Kills 4 Americans In Syria
Middle East

ISIS Suicide Bomber Kills 4 Americans In Syria

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 16, 2019

American-Born ISIS Member: Beheadings Are Basically The Same Thing They Do In Texas
United States

American-Born ISIS Member: Beheadings Are Basically The Same Thing They Do In Texas

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 16, 2019

The Navy Is Finally Deploying Its Worst Warship Again After Years Of Problems
Navy

The Navy Is Finally Deploying Its Worst Warship Again After Years Of Problems

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 16, 2019

Coast Guard Commandant: I Know You Haven’t Been Paid But ‘Stay The Course’
Coast Guard

Coast Guard Commandant: I Know You Haven’t Been Paid But ‘Stay The Course’

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 16, 2019

A Bad Lieutenant, And Other Recent Instances Of Navy Misconduct
Navy

A Bad Lieutenant, And Other Recent Instances Of Navy Misconduct

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Jan 15, 2019

The US Military Will Remain At The Southern Border Through Most Of 2019
News

The US Military Will Remain At The Southern Border Through Most Of 2019

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 15, 2019

VA Chief Slams Union Reps For Playing The ‘Veteran As Victim’ Card
News

VA Chief Slams Union Reps For Playing The ‘Veteran As Victim’ Card

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 15, 2019

Army Finally Realizes Reflective Belts Aren’t Needed In Daylight
Army

Army Finally Realizes Reflective Belts Aren’t Needed In Daylight

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 15, 2019

The Air Force Vet Who Raised $20 Million For The Wall Is Fighting GoFundMe’s Decision To Issue Refunds
News

The Air Force Vet Who Raised $20 Million For The Wall Is Fighting GoFundMe’s Decision To Issue Refunds

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 15, 2019

A Few Lucky Soldiers Are Finally Getting Their Hands On The Army’s New Humvee Replacement
Army

A Few Lucky Soldiers Are Finally Getting Their Hands On The Army’s New Humvee Replacement

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 14, 2019

The Navy’s Secret Investigation Into The USS Fitzgerald Collision Details A Disaster That Was Just Waiting To Happen
Navy

The Navy’s Secret Investigation Into The USS Fitzgerald Collision Details A Disaster That Was Just Waiting To Happen

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 14, 2019

The Strengths And Weaknesses That Will Shape Iran’s Future
Iran

The Strengths And Weaknesses That Will Shape Iran’s Future

By Task & Purpose

Posted on Jan 14, 2019

The Pentagon Is Not Pissing Away As Much Money As You Think
News

The Pentagon Is Not Pissing Away As Much Money As You Think

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 14, 2019

The Brits Found The Wreck Of A Continental Navy Warship. Now They’re Plotting Their Revenge
Navy

The Brits Found The Wreck Of A Continental Navy Warship. Now They’re Plotting Their Revenge

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Jan 14, 2019

John Bolton Reportedly Asked The Pentagon For Military Options To Hit Iran
News

John Bolton Reportedly Asked The Pentagon For Military Options To Hit Iran

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 14, 2019

Marine in hot water for claiming men are ‘biologically designed’ to be attracted to young girls
Marine Corps

Marine in hot water for claiming men are ‘biologically designed’ to be attracted to young girls

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 13, 2019

Sub Commander Fired Over Allegations He Hired 10 Hookers On Deployment
Navy

Sub Commander Fired Over Allegations He Hired 10 Hookers On Deployment

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 12, 2019

GoFundMe Is Refunding More Than $21 Million Raised By Air Force Veteran To Build The Border Wall
Air Force

GoFundMe Is Refunding More Than $21 Million Raised By Air Force Veteran To Build The Border Wall

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 12, 2019

Coast Guard Officer Punished For Flashing White Supremacist Symbol On National TV
Coast Guard

Coast Guard Officer Punished For Flashing White Supremacist Symbol On National TV

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 12, 2019

No, The US Military Has Not Started Pulling Troops From Syria
News

No, The US Military Has Not Started Pulling Troops From Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 11, 2019

SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher Will Remain In Jail Prior To Court Martial In War Crimes Case
Navy

SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher Will Remain In Jail Prior To Court Martial In War Crimes Case

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 11, 2019

The Contractor Whose Mysterious Death Is Being Investigated Was A Decorated Green Beret
Army

The Contractor Whose Mysterious Death Is Being Investigated Was A Decorated Green Beret

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 10, 2019

China Swallowed Islands In The South China Sea. Now It Wants To Eat Djibouti Like Groceries
Africa

China Swallowed Islands In The South China Sea. Now It Wants To Eat Djibouti Like Groceries

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 10, 2019

Kurds Say They Captured A 16-Year-Old American ISIS Fighter
Middle East

Kurds Say They Captured A 16-Year-Old American ISIS Fighter

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 10, 2019

The US Military May Face A Huge Logistics Problem In A Future War With China Or Russia
China

The US Military May Face A Huge Logistics Problem In A Future War With China Or Russia

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 10, 2019

Army Sergeant Faces Court-Martial For Allegedly Calling Fellow Soldier Fat, Pointing Gun At Another
Army

Army Sergeant Faces Court-Martial For Allegedly Calling Fellow Soldier Fat, Pointing Gun At Another

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 9, 2019

The AI Column: The Most Important Challenge To Trump’s Trade War With China
News

The AI Column: The Most Important Challenge To Trump’s Trade War With China

By Mal Ware

Posted on Jan 9, 2019

The Navy Quietly Tested Supersonic Ammo At Sea Last Year
Navy

The Navy Quietly Tested Supersonic Ammo At Sea Last Year

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 9, 2019

Training With Peshmerga Forces In Iraq
Marine Corps

Two Marines, One Navy Corpsman Reportedly Being Investigated For Contractor’s Death In Iraq

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 9, 2019

The Pentagon Literally Has More Money Than It Knows What To Do With
United States

The Pentagon Literally Has More Money Than It Knows What To Do With

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 9, 2019

Marine Under Investigation After Blaming Underage Girls For Having Sex With Older Men
Marine Corps

Marine Under Investigation After Blaming Underage Girls For Having Sex With Older Men

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 8, 2019

Former Coast Guard Commandant Slams Government Shutdown As ‘Political Theater’
News

Former Coast Guard Commandant Slams Government Shutdown As ‘Political Theater’

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 8, 2019

Retired Marine General Tapped By Trump Administration To Develop ‘Arab NATO’ Resigns
Marine Corps

Retired Marine General Tapped By Trump Administration To Develop ‘Arab NATO’ Resigns

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 8, 2019

Marine Commandant Gen Neller Shows The Right Way To Respond To Criticism From Within
Marine Corps

Marine Commandant Gen Neller Shows The Right Way To Respond To Criticism From Within

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Jan 8, 2019

The Marines Threw This Major To The Wolves Over A Massacre That Didn’t Happen. Now His Record Is Clean
Marine Corps

The Marines Threw This Major To The Wolves Over A Massacre That Didn’t Happen. Now His Record Is Clean

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 8, 2019

Meet The Army Helicopter Pilot Who Re-Supplied Thousands Of Hippies At Woodstock
Army

Meet The Army Helicopter Pilot Who Re-Supplied Thousands Of Hippies At Woodstock

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 7, 2019

United States

Here Are All The Things We’re Apparently Not Allowed To Say About Julian Assange Or WikiLeaks

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 7, 2019

The Marine Corps May Swap Crunches For Planks On PFT
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps May Swap Crunches For Planks On PFT

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 7, 2019

Harrowing Audio Shows Moment When An Israeli F-15’s Canopy Comes Off At 30,000 Feet
Air Force

Harrowing Audio Shows Moment When An Israeli F-15’s Canopy Comes Off At 30,000 Feet

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 7, 2019

Mattis is Gone. Patrick Shanahan Is Now In Wonderland.
United States

Mattis is Gone. Patrick Shanahan Is Now In Wonderland.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 7, 2019

Jim Webb As Trump’s Defense Secretary Would Be A Nightmare For Both
Marine Corps

Jim Webb As Trump’s Defense Secretary Would Be A Nightmare For Both

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Jan 7, 2019

Kurdish Forces Reportedly Capture 2 American-Born ISIS Fighters In Syria
Middle East

Kurdish Forces Reportedly Capture 2 American-Born ISIS Fighters In Syria

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 6, 2019

3 Purple Heart Recipients Snapped A Badass Photo On Their First Day In Congress
United States

3 Purple Heart Recipients Snapped A Badass Photo On Their First Day In Congress

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 6, 2019

Trump Proposes Seizing Land In His Own Personal ‘Jade Helm’ To Get His Border Wall Built
Mexico

Trump Proposes Seizing Land In His Own Personal ‘Jade Helm’ To Get His Border Wall Built

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 5, 2019

Chief Master Sergeant At Air Force Nuke Command Fired For Sending Inappropriate Texts
Air Force

Chief Master Sergeant At Air Force Nuke Command Fired For Sending Inappropriate Texts

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 5, 2019

How The US Went From ‘Rapid Withdrawal’ To ‘No Timeline’ In Syria
Middle East

How The US Went From ‘Rapid Withdrawal’ To ‘No Timeline’ In Syria

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 5, 2019

Male And Female Marine Recruits To Train Together At Parris Island, But Not For The Reason You Think
Marine Corps

Male And Female Marine Recruits To Train Together At Parris Island, But Not For The Reason You Think

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 5, 2019

The Hero WWII Paratrooper Who Once Tricked 15,000 Germans Into Surrendering Has Died
Army

The Hero WWII Paratrooper Who Once Tricked 15,000 Germans Into Surrendering Has Died

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 5, 2019

The Pentagon’s Own Airstrike Data Doesn’t Show Any ISIS ‘Defeat’ Whatsoever
Middle East

The Pentagon’s Own Airstrike Data Doesn’t Show Any ISIS ‘Defeat’ Whatsoever

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 4, 2019

We Salute These 5 Post-9/11 Service Members Who Are Basically Superhumans
Army

We Salute These 5 Post-9/11 Service Members Who Are Basically Superhumans

By Team T&P

Posted on Jan 4, 2019

More Than 66,000 USAA Members Will Get $181 From The Bank Over Alleged Account Errors
United States

More Than 66,000 USAA Members Will Get $181 From The Bank Over Alleged Account Errors

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 4, 2019

What Military Units Can Learn From The Rules And Suggestions Of My Local Animal Shelter
Analysis

What Military Units Can Learn From The Rules And Suggestions Of My Local Animal Shelter

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Jan 4, 2019

Lance Corporal Shot At DC Barracks Was Killed By A Fellow Marine, Corps Acknowledges
Marine Corps

Lance Corporal Shot At DC Barracks Was Killed By A Fellow Marine, Corps Acknowledges

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 4, 2019

Trump Reportedly Considering Vietnam War Hero Jim Webb For Defense Secretary
Marine Corps

Trump Reportedly Considering Vietnam War Hero Jim Webb For Defense Secretary

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 4, 2019

Navy SEAL Accused Of War Crimes Will Be Arraigned Friday
Navy

Navy SEAL Accused Of War Crimes Will Be Arraigned Friday

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 4, 2019

US Troops And Veterans Think We’ve Been In Iraq And Afghanistan For Too Damn Long
News

US Troops And Veterans Think We’ve Been In Iraq And Afghanistan For Too Damn Long

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 4, 2019

Top 5 Best Moments From Trump’s Totally Lit Cabinet Meeting
United States

Top 5 Best Moments From Trump’s Totally Lit Cabinet Meeting

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 3, 2019