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U.S. Army Spc. Luke Tilley, a shower and laundry specialist from the 1225th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 464th Quartermaster Company, Michigan Army National Guard, process laundry from service members in the field during Exercise Northern Strike 24-2 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2024. Northern Strike 24-2, one of the Department of Defense's largest reserve component readiness exercises, is scheduled to take place at Michigan's National All Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) from August 3-17, 2024. Over 6,300 participants from 32 states and territories and several international participants will converge at the NADWC. Northern Strike is the premier reserve component training event designed to build readiness with joint and partner forces in all domains of warfare. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson)
Army

Army bids farewell to laundry specialists

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 14, 2025

Airmen from the 109th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, tune a receiver at the start of Resolute Space 2025 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 8, 2025. Nested under the 2025 Department of the Air Force exercise series, Resolute Space 2025 demonstrates the Space Force’s preparedness for complex, large-scale military operations by exercising our ability to operate in a contested, dynamic environment against high-end threats on short notice across the service and with joint and international partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Lt. Col. Victoria Hight)
Space Force

Space Force is training for ‘orbital warfare’ in its largest exercise yet

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 14, 2025

A man fishes in front of the Russian Navy Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier moored off the coast of the town of Limassol, in the Meditteranean island of Cyprus on February 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO / YIANNIS KOURTOGLOU (Photo credit should read Yiannis Kourtoglou/AFP via Getty Images)
Europe

Russia might finally be done with its perpetually broken aircraft carrier

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Jul 13, 2025

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem awards Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan, aviation survival technician, with the Coast Guard Distinguished Flying Cross Medal, July 11, 2025, in Kerrville Texas. Ruskan earned the award for his extraordinary heroism and rescue of over 165 people in the wake of the devastating flash flooding near Kerrville. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)
Coast Guard

Coast Guard rescue crew awarded Distinguish Flying Crosses, Air Medals for actions in Texas

By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 13, 2025

Underwater footage showing the anchor from the sunken bow of the USS New Orleans
Navy

Missing bow of World War II cruiser found after 83 years

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Jul 12, 2025

Air Force officers inspect the Modernized Enterprise Terminal at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in January 2016.
Iran

More damage sustained than previously revealed in Iran missile attack on Qatar base

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 11, 2025

Retired lieutenant colonel pleads guilty in Ukrainian ‘honeypot’ spy case
United States

Retired lieutenant colonel pleads guilty in Ukrainian ‘honeypot’ spy case

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 11, 2025

Army repairs
Army

The Army and Navy want the ‘right to repair’ their own equipment

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 11, 2025

The Air Force updated uniform rules to require all combat boots to be between 8 and 12 inches tall. Above, Tech Sgt. Erick Sowinski, 911th Security Forces, practices a rope climb at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, May 1, 2021.
Air Force

Air Force updates uniform standards including new rules for boots

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 10, 2025

A Pentagon inspector general found that an Air Force colonel illegally restricted an Army Major from contacting a member of Congress over contaminated water at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii.
Navy

Toxic water on base made her family sick. Then her command tried to silence her.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 10, 2025

Medical Marijuana For Veterans
News

Legislation would allow VA doctors to talk to veteran patients about medicinal cannabis

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 10, 2025

coast guard draws sky penis
Coast Guard

Coast Guard ‘looking into’ aircrew that drew remarkably detailed genitals in the sky

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 9, 2025

U.S., Canadian, and Netherlands ships steam in formation during exercise Atlantic Alliance 2025, July 4, 2025.
Navy

The Navy wants more ships, but can it get them built?

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Jul 9, 2025

U.S. Paratroopers assigned to Chaos Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fire an M777A2 during a live fire exercise following a heavy drop airborne operation at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Oct. 05, 2023. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Kevin Sterling Payne)
Army

Army lays out policy to search deceased soldiers’ phones for classified info

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 9, 2025

(From left) Col. Paul Lashley, Brig. Gen. Geoffrey Van Epps, and Col. Stephen Walker stand in front of the 75th Field Artillery Brigade formation ready to conduct the 75th Field Artillery Brigade Change of Command and Responsibility Ceremony June 26, 2025 at the Fort Sill Old Post Quadrangle. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Erick Schneider-Cuevas)
Army

Army will look for false accusations, consider ‘credibility’ in misconduct cases

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 8, 2025

The painting, “Operation Phantom Fury — Fallujah 2004,” is intended to capture the uncertainty of urban combat.
Marine Corps

A Marine veteran recreated a hell house from the Battle of Fallujah on canvas

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 8, 2025

U.S. Army Spc. Christian Giraldo rides a horse during a demonstration at Fort Hood.
Army

The Army has realized that horses are no longer good for ‘warfighting’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 8, 2025

Texas flooding
News

Veterans disaster relief group rushes to Texas after floods

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 7, 2025

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Marine Corps

Here is every rifle Marines have used in the last 250 years

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 7, 2025

Army combat patch
Army

Army authorizes combat patches for soldiers in parts of Africa, the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 5, 2025

190714-N-TI693-0097 BLACK SEA (July 14, 2019) - Operations Specialist Seaman Raymond Zumba, from New York, stands watch as aft lookout during a straits transit en route to the Mediterranean Sea, July 14, 2019. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)
Navy

Navy sailor pleads guilty to paying bribe for fraudulent military IDs

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 4, 2025

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One and Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 discuss fueling during a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Auxiliary Airfield Six, near Gila Bend Airfield, Arizona, Oct. 18, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)
Marine Corps

Nearly 200 Marines deploy to Florida to support ICE operations

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 4, 2025

Close-up on a man gambling online using a mobile app on his cell phone while drinking beer at the pub
News

Gambling addiction in the military may be going unnoticed, advocates warn

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 3, 2025

Noah Tobin
Navy

Navy identifies special warfare sailor killed while parachuting

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 3, 2025

Abbey Gate
Afghanistan

Afghanistan review could lead to change in promotions for NCOs, officers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 3, 2025

“An Air Traffic Controller from the 190th Air Refueling Wing stands in position as they wait for to marshal a B-2 Spirit Bomber to a designated parking spot at the 190th Air Refueling Wing, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Topeka, Kansas on March 2, 2024. Airmen from the 190th Air Refueling Wing teamed up with the 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, to conduct a training mission involving B-2 Spirit Bombers and a hot pit refueling.” (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Brook Sumonja)
Iran

Pentagon now says Iran strikes set nuke program back 1-2 years

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 2, 2025

Israel managed to achieve control over Iranian skies in the opening hours of Operation Rising Lion, but they did it from the ground.
Iran

How Iran’s air defense systems were defeated so quickly

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Jul 2, 2025

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment conduct fast rope insertion training from a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Alpha Company, 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on Aug. 3, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Riley Botz, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade)
News

Veterans Crisis Line workers juggled multiple chats and texts with veterans, watchdog says

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 2, 2025

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, attached to Task Force 51, rehearse non-lethal tactics in Los Angeles, June 11, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal agencies by providing military forces to protect federal functions, personnel, and property in the greater Los Angeles area. On June 7, the Secretary of Defense directed USNORTHCOM to establish Task Force 51 to oversee Title 10 forces supporting this mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend)
Marine Corps

New Marines arrive in Los Angeles as first wave heads home

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 1, 2025

Frank S. Wright
Marine Corps

WWII Marine Raider who fought at Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal wants cards for 100th birthday

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 1, 2025

An investigation into the death of Army Spc. Matthew Perez cited numerous failures in safety procedures leading up to his fatal parachute jump during a training exercise.
Army

A breakdown of safety procedures ‘directly contributed’ to an 82nd Airborne paratrooper’s death

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 1, 2025

The world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), conducts a replenishment at sea (RAS) with the John Lewis-class underway replenishment oiler, USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), December 13, the first between Ford and Milk, part of the new John Lewis-class of replenishment oilers. USS Gerald R. Ford is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean to further develop core unit capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)
Army

Pentagon appears to pause renaming of Navy ships

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 30, 2025

An Air Force security officer holds a caged Richardson Ground Squirrel during a previous infestation in 2019 at Minot Air Force Base.
Air Force

Minot Air Force Base is overrun by squirrels

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 30, 2025

A T-6A Texan II taxis on the runway at Sheppard Air Force Base in 2019.
Air Force

Tangled straps likely caused Air Force instructor pilot’s death, report finds

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 29, 2025

California National Guard firefighters work on a burned part of Palisades, California on Jan. 20, 2025.
National Guard

California National Guard firefighting crews understaffed due to LA deployment

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 29, 2025

A Soldier assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade uses a single-blade razor to shave his face during a shaving clinic May 22 at the brigade's organizational classroom.
Army

Medical shaving waivers could soon get you kicked out of the Army

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 28, 2025

The 354th Fighter Generation Squadron poses for a group photo for the final time at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 24, 2024. The 354th FGS maintained A-10C aircraft to conduct close air support, forward air control, airborne, and combat search and rescue for theater commanders worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Finn V)
Air Force

The last A-10 in the Air Force will make its final flight next year

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 27, 2025

The John Lewis-class replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) conducts a replenishment at sea with the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), December 13, 2024. Gerald R. Ford is the flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. USS Gerald R. Ford is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean to further develop core unit capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky)
Navy

USNS Harvey Milk renamed for Navy Medal of Honor recipient

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 27, 2025

B-2 Spirit
Iran

Leaked intel on Iran’s nuclear facilities came from report on whether to strike targets again

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 26, 2025

Trauma surgeons and nurses attached to the 8th Forward Resuscitation Surgical Team, 18th Medical Command (Deployment Support), perform surgery on a simulated casualty during a field training exercise on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, February 27, 2020. The Defense Health Agency’s Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office has a robust blood products portfolio focused on far-forward, austere environments. OPMED PMO’s Cryopreserved Platelet program commercial partner recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration “Fast Track” designation for its CPP treatment protocol, which is being developed for use when conventional platelets are not available or are in short supply. The designation, granted under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, is designed to expedite the development and review of drugs that address serious conditions and have the potential to fill an unmet medical need. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Duval/Caption by OPMED Strategic Communications)
News

Military doctors say they’re not getting enough hands-on experience for combat care

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 26, 2025

Alejandro Barranco
Marine Corps

Father of 3 Marines who was arrested by immigration agents raised his sons ‘to serve our country’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 25, 2025

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy A. George administers the Oath of Office to four new U.S. Army Lt. Cols. during a Detachment 201: The Army’s Executive Innovation Corps (EIC) commissioning ceremony in Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., June 13, 2025. The Army’s EIC is an initiative that places top tech executives into uniformed service within the Army Reserve. (U.S. Army photo by Leroy Council)
Army

The Army launched a website so tech bros can sign up to serve

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 25, 2025

Sadr City
Middle East

US, Iran move out of ‘shadow war’ but threat from proxy militias may remain

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 25, 2025

Marine AV-8B Harrier
Marine Corps

‘War Thunder’ continues to live up to its reputation for OPSEC violations

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 24, 2025

Soldiers from the 143rd Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California National Guard, serving under Title 10 status, establish a security perimeter in Mecca, Calif., June 18, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal agencies by providing military forces to protect federal functions, personnel, and property in the greater Los Angeles area. On June 7, the Secretary of Defense directed USNORTHCOM to establish Task Force 51 to oversee Title 10 forces supporting this mission. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Chase Murray)
National Guard

Guardsmen sent to LA are 130 miles east of the city doing drug busts

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 24, 2025

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Caige Chapman, 81st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron independent duty medical technician, participates in memorial push ups during Warrior Day on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Nov 8, 2024. Memorial push-ups are a tradition within the special tactics community to honor fallen service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenten Walters)
Air Force

The Air Force fitness test may soon include 2-mile runs twice a year

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 23, 2025

U.S. Air Force Capt. Trevor Williams, 912th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, reviews maintenance records with Airman 1st Class Zander Rafter, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS) crew chief, and Elijah Wade, 379th EAMXS aircraft electrical and environmental systems specialist, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 19, 2023. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides an aerial refueling capability in support of joint and coalition aircraft throughout the USCENTCOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Cabanero)
Iran

Iran launches missile attack at US military base in Qatar

By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 23, 2025

Satellite imagery showing the aftermath of US strikes on the Fordow nuclear enrichment site in Iran on June 22, 2025.
Air Force

Operation Midnight Hammer damaged, but may not have destroyed Iran’s nuclear sites

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 22, 2025

A B-2 Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing, 13th Bomb Squadron Whiteman Air Force Base, Miss., prepares to be refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 434th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. during a nighttime aerial refueling mission over Southern Kansas, Oct. 21, 2015. The KC-135 has a system of exterior lights located on the belly of the aircraft, just behind the nose gear, and flood lights on the boom pod used to pass fuel to the receiver aircraft during low-light conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
Air Force

Pentagon releases details of ‘Midnight Hammer’ strikes against Iran

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 22, 2025

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 110th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron conduct hot pit refueling on a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber during a Bomber Task Force mission at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Aug. 21, 2024. Bomber missions enhance the U.S. Air Force’s readiness to respond to any potential crisis or challenge in the Indo-Pacific through joint and multilateral operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Erhart)
News

US bombs Iranian nuclear facilities

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 22, 2025

A sign for Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Army

Former Army soldier pleads guilty to attempting to share military secrets

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 21, 2025

An M10 Booker undergoing testing at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds.
Army

The Army doesn’t want the M10 Booker. Do the Marines need it?

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Jun 21, 2025

Five U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxi within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 29, 2025. U.S. and Coalition forces are postured to rapidly establish credible, combat-ready forces within the AOR to deter adversary threats of aggression and, if necessary, respond with effective and overwhelming force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
Iran

2 aircraft carriers, 9 destroyers, and multiple fighter wings gather in the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 20, 2025

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment "Red Currahee," 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), supporting 3rd Infantry Division, conducts live-fire on an M4 Carl Gustaf weapon during exercise Silver Arrow at Camp Adazi, Latvia, Sept. 17. The training focused on AT4-CS and M4 Carl Gustaf assigned teams engaging notional targets. The 3rd Infantry Division’s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s forward deployed corps in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. H Howey)
Army

Army to study how sniper rifle, anti-armor and artillery fire impact brain health

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 20, 2025

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 393rd Bomber Generation Squadron conduct hot-pit refueling for a B-2 Spirit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, May 28, 2025. The 509th Bomb Wing and its fleet of B-2s serve as part of the U.S. Air Force's conventional and strategic combat force with the capability to project U.S. airpower anywhere around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Hastings)
The Pentagon Rundown

Congress abandoned its authority to declare war decades ago

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 19, 2025

Pvt. Lakeith Walters from the 401st Military Police Company talks to the role-player, Spc. Keishon Trice, during a traffic stop in a training exercise for the Installation Law Enforcement Certification course June 10, 2024, at Fort Cavazos, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexander Chatoff)
Army

The Army is deactivating police units in deep cuts to number of military cops

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 18, 2025

Royce Williams
Army

Proposed law would open the door for more troops to be awarded the Medal of Honor

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 18, 2025

A sailor hammers away at floor planks in a trench in Latvia.
Marine Corps

Marines and sailors are building trenches for the drone age

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 17, 2025

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel R. Gibson
Army

Military intelligence battalion sergeant major arrested for DUI and suspended

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 16, 2025

USS Nimitz
Air Force

With USS Nimitz deployment, the US surges air and sea assets to the Middle East

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 16, 2025

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer the USS Thomas Hudner taking part in the Formidable Shield exercise in May 2025.
Navy

Navy destroyer, air defense systems help intercept Iranian missiles

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 15, 2025

US base defense in the era of large-scale drone attacks
Analysis

US base defense in the era of large-scale drone attacks

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Jun 14, 2025

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin K. Wright stands in front of an American flag.
Army

Army identifies 101st Airborne soldier killed in training accident

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 14, 2025

Army soldiers with 3rd Infantry Regiment dressed in Revolutionary War uniforms march as part of the Army Birthday Twilight Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia on June 11, 2025.
Army

The US Army turns 250

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 14, 2025