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3 Executives Indicted On ‘Massive Fraud’ Connected To Nearly $9 Billion Afghan Supply Contract
Afghanistan

3 Executives Indicted On ‘Massive Fraud’ Connected To Nearly $9 Billion Afghan Supply Contract

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Dec 4, 2018

Fourth Service Member Dies From November IED Blast In Afghanistan
News

Fourth Service Member Dies From November IED Blast In Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 3, 2018

US Strike Takes Out ISIS Terrorist Responsible For Death Of Former Army Ranger Peter Kassig
News

US Strike Takes Out ISIS Terrorist Responsible For Death Of Former Army Ranger Peter Kassig

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Dec 3, 2018

The Military’s Phallus Fixation: Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Sky Dongs.
Analysis

The Military’s Phallus Fixation: Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Sky Dongs.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 3, 2018

FedEx Driver, A Marine Veteran, Stops His Route To Pick Up And Fold A Fallen American Flag
Marine Corps

FedEx Driver, A Marine Veteran, Stops His Route To Pick Up And Fold A Fallen American Flag

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Dec 2, 2018

5th Fleet Commander Found Dead In Bahrain Home
Navy

5th Fleet Commander Found Dead In Bahrain Home

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 2, 2018

The US Dropped More Bombs On Afghanistan In 2018 Than Any Year In Over A Decade
Afghanistan

The US Dropped More Bombs On Afghanistan In 2018 Than Any Year In Over A Decade

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 2, 2018

Iran Is Sending Its New Homegrown ‘Stealth’ Destroyer To Tangle With The US
Iran

Iran Is Sending Its New Homegrown ‘Stealth’ Destroyer To Tangle With The US

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 1, 2018

US Customs Form Asks, ‘Are You A Terrorist?’ — 70-Year Old Grandpa May Get Blacklisted For Mistakenly Saying Yes
Europe

US Customs Form Asks, ‘Are You A Terrorist?’ — 70-Year Old Grandpa May Get Blacklisted For Mistakenly Saying Yes

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Dec 1, 2018

Petition Calling Congress To Change The Feres Doctrine Reaches 17,000 Signatures
United States

Petition Calling Congress To Change The Feres Doctrine Reaches 17,000 Signatures

By James Clark

Posted on Nov 30, 2018

Lawmakers And Veterans To The VA: Shut Up And Pay Up
News

Lawmakers And Veterans To The VA: Shut Up And Pay Up

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 30, 2018

Making Warriors Hard In An Age of Sensitivity
Army

Making Warriors Hard In An Age of Sensitivity

By Luke Flowers

Posted on Nov 30, 2018

Swedish Pilots Awarded US Air Medals For Classified Cold War Blackbird Escort Op
Europe

Swedish Pilots Awarded US Air Medals For Classified Cold War Blackbird Escort Op

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 29, 2018

Navy Fires Florida-Based Helicopter Squadron Commander
News

Navy Fires Florida-Based Helicopter Squadron Commander

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 29, 2018

An Ally Graded Trump’s Handling Of China — And The Report Card Is Rough
News

An Ally Graded Trump’s Handling Of China — And The Report Card Is Rough

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Nov 29, 2018

A Draft Won’t Fix The Civil-Military Divide — But This Plan Just Might
News

A Draft Won’t Fix The Civil-Military Divide — But This Plan Just Might

By Carl Forsling

Posted on Nov 29, 2018

DoD Confirms Air Force Combat Controller, 2 Green Berets Died In Afghan IED Blast
Air Force

DoD Confirms Air Force Combat Controller, 2 Green Berets Died In Afghan IED Blast

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 29, 2018

Trump Reportedly Wants To Withdraw All US Troops From Afghanistan By The Next Presidential Election
Afghanistan

Trump Reportedly Wants To Withdraw All US Troops From Afghanistan By The Next Presidential Election

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 29, 2018

South Carolina Inmates Scammed Service Members Out Of Half A Million In A Massive Sextortion Ring
United States

South Carolina Inmates Scammed Service Members Out Of Half A Million In A Massive Sextortion Ring

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 28, 2018

No, US And Russian Troops Are Not Shooting At Each Other In Syria, US Official Clarifies
News

No, US And Russian Troops Are Not Shooting At Each Other In Syria, US Official Clarifies

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 28, 2018

When Booty Calls: A Vermont Air Guard Commander Allegedly Used An F-16 For A Romantic Getaway
Air Force

When Booty Calls: A Vermont Air Guard Commander Allegedly Used An F-16 For A Romantic Getaway

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 28, 2018

Brit Bits: 6 Pieces Of Advice On Leadership From The UK Army
Army

Brit Bits: 6 Pieces Of Advice On Leadership From The UK Army

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Nov 28, 2018

US Military Says It Can’t Take Out Remaining ISIS Fighters Because They’re Hiding In Tunnels
Middle East

US Military Says It Can’t Take Out Remaining ISIS Fighters Because They’re Hiding In Tunnels

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 28, 2018

Walter Reed Medical Center Had An ‘Ad Hoc’ Active Shooter Drill And Apparently Didn’t Tell People
News

Walter Reed Medical Center Had An ‘Ad Hoc’ Active Shooter Drill And Apparently Didn’t Tell People

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 28, 2018

Minot B-52 Squadron Commander Fired
Air Force

Minot B-52 Squadron Commander Fired

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 27, 2018

Operation Molotov: Why NATO Just Flat Out Collapsed In The Summer Of 2024
Europe

Operation Molotov: Why NATO Just Flat Out Collapsed In The Summer Of 2024

By John T. Kuehn

Posted on Nov 27, 2018

US Troops In Syria Have Engaged Russian Forces In Combat More Than Once, Ambassador Says
Middle East

US Troops In Syria Have Engaged Russian Forces In Combat More Than Once, Ambassador Says

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 27, 2018

DoD Says Fallen Army Ranger Was ‘Likely’ Shot By Friendly Fire
Army

DoD Says Fallen Army Ranger Was ‘Likely’ Shot By Friendly Fire

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 27, 2018

3 US Troops Killed By IED In Afghanistan
Afghanistan

3 US Troops Killed By IED In Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 27, 2018

American And Czech Troops Are Being Investigated For Allegedly Beating An Afghan Commando To Death
News

American And Czech Troops Are Being Investigated For Allegedly Beating An Afghan Commando To Death

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 27, 2018

The Real Reason Why The Top US General In Afghanistan Carried An M4 Carbine
Afghanistan

The Real Reason Why The Top US General In Afghanistan Carried An M4 Carbine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 27, 2018

Retired Navy Admiral Gets Off Light In Bribery Scandal
Navy

Retired Navy Admiral Gets Off Light In Bribery Scandal

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 27, 2018

Trump Reportedly Thought General Dunford Made $5 Million A Year
United States

Trump Reportedly Thought General Dunford Made $5 Million A Year

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 27, 2018

Two-Time Stolen Valor Creep Gets Sentenced To Federal Jail
United States

Two-Time Stolen Valor Creep Gets Sentenced To Federal Jail

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 26, 2018

DoD Identifies US Army Ranger Killed In Afghanistan Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Army

DoD Identifies US Army Ranger Killed In Afghanistan Over Thanksgiving Weekend

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Nov 25, 2018

Army Tells Recruiters: Don’t Go To Strip Clubs While On Business Trips
Army

Army Tells Recruiters: Don’t Go To Strip Clubs While On Business Trips

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 25, 2018

A US Service Member Was Killed In Afghanistan
News

A US Service Member Was Killed In Afghanistan

By James Clark

Posted on Nov 24, 2018

No Starfleet Academy Or Rifle Squads For Space Force
Space Force

No Starfleet Academy Or Rifle Squads For Space Force

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 23, 2018

CIA Officer William Francis Buckley Deserved A Better Book Than The New ‘Beirut Rules’
News

CIA Officer William Francis Buckley Deserved A Better Book Than The New ‘Beirut Rules’

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Nov 23, 2018

US Troops Could Spend Christmas On The Southwest Border, Mattis Says
News

US Troops Could Spend Christmas On The Southwest Border, Mattis Says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 22, 2018

Mattis Says He Has Cautioned Trump Not To Visit War Zones
News

Mattis Says He Has Cautioned Trump Not To Visit War Zones

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 22, 2018

Congresswoman To Trump: ‘Being Saudi Arabia’s Bitch Is Not America First’
News

Congresswoman To Trump: ‘Being Saudi Arabia’s Bitch Is Not America First’

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 21, 2018

‘Relax,’ US Troops On The Border Are Not There To Shoot Migrants, Mattis Says
News

‘Relax,’ US Troops On The Border Are Not There To Shoot Migrants, Mattis Says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 21, 2018

Lawyer For SEAL Officer In War Crimes Case Argues Gag Order Prevents Him From Defending His Client
Navy

Lawyer For SEAL Officer In War Crimes Case Argues Gag Order Prevents Him From Defending His Client

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 21, 2018

Manila Massacred: Remembering One of the Pacific War’s Nastiest Battles
News

Manila Massacred: Remembering One of the Pacific War’s Nastiest Battles

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Nov 21, 2018

Counter-Point from Captain Greg Hicks, Acting Chief of Navy Information
News

Counter-Point from Captain Greg Hicks, Acting Chief of Navy Information

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Nov 21, 2018

Trump Says US Troops Are ‘Proud’ To Spend Thanksgiving Deployed To The Border
News

Trump Says US Troops Are ‘Proud’ To Spend Thanksgiving Deployed To The Border

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 21, 2018

Female Marines First To Graduate Boot Camp Wearing New Dress Blue Coat
Marine Corps

Female Marines First To Graduate Boot Camp Wearing New Dress Blue Coat

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 21, 2018

5 Pieces Of Military Tech Powering The Warfighters Of The Future (You Can Only Eat One)
Analysis

5 Pieces Of Military Tech Powering The Warfighters Of The Future (You Can Only Eat One)

Posted on Nov 20, 2018

Mission Accomplished: Troops At US-Mexico Border Should Be Home By Christmas
News

Mission Accomplished: Troops At US-Mexico Border Should Be Home By Christmas

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Nov 20, 2018

Army Plans To Charge Green Beret For Alleged Murder Of Taliban Bomb-Maker, Attorney Says
Army

Army Plans To Charge Green Beret For Alleged Murder Of Taliban Bomb-Maker, Attorney Says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 20, 2018

Here’s Why It Will Take Until 2028 To Make Soldiers Look Like They Did In 1945
Army

Here’s Why It Will Take Until 2028 To Make Soldiers Look Like They Did In 1945

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 20, 2018

EXCLUSIVE: Video, Leaked Documents Cast Doubt On Navy SEAL Allegedly Stabbing ISIS Fighter
Navy

EXCLUSIVE: Video, Leaked Documents Cast Doubt On Navy SEAL Allegedly Stabbing ISIS Fighter

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 20, 2018

One Year On, Trump’s Afghan War Strategy Has Yielded No Measurable Progress
News

One Year On, Trump’s Afghan War Strategy Has Yielded No Measurable Progress

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Nov 20, 2018

Let’s Do This: What Military Leaders Can Learn From ‘Leeroy Jenkins!’
Analysis

Let’s Do This: What Military Leaders Can Learn From ‘Leeroy Jenkins!’

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Nov 19, 2018

Trump Calls Retired SEAL Adm. McRaven ‘Hillary Clinton Fan’, Says ‘Would’ve Been Nice’ If We Got Bin Laden Sooner
Navy

Trump Calls Retired SEAL Adm. McRaven ‘Hillary Clinton Fan’, Says ‘Would’ve Been Nice’ If We Got Bin Laden Sooner

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 19, 2018

Dunford Says Taliban ‘Not Losing’ Right Now, Which Is A Very Interesting Way Of Putting It
News

Dunford Says Taliban ‘Not Losing’ Right Now, Which Is A Very Interesting Way Of Putting It

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 18, 2018

5 Questions Only A Veteran Would Ask Rob Riggle
Marine Corps

5 Questions Only A Veteran Would Ask Rob Riggle

By James Clark

Posted on Nov 18, 2018

‘There’s No Doubt It’s Going To A Court-Martial,’ Says Lawyer For SEAL Accused Of War Crimes
Navy

‘There’s No Doubt It’s Going To A Court-Martial,’ Says Lawyer For SEAL Accused Of War Crimes

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 17, 2018

Marine Colonel Busted In Aptly Named Florida Prostitution Sting Retires As A Lieutenant Colonel
Marine Corps

Marine Colonel Busted In Aptly Named Florida Prostitution Sting Retires As A Lieutenant Colonel

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 17, 2018

National Guard Soldier Charged With Smuggling Mexican Nationals Over Border
News

National Guard Soldier Charged With Smuggling Mexican Nationals Over Border

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 17, 2018

‘It’s A Scandal’ — Inside The Fight To Hold The Military Accountable For Medical Malpractice
United States

‘It’s A Scandal’ — Inside The Fight To Hold The Military Accountable For Medical Malpractice

By James Clark

Posted on Nov 16, 2018

Trump Is Reportedly Having Trouble With The ‘Commander’ Part Of ‘Commander-In-Chief’
News

Trump Is Reportedly Having Trouble With The ‘Commander’ Part Of ‘Commander-In-Chief’

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 16, 2018

How One Veteran Translated His Military Experience To Corporate America
United States

How One Veteran Translated His Military Experience To Corporate America

By Lizann Lightfoot

Posted on Nov 16, 2018