News(Page 48)

News and views from across the U.S. military and veteran community.

Latest in News

After the Bonhomme Richard incident, the Navy has a new command structure for surface ship fires
Navy

After the Bonhomme Richard incident, the Navy has a new command structure for surface ship fires

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 28, 2022

Former Air Force sergeant sentenced to life for killing a cop in the name of sparking a second civil war
News

Former Air Force sergeant sentenced to life for killing a cop in the name of sparking a second civil war

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 28, 2022

The Navy’s ‘ghost fleet’ is growing
Navy

The Navy’s ‘ghost fleet’ is growing

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 28, 2022

Video shows the moment Marines and soldiers at the Kabul Airport ran toward the sounds of danger
News

Video shows the moment Marines and soldiers at the Kabul Airport ran toward the sounds of danger

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 27, 2022

The Air Force’s latest mission: driving kids to school
Air Force

The Air Force’s latest mission: driving kids to school

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 27, 2022

The Army wants exoskeletons so soldiers can defeat their worst enemy: Lower back pain
Army

The Army wants exoskeletons so soldiers can defeat their worst enemy: Lower back pain

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 26, 2022

The Army wants YOU — to help them find a missing M240 machine gun
Army

The Army wants YOU — to help them find a missing M240 machine gun

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Aug 26, 2022

The ‘VAMPIRE’ system the US military is sending to Ukraine is basically a DIY technical kit
News

The ‘VAMPIRE’ system the US military is sending to Ukraine is basically a DIY technical kit

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Aug 26, 2022

‘We were in shock’ — Loved ones remember Marine killed in Abbey Gate bombing one year ago
Marine Corps

‘We were in shock’ — Loved ones remember Marine killed in Abbey Gate bombing one year ago

By Francisco Martinezcuello

Posted on Aug 26, 2022

That time the Air Force delivered a heart transplant on a supersonic bomber
Air Force

That time the Air Force delivered a heart transplant on a supersonic bomber

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 26, 2022

AC-130
Air Force

US calls in Apaches, AC-130s, and artillery to take on militants after Syria rocket attacks

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 25, 2022

This West Point coach-turned-infantry officer just finished Ranger School
Army

This West Point coach-turned-infantry officer just finished Ranger School

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 25, 2022

2 Marines skip out on Waffle House check, vandalize aircraft, get arrested
Marine Corps

2 Marines skip out on Waffle House check, vandalize aircraft, get arrested

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Aug 25, 2022

The US military is still missing 6 nuclear weapons that were lost decades ago
Indo-Pacific

The US military is still missing 6 nuclear weapons that were lost decades ago

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 25, 2022

The Dodge Challenger and Charger are dead. Here are the best rides to blow your paycheck on instead
News

The Dodge Challenger and Charger are dead. Here are the best rides to blow your paycheck on instead

By Tom McParland

Posted on Aug 25, 2022

Littoral Combat Ships
Navy

The Navy wants to mothball 4 Littoral Combat Ships after just a few years of service

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 24, 2022

Meet the Green Beret veteran who’s clearing mines for farmers in Ukraine
Army

Meet the Green Beret veteran who’s clearing mines for farmers in Ukraine

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 24, 2022

mq-9 reaper
Air Force

How an Air Force Reaper drone helped save lives aboard a burning ship in the Pacific

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 24, 2022

Hieu Le
Russia

6 months into Russia’s invasion, American vets reflect on training and fighting alongside Ukrainians

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 23, 2022

A fleet of Nazi warships has risen from a drought-stricken river in Europe
News

A fleet of Nazi warships has risen from a drought-stricken river in Europe

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 23, 2022

A Canadian veteran sought treatment for PTSD. His VA counselor allegedly suggested euthanasia instead
News

A Canadian veteran sought treatment for PTSD. His VA counselor allegedly suggested euthanasia instead

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Aug 23, 2022

DARPA wants to put more lasers in space, but not for the reason you probably think
Space Force

DARPA wants to put more lasers in space, but not for the reason you probably think

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 23, 2022

The Space Force may not have dress uniforms, but it’s got a football uniform
Space Force

The Space Force may not have dress uniforms, but it’s got a football uniform

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Aug 22, 2022

Ukraine holds ‘parade’ of burned-out Russian armor in massive middle finger to Putin
Russia

Ukraine holds ‘parade’ of burned-out Russian armor in massive middle finger to Putin

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 22, 2022

Pugil Stick simulator
Marine Corps

Marines are using virtual reality pugil sticks to recruit the next generation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 22, 2022

Special operations vets hid a woman being hunted by the Taliban. Now comes the hard part
Afghanistan

Special operations vets hid a woman being hunted by the Taliban. Now comes the hard part

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 22, 2022

A militant group claimed they attacked a US base in Kuwait. The Air Force immediately called BS
Air Force

A militant group claimed they attacked a US base in Kuwait. The Air Force immediately called BS

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Aug 22, 2022

After 64 days, the Army’s drone that wouldn’t die has died [Updated]
News

After 64 days, the Army’s drone that wouldn’t die has died [Updated]

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 21, 2022

Personnel on Army base in California without safe water for more than a week
Army

Personnel on Army base in California without safe water for more than a week

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 21, 2022

a man in uniform sits in a long hallway, head in his hands
Navy

The Navy isn’t doing enough to share the Veterans Crisis Line online, audit finds

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 20, 2022

‘All those people… oh my God’ — A soldier recounts the 2004 Mosul chow hall bombing
Army

‘All those people… oh my God’ — A soldier recounts the 2004 Mosul chow hall bombing

By Jeremy Fricke

Posted on Aug 19, 2022

The US military is getting caught up in a war on drag shows
United States

The US military is getting caught up in a war on drag shows

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 18, 2022

afghanistan, HKIA, airlift, kabul, withdrawal, hamid karzai international airport
Afghanistan

Afghanistan left a ‘moral injury’ on American veterans. Here’s how they can start healing

By Scott Mann

Posted on Aug 18, 2022

‘Those treatments saved my life’: The veterans who turn to psychedelic treatments for PTSD healing
Army

‘Those treatments saved my life’: The veterans who turn to psychedelic treatments for PTSD healing

By Ethan E. Rocke

Posted on Aug 18, 2022

The Air Force published an entire photo album of mustachioed troops and it’s glorious
Air Force

The Air Force published an entire photo album of mustachioed troops and it’s glorious

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

Army families describe finding mold, roach infestations, and dead rodents in on-post homes
Army

Army families describe finding mold, roach infestations, and dead rodents in on-post homes

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

Here’s how the US military can win a war against China
Air Force

Here’s how the US military can win a war against China

By David Geaney

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

veterans and extremist groups
United States

Are extremism and violent crime rising among veterans, or are we just seeing more of it?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

Here’s all the US military equipment that ended up in Taliban hands during the fall of Kabul
Afghanistan

Here’s all the US military equipment that ended up in Taliban hands during the fall of Kabul

By Jared Keller

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

This Marine wasn’t about to let his Afghan interpreter get captured by the Taliban
Marine Corps

This Marine wasn’t about to let his Afghan interpreter get captured by the Taliban

By Kacy Tellessen

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

An Air Force captain with top secret security clearance vanished. He resurfaced 35 years later
Air Force

An Air Force captain with top secret security clearance vanished. He resurfaced 35 years later

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 16, 2022

National Guardsmen called up in West Virginia to staff jails
National Guard

National Guardsmen called up in West Virginia to staff jails

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 16, 2022

Millions of troops cry out in horror as Dodge announces end of the Charger and Challenger
Air Force

Millions of troops cry out in horror as Dodge announces end of the Charger and Challenger

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 16, 2022

Florida’s plan to recruit uncertified vets to become teachers is a stupid idea
United States

Florida’s plan to recruit uncertified vets to become teachers is a stupid idea

By Carl Forsling

Posted on Aug 16, 2022

Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet
Marine Corps

Charges reinstated against Navy Corpsman in case of Green Beret contractor killed in Iraq

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 15, 2022

This robot dog with a rocket launcher on its back is the stuff of nightmares [Updated]
News

This robot dog with a rocket launcher on its back is the stuff of nightmares [Updated]

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 15, 2022

Air Force rescuers just flew hundreds of miles over the Pacific to save a patient on an oil tanker
Air Force

Air Force rescuers just flew hundreds of miles over the Pacific to save a patient on an oil tanker

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 15, 2022

The Army wants you to skip ‘entry-level’ civilian jobs and be an officer instead
Army

The Army wants you to skip ‘entry-level’ civilian jobs and be an officer instead

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 15, 2022

Fall of Kabul
Air Force

From Saigon to Kabul: Vietnam vets tell Afghanistan vets how to cope with anniversary of the Taliban’s victory

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 15, 2022

The war in Ukraine is risking a potential nuclear disaster
Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is risking a potential nuclear disaster

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 14, 2022

The Navy is spending $15 million on conservation in Hawaii after contaminating water
Navy

The Navy is spending $15 million on conservation in Hawaii after contaminating water

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 14, 2022

Why hundreds of Americans are parachuting over Indonesia this month
News

Why hundreds of Americans are parachuting over Indonesia this month

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 13, 2022

FBI attacker was a Navy, National Guard veteran
News

FBI attacker was a Navy, National Guard veteran

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 13, 2022

Army jumpmaster breaks down viral video of paratrooper landing on balcony
Army

Army jumpmaster breaks down viral video of paratrooper landing on balcony

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 12, 2022

f-16
Air Force

The Air Force is shuttering a pair of critical programs that trained foreign air forces in Afghanistan and beyond

By Ethan Brown

Posted on Aug 12, 2022

Air Force Secretary says branch is finally starting to fix its decrepit computers
Air Force

Air Force Secretary says branch is finally starting to fix its decrepit computers

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 12, 2022

This airman helped gather 1,500 pounds of food and supplies to help Ukraine
Air Force

This airman helped gather 1,500 pounds of food and supplies to help Ukraine

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 11, 2022

netflix purple hearts
Analysis

‘Purple Hearts’ romanticizes a sham military marriage. Here’s what they look like in real life

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Aug 11, 2022

This 4th-generation pilot may soon fly 5th-generation Air Force fighters
Air Force

This 4th-generation pilot may soon fly 5th-generation Air Force fighters

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 11, 2022

This Marine made a gourmet surf-and-turf meal in his barracks
Marine Corps

This Marine made a gourmet surf-and-turf meal in his barracks

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 10, 2022

reaper
Air Force

This Air Force drone just proved it can be a ‘Grunt Angel’ in a war with China

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 10, 2022

MiG-29
Air Force

How the MiG-29 went from the ‘bad guy’ plane to the underdog against Russia

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 10, 2022

US special operators surprised the hell out of another American city with a training exercise
Army

US special operators surprised the hell out of another American city with a training exercise

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Aug 9, 2022

An F-18 fished from the ocean, 10 helicopters damaged by a storm — The Navy is getting its butt kicked by bad weather
Navy

An F-18 fished from the ocean, 10 helicopters damaged by a storm — The Navy is getting its butt kicked by bad weather

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 9, 2022