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Posted on Jan 21, 2022

Air Force

‘Sidewalk,’ ‘Terminally Stupid,’ and ‘Meatloaf’ — How military pilots get their call signs

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 21, 2022

Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is officially flying its ‘most powerful’ helicopter ever

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 20, 2022

Army

A soldier was beheaded at Fort Bragg. Over a year later, the Army still doesn’t know why

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 20, 2022

Navy

The legendary pistol that fought on both sides of WWII is back from the dead — and looking better than ever

By Matt Sampson

Posted on Jan 20, 2022

Air Force

Air Force maintainers are getting new ‘janitor grey’ coveralls

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 20, 2022

Marine Corps

2 Marines killed, 17 injured in vehicle rollover near Camp Lejeune

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 19, 2022

Air Force

Abandoned Air Force base with underground tunnels posted for sale on Facebook

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 19, 2022

Marine Corps

Marine Corps says goodbye to its ‘Island Warrior’ infantry battalion after 80 years

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 19, 2022

Marine Corps

The wild story of Marine legend Smedley Butler that you won’t hear at boot camp

By Joe Plenzler

Posted on Jan 19, 2022

Air Force

Air Force awards Bronze Star to captain who managed airfield during chaotic Kabul evacuation

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 19, 2022

Marine Corps

A Marine was asked ‘how many people have you killed?’ His response was perfect

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 18, 2022

Army

Fox News’ Laura Ingraham appears delighted that Gen. Mark Milley has COVID-19

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 18, 2022

United States

Three dozen military veterans in Congress voted against expanding GI Bill benefits

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 18, 2022

Air Force

‘I’m going to hang your ass’ — Army vet allegedly threatens Air Force agent investigating him

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 18, 2022

United States

The Pentagon wants next-generation night vision that can be worn like sunglasses

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 14, 2022

Navy

The Navy’s still looking for the best use of its ‘little crappy ships’

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 14, 2022

Air Force

Air Force’s botched integration of women in special ops ignites firestorm of controversy

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 14, 2022

Army

The Army has punished 3,000 soldiers for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 14, 2022

Marine Corps

Marine Corps grants US military’s first ever religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 13, 2022

United States

The military is not a substitute for prison time

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 13, 2022

Army

Army offers new recruits big $50,000 bonus to blow on irresponsible sh-t

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 13, 2022

Army

Green Beret allowed to retire after sexually assaulting woman in Thailand

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 13, 2022

Army

Army spouse uses $30 device to track down shady moving truck driver

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 13, 2022

United States

Judge orders man convicted of sexual assault to join the military or go to jail

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 12, 2022

Russia

Russian troops are battle-hardened but Ukraine would be their biggest test in decades

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 12, 2022

Navy

Navy’s toxic water crisis in Hawaii may be related to a fuel leak from 8 months ago

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 11, 2022

defense secretary lloyd austin and general mark milley

United States

How do extremists get in the military? The Pentagon wants to find out

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 11, 2022

Europe

Norway is making troops turn in their used underwear to give to new recruits

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 11, 2022

Air Force

‘Y’all know an undertaker?’ — How the Air Force foiled a half-baked murder plot in Louisiana

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 11, 2022

Army

These soldiers cleared a path through 145 unexploded artillery rounds so senior officials could visit a building

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 10, 2022

Iraq

A shadowy drone force keeps attacking US troops

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 10, 2022

Army

An Army captain fought his chain of command for a year over his free speech rights and won

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 10, 2022

Army

Soldier exonerated of misconduct charges stemming from mysterious Syria gunfight

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 8, 2022

Marine Corps

A Marine’s brush with death and baptism by fire in the Vietnam War

By Ronald Winter

Posted on Jan 8, 2022

Air Force

Air Force general calls B.S. on social media claims that female special ops trainee got ‘preferential treatment’

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 7, 2022

Navy

Navy fires 5 officers in less than a month

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 7, 2022

United States

Military base says retirement ceremonies aren’t ‘social events’ to avoid Covid-19 protocols

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 7, 2022

Screenshots from a video showing Jean-Carlo Gachet as he hands out food to another stranded driver on Interstate 95.

Marine Corps

Marine who fed stranded drivers on I-95 given year’s supply of Jimmy Dean meals

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 6, 2022

The Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) undergoes an underwater explosion shock test at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., by the Aberdeen Test Center and Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock. The shock trials are key for testing the survivability of UISS, a component of the Navy’s suite of mine countermeasure technologies, and its ability to execute its mission in hazardous environments. (U.S. Navy)

Navy

The Navy’s next-gen unmanned minesweeper passed a critical test: It didn’t blow up

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 6, 2022

Navy

The Navy told this military family they were safe from toxic water. Then both their children ended up in the ER

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 6, 2022

Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley court martial

Air Force

An Air Force general is about to be court-martialed for the first time in history [Updated]

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 6, 2022

Army

Army hospital’s Facebook page hijacked by angry person demanding money

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 5, 2022

Marine Corps

We salute the Marine who brought hot breakfast to stranded drivers on I-95

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 5, 2022

Army

Marine under investigation after 2-star Army general calls attention to sexual harassment allegations

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 5, 2022

Navy

Dozens of Navy SEALs may be the only sailors to get a religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine

By Jeff Schogol, Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 4, 2022

Army

Soldiers kept watch through a rare blizzard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 4, 2022

United States

Top military housing executives responsible for massive fraud scheme walk away unscathed

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 4, 2022

Iran

US shoots down ‘Soleimani’s revenge’ drones on anniversary of Iranian general’s death

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 3, 2022

United States

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tests positive for COVID-19

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 3, 2022

Task & Purpose photo composite showing the Pentagon alongside a less than stellar report card for 2021.

United States

The Pentagon’s 2021 report card: Cs, a couple Fs, and an incomplete

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 31, 2021

Army

Army staff sergeant convicted of killing wife with toxin from puffer fish

By Max Hauptman

Updated on Dec 30, 2021

Army

The Army showed the Navy how not to mismanage the contaminated water crisis in Hawaii

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 30, 2021

National Guard

The ruling in Oklahoma’s COVID vaccine lawsuit has deep implications for the National Guard

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 30, 2021

Army

The legend of ‘wall-to-wall counseling,’ the infamous military regulation that never existed

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 29, 2021

A photo composite showing Staff Sgt. Joseph Maldonado and the scene of the accident where he pulled a man from a vehicle on Dec. 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Joseph Maldonado/U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Marine Corps

We salute the Marine who kicked in a windshield barefoot to save a man after a car crash

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 29, 2021

United States

A memorial dedicated to Americans lost in the Global War on Terror is one step closer to reality

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 28, 2021

Navy

How SEAL Team 6 founder Richard Marcinko shaped America’s modern-day special operations forces

By Max Hauptman

Updated on Dec 28, 2021

Analysis

Why a company guilty of ‘pervasive fraud’ remains one of the Pentagon’s biggest landlords

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 28, 2021

United States

Military housing company to pay $65 million fine after years of ‘pervasive fraud’

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 23, 2021

United States

Florida state Senator wants to bring back ‘join the military or go to jail’ for criminals

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 23, 2021

Air Force

Forget Santa, this enlisted airman just gifted 1,300 pairs of shoes to Honduran kids in need

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 22, 2021

Army

Army scientists are developing a COVID vaccine they hope will treat all variants

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 22, 2021

Russia

The next Russian invasion of Ukraine will be too big to hide, and Russia doesn’t care

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 22, 2021

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The legendary pistol that fought on both sides of WWII is back from the dead — and looking better than ever

Air Force maintainers are getting new ‘janitor grey’ coveralls

2 Marines killed, 17 injured in vehicle rollover near Camp Lejeune

Abandoned Air Force base with underground tunnels posted for sale on Facebook

Marine Corps says goodbye to its ‘Island Warrior’ infantry battalion after 80 years

The wild story of Marine legend Smedley Butler that you won’t hear at boot camp

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A Marine was asked ‘how many people have you killed?’ His response was perfect

Fox News’ Laura Ingraham appears delighted that Gen. Mark Milley has COVID-19

Three dozen military veterans in Congress voted against expanding GI Bill benefits

‘I’m going to hang your ass’ — Army vet allegedly threatens Air Force agent investigating him

The Pentagon wants next-generation night vision that can be worn like sunglasses

The Navy’s still looking for the best use of its ‘little crappy ships’

Air Force’s botched integration of women in special ops ignites firestorm of controversy

The Army has punished 3,000 soldiers for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

Marine Corps grants US military’s first ever religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine

The military is not a substitute for prison time

Army offers new recruits big $50,000 bonus to blow on irresponsible sh-t

Green Beret allowed to retire after sexually assaulting woman in Thailand

Army spouse uses $30 device to track down shady moving truck driver

Judge orders man convicted of sexual assault to join the military or go to jail

Russian troops are battle-hardened but Ukraine would be their biggest test in decades

Navy’s toxic water crisis in Hawaii may be related to a fuel leak from 8 months ago

How do extremists get in the military? The Pentagon wants to find out

Norway is making troops turn in their used underwear to give to new recruits

‘Y’all know an undertaker?’ — How the Air Force foiled a half-baked murder plot in Louisiana

These soldiers cleared a path through 145 unexploded artillery rounds so senior officials could visit a building

A shadowy drone force keeps attacking US troops

An Army captain fought his chain of command for a year over his free speech rights and won

Soldier exonerated of misconduct charges stemming from mysterious Syria gunfight

A Marine’s brush with death and baptism by fire in the Vietnam War

Air Force general calls B.S. on social media claims that female special ops trainee got ‘preferential treatment’

Navy fires 5 officers in less than a month

Military base says retirement ceremonies aren’t ‘social events’ to avoid Covid-19 protocols

Marine who fed stranded drivers on I-95 given year’s supply of Jimmy Dean meals

The Navy’s next-gen unmanned minesweeper passed a critical test: It didn’t blow up

The Navy told this military family they were safe from toxic water. Then both their children ended up in the ER

An Air Force general is about to be court-martialed for the first time in history [Updated]

Army hospital’s Facebook page hijacked by angry person demanding money

We salute the Marine who brought hot breakfast to stranded drivers on I-95

Marine under investigation after 2-star Army general calls attention to sexual harassment allegations

Dozens of Navy SEALs may be the only sailors to get a religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine

Soldiers kept watch through a rare blizzard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Top military housing executives responsible for massive fraud scheme walk away unscathed

US shoots down ‘Soleimani’s revenge’ drones on anniversary of Iranian general’s death

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tests positive for COVID-19

The Pentagon’s 2021 report card: Cs, a couple Fs, and an incomplete

Army staff sergeant convicted of killing wife with toxin from puffer fish

The Army showed the Navy how not to mismanage the contaminated water crisis in Hawaii

The ruling in Oklahoma’s COVID vaccine lawsuit has deep implications for the National Guard

The legend of ‘wall-to-wall counseling,’ the infamous military regulation that never existed

We salute the Marine who kicked in a windshield barefoot to save a man after a car crash

A memorial dedicated to Americans lost in the Global War on Terror is one step closer to reality

How SEAL Team 6 founder Richard Marcinko shaped America’s modern-day special operations forces

Why a company guilty of ‘pervasive fraud’ remains one of the Pentagon’s biggest landlords

Military housing company to pay $65 million fine after years of ‘pervasive fraud’

Florida state Senator wants to bring back ‘join the military or go to jail’ for criminals

Forget Santa, this enlisted airman just gifted 1,300 pairs of shoes to Honduran kids in need

Army scientists are developing a COVID vaccine they hope will treat all variants

The next Russian invasion of Ukraine will be too big to hide, and Russia doesn’t care

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