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Firefight erupts at Kabul airport as Taliban push ‘red line’ for foreign evacuations
Afghanistan

Firefight erupts at Kabul airport as Taliban push ‘red line’ for foreign evacuations

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 23, 2021

As a sea of humanity fights to escape the Taliban, an Afghan interpreter and his family make it to safety
Afghanistan

As a sea of humanity fights to escape the Taliban, an Afghan interpreter and his family make it to safety

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 21, 2021

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Marine Corps

Watch a US Marine take an Afghan baby to safety inside the walls of the Kabul airport

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Aug 21, 2021

Air Force issues social media gag to Afghan airlift crews
Air Force

Air Force issues social media gag to Afghan airlift crews

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 20, 2021

No, thousands of ‘unvetted’ Afghans are not coming to the United States
Afghanistan

No, thousands of ‘unvetted’ Afghans are not coming to the United States

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Aug 20, 2021

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Army

The chaos at Kabul’s airport from the point of view of an American soldier

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Aug 20, 2021

Americans and Afghans trying to get to Kabul airport have to get past the Taliban first
Afghanistan

Americans and Afghans trying to get to Kabul airport have to get past the Taliban first

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 20, 2021

Army says multiple reported sexual assaults against Fort Sill trainees didn’t happen
Army

Army says multiple reported sexual assaults against Fort Sill trainees didn’t happen

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Aug 19, 2021

‘This is what we live for’ — Air Force C-17 crews jump at the chance to help others in Afghan airlift
Air Force

‘This is what we live for’ — Air Force C-17 crews jump at the chance to help others in Afghan airlift

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 19, 2021

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Afghanistan

Here’s what you can do to help Afghan interpreters and refugees

By Jeff Schogol, Kyle Gunn

Updated on Aug 19, 2021

Pentagon won’t help Americans and Afghans get past the Taliban ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport
Afghanistan

Pentagon won’t help Americans and Afghans get past the Taliban ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 19, 2021

Withdrawal From Bagram Air Base Afghanistan
Marine Corps

‘Now is the time where you bend the rules’ — Inside a US Marine veteran’s fight to get his Afghan interpreter to safety

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Aug 18, 2021

Taliban fighters have created a ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport making escape nearly impossible
Afghanistan

Taliban fighters have created a ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport making escape nearly impossible

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 18, 2021

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Afghanistan

Crowds, chaos, and Taliban fighters everywhere: What US troops are seeing on the ground in Afghanistan

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Aug 18, 2021

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Afghanistan

Here’s all the US military equipment that likely ended up in Taliban hands

By Jared Keller

Updated on Aug 18, 2021

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Afghanistan

Afghan man filmed himself trying to escape Kabul on side of C-17 during takeoff

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Aug 18, 2021

Biden says ‘buck stops with me’ after blaming Afghan military for country’s downfall
Afghanistan

Biden says ‘buck stops with me’ after blaming Afghan military for country’s downfall

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Aug 17, 2021

‘Answer to Afghan people’ — Afghan journalist who survived the Taliban asks the Pentagon what happens now
Afghanistan

‘Answer to Afghan people’ — Afghan journalist who survived the Taliban asks the Pentagon what happens now

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 17, 2021

‘I struggle to make sense of it all’ — Top Air Force commando echoes how many feel about Afghanistan
Air Force

‘I struggle to make sense of it all’ — Top Air Force commando echoes how many feel about Afghanistan

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 16, 2021

Airmen with shaving waivers will have to shave every week at Moody Air Force Base
Air Force

Airmen with shaving waivers will have to shave every week at Moody Air Force Base

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 16, 2021

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Air Force

Afghans are literally clinging to the sides of US military aircraft to escape the Taliban sweep of Kabul

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 16, 2021

Watch the Secretary of State say Afghanistan can’t fall from ‘Friday to Monday’
Afghanistan

Watch the Secretary of State say Afghanistan can’t fall from ‘Friday to Monday’

By Jared Keller

Updated on Aug 16, 2021

Biden orders another 1,000 soldiers to Kabul as Taliban menace Afghanistan’s capital
Afghanistan

Biden orders another 1,000 soldiers to Kabul as Taliban menace Afghanistan’s capital

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 15, 2021

Videos show desperation at Kabul airport as Afghans and foreigners try to escape the Taliban
Afghanistan

Videos show desperation at Kabul airport as Afghans and foreigners try to escape the Taliban

By Jared Keller

Updated on Aug 15, 2021

Taliban capture Kabul, marking final victory as Afghanistan collapses [Updated]
Afghanistan

Taliban capture Kabul, marking final victory as Afghanistan collapses [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 15, 2021

Senior enlisted Air Force leader pens typo-riddled letter demanding ‘flawless’ paperwork
Air Force

Senior enlisted Air Force leader pens typo-riddled letter demanding ‘flawless’ paperwork

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 14, 2021

More Displaced Afghans Arrive In Kabul As Taliban Gains Ground
Afghanistan

US Embassy in Kabul posted job opening days before preparing for evacuation

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Aug 14, 2021

Airmen are convinced their top general just called out subordinates in a service-wide letter
Air Force

Airmen are convinced their top general just called out subordinates in a service-wide letter

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 13, 2021

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Marine Corps

This hero special ops Marine ran through gunfire to save wounded teammates in Iraq

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Aug 13, 2021

The Air Force ditched its pantyhose requirement and women are celebrating
Air Force

The Air Force ditched its pantyhose requirement and women are celebrating

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

The US is sending 3,000 troops back into Afghanistan as the country falls apart
Afghanistan

The US is sending 3,000 troops back into Afghanistan as the country falls apart

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

The White House is now fighting a Taliban onslaught with sternly-worded statements
Afghanistan

The White House is now fighting a Taliban onslaught with sternly-worded statements

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

strykers lasers Directed Energy Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD)
Army

The Army’s first laser weapon is almost ready for a fight

By Jared Keller

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

Navy SEAL killed in Yemen raid was awarded posthumous Bronze Star for valor
Navy

Navy SEAL killed in Yemen raid was awarded posthumous Bronze Star for valor

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

Here’s what will happen to US troops who refuse mandatory COVID-19 vaccines
United States

Here’s what will happen to US troops who refuse mandatory COVID-19 vaccines

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

An F-35 pilot’s helmet costs more than a Ferrari and takes two days to get fitted
Air Force

An F-35 pilot’s helmet costs more than a Ferrari and takes two days to get fitted

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 11, 2021

It’s official: The Air Force will let airmen put their hands in their pockets while in uniform
Air Force

It’s official: The Air Force will let airmen put their hands in their pockets while in uniform

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 11, 2021

Air Force captain honored for cleaning aircraft toilet
Air Force

Air Force captain honored for cleaning aircraft toilet

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 10, 2021

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Air Force

The US is sending B-52s and AC-130 gunships back in Afghanistan to slow its impending collapse

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 10, 2021

marine corps planks
Marine Corps

Marine Corps to eliminate crunches from its physical fitness test in favor of planks

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Aug 10, 2021

The Coast Guard belatedly celebrated its birthday with a record amount of drugs
Coast Guard

The Coast Guard belatedly celebrated its birthday with a record amount of drugs

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Aug 10, 2021

What a stolen motorcycle reveals about America’s failed strategy in Afghanistan
Analysis

What a stolen motorcycle reveals about America’s failed strategy in Afghanistan

By Spencer Ackerman

Updated on Aug 10, 2021

‘What to remember in a firefight’ according to ‘Hoot’ the legendary Delta Force operator of ‘Black Hawk Down’ fame
Army

‘What to remember in a firefight’ according to ‘Hoot’ the legendary Delta Force operator of ‘Black Hawk Down’ fame

By James Clark

Updated on Aug 9, 2021

The Pentagon is making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for US troops
United States

The Pentagon is making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for US troops

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 9, 2021

German Panther tank
Europe

Safety brief: Don’t hide a WWII-era Panther tank in your basement

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Aug 9, 2021

One of the Navy’s youngest destroyers is rocking a brand new battle flag at sea
Navy

One of the Navy’s youngest destroyers is rocking a brand new battle flag at sea

By Jared Keller

Updated on Aug 9, 2021

Air Force A-10s just made a ‘highway to the danger zone’ in Michigan
Air Force

Air Force A-10s just made a ‘highway to the danger zone’ in Michigan

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 7, 2021

U.S. Marines maintaining security of coalition resources in Iraq
Marine Corps

A Marine’s new book is a ‘deeply lyrical account’ of infantry life in the Post 9/11 age

By Worth Parker

Updated on Aug 7, 2021

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China

Why the next major war is likely to start in Taiwan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 7, 2021

Here’s why the Air Force’s workhorse C-17 is called ‘the Moose’
Air Force

Here’s why the Air Force’s workhorse C-17 is called ‘the Moose’

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 7, 2021

An Air Force drone more costly than an F-35 just fell out of the sky in North Dakota
Air Force

An Air Force drone more costly than an F-35 just fell out of the sky in North Dakota

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 6, 2021

air force officer attacked dc
Air Force

Air Force officer shows courageous restraint by not punching irate attacker on DC street

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Aug 6, 2021

Cyber Fury 21 | Marines with 8th Comm. Bn. participated in Exercise Cyber Fury 21
Marine Corps

Semper WiFi: Marine Corps launches into cyberwar with 4 new jobs for Marines

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Aug 5, 2021

fort leonard wood sharp training
Army

A small tweak to how the Army trains new soldiers is dramatically reducing sexual assault reports

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Aug 5, 2021

A new Air Force weapon will wipe out drone swarms with the push of a button
Air Force

A new Air Force weapon will wipe out drone swarms with the push of a button

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 5, 2021

Pentagon identifies officer killed in attack as ‘gregarious’ Army veteran [Updated]
Army

Pentagon identifies officer killed in attack as ‘gregarious’ Army veteran [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 4, 2021

ryan sawyer mays
Navy

A 20-year-old Navy SEAL dropout is the sailor charged in the USS Bonhomme Richard fire

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 4, 2021

Erik Bartell on finding your tribe
Army

Erik Bartell on finding your tribe

Updated on Aug 4, 2021

SFC Rob Nicoson
Army

Army to court-martial soldier charged over mysterious firefight in Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 4, 2021

minnesota national guard shooting
National Guard

Man who shot at National Guard soldiers during Minnesota protests gets eight years in prison

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Aug 2, 2021

The Navy wants to weaponize your own voice against you
Navy

The Navy wants to weaponize your own voice against you

By Jared Keller

Updated on Aug 2, 2021

MSAU Tactical Training
Marine Corps

This US Marine quick reaction force has deployed twice in the last 30 days to protect American embassies

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jul 31, 2021

Navy charges sailor with starting the fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard [Updated]
Navy

Navy charges sailor with starting the fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard [Updated]

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jul 30, 2021

Army approves Christian soldier’s request to wear long hair for religious reasons
Army

Army approves Christian soldier’s request to wear long hair for religious reasons

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 30, 2021