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A-10 Pilot
Air Force

A-10 pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for dramatic landing with missing canopy and no landing gear

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 8, 2020

‘Vets for Trump’ co-founder arrested in Philadelphia on weapons charges
United States

‘Vets for Trump’ co-founder arrested in Philadelphia on weapons charges

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 7, 2020

The Army is on the hunt for a brand new machine gun to replace the M240
Army

The Army is on the hunt for a brand new machine gun to replace the M240

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 7, 2020

Joe Biden will be your next commander in chief
United States

Joe Biden will be your next commander in chief

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 7, 2020

The US military is eyeing ‘rocket cargo’ to resupply troops anywhere in the world in under an hour
United States

The US military is eyeing ‘rocket cargo’ to resupply troops anywhere in the world in under an hour

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 7, 2020

The Army is considering changing the size of its infantry squads
Army

The Army is considering changing the size of its infantry squads

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 7, 2020

The Army wants its new grenade launcher to succeed where its ‘Punisher’ airburst weapon failed
Army

The Army wants its new grenade launcher to succeed where its ‘Punisher’ airburst weapon failed

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 6, 2020

‘I’m not going to be quiet anymore’ — A senior NCO at Fort Hood is taking brutal allegations of toxic leadership public
Army

‘I’m not going to be quiet anymore’ — A senior NCO at Fort Hood is taking brutal allegations of toxic leadership public

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 6, 2020

This year’s Marine Corps birthday video is a who’s who of service heroes
Marine Corps

This year’s Marine Corps birthday video is a who’s who of service heroes

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 6, 2020

Air Force

Air Force NCO killed in New Mexico car accident

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 6, 2020

US military officials are refusing to answer a basic question about America’s involvement in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

US military officials are refusing to answer a basic question about America’s involvement in Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 6, 2020

Trump actually ‘bombed the shit’ out of ISIS less than you might think
Middle East

Trump actually ‘bombed the shit’ out of ISIS less than you might think

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 5, 2020

Watch the Blue Angels’ legacy F/A-18 Hornets make their final sunset flight after 34 years
Navy

Watch the Blue Angels’ legacy F/A-18 Hornets make their final sunset flight after 34 years

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 5, 2020

Fort Hood soldier arrested for murder after year-long investigation
Army

Fort Hood soldier arrested for murder after year-long investigation

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 5, 2020

Marine lieutenant colonel goes unpunished after stealing hundreds of dollars in merchandise from the PX
Marine Corps

Marine lieutenant colonel goes unpunished after stealing hundreds of dollars in merchandise from the PX

By Paul Szoldra, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 4, 2020

Trump claims victory despite election being too close to call
United States

Trump claims victory despite election being too close to call

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 4, 2020

Soldiers are finally about to receive the Army’s replacement for its Vietnam-era armored personnel carriers
Army

Soldiers are finally about to receive the Army’s replacement for its Vietnam-era armored personnel carriers

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 4, 2020

American veterans are gearing up for election-related protests
United States

American veterans are gearing up for election-related protests

By James Clark

Posted on Nov 4, 2020

The Army’s next-generation headset is almost ready for prime time
Army

The Army’s next-generation headset is almost ready for prime time

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 4, 2020

Air Force pararescueman awarded Silver Star for risking his life to save his teammates during Afghanistan firefight
Air Force

Air Force pararescueman awarded Silver Star for risking his life to save his teammates during Afghanistan firefight

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 3, 2020

The true story of the WWII vets who fought one last battle — in their own hometown — for the right to vote
United States

The true story of the WWII vets who fought one last battle — in their own hometown — for the right to vote

By Chris DeRose

Posted on Nov 3, 2020

3 Marines got drunk in Japan over Halloween weekend and were treated to jail in three separate incidents
Marine Corps

3 Marines got drunk in Japan over Halloween weekend and were treated to jail in three separate incidents

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 3, 2020

Check out all the firepower on the Marine Corps’s first new amphibious battlewagon since Vietnam
Marine Corps

Check out all the firepower on the Marine Corps’s first new amphibious battlewagon since Vietnam

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 2, 2020

The vicious attack on Kabul University shows that Afghanistan is still convulsing with violence
Afghanistan

The vicious attack on Kabul University shows that Afghanistan is still convulsing with violence

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 2, 2020

Search for missing Fort Bliss soldier passes 100 days
Army

Search for missing Fort Bliss soldier passes 100 days

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 2, 2020

China appears to be testing a brand new military exoskeleton
China

China appears to be testing a brand new military exoskeleton

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 2, 2020

Air Force

‘My story is not unique’—Mexican-American airman calls out racism in the military

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 2, 2020

We salute the Army recruiter who saved two people in Alaska this year
Army

We salute the Army recruiter who saved two people in Alaska this year

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 1, 2020

SEAL Team 6 rescues hostage in Nigeria and takes out all but 1 of the captors: ‘They were all dead before they knew what happened’
Navy

SEAL Team 6 rescues hostage in Nigeria and takes out all but 1 of the captors: ‘They were all dead before they knew what happened’

By James Clark

Posted on Oct 31, 2020

A new Pentagon report on sexual assault in the military is a wakeup call to a ‘systemic’ problem
United States

A new Pentagon report on sexual assault in the military is a wakeup call to a ‘systemic’ problem

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 30, 2020

How the fight over mail-in ballots threatens to undermine the votes of American troops
United States

How the fight over mail-in ballots threatens to undermine the votes of American troops

By James Clark

Posted on Oct 30, 2020

The Army is testing its most advanced Bradley Fighting Vehicle yet
Army

The Army is testing its most advanced Bradley Fighting Vehicle yet

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 30, 2020

US special operations forces behind al-Baghdadi raid awarded Presidential Unit Citation
United States

US special operations forces behind al-Baghdadi raid awarded Presidential Unit Citation

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 30, 2020

The Army just released footage of its next-generation squad weapon prototypes in action
Army

The Army just released footage of its next-generation squad weapon prototypes in action

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 30, 2020

Ex-soldier who raped and took nude photos of minor pleads guilty in exploitation case
Army

Ex-soldier who raped and took nude photos of minor pleads guilty in exploitation case

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 29, 2020

Let the good vibes roll: Veterans and Gold Star families can soon visit national parks for free
United States

Let the good vibes roll: Veterans and Gold Star families can soon visit national parks for free

By James Clark

Posted on Oct 29, 2020

This is what’s inside the Air Force’s new F-35 Arctic survival kit
Air Force

This is what’s inside the Air Force’s new F-35 Arctic survival kit

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 29, 2020

Army

The Army repeatedly screwed this combat veteran. Now he’s being kicked out of the service — again

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 29, 2020

The #2 Space Force officer has COVID-19
Space Force

The #2 Space Force officer has COVID-19

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 29, 2020

A Navy veteran exposes the insanely gross food served on warships in a viral Facebook post
Navy

A Navy veteran exposes the insanely gross food served on warships in a viral Facebook post

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 28, 2020

A San Diego man bilked $30 million out of the VA using ‘fake students’ in one of the largest GI Bill fraud cases ever
United States

A San Diego man bilked $30 million out of the VA using ‘fake students’ in one of the largest GI Bill fraud cases ever

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 28, 2020

The Pentagon has engineered a brand new MRE substitute to punish your insides
United States

The Pentagon has engineered a brand new MRE substitute to punish your insides

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 28, 2020

A Fort Campbell soldier came up with an award-winning fix to scheduling training in a ‘Shark Tank’-style competition
Army

A Fort Campbell soldier came up with an award-winning fix to scheduling training in a ‘Shark Tank’-style competition

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 28, 2020

Ex-Marine exposed on neo-Nazi forum charged with allegedly manufacturing illegal guns while still on active duty
Marine Corps

Ex-Marine exposed on neo-Nazi forum charged with allegedly manufacturing illegal guns while still on active duty

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 28, 2020

We salute the Marine who rushed to aid an injured police officer after a motorcycle wreck
Marine Corps

We salute the Marine who rushed to aid an injured police officer after a motorcycle wreck

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 28, 2020

Airman earns Bronze Star for supporting airstrikes in Iraq that killed more than 100 enemy fighters
Air Force

Airman earns Bronze Star for supporting airstrikes in Iraq that killed more than 100 enemy fighters

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 27, 2020

This military graphic on electronic warfare should give everyone nightmares
United States

This military graphic on electronic warfare should give everyone nightmares

By James Clark

Posted on Oct 27, 2020

An A-10 Thunderbolt accidentally lost a munition somewhere in South Korea
Air Force

An A-10 Thunderbolt accidentally lost a munition somewhere in South Korea

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 27, 2020

Soldiers are about to get a brand new infantry assault buggy to play with
Army

Soldiers are about to get a brand new infantry assault buggy to play with

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 27, 2020

Emails reveal how Capt. Crozier’s pleas for help from the Navy fell on deaf ears until his bombshell letter leaked
Navy

Emails reveal how Capt. Crozier’s pleas for help from the Navy fell on deaf ears until his bombshell letter leaked

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 27, 2020

Marine Corps boots infantryman investigated for sharing alleged white supremacist material
Marine Corps

Marine Corps boots infantryman investigated for sharing alleged white supremacist material

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 26, 2020

Army investigating death of soldier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Army

Army investigating death of soldier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 25, 2020

Navy identifies two aviators killed in plane crash
Navy

Navy identifies two aviators killed in plane crash

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 25, 2020

ISIS claims responsibility for bombing school in Afghanistan that killed at least 18
Afghanistan

ISIS claims responsibility for bombing school in Afghanistan that killed at least 18

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 24, 2020

Medal of Honor for heroic soldier Alwyn Cashe delayed amid Supreme Court fight
Army

Medal of Honor for heroic soldier Alwyn Cashe delayed amid Supreme Court fight

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 24, 2020

Two sailors die after Navy plane crashes in Alabama
Navy

Two sailors die after Navy plane crashes in Alabama

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 24, 2020

‘I feared for my life’ — Sexual harassment complaint gets senior Air Force leader’s attention
Air Force

‘I feared for my life’ — Sexual harassment complaint gets senior Air Force leader’s attention

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 24, 2020

Watch new infantry recruits experience the Army’s replacement for drill sergeant ‘shark attacks’
Army

Watch new infantry recruits experience the Army’s replacement for drill sergeant ‘shark attacks’

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 23, 2020

Watch a C-17 pull off a gnarly gear-up landing at Kandahar Air Field
Air Force

Watch a C-17 pull off a gnarly gear-up landing at Kandahar Air Field

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 23, 2020

Marine commandant to leaders: Quit the ‘soft relief’ of fired officers
Marine Corps

Marine commandant to leaders: Quit the ‘soft relief’ of fired officers

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 23, 2020

Meet the refugee who escaped civil war and became an American soldier
Army

Meet the refugee who escaped civil war and became an American soldier

By Esther Bergdahl

Posted on Oct 23, 2020

The US lost $19 billion in Afghanistan to waste, fraud, and abuse over a decade
Afghanistan

The US lost $19 billion in Afghanistan to waste, fraud, and abuse over a decade

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 22, 2020

Lawmakers are mad about the Army’s new fitness test and think the leg tuck is useless
Army

Lawmakers are mad about the Army’s new fitness test and think the leg tuck is useless

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 22, 2020

The Marine Corps is investigating a deployed machine-gunner who seems to be a Nazi fanboy
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is investigating a deployed machine-gunner who seems to be a Nazi fanboy

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 21, 2020