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The US took out the head of Al Qaeda’s ‘most lethal branch’ in Yemen
Middle East

The US took out the head of Al Qaeda’s ‘most lethal branch’ in Yemen

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 7, 2020

Judge Jody: Soldier to have court-martial retried after judge had ‘intimate’ relationship with prosecutor’s wife
Army

Judge Jody: Soldier to have court-martial retried after judge had ‘intimate’ relationship with prosecutor’s wife

By James Clark

Posted on Feb 7, 2020

A powerful new Air Force video pays tribute to Brig. Gen. Charles McGee and the Tuskegee Airmen
Air Force

A powerful new Air Force video pays tribute to Brig. Gen. Charles McGee and the Tuskegee Airmen

By David Roza

Posted on Feb 7, 2020

The Army is now letting soldiers choose their assignments, and leaders say it’s going smoothly
Army

The Army is now letting soldiers choose their assignments, and leaders say it’s going smoothly

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Feb 7, 2020

SecDef Esper to troops: Please don’t endorse political campaigns
United States

SecDef Esper to troops: Please don’t endorse political campaigns

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 7, 2020

Here’s proof the Pentagon’s obsession with ‘lethality’ has officially gone too far
United States

Here’s proof the Pentagon’s obsession with ‘lethality’ has officially gone too far

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 6, 2020

SOCOM is eyeing a fleet of light attack aircraft for ‘armed overwatch’
United States

SOCOM is eyeing a fleet of light attack aircraft for ‘armed overwatch’

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 6, 2020

An American citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

An American citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 6, 2020

Top general confirms that, sadly, people serving in the Space Force won’t be called ‘space cadets’
Space Force

Top general confirms that, sadly, people serving in the Space Force won’t be called ‘space cadets’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 6, 2020

President Trump acquitted on both impeachment charges
United States

President Trump acquitted on both impeachment charges

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Feb 6, 2020

6 US military bases designated to house Americans quarantined for the Wuhan coronavirus
United States

6 US military bases designated to house Americans quarantined for the Wuhan coronavirus

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 6, 2020

The Army is offering a $60,000 bonus for warrant officers in the air defense branch
Army

The Army is offering a $60,000 bonus for warrant officers in the air defense branch

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Feb 5, 2020

Woman arrested for asking to speak with ‘Agent Penis’ at CIA HQ arrested again
United States

Woman arrested for asking to speak with ‘Agent Penis’ at CIA HQ arrested again

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 5, 2020

Nominee for top Pentagon job withdraws over op-ed claiming multiculturalism breeds ‘homegrown terrorism’
United States

Nominee for top Pentagon job withdraws over op-ed claiming multiculturalism breeds ‘homegrown terrorism’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 5, 2020

The Navy’s $13 billion supercarrier isn’t ready to defend itself in combat
Navy

The Navy’s $13 billion supercarrier isn’t ready to defend itself in combat

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 5, 2020

Misawa AFB airmen are facing a tighter curfew after a wave of alcohol-related incidents
Air Force

Misawa AFB airmen are facing a tighter curfew after a wave of alcohol-related incidents

By David Roza

Posted on Feb 5, 2020

Trump reiterates that he wants to end the Afghanistan war and ‘bring our troops back home’
Afghanistan

Trump reiterates that he wants to end the Afghanistan war and ‘bring our troops back home’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 5, 2020

Army pilots are getting their first incentive pay raise in almost 20 years
Army

Army pilots are getting their first incentive pay raise in almost 20 years

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Feb 5, 2020

Top Navy SEAL admiral who clashed with president over Gallagher case will reportedly retire early
Navy

Top Navy SEAL admiral who clashed with president over Gallagher case will reportedly retire early

By David Roza

Posted on Feb 5, 2020

Air Force colonel sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty on child porn charges
Air Force

Air Force colonel sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty on child porn charges

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 5, 2020

Three years after a deadly collision, the USS Fitzgerald is heading back out to sea
Navy

Three years after a deadly collision, the USS Fitzgerald is heading back out to sea

By David Roza

Posted on Feb 4, 2020

Afghan security forces averaged one insider attack every 4 days in the closing months of 2019, new data shows
Afghanistan

Afghan security forces averaged one insider attack every 4 days in the closing months of 2019, new data shows

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 4, 2020

The Air Force recorded a 33% increase in suicide deaths last year
Air Force

The Air Force recorded a 33% increase in suicide deaths last year

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 4, 2020

The deputy secretary of the VA was just fired ‘due to a loss of confidence’
United States

The deputy secretary of the VA was just fired ‘due to a loss of confidence’

By James Clark

Posted on Feb 3, 2020

Texas man accused of hanging veteran’s support dog for barking
United States

Texas man accused of hanging veteran’s support dog for barking

By Team T&P

Posted on Feb 3, 2020

No, a US soldier deployed to Lithuania hasn’t come down with the Wuhan coronavirus
Army

No, a US soldier deployed to Lithuania hasn’t come down with the Wuhan coronavirus

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 3, 2020

Taliban attacks in Afghanistan are at their highest level in a decade
Afghanistan

Taliban attacks in Afghanistan are at their highest level in a decade

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 2, 2020

US troops in South Korea are facing quarantine over the Wuhan coronavirus
Air Force

US troops in South Korea are facing quarantine over the Wuhan coronavirus

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 2, 2020

1,000 US citizens to be quarantined at four stateside military bases due to the Wuhan coronavirus
United States

1,000 US citizens to be quarantined at four stateside military bases due to the Wuhan coronavirus

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 2, 2020

Death of 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper at Fort Bragg under investigation
Army

Death of 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper at Fort Bragg under investigation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 1, 2020

The F-35 is an overpriced lemon that doesn’t work
Air Force

The F-35 is an overpriced lemon that doesn’t work

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 1, 2020

The US military can officially sow the Earth with land mines again
United States

The US military can officially sow the Earth with land mines again

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 1, 2020

The 195 Americans who fled coronavirus in China will be quarantined at March ARB for 14 days, CDC says
China

The 195 Americans who fled coronavirus in China will be quarantined at March ARB for 14 days, CDC says

By David Roza

Posted on Feb 1, 2020

64 US troops now being treated for Traumatic Brain Injury as toll of Iranian attack continues to increase
Iran

64 US troops now being treated for Traumatic Brain Injury as toll of Iranian attack continues to increase

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 31, 2020

House passes bills to repeal 2002 AUMF and require Congress approve any war with Iran
Iran

House passes bills to repeal 2002 AUMF and require Congress approve any war with Iran

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 31, 2020

Military service academies see sharp increase in reports of sexual assault
United States

Military service academies see sharp increase in reports of sexual assault

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 31, 2020

A federal grand jury is looking into the suspicious deaths of 11 veterans at a single VA clinic
United States

A federal grand jury is looking into the suspicious deaths of 11 veterans at a single VA clinic

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 30, 2020

DoD expected to loosen restrictions on landmine use in move that totally won’t blow up in anybody’s face
United States

DoD expected to loosen restrictions on landmine use in move that totally won’t blow up in anybody’s face

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 30, 2020

‘Vicious circle of threats’ is the hot new catchphrase the Pentagon plans on overusing this year
United States

‘Vicious circle of threats’ is the hot new catchphrase the Pentagon plans on overusing this year

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 30, 2020

AFRICOM commander reviewing security at all bases following deadly attack in Kenya
Africa

AFRICOM commander reviewing security at all bases following deadly attack in Kenya

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 30, 2020

DoD identifies two airmen killed in Afghanistan plane crash
Air Force

DoD identifies two airmen killed in Afghanistan plane crash

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 30, 2020

US military deaths from aviation mishaps plummeted to a five-year low in 2019
Analysis

US military deaths from aviation mishaps plummeted to a five-year low in 2019

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 30, 2020

A Navy SEAL was promoted to chief petty officer two months after he allegedly killed a Green Beret
Navy

A Navy SEAL was promoted to chief petty officer two months after he allegedly killed a Green Beret

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 29, 2020

California Air Force base to house US citizens evacuated from China due to Wuhan coronavirus
Air Force

California Air Force base to house US citizens evacuated from China due to Wuhan coronavirus

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 29, 2020

Training for the ACFT? There’s now an app for that
Army

Training for the ACFT? There’s now an app for that

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 29, 2020

4 Marines recognized for heroic rescue of mother and 2 daughters caught in a deadly rip current
Marine Corps

4 Marines recognized for heroic rescue of mother and 2 daughters caught in a deadly rip current

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 29, 2020

50 US troops now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury from Iranian missile attack
Iran

50 US troops now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury from Iranian missile attack

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 29, 2020

The Air Force is officially picking up its first new F-15 in nearly 20 years
Air Force

The Air Force is officially picking up its first new F-15 in nearly 20 years

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 29, 2020

While the Army pours resources into Fort Wainwright after suicides, leaders stress one reminder: Look out for your teammates
Army

While the Army pours resources into Fort Wainwright after suicides, leaders stress one reminder: Look out for your teammates

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 29, 2020

Special Operations Command review finds deployment and leadership issues but no ‘systemic ethics problem’
United States

Special Operations Command review finds deployment and leadership issues but no ‘systemic ethics problem’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 29, 2020

An Army veteran shares the career advice that got him from Harvard to Gap Inc
Army

An Army veteran shares the career advice that got him from Harvard to Gap Inc

By Lizann Lightfoot

Posted on Jan 29, 2020

Ex-Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly: ‘I believe’ John Bolton and think he should testify
Marine Corps

Ex-Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly: ‘I believe’ John Bolton and think he should testify

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jan 28, 2020

The Air Force is using Uber-like technology to more efficiently vaporize bad guys
Air Force

The Air Force is using Uber-like technology to more efficiently vaporize bad guys

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 28, 2020

The US government is letting Marine veteran Austin Tice languish in a Syrian prison, according to his mother
Marine Corps

The US government is letting Marine veteran Austin Tice languish in a Syrian prison, according to his mother

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 28, 2020

An F-15 is rocking a WWII paint job to honor a B-17 pilot who gave his life to save a wounded crewman
Air Force

An F-15 is rocking a WWII paint job to honor a B-17 pilot who gave his life to save a wounded crewman

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 28, 2020

The US dropped more munitions on Afghanistan last year than any other time in the last decade
Afghanistan

The US dropped more munitions on Afghanistan last year than any other time in the last decade

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 27, 2020

Air Force E-11A communications aircraft crashes in Afghanistan
Air Force

Air Force E-11A communications aircraft crashes in Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 27, 2020

One injury confirmed after rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad
Iraq

One injury confirmed after rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 27, 2020

An Afghanistan peace deal is shimmering above the horizon — just like a desert mirage
Afghanistan

An Afghanistan peace deal is shimmering above the horizon — just like a desert mirage

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 26, 2020

The Army thought it lost a Vietnam-era helicopter. It was never actually lost
Army

The Army thought it lost a Vietnam-era helicopter. It was never actually lost

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 26, 2020

Florida senators are pushing for Purple Hearts for service members wounded in the NAS Pensacola shooting
Navy

Florida senators are pushing for Purple Hearts for service members wounded in the NAS Pensacola shooting

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 26, 2020

US soldier killed in Syria during vehicle rollover
Army

US soldier killed in Syria during vehicle rollover

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 26, 2020

Aircrew in stable condition after US Navy helicopter goes down in Philippine Sea
Navy

Aircrew in stable condition after US Navy helicopter goes down in Philippine Sea

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 25, 2020

‘He was our brother’ — Soldiers honor Army PFC who died during basic training
Army

‘He was our brother’ — Soldiers honor Army PFC who died during basic training

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 25, 2020