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Biden says US will stop supporting ‘offensive operations’ in Yemen
Warfare

Biden says US will stop supporting ‘offensive operations’ in Yemen

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Feb 5, 2021

The Army can’t officially say who is an ‘Army Ranger’
Training

The Army can’t officially say who is an ‘Army Ranger’

By James Clark

Updated on Feb 3, 2021

Russia is building a futuristic combat suit it claims can stop .50 caliber bullets
Tactics

Russia is building a futuristic combat suit it claims can stop .50 caliber bullets

By Jared Keller

Updated on Feb 2, 2021

The Army’s new infantry assault buggy is cramped as hell
Tactics

The Army’s new infantry assault buggy is cramped as hell

By Jared Keller

Updated on Feb 1, 2021

The Marine Corps is on the hunt for a next-generation fire-resistant combat utility uniform
Tactics

The Marine Corps is on the hunt for a next-generation fire-resistant combat utility uniform

By Jared Keller

Updated on Feb 1, 2021

The Taliban is obsessed with these white high-top sneakers
Tactics

The Taliban is obsessed with these white high-top sneakers

By Jared Keller

Updated on Feb 1, 2021

11 Fort Bliss soldiers injured during training after possibly drinking antifreeze [Updated]
Training

11 Fort Bliss soldiers injured during training after possibly drinking antifreeze [Updated]

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jan 29, 2021

The Air Force is developing spray-on tech to make you heal like Wolverine
Tactics

The Air Force is developing spray-on tech to make you heal like Wolverine

By David Roza

Updated on Jan 29, 2021

How to use a compass like a master navigator
Survival

How to use a compass like a master navigator

By Scott Murdock

Updated on Jan 28, 2021

A sharp knife sticking up from wood.
Survival

How to properly sharpen a knife without losing a finger

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Jan 27, 2021

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Training

How Kombucha tea inspired a new way for soldiers to defend against chemical attacks

By David Roza

Updated on Jan 27, 2021

‘An over-patterned couch’ — Airmen can’t wait to say goodbye forever to their tiger stripe ABUs
Tactics

‘An over-patterned couch’ — Airmen can’t wait to say goodbye forever to their tiger stripe ABUs

By David Roza

Updated on Jan 26, 2021

The Army’s next-generation body armor plates don’t currently get the job done
Tactics

The Army’s next-generation body armor plates don’t currently get the job done

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jan 25, 2021

The Army is testing a piece of SOCOM’s ‘Iron Man’ suit for its next-generation squad weapon
Tactics

The Army is testing a piece of SOCOM’s ‘Iron Man’ suit for its next-generation squad weapon

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jan 22, 2021

Wendy Smith air traffic control
Rescue

Air traffic controller at Kirtland Air Force base credited with saving lives of Osprey crew

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jan 20, 2021

Conspiracy theorists may pose as National Guard members to disrupt Biden inauguration, FBI warns
Intelligence

Conspiracy theorists may pose as National Guard members to disrupt Biden inauguration, FBI warns

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jan 19, 2021

The Marine Corps’s new amphibious battlewagon is cramped, fails often, and is difficult to escape
Amphibious Operations

The Marine Corps’s new amphibious battlewagon is cramped, fails often, and is difficult to escape

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jan 18, 2021

‘An everyday hero’ — Navy Corpsman saves a man’s life after serious car accident
Rescue

‘An everyday hero’ — Navy Corpsman saves a man’s life after serious car accident

By David Roza

Updated on Jan 13, 2021

‘I always wanted a twin’ — Airman saves stranger’s life through bone marrow donation
Rescue

‘I always wanted a twin’ — Airman saves stranger’s life through bone marrow donation

By David Roza

Updated on Jan 13, 2021

Here’s the fascinating story behind this Army paramedic’s distinct flight mask
Tactics

Here’s the fascinating story behind this Army paramedic’s distinct flight mask

By David Roza

Updated on Jan 8, 2021

What’s the one piece of gear you rely on the most?
Tactics

What’s the one piece of gear you rely on the most?

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jan 6, 2021

Oxcart down: One man’s search for a CIA spyplane that crashed outside Area 51
Intelligence

Oxcart down: One man’s search for a CIA spyplane that crashed outside Area 51

Updated on Jan 6, 2021

Women in the US military may finally get body armor that actually fits
Tactics

Women in the US military may finally get body armor that actually fits

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jan 5, 2021

When a stranger was hit by a car this Army medic ran to his aid and never left his side
Rescue

When a stranger was hit by a car this Army medic ran to his aid and never left his side

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jan 5, 2021

wikileaks julian assange
Intelligence

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange dodges extradition to United States on spying charges

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jan 4, 2021

‘I don’t think I’m special’ says Marine who rescued a baby from a burning car
Rescue

‘I don’t think I’m special’ says Marine who rescued a baby from a burning car

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 30, 2020

‘I knew I needed to do something’ — Airman awarded for braving rocket fire to treat wounded during Camp Taji attack
Rescue

‘I knew I needed to do something’ — Airman awarded for braving rocket fire to treat wounded during Camp Taji attack

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 30, 2020

No, these Space Force uniform concepts aren’t real
Tactics

No, these Space Force uniform concepts aren’t real

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 29, 2020

Marine awarded for saving elderly woman from deadly viper attack
Rescue

Marine awarded for saving elderly woman from deadly viper attack

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 28, 2020

The Marine Corps has started fielding suppressors to infantry squads
Tactics

The Marine Corps has started fielding suppressors to infantry squads

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 23, 2020

We salute the Marine Corps infantryman who rescued an infant from a burning car
Rescue

We salute the Marine Corps infantryman who rescued an infant from a burning car

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 19, 2020

Ranger training battalion commander relieved for making ‘derogatory’ comments about subordinates
Training

Ranger training battalion commander relieved for making ‘derogatory’ comments about subordinates

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 18, 2020

The Army is working on super-nimble swole-bots
Tactics

The Army is working on super-nimble swole-bots

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 17, 2020

US Marine saves elderly woman’s life after she was bitten by a Habu viper
Rescue

US Marine saves elderly woman’s life after she was bitten by a Habu viper

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 17, 2020

On his way to the ball, a Marine used his belt as a tourniquet to save a motorist’s life
Rescue

On his way to the ball, a Marine used his belt as a tourniquet to save a motorist’s life

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 17, 2020

The Army is bragging that it took just under a year to reinvent the cloth facemask
Tactics

The Army is bragging that it took just under a year to reinvent the cloth facemask

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 17, 2020

We salute the airman who just made Air Force PT gear sexy
Tactics

We salute the airman who just made Air Force PT gear sexy

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 15, 2020

Female Marine recruits will train at Recruit Depot San Diego for the first time ever starting next year
Training

Female Marine recruits will train at Recruit Depot San Diego for the first time ever starting next year

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 15, 2020

grunt shooting marine corps
Training

Marines go up against more ‘realistic enemy’ of robots and terrain at new live-fire range

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Dec 14, 2020

Missing sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt declared dead
Rescue

Missing sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt declared dead

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 13, 2020

The Marine Corps is full speed ahead with its first new amphibious vehicle since the Vietnam War
Amphibious Operations

The Marine Corps is full speed ahead with its first new amphibious vehicle since the Vietnam War

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 12, 2020

The new Space Force challenge coins look like tokens you’d spend at Chuck E. Cheese
Tactics

The new Space Force challenge coins look like tokens you’d spend at Chuck E. Cheese

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

Search underway for missing USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor
Rescue

Search underway for missing USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

Someone wore a flight suit on a commercial aircraft and we’re absolutely here for it
Tactics

Someone wore a flight suit on a commercial aircraft and we’re absolutely here for it

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

Weed avenger: Defense contractor strikes back after losing security clearance for marijuana prescription
Intelligence

Weed avenger: Defense contractor strikes back after losing security clearance for marijuana prescription

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 10, 2020

We salute these Army recruiters who dropped everything to respond to a car crash outside their office
Rescue

We salute these Army recruiters who dropped everything to respond to a car crash outside their office

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 10, 2020

Here are all the weapons and gear coming to soldiers and Marines in 2021
Tactics

Here are all the weapons and gear coming to soldiers and Marines in 2021

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 8, 2020

Army sergeant awarded Soldier’s Medal for saving a man from burning vehicle
Rescue

Army sergeant awarded Soldier’s Medal for saving a man from burning vehicle

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 3, 2020

Marines are getting new boots to keep their feet toasty in -20 degree weather
Tactics

Marines are getting new boots to keep their feet toasty in -20 degree weather

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 1, 2020

Ralph Lauren is looking for a few rich idiots to drop nearly $500 on this jacket worth about $20
Tactics

Ralph Lauren is looking for a few rich idiots to drop nearly $500 on this jacket worth about $20

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 1, 2020

We salute the Army medic who performed life-saving CPR on a stranger at Walmart
Rescue

We salute the Army medic who performed life-saving CPR on a stranger at Walmart

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 30, 2020

SB Block10 Launch
Drone Swarms

The Marine Corps is on the hunt for a kamikaze drone swarm to back up grunts on the battlefield

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 29, 2020

Michael Flynn
Intelligence

Trump pardons former national security adviser Michael Flynn

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 26, 2020

We salute these Marines for saving the life of a woman trapped underneath a car
Rescue

We salute these Marines for saving the life of a woman trapped underneath a car

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 25, 2020

Guard Company Marines’ quick thinking and response help save pedestrian’s life
Rescue

Guard Company Marines’ quick thinking and response help save pedestrian’s life

Posted on Nov 25, 2020

Gen. David Berger
Warfare

The Commandant of the Marine Corps is charging into the future, but some aren’t ready for change

By Carl Forsling

Posted on Nov 25, 2020

The Army wants you to test your might in COVID Kombat
Training

The Army wants you to test your might in COVID Kombat

By James Clark

Posted on Nov 20, 2020

Specialist’s winning idea in Army innovation challenge will ‘save time and money’
Tactics

Specialist’s winning idea in Army innovation challenge will ‘save time and money’

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 20, 2020

This airman created an outrageously realistic ‘Iron Man’ suit
Tactics

This airman created an outrageously realistic ‘Iron Man’ suit

By James Clark

Posted on Nov 19, 2020

Former Green Beret pleads guilty in Russian espionage case
Intelligence

Former Green Beret pleads guilty in Russian espionage case

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 17, 2020

These are the first soldiers to graduate from basic training rocking the Army’s new ‘pink and greens’ uniform
Training

These are the first soldiers to graduate from basic training rocking the Army’s new ‘pink and greens’ uniform

By James Clark

Posted on Nov 17, 2020

Senior leader of al Qaeda was killed by Israeli agents at the request of the US, officials say
Intelligence

Senior leader of al Qaeda was killed by Israeli agents at the request of the US, officials say

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 15, 2020

The view through the Army’s new night vision goggles is next f–king level
Tactics

The view through the Army’s new night vision goggles is next f–king level

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 13, 2020

Check out these photos of Russian troops doing some real ninja sh*t
Training

Check out these photos of Russian troops doing some real ninja sh*t

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 13, 2020