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Russia invasion Ukraine
Warfare

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is underway. Here’s the situation now [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol, Paul Szoldra

Updated on Feb 24, 2022

Ukrainian soldiers nirvana
Warfare

‘Here we are now, entertain us!’ — Ukrainian soldiers troll Russia with Nirvana rendition

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Feb 23, 2022

baldwin top shot
Warfare

The true story behind one of the Vietnam War’s most famous photographs

By Daniel Johnson

Posted on Feb 23, 2022

Apache helicopter
Warfare

Attack helicopters, F-35s, hundreds of US troops repositioned in Europe as Russia moves into Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 22, 2022

The situation in Ukraine is as clear as mud while Russian troops roll in [Updated]
Warfare

The situation in Ukraine is as clear as mud while Russian troops roll in [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 22, 2022

Moscow orders Russian troops into Ukraine
Warfare

Moscow orders Russian troops into Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol, Paul Szoldra

Posted on Feb 21, 2022

marine corps female engagement team
Training

Politics and pressure are sabotaging women in special operations

By Meg Tucker

Posted on Feb 15, 2022

How an Air Force spy plane pilot saved a civilian aviator in distress from 70,000 feet
Survival

How an Air Force spy plane pilot saved a civilian aviator in distress from 70,000 feet

By David Roza

Posted on Feb 14, 2022

air force special tactics
Training

Air Force commando course to be overseen by someone who hasn’t gone through it

By David Roza

Posted on Feb 10, 2022

Navy SEAL hell week
Training

Navy identifies SEAL trainee who died hours after completing ‘Hell Week’

By James Clark

Posted on Feb 7, 2022

336th fighter squadron
Warfare

Why these Air Force fighter pilots wear bright yellow helmets

By David Roza

Posted on Feb 7, 2022

ivas army heads up display
Tactics

We finally have photos showing what the Army’s high-tech goggles can do

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Feb 3, 2022

ISIS raid
Tactics

ISIS leader killed during US special operations raid in Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 3, 2022

‘Situational awareness…is your best defense’ — Benghazi contractor Kris Paronto explains his everyday carry
Training

‘Situational awareness…is your best defense’ — Benghazi contractor Kris Paronto explains his everyday carry

By Daniel Terrill

Posted on Feb 2, 2022

Army fleece jacket regulations
Survival

The bitter debate over the Army’s fleece jacket is finally settled

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Feb 1, 2022

The Army is finally getting its futuristic heads-up display into more soldiers’ hands this year
Warfare

The Army is finally getting its futuristic heads-up display into more soldiers’ hands this year

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 28, 2022

infantry squad vehicle Army
Warfare

The Army’s new infantry assault buggy is a useless garbage pile

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 27, 2022

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III visits soldiers for the holiday
Warfare

We finally know the backstory of how Defense Secretary Austin got the Silver Star

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 27, 2022

82nd airborne rapid response force
Tactics

‘We’re always ready’ — Meet the soldiers of America’s go-to rapid response force

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jan 27, 2022

Enhanced Night Vision in Eyeglass Form
Tactics

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 14, 2022

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

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

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 11, 2022

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

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

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)
Rescue

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

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

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

Google Earth captures photo of Air Force’s $2 billion stealth bomber in flight
Stealth

Google Earth captures photo of Air Force’s $2 billion stealth bomber in flight

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 22, 2021

An amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) assigned to Combat Assault Battalion AAV Company, splashes into the water from the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during an amphibious assault as part of Blue Chromite. Blue Chromite (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay)
Amphibious Operations

Marines ban amphibious assault vehicles from deployments, waterborne training following 2020 tragedy

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 15, 2021

Air Force pilot awarded for saving Green Berets surrounded by Taliban fighters in 2018
Rescue

Air Force pilot awarded for saving Green Berets surrounded by Taliban fighters in 2018

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 10, 2021

Navy SEAL who died following training incident was commander of SEAL Team 8
Training

Navy SEAL who died following training incident was commander of SEAL Team 8

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 8, 2021

Navy SEAL dies following training accident in Virginia Beach
Training

Navy SEAL dies following training accident in Virginia Beach

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 7, 2021

Video captures ‘oh sh-t’ moment of Army paratrooper’s reserve parachute opening at last possible second
Training

Video captures ‘oh sh-t’ moment of Army paratrooper’s reserve parachute opening at last possible second

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 7, 2021

delta force hostage rescue
Rescue

This is how to rescue a hostage from terrorists in under a minute

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Dec 6, 2021

The Air Force is testing a new device that will make peeing less dangerous for fighter pilots
Tactics

The Air Force is testing a new device that will make peeing less dangerous for fighter pilots

By David Roza

Updated on Dec 6, 2021

This might replace the hot, uncomfortable helmet Air Force pilots have worn since the 1980s
Tactics

This might replace the hot, uncomfortable helmet Air Force pilots have worn since the 1980s

By David Roza

Updated on Dec 3, 2021

You can actually buy MRE toilet paper, but why the hell would you?
Tactics

You can actually buy MRE toilet paper, but why the hell would you?

By James Clark

Updated on Nov 29, 2021

USS Essex operations sailor navigation
Tactics

The Navy is testing a GPS-like device that doesn’t require satellites

By David Roza

Updated on Nov 24, 2021

marine corps boot camp drill instructor
Training

Marine Corps plan calls for some future Marines to skip boot camp

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Nov 23, 2021

Score an iconic Ka-Bar Marine Corps fighting knife for an early Black Friday discount
Tactics

Score an iconic Ka-Bar Marine Corps fighting knife for an early Black Friday discount

By Jared Keller

Updated on Nov 23, 2021

A Texas man conned the Air Force into buying body armor from China that failed ballistic tests
Tactics

A Texas man conned the Air Force into buying body armor from China that failed ballistic tests

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Nov 19, 2021

How one airman fixed the Air Force’s night vision problem with a 4-cent chunk of plastic
Tactics

How one airman fixed the Air Force’s night vision problem with a 4-cent chunk of plastic

By David Roza

Updated on Nov 17, 2021

No ‘surrender’ — What really happened between US and British Marines at a training exercise
Training

No ‘surrender’ — What really happened between US and British Marines at a training exercise

By Andrew Milburn

Updated on Nov 16, 2021

This could be the Army’s next-generation bomb suit for EOD techs
Tactics

This could be the Army’s next-generation bomb suit for EOD techs

By David Roza

Updated on Nov 11, 2021

‘Space weather’ is a thing, and the Air Force has a school teaching airmen to forecast it
Training

‘Space weather’ is a thing, and the Air Force has a school teaching airmen to forecast it

By David Roza

Updated on Nov 9, 2021

A woman just graduated the US Army’s sniper school for the first time ever
Training

A woman just graduated the US Army’s sniper school for the first time ever

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Nov 8, 2021

Marine Corps calls BS on reports they surrendered to British troops during a training exercise
Training

Marine Corps calls BS on reports they surrendered to British troops during a training exercise

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Nov 4, 2021

What it’s like to jump out of a plane strapped to an Army paratrooper who’s done it 6,000 times
Training

What it’s like to jump out of a plane strapped to an Army paratrooper who’s done it 6,000 times

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Oct 28, 2021

Air Force uniform that covered sleeping Afghan child in evacuation photo headed to a museum
Tactics

Air Force uniform that covered sleeping Afghan child in evacuation photo headed to a museum

By David Roza

Updated on Oct 27, 2021

Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez Jr. keeps a watchful eye out for insurgents or threats to his operational detachment team during one of many patrols he took part in while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (DVIDS / Courtesy photo)
Tactics

Why this Air Force commando who fought with a shot lung doesn’t count deployments

By David Roza

Updated on Oct 22, 2021

Kill the CAC? Why some people really want the military’s ID cards to go away
Tactics

Kill the CAC? Why some people really want the military’s ID cards to go away

By David Roza

Updated on Oct 21, 2021

U.S. Forces Conduct Operations In Northern Syria
Warfare

Attack on US troops in Syria underscores that America is still very much at war

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 21, 2021

Soldier who traded dip for a Toyota gun truck at Kabul airport gets promoted
Warfare

Soldier who traded dip for a Toyota gun truck at Kabul airport gets promoted

By James Clark

Updated on Oct 21, 2021

The Sgt. Maj. of the Army wants leaders to stop scheduling training just for the sake of it
Training

The Sgt. Maj. of the Army wants leaders to stop scheduling training just for the sake of it

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Oct 18, 2021

The best hacks to make military life in the field suck less
Training

The best hacks to make military life in the field suck less

By Kyle Gunn

Updated on Oct 16, 2021

The Army’s Black Hawk fleet has a serious mishap problem
Tactics

The Army’s Black Hawk fleet has a serious mishap problem

By Jared Keller

Updated on Oct 15, 2021

Soldiers have to wait another year to get their hands on the Army’s futuristic new goggles
Tactics

Soldiers have to wait another year to get their hands on the Army’s futuristic new goggles

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Oct 14, 2021

‘I want to kill the CAC’ — Pentagon official says it’s time to ditch the military’s longtime ID card
Tactics

‘I want to kill the CAC’ — Pentagon official says it’s time to ditch the military’s longtime ID card

By David Roza

Updated on Oct 14, 2021

Train like you fight: Watch a North Korean soldier smash concrete with his head
Training

Train like you fight: Watch a North Korean soldier smash concrete with his head

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 13, 2021

‘Many died on the operating table’ — What Air Force search and rescue witnessed during the Kabul airport attack
Rescue

‘Many died on the operating table’ — What Air Force search and rescue witnessed during the Kabul airport attack

By David Roza

Updated on Oct 13, 2021

An FBI sting and Top Secret info tucked into a sandwich: How a Navy veteran allegedly stole classified submarine docs
Intelligence

An FBI sting and Top Secret info tucked into a sandwich: How a Navy veteran allegedly stole classified submarine docs

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 12, 2021

Marines are testing a new scope that ‘locks on’ target
Tactics

Marines are testing a new scope that ‘locks on’ target

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 6, 2021

The Space Force knows their pants look terrible: ‘We are still working to get the fit right’
Tactics

The Space Force knows their pants look terrible: ‘We are still working to get the fit right’

By David Roza

Updated on Oct 5, 2021

spaceforcerank-topshot
Tactics

The Space Force enlisted rank insignia are here, and they look a lot like ‘Star Trek’

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Sep 24, 2021

Their car became stuck in flood waters. Then the Marines showed up.
Rescue

Their car became stuck in flood waters. Then the Marines showed up.

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Sep 23, 2021

The Space Force leans into ‘Galactic Empire’ chic with new dress uniform design
Tactics

The Space Force leans into ‘Galactic Empire’ chic with new dress uniform design

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Sep 21, 2021

Here’s a rare look at an Air Force F-117 stealth jet flying over California
Stealth

Here’s a rare look at an Air Force F-117 stealth jet flying over California

By David Roza

Updated on Sep 21, 2021