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

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
Aircraft

‘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

Withdrawal From Bagram Air Base Afghanistan
Rescue

‘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

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Tactics

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

By Jared Keller

Updated on Aug 18, 2021

afghan man
Aircraft

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

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Aug 18, 2021

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Aircraft

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

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Rescue

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
Tactics

The Air Force ditched its pantyhose requirement and women are celebrating

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

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

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

By Jared Keller

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

Don’t be a target: Top tips to protect your activity online
Intelligence

Don’t be a target: Top tips to protect your activity online

By Justin Burgess

Updated on Aug 11, 2021

Spartan Armor Achilles: A better kind of plate carrier
Tactics

Spartan Armor Achilles: A better kind of plate carrier

By Justin Burgess

Updated on Aug 11, 2021

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

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
Tactics

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
Aircraft

Air Force captain honored for cleaning aircraft toilet

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 10, 2021

ac-130 spectre gunship
Bombers

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

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

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
Training

‘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

German Panther tank
Tanks

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
Destroyers

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
Training

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

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 7, 2021

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Warfare

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’
Aircraft

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
Drones

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

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

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

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Aug 5, 2021

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Training

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
Drone Swarms

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

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 5, 2021

ryan sawyer mays
Ships

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

The Navy wants to weaponize your own voice against you
Weapons

The Navy wants to weaponize your own voice against you

By Jared Keller

Updated on Aug 2, 2021

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

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

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jul 30, 2021

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Ships

Remembering the USS Iowa explosion and aftermath

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

Senate to Air Force: You’re gonna keep your A-10 Warthogs and you’re gonna like it
Fighter Aircraft

Senate to Air Force: You’re gonna keep your A-10 Warthogs and you’re gonna like it

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

The Army is testing a robot mini-tank straight out of ‘Fast and the Furious’
Tanks

The Army is testing a robot mini-tank straight out of ‘Fast and the Furious’

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

COVID Vaccinations
Tactics

Pentagon to troops: You gotta wear masks again

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

Why the Best Ranger Competition is one of the hardest races in the US military
Training

Why the Best Ranger Competition is one of the hardest races in the US military

By Justin Burgess

Updated on Jul 28, 2021

This US soldier just set a new shooting record at the Olympics
Guns

This US soldier just set a new shooting record at the Olympics

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 26, 2021

Watch US troops launch a volley of rockets in super slow motion set to Tchaikovsky’s ‘1812 Overture’
Artillery

Watch US troops launch a volley of rockets in super slow motion set to Tchaikovsky’s ‘1812 Overture’

By James Clark

Updated on Jul 23, 2021

We salute the aircrew that rescued a man from a bear attack in a real-life version of ‘The Revenant’
Rescue

We salute the aircrew that rescued a man from a bear attack in a real-life version of ‘The Revenant’

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jul 23, 2021

Self-proclaimed ‘incel’ allegedly joined Army to train for mass shooting of women but washed out after 4 months
Training

Self-proclaimed ‘incel’ allegedly joined Army to train for mass shooting of women but washed out after 4 months

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 23, 2021

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Training

These Marines were the first to try a new infantry training range in SoCal with a million-dollar view

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jul 22, 2021

airforce topshot
Training

Air Force colonel tells crew they failed America because they nixed an unsafe training mission

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 21, 2021

No, Russia’s new fighter jet can’t fly at twice the speed of light
Fighter Aircraft

No, Russia’s new fighter jet can’t fly at twice the speed of light

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 21, 2021

A gamer leaked classified tank specs online to win an argument over a military video game
Tanks

A gamer leaked classified tank specs online to win an argument over a military video game

By James Clark

Updated on Jul 20, 2021

What’s really inside the gold ball on top of military flagpoles?
Tactics

What’s really inside the gold ball on top of military flagpoles?

By Sarah Sicard

Updated on Jul 20, 2021

The US proxy war with Iran grows murkier after the military denies a recent drone strike in Syria
Drones

The US proxy war with Iran grows murkier after the military denies a recent drone strike in Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 19, 2021

A woman has qualified as the Navy’s first female special operator
Training

A woman has qualified as the Navy’s first female special operator

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 15, 2021

This is what it looks like when a paratrooper crashes through your roof
Training

This is what it looks like when a paratrooper crashes through your roof

By James Clark

Updated on Jul 15, 2021

The Navy’s electromagnetic railgun is officially dead
Weapons

The Navy’s electromagnetic railgun is officially dead

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jul 14, 2021

U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron M. Henson, a combat correspondent with the Public Affairs Office, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, conducts a functions check on his M50 field protective mask during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense training before entering the gas chamber at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 23, 2017. The training ensures every Marine understands the risks associated with a toxic environment and familiarizes them with the M50 field protective mask. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Farbo)
Training

The Army is training the first batch of Space Marines

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jul 13, 2021

Meet the ‘Mad’ Revolutionary War general who inspired this badass A-10 paint job
Fighter Aircraft

Meet the ‘Mad’ Revolutionary War general who inspired this badass A-10 paint job

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 12, 2021

The inside story behind the Pentagon’s ill-fated quest for a real-life ‘Iron Man’ suit
Tactics

The inside story behind the Pentagon’s ill-fated quest for a real-life ‘Iron Man’ suit

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jul 11, 2021

The Navy has a 650-round ammo backpack that looks like it’s straight out of ‘Predator’
Guns

The Navy has a 650-round ammo backpack that looks like it’s straight out of ‘Predator’

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jul 10, 2021

The Marines are getting their first new(ish) recoilless rifle in more than 3 decades
Guns

The Marines are getting their first new(ish) recoilless rifle in more than 3 decades

By James Clark

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

Air Force officer invents low-tech body armor cooling system to help you chill out
Tactics

Air Force officer invents low-tech body armor cooling system to help you chill out

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 8, 2021

Here’s why Army helicopters have Native American names
Helicopters

Here’s why Army helicopters have Native American names

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 5, 2021

The Air Force wants to make its first new pistol in 35 years even smaller than it already is
Guns

The Air Force wants to make its first new pistol in 35 years even smaller than it already is

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 5, 2021

How would the US military really fare against the aliens of ‘Independence Day’?
Warfare

How would the US military really fare against the aliens of ‘Independence Day’?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 3, 2021

Watch these guys set off a massive firework in their garage
Munitions

Watch these guys set off a massive firework in their garage

By James Clark

Updated on Jul 2, 2021

Everyone is wrong about the Space Force Ka-Bar except me
Tactics

Everyone is wrong about the Space Force Ka-Bar except me

By Scott Murdock

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

US troops return artillery fire after base in Syria hit by ‘multiple rockets’
Artillery

US troops return artillery fire after base in Syria hit by ‘multiple rockets’

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 30, 2021

Air Force authorizes baseball caps in uniform
Tactics

Air Force authorizes baseball caps in uniform

By David Roza

Updated on Jun 29, 2021

Why the US Navy wants sailors to read ‘How To Be An Antiracist’
Training

Why the US Navy wants sailors to read ‘How To Be An Antiracist’

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jun 23, 2021

United CEO complains that the US military isn’t training enough pilots for airlines to poach
Training

United CEO complains that the US military isn’t training enough pilots for airlines to poach

By James Clark

Updated on Jun 23, 2021

john mayer
Tactics

‘John Mayer’ was involved in a plot to send thermal scopes and night vision goggles to Russia

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jun 23, 2021

Fired captain of USS Forrest Sherman ‘seemed to just want to break people down,’ investigation finds
Destroyers

Fired captain of USS Forrest Sherman ‘seemed to just want to break people down,’ investigation finds

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 23, 2021