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This Army specialist’s inspiring speech about moving ‘down this bullcrap range’ ranks up there with Eisenhower’s D-Day address

By Haley Britzky

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Marine Corps Inspector General suspended over role in amphibious vehicle disaster that killed 9

By Jeff Schogol

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‘The worst 4 hours of my life’ — Legendary astronaut Michael Collins on what it’s like to have a nicotine fit aboard a B-52 mid-flight

By David Roza

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‘A dereliction of duty’ — Why the amphibious vehicle disaster that killed 9 servicemen was entirely preventable

By Walt Yates

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The Ozzi Gov app by NGA puts threat intelligence right in your pocket

By Justin Burgess

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This Army pilot can teach you how to hover in a helicopter in just 54 seconds

By David Roza

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How to get started on your financial planning while you’re still in the military

By Meredith Mathis

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Why the M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle is totally great

By Chris Capelluto

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The view through the Army’s new night vision goggle looks ripped right out of ‘Halo’

By David Roza

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Special operations unit finally admits its strange tweet did not come from a hacker

By Jeff Schogol

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Dear media: ‘Military-trained marksman’ doesn’t mean what you think it means

By Paul Szoldra

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Cop-turned-sailor-turned-nurse saves 2 people with 2 separate organ donations

By David Roza

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Inside the Army’s new training program for special operations bomb techs

By Geoff Byrne

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‘It’s like our warpaint’— Why some Black Hawk crew chiefs paint their face masks something fierce

By David Roza

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An F-35 pilot reveals why good fighter pilots never skip leg day

By David Roza

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‘It’s only four more laps’ — EOD soldier sets a world record running a mile in a 96-pound bomb suit

By David Roza

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These British soldiers had the coolest training ever (literally)

By David Roza

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Remember the Marine unit that lost two rifles? Their commander and sergeant major just got fired

By Paul Szoldra

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Exclusive: 5 Marines injured by ‘danger close’ mortar impact one week before unit commander and sergeant major fired

By Paul Szoldra

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Tech & Tactics

What is the one piece of EDC gear you absolutely cannot live without?

By Brian Smyth

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COMIC: These A-10 Pilots Heroically Rescued 6 Surrounded Marines

By Task & Purpose

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The Air Force’s troubled KC-46 aircraft has a toilet that leaks shit everywhere

By David Roza

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Marines are testing out new workout gear, and the fate of ‘silkies’ is an open question

By James Clark

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Here’s why Air Force fighter pilots get massage therapists and athletic trainers

By David Roza

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Hey, UFOs that keep buzzing Navy ships: Are you from China?

By Jeff Schogol

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F**k Flowers. Give Your Loved One A Bouquet Of Bullets

By James Clark

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Navy keeps publicly scapegoating former USS Fitzgerald CO for deadly 2017 collision, his attorneys argue

By Jeff Schogol

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At $39,000, this C-130-styled handbag costs half the salary of an actual Air Force pilot

By David Roza

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Tech & Tactics

How to adjust to your new normal during coronavirus

By PCSgrades

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Multiple Army instructors suspended over alleged sexual assault of a trainee at Fort Sill

By Haley Britzky

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Soldiers are one step closer to having a heads up display plucked straight out of science fiction

By Haley Britzky

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Watch Army trainees get smoked by this adorable 5-year-old drill sergeant

By Haley Britzky

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7.62 NATO vs .308 Winchester ammo: What’s the difference?

By Brian Smyth

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‘Wise Guy’ flies again — How the Air Force got a 60-year-old B-52 back up and running

By David Roza

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Air Force robot dogs are here and they appear to be very good boys

By David Roza

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Army Ranger dies during ‘swamp phase’ of Ranger School in Florida

By Paul Szoldra

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Culture

How ‘Live Free or Die Hard’ revealed an actual problem with the F-35

By Jared Keller

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Naval Action Flick ‘Hunter Killer’ Is Pretty Much ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ On A Submarine

By James Clark

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What you should know about how Damascus steel is made

By Brian Smyth

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Same sh*t, different decade: the War on Terror just won’t end for these 2 Army pilots

By David Roza

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A ‘mentally disturbed’ man with a gun allegedly ran a National Guard vaccine convoy off the road in Texas

By Haley Britzky

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Marine colonel fired following investigation into Corps’ deadliest amphibious vehicle accident

By Jeff Schogol

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Marine Corps identifies Marines and sailor presumed dead after amphibious assault vehicle accident

By Haley Britzky

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How to use a map and compass to help you get unlost

By Jonathon Klein

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The soldier who allegedly took an APC joy ride through Virginia is now accused of violating his bond

By Paul Szoldra

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$88 billion and 20 years later, the Afghan security forces are still no match for the Taliban

By Jeff Schogol

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Microdrones, AI, and VR glasses: A sneak peek into the future of war and how we’ll train for it

By August Cole and P.W. Singer

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The Air Force wants to ‘enhance’ and ‘augment’ its ‘draft beer capabilities’

By James Clark

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‘He stood by me through everything’ — We salute the Air Force NCO who brought an airman back from the brink

By David Roza

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‘I reacted on instinct’ — How a Marine rescued a child from drowning in a brutal rip current

By Paul Szoldra

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What it was like for Marines responding to one of the worst nuclear disasters in history

By David Roza

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The FN FAL: A classic rifle gets a massive upgrade

By Chris Capelluto

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The Pentagon finally wants to make jetpack soldiers a reality

By David Roza

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A NASA astronaut’s advice for space travel: Bring a credit card

By Scott Murdock

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Bed bugs have infested an attack submarine. Here’s what the Navy is doing about it

By Jeff Schogol

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These German soldiers and their mules have achieved all my relationship goals

By David Roza

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‘Royal Marines… Beer with lunch’ — These are the foreign militaries that US troops love to train with

By David Roza

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The Space Force is actually asking its Guardians to choose their own rank insignia

By David Roza

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Who are your favorite foreign allies to train with and why?

By David Roza

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History

We salute Maj. Dick Bong, for obvious reasons

By James Clark

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Here’s your first look at the Army’s futuristic new sniper scope in action

By Jared Keller

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Why it took us nearly a year to tell the full story of what happened to Navy Capt. Brett Crozier

By Jeff Schogol

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Culture

The true story behind that one belligerent scene in ‘Black Hawk Down’ every veteran knows

By James Clark

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The Air Force’s workout uniforms don’t look like middle-aged dad gear anymore

By David Roza

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