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Who gets to call themselves a ‘combat veteran’?

By Jeff Schogol

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More than half of Ukraine’s tank fleet now reportedly consists of captured Russian armor

By Jared Keller

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Companies behind robot dogs asks countries not to arm the robot dogs, please

By Nicholas Slayton

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Here’s your first clear look at the next-generation ‘AbramsX’ main battle tank

By Jared Keller

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What the new “bat drone” means for the Air Force’s autonomous fighter plans

By Nicholas Slayton

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The Army is officially adopting a ‘guaranteed hit’ smart scope

By Jared Keller

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What it might be like for Air Force fighter pilots to command a team of drones in battle

By David Roza

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This armored brigade is now the most modernized in the Army

By Haley Britzky

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For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’

By Jeff Schogol

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Frozen compass, frigid wind — How Green Berets would airdrop into the Arctic in a future war

By David Roza

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History

This video captures the ‘catastrophic impact’ that kicked off the fierce ‘Black Hawk Down’ mission 29 years ago

By Jared Keller

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History

This Marine predicted how the US would fight in the Pacific 20 years before WWII

By Max Hauptman

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The Space Force wants to create temporary ‘training ranges’ in orbit

By David Roza

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Fears of an EMP attack are overblown. It’s what comes next that should worry you

By Jeff Schogol

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How Air Force maintainers achieved a rare perfect inspection on a 49-year-old aircraft

By David Roza

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Meet the NASA team that’s replaced Hollywood as America’s chief rogue asteroid defense

By Jeff Schogol

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Watch the Air Force break a ship in half with a single bomb in new video

By Max Hauptman

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History

The Department of Energy had a nuclear commando task force in the 1980s that looked straight out of ‘Counter Strike’

By Nicholas Slayton

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History

This was the Army’s Cold War plan for a war on the Moon, and the weapons it’d use to win it

By Nicholas Slayton

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Tank warfare is still relevant, even if the Russians suck at it

By Jeff Schogol

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Russia is mobilizing 300,000 reservists for the war in Ukraine. Here’s why it’ll be a disaster

By Jeff Schogol

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Tech & Tactics

Lockheed’s newest high-energy weapon is multiple lasers in one

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History

This Marine was nearly killed in Afghanistan. Then came the hard part

By Peter Molin

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No more ambiguity: US Troops will defend Taiwan if China invades, Biden says

By Jeff Schogol

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History

The story of the ‘Davy Crockett,’ a nuclear recoilless rifle once fielded by the US Army

By Jeff Schogol

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Tech & Tactics

Someone turned a Peugeot convertible into a battle buggy in Ukraine

By Nicholas Slayton

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Army plans to ‘nearly triple’ production of artillery shells after US gives nearly 1 million to Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force pilot explains what it takes to be the top A-10 gun in the West

By David Roza

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Video of US soldiers training against drone swarm offers glimpse at future of warfare

By Max Hauptman, Jeff Schogol

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Culture

‘Give ‘em hell!’ — Why a Navy aircraft carrier sports an Army-inspired battle flag

By David Roza

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Lack of training, maintenance likely led to Taliban pilot crashing Black Hawk, military aviator explains

By Jeff Schogol

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The Air Force’s ‘Hawgsmoke’ A-10 Warthog competition is like the Olympics of close air support

By Max Hauptman

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Humvee gunner in Ukraine runs out of .50 cal ammo, switches to rockets in viral video

By Jeff Schogol

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Video shows paratrooper pull their reserve parachute right before impact, narrowly avoiding disaster

By Jeff Schogol

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‘Princess Auto Mechanic’ — Here’s how Queen Elizabeth served in World War II

By Haley Britzky

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Corps official admits Marine at Trump rally was in iconic video of baby rescue at Kabul airport

By Jeff Schogol

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This video perfectly demonstrates why ‘backblast area clear’ matters

By Max Hauptman

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Culture

The unexpected link between the A-10 Warthog and the hit Kanye West song ‘Jesus Walks’

By David Roza

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Inside Norway’s complex plan to save a stranded Air Force Osprey

By Nicholas Slayton

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Culture

Netflix is remaking the World War I classic ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

By Jeff Schogol

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‘Fat Leonard’ is on the lam: Notorious contractor behind $35 million Navy corruption scandal flees

By Jeff Schogol

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Culture

A-10 pilot explains why the snow speeder is the Warthog of the ‘Star Wars’ galaxy

By David Roza

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The US military needs a lot more artillery shells, rockets, and missiles for the next war

By Jeff Schogol

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The Army is moving ahead with its IVAS combat goggles, although some issues persist

By Nicholas Slayton

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The Air Force hopes this tiny box will help pilots fly through a chemical weapons attack

By David Roza

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Meme war: You can pay to get memes painted on Ukrainian artillery, bombs, and rockets

By Max Hauptman

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The Army grounds its fleet of CH-47 Chinooks, one of its oldest and most versatile aircraft

By Jeff Schogol

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Ukraine is using a ghost army of fake HIMARS to trick Russian artillery

By Nicholas Slayton

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As Iraq reels from recent violence, it’s worth remembering that 2,500 US troops are still there

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force top general gives himself a ‘C’ grade after two years on the job

By David Roza

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The US military is running low on ammo after sending so much to Ukraine

By Nicholas Slayton

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The Navy’s ‘ghost fleet’ is growing

By Nicholas Slayton

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The Army wants exoskeletons so soldiers can defeat their worst enemy: Lower back pain

By David Roza

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Tech & Tactics

The ‘VAMPIRE’ system the US military is sending to Ukraine is basically a DIY technical kit

By Max Hauptman

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History

That time the Air Force delivered a heart transplant on a supersonic bomber

By David Roza

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US calls in Apaches, AC-130s, and artillery to take on militants after Syria rocket attacks

By Jeff Schogol

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History

The US military is still missing 6 nuclear weapons that were lost decades ago

By David Roza

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The Navy wants to mothball 4 Littoral Combat Ships after just a few years of service

By Jeff Schogol

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How an Air Force Reaper drone helped save lives aboard a burning ship in the Pacific

By David Roza

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6 months into Russia’s invasion, American vets reflect on training and fighting alongside Ukrainians

By Jeff Schogol

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DARPA wants to put more lasers in space, but not for the reason you probably think

By David Roza

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Opinion

Why intrusive leadership in the US military is actually a good thing

By Marcus Canady

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Ukraine holds ‘parade’ of burned-out Russian armor in massive middle finger to Putin

By Nicholas Slayton

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Marines are using virtual reality pugil sticks to recruit the next generation

By Jeff Schogol

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