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How nearly 900 soldiers from Maine earned — and lost — the Medal of Honor
The actual medals have disappeared.
This Netflix animated short was inspired by one grunt’s pill-induced delirium in Afghanistan
He “hallucinated a robot bear.”
This new soldier’s first Army mentor was a general sitting next to him on the way to basic training
"He was so excited about it, you could tell he was really ready to go.”
No, Hollywood is not required to screw up military uniforms
This is your chance to become a military adviser to Hollywood.
Why the Air Force uses the mother of all swords to honor generals
That is one big ol' sword.
‘My war just kept going’ — How this Marine veteran became the voice of a generation fighting a forever war
Phil Klay writes with passion and clarity on what it means to be a veteran and a citizen.
The Philadelphia Experiment: The bizarre WWII urban legend about an invisible Navy destroyer
The Office of Naval Research “has never conducted any investigations on invisibility."
This pro basketball player turned Army Ranger is now going to Harvard
This high achiever is someone we can all look up to.
How to train like an elite Army Ranger, according to a Best Ranger coach
“I think more and more people are accepting that the mental game is just part of performing well."
How the myth that Mr. Rogers was a deadly military sniper began
Won't you be my sniper... I mean neighbor.
Show us the one photo that sums up your military experience
The good, the bad and, for those basic training photos, the ugly.
Say less: Elite Army snipers offer their secret to better communication
"The more you talk, the more confused everyone gets."
What it takes to earn the title ‘Best Ranger,’ according to the first officer to ever do so
"[I]f we have to run we have to run, if we’re dead at the end, we’re dead at the end.”
The Air Force hopes to snag ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ fans with a recruiting ad before the movie
“Whether viewers want to ‘Fly Navy’ or ‘Aim High’ we just want them to think about serving."
The Air Force has a Star Wars-inspired ‘Rogue Squadron’ flying over East Africa
“Djibouti ain’t too far off from Mos Eisley."
Why ‘military grade’ is just another way of saying ‘cheaply made junk’
I do not think it means what you think it means.
‘Dirt boyz,’ ‘Port Dawgs,’ and ‘Red Horse’ — A guide to Air Force lingo for the rest of us
Up your lethality readiness with this multi-capable data dump.
The National Guard ‘minuteman’ is based on a real person and he was a badass
"There can never be but one man who headed the first column of attack on the King’s troops in the Revolutionary War."
Sorry, Lady Gaga: There’s no way the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ soundtrack can top the original
Trying to top Kenny Loggins? That might be harder than shooting down one of those MiG-28s.
A lieutenant stranded in the Grand Canyon says officer candidate school helped save her life
Alright, go ahead and make your "Lost LT" jokes.
Air Force pararescuemen explain why jungle warfare is so much harder to train for than desert combat
"There are areas in the jungle where you can only travel 100 meters in an entire day."
Tom Hanks to continue his absolute domination of World War II entertainment
He's producing a series on the air war and starring in a sequel to 'Greyhound.'