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The inside story of the deadliest attack on a U.S. military base during the Iraq War
The Sgt. Maj. of the Army wants leaders to stop scheduling training just for the sake of it
Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller sentenced to forfeit $5,000 in pay and gets letter of reprimand
Soldiers have to wait another year to get their hands on the Army’s futuristic new goggles
The active-duty Army is facing a record suicide rate. Leaders have no idea how to fix it
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Marine Lt. Col. Scheller, who criticized senior leaders, pleads guilty to all charges [Updated]
Train like you fight: Watch a North Korean soldier smash concrete with his head
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Watch Army trainees get smoked by this adorable 5-year-old drill sergeant
"He wants to be a drill sergeant just like his daddy."
These are the movie scenes that actually get war and military service right
We asked, you answered.
How ‘Live Free or Die Hard’ revealed an actual problem with the F-35
"I was really struck by the fact that they predicted the F-35 getting hacked."
Why ‘In The Army Now’ is the most realistic military movie ever made
Here's what the film gets right.
Why did nobody ever tell us that the Army has a ‘railroad conductor’ MOS?
Why don't they lead with that at the recruiting office?
What’s one scene from a war movie that just gets *it* right?
So many movies get military life wrong, but a few get *it* right.
The insane heroism of Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman is getting a movie
"John’s actions saved all of us."
No, the ‘presidential salute’ isn’t a thing — and neither is the ‘vice presidential salute’
That's not a thing.
We salute the airman whose cringeworthy PSAs are actually works of art
"You don’t really expect a rap video from the Air Force."
‘Call of Duty’ wants you to bring a shovel to a gunfight, like these 4 badasses did in real life
Surprisingly, this has actually happened in real life.
Microdrones, AI, and VR glasses: A sneak peek into the future of war and how we’ll train for it
Getting the education aspects of 'future-ready' right couldn’t be higher.
The implausibly heartwarming story of how toilet paper became an Air Force base mascot
“Apparently I’ve been accused of pandering for likes through trading toilet paper."
‘He stood by me through everything’ — We salute the Air Force NCO who brought an airman back from the brink
“I just wanted others to see what an outstanding NCO he was."
Troops around the world crowdsourced a military version of ‘MTV Cribs’
We know what you're thinking, and yes, you should've joined the Air Force.
What it was like for Marines responding to one of the worst nuclear disasters in history
"This set the conditions on how we were going to take care of our friends.”
We salute the 4 soldiers who shoveled 1.6 million pounds of sand to build this HESCO tower
That’s the equivalent of 12 M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks.
A former Green Beret recalls the ‘captivating calm’ of helicopter infiltration
It’s the infil paradox.
Watch a professional sommelier review Rip-It and other energy drinks
"This is really delicious and about as complex as a two or three-dollar energy drink can be."
These German soldiers and their mules have achieved all my relationship goals
"If you are good to the mules, the mules will be good to you."
‘Royal Marines… Beer with lunch’ — These are the foreign militaries that US troops love to train with
“The Royal Marines sure can party!”
