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Disabled veterans
News

Washington Post blasted over editorial that suggested cutting veterans’ disability benefits

“If the Editorial Board is so worried about moral responsibility, maybe they should pick up a weapon and stand a post.”

Kandahar movie Gerard Butler Afghanistan CIA rescue
Culture

New trailer for ‘Kandahar’ features Gerard Butler on an Afghan evac mission, but not the one you probably think

The film debuts Memorial Day weekend.

syria helicopter raid isis leader killed
News

US kills senior ISIS leader in Syria

ISIS is not defeated.

Navy NASA Artemis II moon Victor glover Reid Wiseman
News

2 Navy pilots among astronauts who will make historic spaceflight to the moon

Navy Capt. Victor Glover and Capt. Reid Wiseman will be a part of NASA's Artemis II mission.

Africa
News

US troops are quietly helping fight ISIS, al-Qaida in West Africa

Al-Qaida on the rise in West Africa.

Ukraine is now fielding 1940s-era anti-aircraft guns as artillery
News

Ukraine is now fielding 1940s-era anti-aircraft guns as artillery

The KS-19 is the latest decades-old weapon brought out of retirement in the conflict.

Space Force’s development agency just put several new satellites into orbit
News

Space Force’s development agency just put several new satellites into orbit

The mission package included communication sensors and satellites designed to track hypersonic missiles.

National Guard troops mobilized to help in rescue efforts after tornadoes hit Arkansas
News

National Guard troops mobilized to help in rescue efforts after tornadoes hit Arkansas

The storms killed at least 26 people died across several states.

The US has trained more than 7,000 Ukrainian fighters in the last year
News

The US has trained more than 7,000 Ukrainian fighters in the last year

The majority have been trained on Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Stryker armored personnel carriers.

Somalia airstrike AFRICOM al-Shabaab
News

Al-Shabaab has lost a third of its territory in Somalia, US ambassador says

The United States has been providing air support in the offensive against the militant group.

Greenough Advanced Rescue Craft (GARC) navy drone boats
Tech & Tactics

The Navy is eyeing missile-hauling drone boats as escorts for transport ships

Did someone order some Stingers?

U.S. Army, crash, black hawk crash, HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, HH-60, helicopter
News

Army identifies 9 soldiers killed in dual Black Hawk crashes

Rest in peace.

Finland
News

NATO is getting bigger, but little will change for US troops, experts say

Putin will soon share another 810 miles of his border with a NATO member.

marine corps amphibious combat vehicle
Tech & Tactics

Top Marine officer reveals fresh issues with the Corps’ brand new amphibious combat vehicle

"As with all new systems and technologies, there have been a few notable challenges."

Silent Arrow GD-2000 glider drone resupply green berets
Tech & Tactics

Green Berets are testing a prototype glider drone for speedy resupply

Resupply inbound!

Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA)
Tech & Tactics

The Army’s next-generation artillery shell has double the range of its existing precision-guided arsenal

Here comes the boom ...

Ssang Yong
News

US and South Korea resume amphibious training after 5-year hiatus in message to North Korea

Large-scale combined amphibious operations training has returned to the Korean peninsula.

general dynamics TRX M-SHORAD robotic combat vehicle
News

This may be the Army’s new missile-slinging battlebot of choice

Stingers, Hellfires, and a 30mm chain gun, all in a neat unmanned package.

army HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters
News

9 soldiers killed after two Black Hawk helicopters crash in Kentucky

A routine training mission turned deadly.

Mike Day Navy SEAL
News

Mike Day, Navy SEAL who survived being shot 27 times in Iraq, dies

Mike Day, a decorated Navy SEAL shot 27 times in Iraq in 2007, passed away earlier this week.