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Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews
Army

Wounded Abbey Gate Marine delivers powerful testimony to Congress

‘I opened my eyes to Marines dead or unconscious lying around me.’

Who is al-Shabaab, the militant group the US is fighting in Somalia?
Africa

Who is al-Shabaab, the militant group the US is fighting in Somalia?

American forces have been battling them for years, but it’s escalated in recent months.

Marine working dog MARSOC
Marine Corps

Congress honors heroic MARSOC working dog with 4 deployments

Multi-purpose Canine Shimanski is a true Devil Dog.

Be All You Can Be
Army

‘Be All You Can Be’ remains the Army’s best recruiting slogan, service leaders say

The Army is using ‘Be All You Can Be’ as a recruiting slogan again for the first time since 2001.

u.s. army m1 abrams tank names bye felicia
Army

A major US Army formation just dropped new restrictions on tank names

Tanks for the memories!

South Korean military exercises
Korea

The US and South Korea are holding their largest joint military exercise in 5 years

Big military exercises on the Korean peninsula are back.

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russian military mpl-50 entrenching tool shovel ukraine
Russia

The Russian military is so low on ammo that troops are reduced to fighting with e-tools

“One of the reservists described being ‘neither physically nor psychologically’ prepared for the action.”

John David McIntyre
Army

How Russia uses US military veterans in its propaganda war against Ukraine

John David McIntyre served in the U.S. Army for little more than two years.

maverick inverted
Entertainment

What chance do military movies like ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ have at the Oscars?

Actually a pretty solid one, given how many other war films have come out on top.

mark milley
News

Top US general says the fight in Syria is “important” for security after surprise visit

Milley believes an "enduring defeat" of ISIS is possible, but didn't say how far away that is.

nato aircraft carrier operations mediterranean sea 2
Entertainment

The Navy loves Tom Cruise, is letting him film the latest ‘Mission Impossible’ on an aircraft carrier

It's a relationship that keeps on giving.

court-martial
Army

Neo-Nazi ex soldier sentenced to 45 years for plotting to murder soldiers

"Ethan Melzer infiltrated the U.S. Army in service of a neo-Nazi, white supremacist and jihadist group."

iraq Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve Task Force Centaur Patrols the Amber Zone
Iraq

20 years after invading Iraq, US troops are still holding things together there

"We must continue the fight against ISIS alongside our partners.”

court-martial
Air Force

How an Air Force captain was court-martialed for hanging up on a colonel

“Hanging up on somebody on the phone is not worthy of being in a court.”

John David McIntyre
Army

American vet who claims he defected to Russia in Ukraine served just 2 years in the US Army, left as PFC

The self-described communist said he was previously assigned to Fort Bliss, Texas.

nato aircraft carrier operations mediterranean sea
Navy

Trio of NATO aircraft carriers drill in Mediterranean Sea in message to Russia

 “The security environment is uncertain; NATO's capability and will is not."

e-7 wedgetail
Air Force

The Air Force’s upcoming radar aircraft is already a combat veteran

“We’re that central communications node.”

Mortars
Analysis

Why mortars are increasingly important on the modern battlefield

"Large caliber mortars supporting the tank infantry team in the crucible of ground combat will often be the margin of victory or defeat in the evolving large-scale combat fight."

Robot Dogs Header
Tech & Tactics

Robot dogs are taking over the US military

Who let the dogs out?