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5 Steps to tailor your resume to the job

5 Steps to tailor your resume to the job

“If you aim at everything, you won’t hit anything.”

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Air Force

Air Force Combat Controllers might scrap dive school during training pipeline

Trainees will continue in the current pipeline, which includes dive training, while training officials review the impact of that change.

USS John S. McCain
Navy

4 US Navy destroyers respond to Russian and Chinese ships near Alaska

China and Russia are revisiting a Cold War maritime strategy.

Artillery shells
Army

Army ramping up production of 155mm artillery shells next year

“The United States is the arsenal of democracy.”

Korea Army DMZ JSA border crossing
Army

Soldier who crossed into North Korea not yet considered a prisoner of war

Pvt. Travis King is currently listed as AWOL.

Belarus shows off martial prowess with flips, slow punches, sledgehammers
Mandatory Fun

Belarus shows off martial prowess with flips, slow punches, sledgehammers

Sure, why not?

Ukraine has combat kayaks now
Ukraine

Ukraine has combat kayaks now

The latest Ukrainian weapons system puts an automatic grenade launcher on a two-person kayak for river attacks.

Air Force rolls out new mental health policies under the Brandon Act
Mental Health

Air Force rolls out new mental health policies under the Brandon Act

Airmen and guardians can now request a referral for a mental health evaluation at any time.

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United States

Defense Secretary issues memo to reorganize top military roles amid delays

Many officers in line for certain positions might take on acting leadership duties until the impasse is resolved.

US military may put armed forces on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Marine Corps

US military may put armed forces on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz

The potential deployments would be to deter hijacking attempts by Iran.

Army World War 2 concentration camp survivors liberation
Culture

Rare footage shows US soldiers liberating Holocaust survivors in World War II

An unforgettable moment in history.

Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet
Marine Corps

Charges once again dismissed against Navy corpsman in ‘MARSOC 3’ case

The latest turn in the MARSOC 3 case.

Lance Lawrence and Andrew Webber
Army

2 US military veterans killed in Ukraine during intense fighting [Updated]

The two men were killed while helping their teammates maneuver.

Vincent Speranza 101st Airborne Division World War 2 Battle of the Bulge beer run
World War II

World War II paratrooper Vincent Speranza passes away

We'll see you at the final assembly area, Pfc. Speranza.

uss essex chinese spies
Navy

Two Navy sailors arrested for selling weapons manuals, training plans to China

Two Navy sailors, including a crew member of the USS Essex, were arrested this week on charges of selling information about weapons systems and Pacific operations to China.

hailey hodsden 2nd cavalry regiment traffic death
Army

West Point grad, Texas native killed in Stryker accident in Germany

"She was absolutely the best of us."

Niger
Africa

US troops will remain in Niger during partial embassy evacuation [Updated]

The security situation in Niger has deteriorated.

Army Bowe Bergdahl court-martial
Army

Congressional leaders call for a Bergdahl retrial

Five Congressmen, all military veterans, submitted a letter asking the Defense Department to pursue a retrial of Bowe Bergdahl.

Army M1A2 Abrams tank Kuwait Academy Dropout
Army

We salute the Army crew that named their tank ‘Academy Dropout’

West Pointers need not apply.

Air Force pararescue airborne jump ocean costa rica pacific
Air Force

Inside an Air Force Pararescue mission in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

Mid-ocean parachute jumps are among the riskiest peacetime missions that military units perform. And no one does more than the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing.