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best terrible service members
Entertainment

Misfits, rejects, and screwups: the best terrible US service members in movies and TV

The troops you love — and your chain of command probably hates.

Tomahawk Missile
Marine Corps

Marines want to use Tomahawks to sink enemy ships from 1,000 miles away

The Marine Corps’ current anti-ship system has a range of just 115 miles.

marine corps ultra light tactical vehicle
Vehicles

Here comes the Marine Corps’ new ultra-light tactical dune buggy

Buckle up.

army special forces syria russian mercenaries battle
Iraq

US troops launched 38 missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria in May

The fight against ISIS continues.

Army 82nd Airborne Division medical malpractice Caleb Smither
Army

A soldier died on active duty. The military is using a loophole to deny medical malpractice

Army Pvt. Caleb Smither died in his barracks room just days after he hit his head in the motor pool at Fort Bragg.

June is the perfect time to lock in a great mortgage rate

June is the perfect time to lock in a great mortgage rate

The RealtyPlus program from Navy Federal can guide you through the uncertainty.

Marine Corps Hero-400 loitering munitions
Munitions

The Marine Corps is doubling down on loitering munitions ahead of the next big war

Here comes the swarm.

Miramar Brig
Marine Corps

Marine Corps drops charges against lance corporal who spent 113 days in the brig

Lance Cpl. Catherine Arnett’s legal problems began when she refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

ukraine dam collapse
World War II

Russia has sabotaged Ukrainian dams before

In 1941, Russian agents blew up a Ukrainian dam to stop the advancing Germans. Catastrophic flooding may have killed 100,000.

Marine Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz
Marine Corps

Marine Corps names new top enlisted leader

Semper fi!

Russian commander captured
Russia

Wagner mercenaries capture Russian brigade commander

Wagner vs. Russian army.

navy destroyer uss stout commander fired
Navy

Navy fires commander of destroyer USS Stout

Cmdr. Jeffrey L. Applebaugh was relieved for a "loss of confidence in his ability to command" the Norfolk-based guided missile destroyer.

F-16 F-15 War Thunder forums leak
News

Fighter jets scramble after plane crosses D.C. airspace [Updated]

A Cessna Citation crashed in southwest Virginia shortly after F-16s pursued it.

UFO
News

Pentagon’s UFO office needs more data to study hundreds of cases

The AARO is building its own sensors and working with NASA to help it examine reported unidentified phenomena.

U.S. Army E3 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense soldiers and deployed Bomber Task Force U.S. Airmen, pose for a photo in front of a THAAD anti-ballistic missile defense system during a U.S. Army led tour on North West Field at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 12, 2021. The THAAD mission is to protect the homeland, deployed military forces, friends, and allies from short, medium, and intermediate range ballistic missiles. The BTF was deployed to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility to meet Pacific Air Forces training objectives. PACAF in coordination with other components, allies, and partners, provides USINDOPACOM with continuous unrivaled air, space, and cyberspace capabilities to ensure regional stability and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.)
Indo-Pacific

Missile warning systems, interceptors set to boost Guam’s defenses

The overhauled detection and missile defense infrastructure will make the island a fortified Pacific hub.

Chung-Hoon
Navy

Chinese warship almost hits US Navy ship in the Taiwan Strait

The incident comes a week after a Chinese jet buzzed an American surveillance plane.

‘John Wick 5’ is happening. How?
Entertainment

‘John Wick 5’ is happening. How?

Where can Keanu Reeves' hitman go from here?

fort liberty rename bragg
Army

A Gold Star mom suggested Fort Liberty as the new name for Fort Bragg

“Liberty is the cause he was fighting for," said Patti Elliott, whose son Lucas was killed in Basra in 2011.

Somalia
Africa

US military launches second Somalia airstrike within a week

Airstrikes in Somalia continue.

LGBTQ military pride month
Analysis

Military bases can no longer hold drag shows, Pentagon says

“‘Drag queen story hours’ is not something that the department funds.”