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Watch the Coast Guard rescue fishermen who fended off shark attacks for more than 24 hours
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Watch the Coast Guard rescue fishermen who fended off shark attacks for more than 24 hours

Two of the rescued boaters had lacerations on their hands from shark attacks.

Mincemeat and stewed prunes: the best and worst from the Army’s 1942 cookbook
History

Mincemeat and stewed prunes: the best and worst from the Army’s 1942 cookbook

The good, the bad, the delicious.

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth
News

Army Secretary to leaders: stay out of online ‘culture wars’

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth also pushed back against the characterization that the Army is “woke.”

ukraine manpads video
News

Watch a Ukrainian soldier take out a Russian cruise missile with a MANPADS

What a shot!

brown beret
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The end of the brown beret: Air Force special ops squadron shuts down after 28 years advising allied aviators

A unit you’ve never heard of played a major role building up friendly air forces for decades.

A U.S. Marine from the 3/5 Lima company points his rifle at a building as it burns in the restive city of Fallujah,14 November 2004, 50 kms west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AFP photo by Patrick Baz via Getty Images)
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Who gets to call themselves a ‘combat veteran’?

The debate is back.

The Sergeant Major of the Army knows what you’ve heard about the service. He’s working on it
News

The Sergeant Major of the Army knows what you’ve heard about the service. He’s working on it

“If it was easy, somebody else would have done it.”

ukranian military captures russian tanks
News

More than half of Ukraine’s tank fleet now reportedly consists of captured Russian armor

Tanks for the laughs!

That time the military faked a vampire massacre to fight rebels
History

That time the military faked a vampire massacre to fight rebels

An Air Force officer needed to do psychological warfare. He turned to the supernatural. Kind of.

Companies behind robot dogs asks countries not to arm the robot dogs, please
Tech & Tactics

Companies behind robot dogs asks countries not to arm the robot dogs, please

Six firms pledged to find ways to mitigate the risk of weaponized robots, but didn't rule out their use for reconnaissance.

AbramsX main battle tank
Tech & Tactics

Here’s your first clear look at the next-generation ‘AbramsX’ main battle tank

Finally.

The VA, Department of the Navy launch gun lock program to combat active-duty suicides
Military Life

The VA, Department of the Navy launch gun lock program to combat active-duty suicides

The locks can be picked up at VA sites, and have the Military/Veterans Crisis Line contact information on them.

What the new “bat drone” means for the Air Force’s autonomous fighter plans
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What the new “bat drone” means for the Air Force’s autonomous fighter plans

The newly acquired MQ-28 is meant to be flown in coordination with human pilots.

107-year-old WWII veteran finally receives Silver Star 77 years after his discharge
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107-year-old WWII veteran finally receives Silver Star 77 years after his discharge

That’s a long wait.

The Army is officially adopting a ‘guaranteed hit’ smart scope
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The Army is officially adopting a ‘guaranteed hit’ smart scope

One shot, one kill — every time.

Fort Bragg
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It’s official: The US military will rename bases that honor Confederates

Goodbye Fort Bragg, hello 'Fort Liberty.'

Bloated Budgets and the ‘Less is More’ Mentality

Bloated Budgets and the ‘Less is More’ Mentality

With two oceans protecting us from hostile actors, and a military able to project itself globally, why must we spend more on our defense than the next several nations combined?

Trio of ISIS leaders killed in dual US military operations in Syria
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Trio of ISIS leaders killed in dual US military operations in Syria

The operations both happened early Thursday morning.

valykrie
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What it might be like for Air Force fighter pilots to command a team of drones in battle

“This is a command and control station inside of a fighter. It's not just a cockpit.”

Marines to leadership: We want short shorts
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Marines to leadership: We want short shorts

Who wears short shorts?