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Russia’s ‘partial mobilization’ of civilians is going about as well as you’d expect
News

Russia’s ‘partial mobilization’ of civilians is going about as well as you’d expect

“We know our government lies to us. We are just meat for them.”

Why this US military command’s mascot is a winged seahorse named ‘Spunky’
Culture

Why this US military command’s mascot is a winged seahorse named ‘Spunky’

Nobody delivers an anti-armor rocket system like Spunky the winged seahorse.

Camp Pendleton
News

Why hundreds of Camp Pendleton Marines have been stuck in sweltering hot barracks for years

Another barracks problem.

2 service members sentenced to prison for smuggling people into the US from Mexico
News

2 service members sentenced to prison for smuggling people into the US from Mexico

They were in uniform…

The Marine Corps’ new littoral combat team is changing the Marine rifle squad
News

The Marine Corps’ new littoral combat team is changing the Marine rifle squad

“It really makes all those maritime operations and makes jungle environment operations … easier.”

Watch the US Air Force, Navy and their British counterparts turn a warship into a fireball
News

Watch the US Air Force, Navy and their British counterparts turn a warship into a fireball

The joint exercise saw the decommissioned frigate get bombarded by an array of missiles off the coast of Scotland.

The CIA put a model of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s home in its museum
Culture

The CIA put a model of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s home in its museum

The model of the Kabul house was used to brief President Biden ahead of the July assassination mission.

What’s the strangest name for an operation you participated in?
Military Life

What’s the strangest name for an operation you participated in?

For every Operation Enduring Freedom there's an Operation Panther Squeeze.

This was the Army’s Cold War plan for a war on the Moon, and the weapons it’d use to win it
History

This was the Army’s Cold War plan for a war on the Moon, and the weapons it’d use to win it

In 1965 the Army imagined a quick reaction force armed with dart-firing space guns.

Political candidate accused of stolen valor claims his deployments are ‘classified’
News

Political candidate accused of stolen valor claims his deployments are ‘classified’

J.R. Majewski has repeatedly said he was in combat situations in Afghanistan. His record shows no evidence of that.

Tank warfare
News

Tank warfare is still relevant, even if the Russians suck at it

Russia’s horrific losses in Ukraine are not the death knell of tank warfare.

‘Untethered’ Air Force general: ‘When you kill your enemy, every part of your life is better’
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‘Untethered’ Air Force general: ‘When you kill your enemy, every part of your life is better’

"The pile of our nation’s enemy dead, the pile that is the biggest, is in front of the United States Air Force."

army purple heart somalia ambush
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US soldier’s Purple Heart award sheds light on intense 2020 ambush in Somalia

"It was a day that I had trained my whole life for."

Is a home purchase while on active duty the right choice?

Is a home purchase while on active duty the right choice?

Obviously, some postings are better at managing their housing than others, but it’s a rare situation where you’ll find better quarters than those you pay for and maintain yourself.

What’s the most useless piece of gear you’ve ever been issued?
Culture

What’s the most useless piece of gear you’ve ever been issued?

Glove liners. Elbow pads. You know, the really useless stuff.

towberman
News

A star is born: Top enlisted Space Force leader belts ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ like a pro

Introducing the Chief Master Star-geant of the Space Force.

Military Benefits
News

New military benefits will help troops with rent, childcare, and groceries

The new benefits are meant to save troops and their families money on rent, groceries, and childcare.

tattoo
News

The Air Force’s top recruiter is personally reviewing recruits’ hand tattoos so they can enlist

The top Air Force recruiter is taking the issue of hand tattoos into his own, well, hands.

Jet fuel leaked into drinking water aboard Navy aircraft carrier
News

Jet fuel leaked into drinking water aboard Navy aircraft carrier

The water has since been determined safe to use.

Russian draft
News

Russia is mobilizing 300,000 reservists for the war in Ukraine. Here’s why it’ll be a disaster

Russian reservists may end up as little more cannon fodder in Ukraine.