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Here’s how the US military can win a war against China
Opinion

Here’s how the US military can win a war against China

To win against China, the United States must develop its ability to project power far from established bases using small, mobile teams.

The first US destroyer sunk by enemy fire has been found after 105 years
History

The first US destroyer sunk by enemy fire has been found after 105 years

The USS Jacob Jones went down in 1917, with 64 of its 110-person crew dying with it.

veterans and extremist groups
News

Are extremism and violent crime rising among veterans, or are we just seeing more of it?

More veterans are joining extremist groups, but they are not representative of the overall veterans’ community.

Here’s all the US military equipment that ended up in Taliban hands during the fall of Kabul
News

Here’s all the US military equipment that ended up in Taliban hands during the fall of Kabul

Money well spent!

This Marine wasn’t about to let his Afghan interpreter get captured by the Taliban
History

This Marine wasn’t about to let his Afghan interpreter get captured by the Taliban

Iraq War veteran reviews new memoir about a former Marine's quest to rescue his Afghan interpreter.

An Air Force captain with top secret security clearance vanished. He resurfaced 35 years later
News

An Air Force captain with top secret security clearance vanished. He resurfaced 35 years later

Former Air Force Capt. William Howard Hughes Jr. disappeared in 1983, and was found in 2018, but the exact details for why he deserted are still unknown.

National Guardsmen called up in West Virginia to staff jails
News

National Guardsmen called up in West Virginia to staff jails

West Virginia National Guardsmen now have a new job: working in jails and prisons.

Millions of troops cry out in horror as Dodge announces end of the Charger and Challenger
Culture

Millions of troops cry out in horror as Dodge announces end of the Charger and Challenger

Pour one out for the troops.

Florida’s plan to recruit uncertified vets to become teachers is a stupid idea
Opinion

Florida’s plan to recruit uncertified vets to become teachers is a stupid idea

Military experience is valuable, but it’s not magical. We need to stop thinking of veterans and the military as “easy buttons” for hard problems.

Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet
News

Charges reinstated against Navy Corpsman in case of Green Beret contractor killed in Iraq

Monday’s ruling was the latest twist in the “MARSOC 3” case.

A soldier’s video from Poland proves that troops can complain about anything
Culture

A soldier’s video from Poland proves that troops can complain about anything

Complaining is the universal language of military service.

This robot dog with a rocket launcher on its back is the stuff of nightmares [Updated]
News

This robot dog with a rocket launcher on its back is the stuff of nightmares [Updated]

This is how mankind ends.

Air Force rescuers just flew hundreds of miles over the Pacific to save a patient on an oil tanker
News

Air Force rescuers just flew hundreds of miles over the Pacific to save a patient on an oil tanker

"We actually train at a level a little bit higher than this, so when we do missions like this, it makes it a little easier.”

The Army wants you to skip ‘entry-level’ civilian jobs and be an officer instead
News

The Army wants you to skip ‘entry-level’ civilian jobs and be an officer instead

“The campaign itself is featured around this idea that leadership is not innate.”

Fall of Kabul
News

From Saigon to Kabul: Vietnam vets tell Afghanistan vets how to cope with anniversary of the Taliban’s victory

Afghanistan veterans need to understand they are not personally responsible for the fall of Kabul.

The war in Ukraine is risking a potential nuclear disaster
News

The war in Ukraine is risking a potential nuclear disaster

Current shelling near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has international watchdogs worried.

The Navy is spending $15 million on conservation in Hawaii after contaminating water
News

The Navy is spending $15 million on conservation in Hawaii after contaminating water

The funding is going to an array of projects that would improve water sustainability for the Navy and the wider Oahu community.

Soldiers and families on Hawaii cutting electrical usage due to base grid damage
Military Life

Soldiers and families on Hawaii cutting electrical usage due to base grid damage

The Army is asking people to take mitigation measures as the problem could take months to fix.

Why hundreds of Americans are parachuting over Indonesia this month
News

Why hundreds of Americans are parachuting over Indonesia this month

It's the largest edition yet of the annual Garuda Shield exercise.

FBI attacker was a Navy, National Guard veteran
News

FBI attacker was a Navy, National Guard veteran

The attacker's social media posts featured violent rhetoric aimed at the FBI.