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These Air Force commandos saved troops under fire for years. Now they are fighting to save their buddies
Air Force

These Air Force commandos saved troops under fire for years. Now they are fighting to save their buddies

‘I woke up one morning, started typing a mission statement, and First There was born. Really it was out of necessity because I didn’t want my friend to kill himself.’

Thank You for Your Service

Thank You for Your Service

Americans are no longer socially able to comprehend the true realities of war, while still fundamentally realizing that a professional standing military is the bedrock of our nation’s international preeminence.

Why the Navy is shooting fungus into space
Navy

Why the Navy is shooting fungus into space

“Fungi have been forgotten for the past 20 or 30 years, but it's time to go back to them."

Jet packs and helmet radios: what the Army’s 1959 ‘soldier of the future’ got right and wrong
Tech & Tactics

Jet packs and helmet radios: what the Army’s 1959 ‘soldier of the future’ got right and wrong

A full kit for America’s atomic-era infantrymen of the future

Russian helicopter
Ukraine

Dramatic video shows why Russian helicopters are sitting ducks in Ukraine

If it flies, it dies.

Black Sea Fleet
Navy

What the US Navy must learn from Ukraine’s bold drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

Ukraine’s attack using unmanned boats provides a preview of the future.

‘Fuck it’
Culture

‘Fuck it’

"In the military there are all sorts of ways to say fuck it."

HIMAARS, Fort Sill
Culture

The one time you want to be a HIMARS target is if it’s raining down Halloween candy on you

Fire for sweet, sugary effect.

growler repair
Navy

Navy jet considered ‘beyond repair’ returns to flight 5 years after mid-air collision

“Upon initial inspection, there was little hope the aircraft would be fit to fly."

The real-life ‘smiling HIMARS’ meme has been spotted in Ukraine
Ukraine

The real-life ‘smiling HIMARS’ meme has been spotted in Ukraine

Nothing makes a HIMARS look better than a toothy smile.

air force al udeid sexual assault and prevention slides
Air Force

The Air Force is using memes and emojis to show airmen what sexual harassment looks like online

Lethality is out, emojis are in.

Military surgery
Analysis

‘They’re judge and they’re jury’ — How the military’s malpractice claims process is failing troops and families

“It’s a simple case of having the fox guard the hen house.”

Russian draft
News

Russia mobilized 300,000 new soldiers. They’re just poorly equipped and trained

The freshly deployed soldiers are going without food and shelter in some cases.

The Marine Corps’ fitness test from the 1950s wasn’t that hard
Fitness

The Marine Corps’ fitness test from the 1950s wasn’t that hard

The Marine Corps initiated the test to deal with declining physical fitness among its officers and NCOs.

The Air Force successfully flew a KC-46 Pegasus with only a two-person crew
Air Force

The Air Force successfully flew a KC-46 Pegasus with only a two-person crew

The experiment is part of the Air Force's efforts to increase its operational flexibility.

That time they made a parody of ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ starring dogs
Entertainment

That time they made a parody of ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ starring dogs

'So Quiet on the Canine Front' was part of a series of popular shorts from the early talkie film era.

The Air Force plans to replace its F-15 force in Japan with more modern fighter jets
Air Force

The Air Force plans to replace its F-15 force in Japan with more modern fighter jets

No permanent replacement has been announced but it will fill in gaps with a rotational deployments.

Video shows alleged Ukrainian drone swarm attack on Russian warships in Crimea
News

Video shows alleged Ukrainian drone swarm attack on Russian warships in Crimea

Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out the attack, with British support.

We salute the Army tank crew that named their M1 Abrams ‘Death Trap”
Mandatory Fun

We salute the Army tank crew that named their M1 Abrams ‘Death Trap”

That’s a good one.

Former Army sergeant admits to murdering soldier who reported his marijuana use
Army

Former Army sergeant admits to murdering soldier who reported his marijuana use

The murder occurred at Fort Stewart, Georgia, in 2020.