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These are the best (and most absurd) unit patches in the US military
Mandatory Fun

These are the best (and most absurd) unit patches in the US military

How weird can your patch get?

Airman awarded for role in base defense during deadly 2020 attack in Kenya
Air Force

Airman awarded for role in base defense during deadly 2020 attack in Kenya

“We have quick reaction checklists on paper … but there’s really no time to pull out those checklists.”

The Army wants soldiers to stop wasting time on the online classes it assigned them
Army

The Army wants soldiers to stop wasting time on the online classes it assigned them

“People actually do this stuff?”

Drone Swarm
Army

Video of US soldiers training against drone swarm offers glimpse at future of warfare

The future is here, and it’s a swarm of armed drones.

battle flag
Mandatory Fun

‘Give ‘em hell!’ — Why a Navy aircraft carrier sports an Army-inspired battle flag

The USS Harry S. Truman bears the banner of an Army unit its namesake commanded in World War I.

Army leaders say China can learn an important lesson from Russia in Ukraine: Don’t ‘piss everybody off’
Army

Army leaders say China can learn an important lesson from Russia in Ukraine: Don’t ‘piss everybody off’

“I think what we hope they’ll learn is that national sovereignty is in fact something that is valued by its citizens.”

‘Oh no, oh no.’ Watch a Danish training ship crash into a US Navy warship
Navy

‘Oh no, oh no.’ Watch a Danish training ship crash into a US Navy warship

The impact shook both ships, but left the Danmark with a damaged stern.

Black Hawk
Afghanistan

Lack of training, maintenance likely led to Taliban pilot crashing Black Hawk, military aviator explains

Three Afghans were killed when a Taliban Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Kabul.

High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems
Army

Why the Army wants to leave a stash of weapon systems behind on a Japanese island

The Army wants to bolster Japan against Chinese aggression, but it also doesn’t want to constantly redeploy weapon systems.

The Air Force’s ‘Hawgsmoke’ A-10 Warthog competition is like the Olympics of close air support
Air Force

The Air Force’s ‘Hawgsmoke’ A-10 Warthog competition is like the Olympics of close air support

BRRRRRT.

Inside the agency working to bring every missing US service member home
Air Force

Inside the agency working to bring every missing US service member home

“The goal is for us to go out of business.”

Navy SEAL hell week
Navy

Navy orders sweeping independent investigation of SEALs selection course

Outside officials must look into abuse, neglect and drug use in the Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) course.

Fire tore through tiny homes sheltering unhoused veterans in Los Angeles
News

Fire tore through tiny homes sheltering unhoused veterans in Los Angeles

No one was hurt but least 11 of the structures were destroyed.

Authorities put up $40,000 reward for information on fugitive ‘Fat Leonard’
News

Authorities put up $40,000 reward for information on fugitive ‘Fat Leonard’

The corrupt contractor is believed to have fled the county after slipping out of house arrest.

The Navy says it has more UFO footage, but it is classified for national security
Navy

The Navy says it has more UFO footage, but it is classified for national security

The videos have "sensitive information" and are "exempt from disclosure in their entirety," the Navy claims.

Ukraine retakes Russian-controlled cities and supply hubs in a swift eastern push
News

Ukraine retakes Russian-controlled cities and supply hubs in a swift eastern push

Ukrainian forces quickly captured Izyum and other cities in the region.

Humveee gunner in Ukraine
Russia

Humvee gunner in Ukraine runs out of .50 cal ammo, switches to rockets in viral video

People always ask, ‘Where’s my ammo;’ and never, ‘How’s my ammo?’

A new reality show will put a bunch of celebrities through ‘Special Forces’ training. What could go wrong?
Entertainment

A new reality show will put a bunch of celebrities through ‘Special Forces’ training. What could go wrong?

Celebrity Green Berets? You love to see it.

A Marine who filmed the iconic Iwo Jima flag raising was killed on the island days later. His remains are still there
Marine Corps

A Marine who filmed the iconic Iwo Jima flag raising was killed on the island days later. His remains are still there

Copies of his footage have been shared far and wide. But Sgt. William Genaust is one of more than 80,000 Americans unaccounted for from past wars.

Parachute video
Analysis

Video shows paratrooper pull their reserve parachute right before impact, narrowly avoiding disaster

That was too close.