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A number of viral social media posts inaccurately claimed that the Pentagon had defied the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The military is currently behind its recruiting goals for this year by 23%

Missile system is “in good hands,” Ukraine says as it shares video of the rocket system being fired, set to The X-Files theme song.

The military’s newest branch also now has its first force-specific basic training graduates.

High school diploma? Out. Big quick ship bonus? In.

The "destroyer escort that fought like a battleship” was found four miles below the surface.

He faces 45 years in prison for trying to start a “prolonged armed conflict."

In a fast-moving aircraft designed for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, sometimes two heads are better than one.

He also urged soldiers to pray for the safety of Supreme Court justices and families “whose lives are in danger from Satanic-influenced evildoers."

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Why is it that General Mattis is so beloved? Why would dozens of Air Force personnel, soldiers, and civilians let their own meals grow cold just to shake his hand?

The Army: putting the ‘suck’ in embrace the suck since 1775.

The existence of the improbable dogfight remained under wraps for decades, yet the details of what happened are the stuff of legends.

Simple tools are undeniably more important in combat than more expensive weapons.

“To me, it is all about deterrence. We need some capacity to be able to fill a deterrence gap. If we leave the gap, then we are at risk.”

No army, not even one as tenacious and courageous as Ukraine’s, can overcome such a numerical overmatch. And if Ukraine loses, what then?

Speak Air Force-ese with this handy guide on everything from piddle packs to Mustache March.

“There’s a price to be paid if you’re captured."

7 weeks after assaulting a patient at an Atlanta VA clinic, a VA patient advocate has been suspended.

The change comes amid what one official called the "most challenging recruiting market" in 20 years.