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legacy expeditions triple 7 special operations veterans
Culture

Special operations veterans aim to skydive on seven continents in seven days

It's a fast-paced expedition with no room for error and a big goal: to raise money for children of Gold Star families.

iraq inherent resolve us army
Opinion

Opinion: Confidence in the military erodes as culture wars rage

From accusations of woke-ism to military leaders being too political, confidence in the military is eroding — and that's not good for anyone

Tanks for Ukraine
Artillery

Ukraine is using its old tanks as artillery amid trench warfare in Bakhmut

“It gives you an extra nudge. You see what you’ve done, that you have helped the infantry, and you just want to keep on going."

Air National Guard troops honored for rescue efforts in New York blizzard
National Guard

Air National Guard troops honored for rescue efforts in New York blizzard

“I can’t thank you all enough for coming in and helping our fellow citizens over a holiday weekend."

The Army has an M1 Abrams tank named ‘Chewbacca,’ which feels right
Culture

The Army has an M1 Abrams tank named ‘Chewbacca,’ which feels right

"It's not wise to upset a Wookie."

Bradley Fighting Vehicles
Tech & Tactics

Here is your periodic reminder that Bradley Fighting Vehicles are not tanks [Updated]

They are useful though.

Task & Purpose
Culture

The best Task & Purpose stories from 2022

So long, 2022, and hello 2023 from the Task & Purpose team!

Robert Certain
Air Force

Former POW recalls captivity in Vietnam on New Year’s Eve 1972, months before his release

Retired Air Force Col. Robert Certain was a navigator on the first B-52 shot down during Operation Linebacker II.

How This Realistic Strategy Game Integrated the Most Authentic Aspect of War: Brotherhood

How This Realistic Strategy Game Integrated the Most Authentic Aspect of War: Brotherhood

Warpath integrates the brotherhood of military service into its most realistic military strategy game to date. Thousands of Warpath brothers have found communities all over the internet.

Ramzan Kadyrov
Mandatory Fun

Chechen dictator demonstrates how to do 40 really bad push-ups on Russian TV

Zero, zero, zero…

air force airman
Air Force

This airman was just trying to enjoy his honeymoon. He wound up saving a man’s life

“My only focus was on the patient. I wasn’t going to lose this man’s pulse," said Air Force Staff Sgt. Harris Belmonte.

Why Navy ships make their first deck log of the New Year rhyme
Culture

Why Navy ships make their first deck log of the New Year rhyme

“If the Captain ever sees this log, my Gawd, what will he do.”

Syria
Iraq

US troops conducted 313 missions and killed 686 ISIS fighters in 2022

The war against ISIS continues.

arctic, air force
Air Force

How airmen overcame -77 degree weather, frostnip to fix a C-130 in Antarctica

Not exactly the sunny duty assignment of your dreams.

World War II, WWII
World War II

Inside ‘The Hangover Raid’ — The WWII air battle of New Year’s Day, 1945

Timed less for enemy inebriation than sunny skies, the World War II operation would nevertheless be remembered as the "Hangover Raid.”

Air Force special ops vet Dan Schilling wrote a rock epic about the experience of war
Entertainment

Air Force special ops vet Dan Schilling wrote a rock epic about the experience of war

“I’ve lived those things, I’ve danced on the edge of self-destruction.”

This is what happens when Navy pilots land on the wrong aircraft carrier
Mandatory Fun

This is what happens when Navy pilots land on the wrong aircraft carrier

“Adding ‘U.S. Air Force’ markings is the ultimate insult to an already embarrassed naval aviator.”

silent night christmas in ramadi iraq
Culture

Silent night: Christmas in Ramadi amid violent insurgency

Here's the story behind the most GWOT Christmas tree ever.

Sikh Marine Corps Boot Camp Beard
Enlisting

Court clears Sikh men to attend Marine boot camp with beards

The preliminary injunction allows the men to serve without going against their faith

national guard
National Guard

National Guard mobilized to help those trapped by massive winter storm

Efforts are ongoing to get fuel to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, cut off by snow drifts.