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COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Analysis

Pentagon not currently considering back pay for US troops separated for refusing COVID-19 vaccine

Congress may end up deciding this issue.

Royce Williams
Navy

Fighter pilot to receive Navy Cross more than 70 years after classified dogfight with 7 Soviet jets

Navy Capt. Royce Williams will be presented with the award on Jan. 20.

Challenger 2 tank
Europe

Ukraine finally getting Western tanks

No Challenger 2 tanks have ever been destroyed by an enemy.

afghan airlift
Air Force

How airmen used a single Google Doc to save thousands of lives during Afghan airlift

“The chaos and hecticness of everybody trying to get in and get their evacuees out now became a smoother process.”

A Naval Strike Missile fires from a NMESIS system.
Marine Corps

The Marines have a new ship-killing weapons system to counter China

A Marine unit is scheduled to get the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System by the end of fiscal 2023.

Almost a year into the war in Ukraine, Russia has gone through multiple commanders
Analysis

Almost a year into the war in Ukraine, Russia has gone through multiple commanders

Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov is the latest general to take over the invasion.

Former Australian naval chief in hot water after submarine proposal
Culture

Former Australian naval chief in hot water after submarine proposal

The now-retired admiral was criticized for using the HMAS Waller as a "personal love sub."

Top Gun: Maverick Darkstar
Entertainment

The Navy wiped the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ director’s camera after he ‘captured something I wasn’t supposed to capture’

The Navy felt the need for speedy deletion.

a man in uniform sits in a long hallway, head in his hands
News

The VA will provide free care for mental health emergencies

“This expansion of care will save veterans’ lives, and there’s nothing more important than that.”

UFO
News

Intelligence agencies documented hundreds of new UFO sightings, report finds

Many cases were found to be balloons or clutter, but more than 170 remain unresolved.

Ukraine tank video Chevrolet truck commercial
Ukraine

Ukraine riffs on classic Chevy commercial to ask for M1 Abrams tanks

Sturdy, dependable, tough. Like a rock.

sabotage
World War II

This WWII OSS manual shows that being annoying at work is the best form of sabotage

“Be as irritable and quarrelsome as possible without getting yourself into trouble.”

hh-60w pararescue
Air Force

The Air Force’s newest rescue helicopter just pulled off its first life-or-death save during a deployment

“This team is equipped to travel great distances and fight their way in and out if necessary to make the mission happen.”

navy HELIOS laser system
Ships

Here comes the Navy’s laser fleet

Pew pew pew!

Taylor Dudley Navy veteran Russia released
Navy

US Navy veteran released by Russia after 9-month detention

Taylor Dudley was turned over at a border crossing with Poland on Thursday.

taiwan
Air Force

War game shows just how brutal China’s battle for Taiwan would be

“The United States might win a pyrrhic victory, suffering more in the long run than the ‘defeated’ Chinese.”

Marine Corps Col. John Medeiros relieved ACV
Marine Corps

Marine Corps Assault Amphibian School commander relieved

His relief appears to stem from an amphibious vehicle rollover three months ago.

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Analysis

Pentagon issues reprieve to troops who refused COVID-19 vaccines

Service members who were denied religious and medical exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine will not be punished.

Air Force C-17 flight
Air Force

Watch 24 C-17s roll out from an Air Force base in a matter of minutes

It was the largest single flight of C-17s to date.

Hunter Brown
Air Force

Air Force Academy cadet dies unexpectedly while headed to class

First responders were unable to revive Cadet 3rd Class Hunter Brown.