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James Mattis is back with a cameo in the Marine Corps’ 247th birthday message
Culture

James Mattis is back with a cameo in the Marine Corps’ 247th birthday message

Happy birthday, Marines.

c-17
Aircraft

Why the C-17 is the US military’s flying hospital of choice

"We bring the full hospital to the patient.”

That time the Army tried to develop a missile guided by pigeons
World War II

That time the Army tried to develop a missile guided by pigeons

Trust the birds.

dalton beals, marine corps, parris island
Marine Corps

Marines may charge Parris Island drill instructor for recruit’s death in 2021

Pfc. Dalton Beals, 19, died of a heat illness.

High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems
Ukraine

Russia hasn’t killed any US-supplied HIMARS in Ukraine, according to a senior defense official

Today, we spell 'undefeated' H-I-M-A-R-S.

North Korea says recent missile tests were practice to ‘mercilessly’ strike US air bases
Indo-Pacific

North Korea says recent missile tests were practice to ‘mercilessly’ strike US air bases

There are roughly 28,000 U.S. troops in South Korea, and another 54,000 in Japan.

Retired SEAC John Troxell continues his mission of service, one veteran at a time

Retired SEAC John Troxell continues his mission of service, one veteran at a time

Successful PTSD treatment is possible.

security forces
Missiles

What it takes to join the Air Force’s 24/7 ‘SWAT’ team for nuclear missile fields

Need to storm a nuclear alert facility? This is the team you need.

Military successfully drained fuel pipelines linking Red Hill to Pearl Harbor
News

Military successfully drained fuel pipelines linking Red Hill to Pearl Harbor

Crews cleared the fuel pipelines linking the base to the facility that contaminated drinking water in Hawaii.

Space Force’s secretive X-37B plane has spent more than 900 days in orbit
Space Force

Space Force’s secretive X-37B plane has spent more than 900 days in orbit

The small space plane has been conducting a series of experiments from the upper atmosphere for the last two years.

Soldiers are finally getting a ‘robotic mule’ to haul all their heavy sh*t for them
Vehicles

Soldiers are finally getting a ‘robotic mule’ to haul all their heavy sh*t for them

Kiss all that garbage you’re forced to ruck with goodbye.

The Navy wants to turn submarines into ‘UUV motherships’
Drone Swarms

The Navy wants to turn submarines into ‘UUV motherships’

That plan depends on being able to recover the drones through torpedo tubes.

Watch a lone Ukrainian paratrooper single-handedly knock out a Russian tank
Ukraine

Watch a lone Ukrainian paratrooper single-handedly knock out a Russian tank

The video captures why Ukraine is doing so well.

Fort Riley specialist charged with stabbing fellow soldier to death
Army

Fort Riley specialist charged with stabbing fellow soldier to death

The indictment stems from an August assault that left multiple people injured.

American woman gets 20 years in prison for training and leading all-female ISIS battalion
Middle East

American woman gets 20 years in prison for training and leading all-female ISIS battalion

Her team trained girls as young as 10 to use automatic weapons and suicide belts.

Tanks for Ukraine
Europe

The US is sending tanks to Ukraine, just not American ones

This is the first time that the United States has included tanks in its military assistance to Ukraine.

Netflix documentary shows Vanessa Guillén’s family’s fight for answers in the wake of her murder
Army

Netflix documentary shows Vanessa Guillén’s family’s fight for answers in the wake of her murder

“This was not one of those cases the military could sweep under the rug.”

We salute the Marine who got promoted at a fried chicken restaurant on base
Mandatory Fun

We salute the Marine who got promoted at a fried chicken restaurant on base

Sweet, tasty promotion.

Air Force claims ‘no intent by the pilots’ to draw sky penis near Russian base in Syria
Air Force

Air Force claims ‘no intent by the pilots’ to draw sky penis near Russian base in Syria

Sometimes miracles happen.

DFC, C-17, Afghanistan, Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Force

Air Force C-17 crew receives Distinguished Flying Cross for hauling record 823 people to safety during Kabul airlift

“Eight hundred people on your jet? Holy … holy cow.”