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Benjamin Wagner and Jayson Clifton
News

Why the Marine Corps fired the commander and sergeant major of a Hawaii infantry battalion

Lt. Col. Benjamin Wagner, and Sgt. Maj. Jayson Clifton were relieved of command on March 31.

Top Gun: Maverick Darkstar
News

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ has a prop spy plane so real that China reportedly spied on it with a satellite

No spoilers!

‘I want the rain. I want it to be nasty’ — How the world’s deadliest snipers compete
News

‘I want the rain. I want it to be nasty’ — How the world’s deadliest snipers compete

"[T]hrow your kit on and get out there and run and gun."

F/A-18 Hornet Hotload
News

The Marine Corps is headed for a pilot exodus

The Marine Corps needs to admit that they are failing in pilot production and management, costing them dearly in terms of combat readiness.

halo tv series
Tech & Tactics

The ‘Halo’ series does what no one expected: It captures the true cost of war

Halo, despite its many faults, is perhaps Hollywood’s best attempt at tackling moral injury in war.

These are America’s Black Medal of Honor recipients
History

These are America’s Black Medal of Honor recipients

For many, fighting for their nation overseas was only one front; the second one being against racism and discrimination back at home. 

Pentagon in damage control mode over report that US intel was used to kill Russian generals
News

Pentagon in damage control mode over report that US intel was used to kill Russian generals

“We do not provide intelligence on the location of senior military leaders on the battlefield or participate in the targeting decisions of the Ukrainian military."

Air Force to airmen: Please stop shooting prairie dogs with blow darts
News

Air Force to airmen: Please stop shooting prairie dogs with blow darts

Lest you get caught by security forces

air force fitness
News

How to pass the new Air Force fitness test, according to a guy who oversaw 600 of them

Yes, the Air Force has a fitness test.

Universal Camouflage Pattern
Culture

Why ‘military grade’ is just another way of saying ‘cheaply made junk’

I do not think it means what you think it means.

How the Army is training its future leaders to fight China and Russia
News

How the Army is training its future leaders to fight China and Russia

“We basically made this cognitive break with the Middle East.”

Army COVID shot
News

Army officer becomes first US service member court-martialed over COVID-19

The officer, 1st Lt. Mark Bashaw had refused orders to comply with COVID-19 mitigation measures

air force security forces
News

‘Dirt boyz,’ ‘Port Dawgs,’ and ‘Red Horse’ — A guide to Air Force lingo for the rest of us

Up your lethality readiness with this multi-capable data dump.

Cade 4 Constable
News

A Marine kicked out of the Corps after sharing white supremacist flyers is now running for local office

He describes himself as a victim of 'cancel culture'

John Glenn Was Even More Interesting Than You Know
History

John Glenn Was Even More Interesting Than You Know

Learn more about legends like John Glenn on Fox Nation.

Financial Wellness Tips for Service Members

Financial Wellness Tips for Service Members

Financial fitness isn’t rocket science - you already have everything you need to develop healthy spending and saving habits.

Marines participate in live fire company attacks
News

To fight tomorrow’s wars, the Marine Corps must improve recruiting, retention, and assignments

The system is not working as it should.

Abortion
News

What overturning Roe v. Wade could mean for the US military

“How many women in uniform are elected officials willing to kill because of this decision?”

Inside the Pentagon’s shameful effort to draft mentally disabled men to fight in Vietnam
History

Inside the Pentagon’s shameful effort to draft mentally disabled men to fight in Vietnam

Some soldiers referred to them as "McNamara's Morons."

chinese snipers
News

What China is learning from Russia’s bungled invasion of Ukraine

"PLA strategists and planners can only be wondering, ‘why?’"