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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?’"

These barefoot Marines defended American Samoa during World War II
News

These barefoot Marines defended American Samoa during World War II

“For one desperate moment in time these brothers stood together in defense of their homeland and one another, leaving their fingerprint on history and those who would come after them."

phoenix ghost
News

What is Phoenix Ghost, the secretive loitering munition the Pentagon is sending to Ukraine?

It’s only a matter of time before they go on the hunt.

Ukraine artillery
News

‘The king of battle’ — How US artillery in the hands of Ukrainians may reshape the war with Russia

We’ve always called it ‘the king of battle'"

Marine Corps intel instructor investigation
News

Marine intel instructors got caught calling students ‘whore’ and ‘slut’ in private chat. No punishment was recommended

“There was no accountability here whatsoever."

chinese soldiers
News

Why the Chinese military wants thousands of ‘made-to-order’ noncommissioned officers

Beijing has been producing a new force of noncommissioned officers over the past decade.

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News

The National Guard ‘minuteman’ is based on a real person and he was a badass

"There can never be but one man who headed the first column of attack on the King’s troops in the Revolutionary War."

Ukrainian military confirms ‘The Ghost of Kyiv’ is made up
News

Ukrainian military confirms ‘The Ghost of Kyiv’ is made up

“The Ghost of Kyiv is alive and embodies a collective image," a Ukrainian military spokesman said.

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News

These US soldiers left Ukraine when the war began. Now they’re training Ukrainians how to strike back.

US troops are teaching Ukrainians the fine art of artillery.

nato pilot russian intercept
Tech & Tactics

NATO fighter jets scrambled ‘multiple times’ this week in response to Russian aircraft

It's not the first time pilots had to intercept Russian planes.