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A rocket mysteriously crashed on the Moon. The military intel world has no idea who sent it
News

A rocket mysteriously crashed on the Moon. The military intel world has no idea who sent it

The truth hopefully is out there.

gold f-16
Mandatory Fun

The Air Force now has a golden F-16

The shiny Iowa Air National Guard F-16 is a throwback to the original 1996 gold F-16 and the 'bulldog' commander who created it.

Navy SHARP training
Marine Corps

Navy to stop punishing sexual assault victims for underage drinking, other minor infractions

Under new guidance issued this week, commanders will no longer punish sailors and Marines who report sexual assaults for misconduct related to the incident.

How a disaster of the Navy’s own making poisoned thousands of people in Hawaii
Navy

How a disaster of the Navy’s own making poisoned thousands of people in Hawaii

A series of mistakes and failures by leadership led to a crisis that displaced thousands.

ukraine cheap drones
Opinion

Off the shelf, above the fight: How cheap drones are completely changing warfare

Ukraine is showing a paradigm shift. Units no longer need to rely on large platforms and layers of command and control that delay the use of drones on the battlefield.

army Mobile Protected Firepower m10 booker combat vehicle
Army

Why the Army refuses to call its new light tank a ‘light tank’

On the way!

a-10 warthog
Air Force

Air Force A-10s continue to prove that runways are for suckers

The Air Force landed A-10s on a Michigan highway to practice operating in austere environments without the large bases airmen are used to.

America’s top enlisted military leader just showed what leading from the front truly means
Air Force

America’s top enlisted military leader just showed what leading from the front truly means

"Most see a smile on one’s face, but do not know the turmoil inside one’s head.”

tug of war
Mandatory Fun

These airmen just played tug-of-war with a 49 ton plane

Airmen at Fairchild Air Force Base flexed hard by pulling a KC-135 Stratotanker ahead of their annual 92nd Maintenance Group Olympics.

China War
Opinion

The US military is the only thing stopping China from swallowing Taiwan whole

As China steps up its rhetoric against Taiwan, lessons must be learned from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

military social media
Opinion

Social media can be a weapon, and it’s time US troops get trained on it

Leaders need to be taught the risks and rewards of social media in a new era of information warfare.

cesar flores
Iraq War

‘I was literally on fire’ — Airman recalls how an unlikely hero saved his life in Iraq

After his Humvee was blown up by an IED, Air Force Staff Sgt. Cesar Flores was saved by someone he never expected.

Fake Navy SEAL ordered to stop being a fake Navy SEAL
Navy

Fake Navy SEAL ordered to stop being a fake Navy SEAL

That's one order he will have to follow.

Soldiers in Texas had to get an M4 back from a butterfly sanctuary after leaving it in a truck
Army

Soldiers in Texas had to get an M4 back from a butterfly sanctuary after leaving it in a truck

“[Sergeant] is offering up the [private first class] for ritual sacrifice."

The last living WWII Medal of Honor recipient has died
Marine Corps

The last living WWII Medal of Honor recipient has died

Hershel "Woody" Williams was 98.

What the cult classic ‘Red Dawn’ teaches us about insurgent warfare
Entertainment

What the cult classic ‘Red Dawn’ teaches us about insurgent warfare

Wolverines!

pilot helmet
Air Force

Air Force selects new helmet to replace the one pilots have loved to hate since the 1980s

The Air Force picked a new helmet that could keep fixed-wing aircrew members more comfortable and injury-free.

Formation
Air Force

The hidden costs for US troops after the downfall of Roe v. Wade

“I really don’t think that at the Pentagon level ... they understand just how important this issue really is."

Ukraine’s new (and probably fake) war hero is a goddamn goat
News

Ukraine’s new (and probably fake) war hero is a goddamn goat

Mighty fine work there, goat.

James Mattis
Culture

James Mattis just got married in the most Marine way possible

“Not surprising for a Marine, the couple met in a bar.”