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Air Force to award 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 12 Bronze Stars for heroic Afghan airlift
Air Force

Air Force to award 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 12 Bronze Stars for heroic Afghan airlift

“This recognition is long overdue for what our heroes did during those historic 17 days.”

Air Force colonel in South Korea fired after just four months in command
Air Force

Air Force colonel in South Korea fired after just four months in command

Col. Jay Bertsch took command in June.

XM1211 High Explosive Proximity (HEP) round
Guns

The Army is fielding a new ‘proximity’ round to take out incoming drones

Blasting drones out of the sky just got a whole lot easier.

f-16
Air Force

Listen to Air Force fighter pilots intercept a ‘renegade’ plane intruding on Biden’s airspace

According to the audio, the F-16s performed three "headbutts" and dropped 10 flares before the intruding aircraft finally turned around.

Marine Corps JAG accused of kidnapping Afghan baby following Kabul evacuation
Marine Corps

Marine Corps JAG accused of kidnapping Afghan baby following Kabul evacuation

The child has lived with the Marine’s family since 2021.

Military suicide prevention
Analysis

The Pentagon is changing how it talks about suicide

It’s about saving lives.

Pentagon to help pay for troops to travel out of state for abortion care
Air Force

Pentagon to help pay for troops to travel out of state for abortion care

The Pentagon has worked with the Department of Justice to ensure the policies are “fully consistent with federal law,” an official said.

An Army M1 Abrams tank dubbed ‘A Horse With No Name’ is riding through Poland
Culture

An Army M1 Abrams tank dubbed ‘A Horse With No Name’ is riding through Poland

? I've been through the desert on a horse with no name / It felt good to be out of the rain ?

The Army needs to get better at recruiting PSYOP soldiers, general says
Army

The Army needs to get better at recruiting PSYOP soldiers, general says

To get recruits excited about a job, they first have to know it exists.

The Air Force is testing a new exoskeleton to lighten the load for airmen
Air Force

The Air Force is testing a new exoskeleton to lighten the load for airmen

“I can definitely tell a difference; there’s a lot less pressure on my knees and I can feel the assist this system gives.”

Navy Water
Navy

The Navy’s contaminated drinking water crisis is only getting worse

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.

The bizarre history of the US military’s ethnic battalions during World War II
World War II

The bizarre history of the US military’s ethnic battalions during World War II

A brief but memorable experiment.

The Army’s new pre-basic-training boot camp might actually build better soldiers
Army

The Army’s new pre-basic-training boot camp might actually build better soldiers

“We want to help them write a successful Army story, not break them off right at the start.”

We salute the USS Decatur for flying its swashbuckling battle flag in a recent exercise
Mandatory Fun

We salute the USS Decatur for flying its swashbuckling battle flag in a recent exercise

“Commodore Decatur himself was a man of great feats of heroism and grandeur.”

ivan ruiz
Air Force

‘Don’t quit’ and other lessons from a legendary Air Force PJ’s 26-year career

“It’s like these things that I did wrong, or at least I messed up, the comical moments are really the only things that I remember.”

Army Reserve major releases amateur porn video as part of political campaign
Army

Army Reserve major releases amateur porn video as part of political campaign

That's one way to do it.

Air Drop
Army

Watch the Army lose a perfectly good Humvee in the latest airdrop gone wrong

The Humvee slipped out of its parachute, causing it to “burn in,” or hit the ground without a chute.

From ‘intense darkness’ to the Army’s NCO of the Year: How this medic made an example of himself
Army

From ‘intense darkness’ to the Army’s NCO of the Year: How this medic made an example of himself

“I just want soldiers, NCOs, whoever it is … to realize that sometimes your best moments are going to come after intense darkness.”

tom brady military deployment
Entertainment

Tom Brady: Football season is ‘like you’re going away on deployment in the military’

Thank you for your service?

Racist texts denying an airman a special duty were fake, Air Force investigation finds
Air Force

Racist texts denying an airman a special duty were fake, Air Force investigation finds

“Following an exhaustive investigation, authorities determined that the statements published did not occur and the text messages were fake.”