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Lord of the Rings’ Samwise Gamgee is now a civilian aide emeritus to the Secretary of the Army
Entertainment

Lord of the Rings’ Samwise Gamgee is now a civilian aide emeritus to the Secretary of the Army

This aide job doesn’t require a trip to the fires of Mount Doom.

How airmen stopped a mid-air assault on a C-17 cockpit during the Afghan airlift
Air Force

How airmen stopped a mid-air assault on a C-17 cockpit during the Afghan airlift

"It’s surreal to think ‘oh wow that's actually what we did in the moment.’”

Fallujah
Marine Corps

Navy warship USS Fallujah honors 2 of the hardest-fought battles of the Iraq War

Finally.

Army investigating soldiers who posed in dog bondage masks
Army

Army investigating soldiers who posed in dog bondage masks

"The incident is currently under investigation.”

army Mobile Protected Firepower m10 booker combat vehicle
Army

Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower vehicles will give light infantry units added punch

Lots of combat power in a small package.

aeromedical evacuation abbey gate distinguished flying cross
Air Force

‘Is this real?’ — Inside the Air Force’s first medevac flight after the Abbey Gate suicide bombing

“There were tracers, flares, fires and gunshots going off. I remember being like, ‘Is this real?’”

russian military ammo
Russia

Russia has expended so much ammo in Ukraine it’s now dipping into 40-year-old stockpiles

“You load the ammunition and you cross your fingers and hope it's going to fire, or when it lands that it's going to explode.”

6 questions only a veteran would ask the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Culture

6 questions only a veteran would ask the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Only the hardest hitting questions for the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman.

Navy Federal can help take the stress out of holiday car shopping

Navy Federal can help take the stress out of holiday car shopping

If you’re in the market for a new or used vehicle, Navy Federal’s Car Buying Service can help you find the best deal from local and national dealers.

AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon hypersonic weapon
Missiles

The Air Force just successfully tested a fully operational hypersonic weapon for the first time

BOOM!

A-10 Warthog
Air Force

Air Force to start retiring A-10 Warthogs after a decade of legislative wrangling

Is this the beginning of the end for BRRRT?

What the Army’s top general learned as a young soldier that still sticks with him today
Army

What the Army’s top general learned as a young soldier that still sticks with him today

“Even if you’re the best in the business, you’re always training."

textron cottonmouth advanced reconnaissance vehicle marine corps
Vehicles

This amphibious recon vehicle might end up replacing the Marine Corps’ decades-old LAV fleet

Marines, meet the Cottonmouth.

Two F-18s damaged in consecutive Class A mishaps in Virginia
Navy

Two F-18s damaged in consecutive Class A mishaps in Virginia

The two events are the latest trouble for the Navy’s Super Hornets this year.

US raid kills two ISIS commanders in eastern Syria
News

US raid kills two ISIS commanders in eastern Syria

It's the latest attack on the terror group's leaders in recent months.

b-2 spirit
Air Force

B-2 Spirit makes emergency landing, catches fire, following malfunction

No one was injured in the incident.

9 questions with Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston
Culture

9 questions with Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston

The SMA weighs in on his favorite war film, his plans for a zombie apocalypse and shares his stance on Rip Its.

Five hospitalized at US Army base in Germany after World War II-era bomb leaks
News

Five hospitalized at US Army base in Germany after World War II-era bomb leaks

Construction workers were exposed to phosphorous gas and the bomb was safely removed from Patch Barracks.

10 questions only a veteran would ask Green Beret-turned-football legend Nate Boyer
Culture

10 questions only a veteran would ask Green Beret-turned-football legend Nate Boyer

The former Seahawks player shares his go-to MRE, favorite war film and what he learned in the Army that helped in football.

Paul Whelan
Marine Corps

Who is Paul Whelan, the Marine veteran left behind in Russia in the Griner-Bout prisoner swap?

The U.S. government says it was unable to secure the Marine veteran’s release along with WNBA star Brittney Griner.