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Air Force

Air Force grounds most of its C-130H fleet due to propeller problem

More than 100 aircraft are being inspected and having propeller assemblies changed out for newer models.

US Army fails to meet its recruitment goal by 15,000 soldiers
Army

US Army fails to meet its recruitment goal by 15,000 soldiers

The Army Reserve and National Guard might be needed to augment the active duty force.

Woman recalls the time a retired Marine general ‘saved my life’ as a college student in an abusive relationship
Marine Corps

Woman recalls the time a retired Marine general ‘saved my life’ as a college student in an abusive relationship

“He showed up for me when nobody else was showing up for me.”

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Navy

US Navy sailor charged with setting fire to the USS Bonhomme Richard found not guilty

The decision ended a two-year legal ordeal for the sailor, who faced charges of aggravated arson and willfully hazarding a ship, for which the maximum sentence was life. 

America’s incredible shrinking military recruiting pool is getting smaller and smaller
Army

America’s incredible shrinking military recruiting pool is getting smaller and smaller

The most common reasons for disqualification from service were obesity, drug and alcohol abuse, and health and medical issues.

This Marine predicted how the US would fight in the Pacific 20 years before WWII
World War I

This Marine predicted how the US would fight in the Pacific 20 years before WWII

Basically the Marine Corps’ Nostradamus.

Civil War coffee
Past Conflicts

How coffee helped the Union army win the Civil War

Coffee: Is there anything it can’t do?

USS Nimitz sailors report health issues that ‘may’ be related to fuel in water supply, Navy says
Navy

USS Nimitz sailors report health issues that ‘may’ be related to fuel in water supply, Navy says

“The health and well-being of all of our sailors is our top priority.”

The Space Force wants to create temporary ‘training ranges’ in orbit
Space Force

The Space Force wants to create temporary ‘training ranges’ in orbit

In space, nobody can hear you complain about policing spent brass.

JR Majewski stolen valor
Air Force

Political candidate accused of stolen valor apparently cannot stop stealing valor

If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

What’s the most annoying uniform item you have to wear?
Mandatory Fun

What’s the most annoying uniform item you have to wear?

The vexing. The crappy. The annoying.

Fears of an EMP attack are overblown. It’s what comes next that should worry you
Air Force

Fears of an EMP attack are overblown. It’s what comes next that should worry you

It's not the EMP that's the biggest threat, it's what comes after.

Col. Own Ray
Army

Retired Army colonel found guilty of assault and harassment for 2020 domestic violence incident

Retired Col. Owen Ray was arrested in 2020 after a domestic violence incident that resulted in a standoff with police.

maintainers
Air Force

How Air Force maintainers achieved a rare perfect inspection on a 49-year-old aircraft

“This rarely happens, especially on an aircraft nearly a half-century old.”

USS Niimitz
Navy

Navy finds jet fuel in USS Nimitz drinking water days after declaring it safe

Navy officials said Tuesday that the USS Nimitz’s scheduled underway date has been postponed.

The Air Force has finally rescued a stranded Osprey aircraft from a remote Norwegian island
Air Force

The Air Force has finally rescued a stranded Osprey aircraft from a remote Norwegian island

Bad weather and a delicate terrain presented a series of challenges in recovering the downed tiltrotor craft.

DART
News

Meet the NASA team that’s replaced Hollywood as America’s chief rogue asteroid defense

Team Earth, f–k yeah!

Watch the Air Force break a ship in half with a single bomb in new video
Air Force

Watch the Air Force break a ship in half with a single bomb in new video

One bomb, one sunken ship.

The Department of Energy had a nuclear commando task force in the 1980s that looked straight out of ‘Counter Strike’
History

The Department of Energy had a nuclear commando task force in the 1980s that looked straight out of ‘Counter Strike’

These are the security forces protecting nuclear sites in the United States.

Russia’s ‘partial mobilization’ of civilians is going about as well as you’d expect
Europe

Russia’s ‘partial mobilization’ of civilians is going about as well as you’d expect

“We know our government lies to us. We are just meat for them.”