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AbramsX main battle tank
Tanks

Here’s your first clear look at the next-generation ‘AbramsX’ main battle tank

Finally.

The VA, Department of the Navy launch gun lock program to combat active-duty suicides
Military Life

The VA, Department of the Navy launch gun lock program to combat active-duty suicides

The locks can be picked up at VA sites, and have the Military/Veterans Crisis Line contact information on them.

What the new “bat drone” means for the Air Force’s autonomous fighter plans
Air Force

What the new “bat drone” means for the Air Force’s autonomous fighter plans

The newly acquired MQ-28 is meant to be flown in coordination with human pilots.

107-year-old WWII veteran finally receives Silver Star 77 years after his discharge
News

107-year-old WWII veteran finally receives Silver Star 77 years after his discharge

That’s a long wait.

The Army is officially adopting a ‘guaranteed hit’ smart scope
Army

The Army is officially adopting a ‘guaranteed hit’ smart scope

One shot, one kill — every time.

Fort Bragg
Army

It’s official: The US military will rename bases that honor Confederates

Goodbye Fort Bragg, hello 'Fort Liberty.'

Bloated Budgets and the ‘Less is More’ Mentality

Bloated Budgets and the ‘Less is More’ Mentality

With two oceans protecting us from hostile actors, and a military able to project itself globally, why must we spend more on our defense than the next several nations combined?

Trio of ISIS leaders killed in dual US military operations in Syria
Middle East

Trio of ISIS leaders killed in dual US military operations in Syria

The operations both happened early Thursday morning.

valykrie
Air Force

What it might be like for Air Force fighter pilots to command a team of drones in battle

“This is a command and control station inside of a fighter. It's not just a cockpit.”

Marines to leadership: We want short shorts
Marine Corps

Marines to leadership: We want short shorts

Who wears short shorts?

That time 200,000 US troops spent an entire war on sick call
History

That time 200,000 US troops spent an entire war on sick call

Hygiene, hygiene, and more hygiene.

The World War II story of the first time US military pilots encountered UFOs
World War II

The World War II story of the first time US military pilots encountered UFOs

I want to believe.

This armored brigade is now the most modernized in the Army
Army

This armored brigade is now the most modernized in the Army

If you ain’t first, you’re last.

USS New Mexico
Navy

For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’

There are no more battleships.

Frozen compass, frigid wind — How Green Berets would airdrop into the Arctic in a future war
Air Force

Frozen compass, frigid wind — How Green Berets would airdrop into the Arctic in a future war

The minus-100-degree Fahrenheit wind left each operator “to contemplate the finer points of frostbite and temperature at which eyeballs freeze.”

We finally know the identity of the US military’s legendary ‘Hot Dog Guy’
Culture

We finally know the identity of the US military’s legendary ‘Hot Dog Guy’

His hunger knows no bounds.

Army investigation blames general for ‘negative publicity’ after defending servicewomen online
Army

Army investigation blames general for ‘negative publicity’ after defending servicewomen online

His defense of women in uniform brought too much unwanted attention, investigators said.

The complicated story behind the former Army Ranger who revolutionized cocktails [Updated]
Culture

The complicated story behind the former Army Ranger who revolutionized cocktails [Updated]

The man behind Milk & Honey wanted a meticulously crafted drink and experience, not rowdy pomp and circumstance.

XM25 'Punisher' in 'Black Widow'
Entertainment

The dead US military weapons that came back to life as Hollywood future firearms

"Wait a minute, this is the future ... where are all the phaser guns?"

Salute to Service
Afghanistan

Lawmakers want to replace ‘thank you for your service’ with something even more meaningless

Because freedom costs a buck-o-five