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Why Star Wars’ Boba Fett is the ultimate Special Forces soldier
Entertainment

Why Star Wars’ Boba Fett is the ultimate Special Forces soldier

Boba Fett would have made one hell of a Green Beret.

Meme war: You can pay to get memes painted on Ukrainian artillery, bombs, and rockets
Ukraine

Meme war: You can pay to get memes painted on Ukrainian artillery, bombs, and rockets

Victory through memes.

CH-47 Chinook
Army

The Army grounds its fleet of CH-47 Chinooks, one of its oldest and most versatile aircraft

Even Marines respect the Army’s CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters.

Ukraine is using a ghost army of fake HIMARS to trick Russian artillery
Ukraine

Ukraine is using a ghost army of fake HIMARS to trick Russian artillery

Theatricality and deception are indeed powerful tools.

Iraq
Iran

As Iraq reels from recent violence, it’s worth remembering that 2,500 US troops are still there

Americans cannot forget that 2,500 of their sons and daughters are deployed to Iraq.

Air Force top general gives himself a ‘C’ grade after two years on the job
Air Force

Air Force top general gives himself a ‘C’ grade after two years on the job

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles ‘CQ’ Brown Jr. was frank in assessing his progress on transforming the service.

This Air Force general is well aware that scammers love impersonating him
Air Force

This Air Force general is well aware that scammers love impersonating him

He’s not actually trying to hit you up on Instagram

Watch Iran try (and fail) to kidnap an American drone boat at sea
News

Watch Iran try (and fail) to kidnap an American drone boat at sea

Some piracy lessons may be in order

What military movies go harder than ‘Top Gun: Maverick’?
Entertainment

What military movies go harder than ‘Top Gun: Maverick’?

The movies that make you want to shout “f*ck yeah!”

Ukraine artillery
Ukraine

The US military is running low on ammo after sending so much to Ukraine

The Pentagon is trying to find other ways to send munitions.

Moldy barracks
Air Force

Why moldy barracks are a growing problem for the US military

If you’ve served in the U.S. military, you probably have a story about mold.

Watch an Air Force pararescue vet fight off an alligator attack with his bare hands
Culture

Watch an Air Force pararescue vet fight off an alligator attack with his bare hands

Florida, man.

As the world moves on, veterans of the Afghanistan withdrawal struggle to join them
Air Force

As the world moves on, veterans of the Afghanistan withdrawal struggle to join them

“I feel like I’m still there. I feel like everything that happened, happened five minutes ago.”

After the Bonhomme Richard incident, the Navy has a new command structure for surface ship fires
Navy

After the Bonhomme Richard incident, the Navy has a new command structure for surface ship fires

The service hopes this will prevent any more confusion.

Former Air Force sergeant sentenced to life for killing a cop in the name of sparking a second civil war
News

Former Air Force sergeant sentenced to life for killing a cop in the name of sparking a second civil war

Steven Carrillo will simultaneously serve a sentence for killing a federal agent.

The Navy’s ‘ghost fleet’ is growing
Navy

The Navy’s ‘ghost fleet’ is growing

The unmanned surface vessels will help the Navy test new autonomous ship technology.

Video shows the moment Marines and soldiers at the Kabul Airport ran toward the sounds of danger
News

Video shows the moment Marines and soldiers at the Kabul Airport ran toward the sounds of danger

When a suicide bomber started the last fight of the War in Afghanistan, these troops rushed to respond.

The Air Force’s latest mission: driving kids to school
Air Force

The Air Force’s latest mission: driving kids to school

It’s the latest use of the military to help fill in staffing shortages.

The Army wants exoskeletons so soldiers can defeat their worst enemy: Lower back pain
Army

The Army wants exoskeletons so soldiers can defeat their worst enemy: Lower back pain

“Wearing the suit really helped a lot, especially with getting the rounds out of the back of the truck. It felt like it gave me an extra boost.”

The Army wants YOU — to help them find a missing M240 machine gun
Army

The Army wants YOU — to help them find a missing M240 machine gun

No, really. Please help.