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2016 Vet Court Graduation
News

How a troubled Marine led a veterans court judge to confront his own survivor’s guilt

He moved his lips but made no sound, then started to cry. “I don’t have a mission anymore.”

What happens at each US military boot camp?
Military Life

What happens at each US military boot camp?

Who has the longest boot camp? Which boot camp is the hardest? Which boot camp has a pasta dinner for friends and family?

I Never Thought I’d End Up Here After Leaving the Military. Now, I’m Leading Software Implementation at John Deere

I Never Thought I’d End Up Here After Leaving the Military. Now, I’m Leading Software Implementation at John Deere

If you’re a transitioning veteran, do yourself a favor and reach out to RecruitMilitary.

Marine for a day
News

Child with serious heart condition goes through mini boot camp to become a Marine for a day

“He exemplified the true warrior spirit!”

This Army sniper team just outshot 29 other elite teams from around the globe
News

This Army sniper team just outshot 29 other elite teams from around the globe

Bravo Zulu.

World War II prosthetic leg
History

An American POW made his own prosthetic leg at a German prison camp during WWII

The device was made entirely from items collected at a German camp for Allied prisoners of war during World War II.

air defense
News

Army National Guardsman allegedly threatened to crash a stolen plane into a beer factory

“I hope they got a terrorism insurance plan the day before."

Army 3-star general demoted after investigation into ‘racist and toxic’ command climate
News

Army 3-star general demoted after investigation into ‘racist and toxic’ command climate

Now-Maj. Gen. Duane Gamble is the second member of the Army staff to face reprimand this year

3d print barracks
News

The Army wants to 3D print an entire barracks to save time and money

Brought to you by the future.

‘He’s the legacy now’ — Meet the Army’s father-son sniper duo
News

‘He’s the legacy now’ — Meet the Army’s father-son sniper duo

“I grew up playing in the ghillie wash trench and stuff like that ... It was always a dream of mine."

Matt and the no good, very bad ‘woke’ military: A picture story
Culture

Matt and the no good, very bad ‘woke’ military: A picture story

Matt likes to go to hearings about the military, but nobody likes to listen. Oh darn.

Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan
News

The next Coast Guard commandant could be the first woman in history to serve as a uniformed service chief

Adm. Linda Fagan would take charge of the Coast Guard this summer

Benjamin Wagner and Jayson Clifton
News

Marine Corps fires commander and sergeant major of Hawaii infantry battalion

"There was an investigation, prompted by anonymous Inspector General (IG) complaints, that informed this decision."

air force project sapphire
News

Inside the Air Force’s secret mission to lift half a ton of enriched uranium out of Kazakhstan

“We were sitting there in the cockpit, writing Tom Clancy novels in our heads about what would happen if we had to go down."

Bucha
News

Russia was caught red-handed lying about war crimes in Ukraine

"I think it’s fairly obvious – not just to us, but to the world – that Russian forces are responsible for the atrocities in Bucha."

C-17 Crew Distinguished Flying Cross
News

4 airmen awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for evacuating more than 150 civilians from Kabul

The crew rescued more than 150 people during the evacuation of Kabul last year

Suicide Prevention
News

The Army’s suicide rate is the worst it’s been in nearly a century

That's according to a new report from the Defense Suicide Prevention Office.

Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship
News

Why the Navy’s plan to get rid of 24 ships is a really bad idea

"China is not a ‘pacing challenge’ when they will soon have double the size of our Navy."

kc-46
News

Airmen are using Velcro to fix the emergency doors on the Air Force’s problem-prone new tanker

Boeing's got some more 'splainin to do

Hyrum Hanlon
News

Navy identifies sailor killed in radar plane crash off Virginia coast

We mourn the loss of Navy Lt. Hyrum Hanlon.