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Army staff sergeant convicted of killing wife with toxin from puffer fish
News

Army staff sergeant convicted of killing wife with toxin from puffer fish

He faces 70 years behind bars and will be dishonorably discharged.

The Army showed the Navy how not to mismanage the contaminated water crisis in Hawaii
News

The Army showed the Navy how not to mismanage the contaminated water crisis in Hawaii

“We were already in the process of putting people in hotels and taking them bottled water, and the Navy was still saying there was nothing wrong with the water.”

mosul film promo
News

‘Mosul’ is the best Iraq War film ever made

"The opening shots sent chills through my spine, panning over street after street of destroyed homes, downed power lines, and wrecked vehicles."

An Oklahoma National Guard soldier stands watch along a perimeter fence near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2021.
News

The ruling in Oklahoma’s COVID vaccine lawsuit has deep implications for the National Guard

The National Guard finds itself caught in a debate between states and the Pentagon over COVID-19 vaccines

military dentist
Military Life

Tell us your good, bad, and horribly painful stories about military dental procedures

'I'm sure the sadistic bastard still has that tooth as a trophy on a shelf somewhere.'

The legend of ‘wall-to-wall counseling,’ the infamous military regulation that never existed
News

The legend of ‘wall-to-wall counseling,’ the infamous military regulation that never existed

“This is not PC.”

A photo composite showing Staff Sgt. Joseph Maldonado and the scene of the accident where he pulled a man from a vehicle on Dec. 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Joseph Maldonado/U.S. Marine Corps photo)
News

We salute the Marine who kicked in a windshield barefoot to save a man after a car crash

Breaking through a car windshield? Combat boots not required.

A memorial dedicated to Americans lost in the Global War on Terror is one step closer to reality
News

A memorial dedicated to Americans lost in the Global War on Terror is one step closer to reality

A bill signed Monday authorizes space on the National Mall for a memorial for the Global War on Terror.

A photo composite showing Richard Marcinko, the founding commander of Navy SEAL Team 6, and U.S. Navy SEALs in the background.
News

How SEAL Team 6 founder Richard Marcinko shaped America’s modern-day special operations forces

Richard Marcinko, founding commander of the storied Navy SEAL Team 6, set the stage for special operations forces as we know them today.

Why a company guilty of ‘pervasive fraud’ remains one of the Pentagon’s biggest landlords
Military Life

Why a company guilty of ‘pervasive fraud’ remains one of the Pentagon’s biggest landlords

“The management of this company should be in jail."

military housing
Military Life

Military housing company to pay $65 million fine after years of ‘pervasive fraud’

"The defendants’ greed undermined a program designed to protect service members’ homes."

Florida state Senator wants to bring back ‘join the military or go to jail’ for criminals
Military Life

Florida state Senator wants to bring back ‘join the military or go to jail’ for criminals

The proposed bill would allow you to serve a different kind of time

How a battalion of reindeer helped defeat the Nazis in World War II
History

How a battalion of reindeer helped defeat the Nazis in World War II

“The reindeer were pack animals ... It makes perfect sense.”

Forget Santa, this enlisted airman just gifted 1,300 pairs of shoes to Honduran kids in need
News

Forget Santa, this enlisted airman just gifted 1,300 pairs of shoes to Honduran kids in need

Accelerate change or shoes

Army scientists are developing a COVID vaccine they hope will treat all variants
News

Army scientists are developing a COVID vaccine they hope will treat all variants

“We have really good pre-clinical animal studies and we think the phase 1 trial data is going to be promising."

The next Russian invasion of Ukraine will be too big to hide, and Russia doesn’t care
News

The next Russian invasion of Ukraine will be too big to hide, and Russia doesn’t care

No 'Little Green Men' this time.

Army veterans who fought together in Iraq reunited in moving video
History

They served together every day in Iraq for 15 months. 14 years later, the doorbell rang

“Don’t wait to reach out and let people know what they mean to you.”

Google Earth captures photo of Air Force’s $2 billion stealth bomber in flight
News

Google Earth captures photo of Air Force’s $2 billion stealth bomber in flight

“Lol ‘stealth.'"

santa claus talking to us troops
Culture

Santa at War: A visual history of Jolly Old St. Nick in the unlikeliest of places

Santa has been in range of snipers far more than the North Pole probably cares to admit.

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, multiple white nationalist groups march with torches through the UVA campus in Charlottesville, Va. Hundreds of people chanted, threw punches, hurled water bottles and unleashed chemical sprays on each other Saturday after violence erupted at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
News

This is the Pentagon’s new definition of ‘extremist activities’

The Pentagon has expanded the definition of "extremist activities" and what constitutes “active participation" in such organizations.