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It's the carrot versus stick approach.

In the words of Darth Vader: “Nooooooooooooooo!”

Patches. We love to see them, we love to wear them.

“Even a small change in aircrew dexterity can affect how the plane flies or type of mission they can accomplish.”

As you transition into the civilian world, the ensuing lack of structure can present a challenge, but also an incredible opportunity.

The military’s efforts to reduce sexual assault in the military have consistently failed.

“The sandwiches could have been picked up via car, but the hype wouldn’t have been there. The sandwiches may have been cold too!”

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

Victory through memes.

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

Theatricality and deception are indeed powerful tools.

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

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

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

Some piracy lessons may be in order

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

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

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

Florida, man.

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