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Marine Corps

Marine under investigation after viral video showed altercation with hotel staff [Updated]

It is unclear what prompted the altercation.

Navy

Sailors brought a dead F/A-18 back to life in just 33 days while at sea

The repairs took 33 days, all conducted aboard the USS George H.W. Bush during a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea.

Air Force

Airmen awarded for daring 2020 long-distance hostage rescue mission in Nigeria

“Being recognized personally is amazing, but most importantly getting that American citizen back is what I feel great about.”

Analysis

Pentagon not currently considering back pay for US troops separated for refusing COVID-19 vaccine

Congress may end up deciding this issue.

Navy

Fighter pilot to receive Navy Cross more than 70 years after classified dogfight with 7 Soviet jets

Navy Capt. Royce Williams will be presented with the award on Jan. 20.

Europe

Ukraine finally getting Western tanks

No Challenger 2 tanks have ever been destroyed by an enemy.

Air Force

How airmen used a single Google Doc to save thousands of lives during Afghan airlift

“The chaos and hecticness of everybody trying to get in and get their evacuees out now became a smoother process.”

Marine Corps

The Marines have a new ship-killing weapons system to counter China

A Marine unit is scheduled to get the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System by the end of fiscal 2023.

Analysis

Almost a year into the war in Ukraine, Russia has gone through multiple commanders

Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov is the latest general to take over the invasion.

Culture

Former Australian naval chief in hot water after submarine proposal

The now-retired admiral was criticized for using the HMAS Waller as a "personal love sub."

Entertainment

The Navy wiped the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ director’s camera after he ‘captured something I wasn’t supposed to capture’

The Navy felt the need for speedy deletion.

News

The VA will provide free care for mental health emergencies

“This expansion of care will save veterans’ lives, and there’s nothing more important than that.”

News

Intelligence agencies documented hundreds of new UFO sightings, report finds

Many cases were found to be balloons or clutter, but more than 170 remain unresolved.

Ukraine

Ukraine riffs on classic Chevy commercial to ask for M1 Abrams tanks

Sturdy, dependable, tough. Like a rock.

World War II

This WWII OSS manual shows that being annoying at work is the best form of sabotage

“Be as irritable and quarrelsome as possible without getting yourself into trouble.”

Air Force

The Air Force’s newest rescue helicopter just pulled off its first life-or-death save during a deployment

“This team is equipped to travel great distances and fight their way in and out if necessary to make the mission happen.”

Ships

Here comes the Navy’s laser fleet

Pew pew pew!

Navy

US Navy veteran released by Russia after 9-month detention

Taylor Dudley was turned over at a border crossing with Poland on Thursday.

Air Force

War game shows just how brutal China’s battle for Taiwan would be

“The United States might win a pyrrhic victory, suffering more in the long run than the ‘defeated’ Chinese.”

Marine Corps

Marine Corps Assault Amphibian School commander relieved

His relief appears to stem from an amphibious vehicle rollover three months ago.