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The military keeps finding it did nothing wrong when it investigates itself
News

The military keeps finding it did nothing wrong when it investigates itself

Lack of accountability.

America’s special operations force is facing an identity crisis
News

America’s special operations force is facing an identity crisis

America’s secret warriors—who cemented themselves as the nation’s “go-to” force—will need to find that balance in a world where the global order has changed.

No ‘surrender’ — What really happened between US and British Marines at a training exercise
News

No ‘surrender’ — What really happened between US and British Marines at a training exercise

Don't believe the hype.

This is the Army’s plan to keep incompetent leaders from making command sergeant major
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This is the Army’s plan to keep incompetent leaders from making command sergeant major

“Our soldiers deserve the best we can give them.”

hes a marine tattoo
News

A Marine actually got a tattoo based on that cringe viral ‘He’s a Marine’ TikTok video

Regrets. I've had a few.

The Pentagon has said for years that tackling sexual assault is a top priority. A new report shows just the opposite
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The Pentagon has said for years that tackling sexual assault is a top priority. A new report shows just the opposite

"That was a choice on their part ... It wasn't a priority for them."

What enlisted troops drink at every stage of their careers
Culture

What enlisted troops drink at every stage of their careers

Bottoms up.

Operation Always Remember
Military Life

Operation Always Remember

Programs like this stand as a symbol that this day of remembrance doesn’t mean anything unless we act and refuse to forget those who fought for their country. 

The Army is testing drones that can deliver life-saving blood to the battlefield
News

The Army is testing drones that can deliver life-saving blood to the battlefield

Army researchers and tech companies demonstrated an unmanned aircraft delivering whole blood to a landing zone in Virginia.

This could be the Army’s next-generation bomb suit for EOD techs
News

This could be the Army’s next-generation bomb suit for EOD techs

"We’ll be able to neutralize our target faster, get in and get out.”

Why we should never forget the shameful treatment of Black service members
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Why we should never forget the shameful treatment of Black service members

The experience of Black veterans is the experience of the nation, but some are trying to remove them from the conversation.

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Military Life

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What not to say to a service member on Veterans Day
Culture

What not to say to a service member on Veterans Day

"I was going to join the military, but..."

National Guard soldiers stand in formation.
Culture

America’s corporate overlords want you to know the true meaning of Veterans Day: Buying their stuff

Happy Veterans Day! Have you heard about our great deals?

Hollywood is already making a movie about the Afghanistan withdrawal
Culture

Hollywood is already making a movie about the Afghanistan withdrawal

Too soon?

Meet the Army sergeant who ran a makeshift orphanage in Kabul to care for children during the evacuation
News

Meet the Army sergeant who ran a makeshift orphanage in Kabul to care for children during the evacuation

“She not only protected the wellbeing of the children but also their dignity as human beings.” 

The Army is testing a brand-new helicopter-mounted Gatling gun
News

The Army is testing a brand-new helicopter-mounted Gatling gun

“It shoots fast, it shoots well, and it shoots accurately."

Meet the Vietnam War’s greatest sniper
News

Meet the Vietnam War’s greatest sniper

“It was all about the hunt, not the killing,” according to his own words. 

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Navy fires leaders of USS Connecticut following submarine crash into undersea mountain

Eleven sailors were injured in the collision.

They were children when the Afghanistan War began. As soldiers they carried the burden of ending it
History

They were children when the Afghanistan War began. As soldiers they carried the burden of ending it

"I feel like I let down a 20-year generation of soldiers."