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Army couple charged with spending government funds on weapons parts, electric guitars and a sword
Army

Army couple charged with spending government funds on weapons parts, electric guitars and a sword

Yes, a sword

rogue one
Entertainment

Why ‘Rogue One’ is the best Star Wars movie for military veterans

Rogue One is a war movie in a way that no other Star Wars film is.

Why we’d all be screwed without the Space Force
Space Force

Why we’d all be screwed without the Space Force

“It’s not space for the sake of space. It’s space for the sake of airmen, soldiers, sailors and Marines who are in harm's way."

Navy helicopter
Navy

Navy helicopter crash marks the 5th military aviation mishap in less than 2 weeks

Six service members have been killed in crashes since June 3.

marine corps eabo photo illustration
Marine Corps

How the Marine Corps went to war with itself over the next war

Two years into an unprecedented 'redesign' of the service, some are calling the changes an existential threat to the Marine Corps itself.

navy captain top gun
Navy

We salute the Navy captain who took 700 sailors to see ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

That is a lot of sailors feeling the need for speed.

Army officer accused of multiple affairs and faking deployments recommended for separation
Army

Army officer accused of multiple affairs and faking deployments recommended for separation

“In the long run, his behaviors will affect more than just the people he served with."

Soldiers on LSD
Army

How the Army once got its own soldiers stoned out of their minds

Talk about a bad trip.

USS Gerald R. Ford
Navy

US Navy aircraft carriers may be useless in a war with China

"The days of the carrier on the modern battlefield may be numbered.”

This Army general wants leaders to stop texting their soldiers so damn much
Army

This Army general wants leaders to stop texting their soldiers so damn much

“Change is a constant around us, but not all change needs to be communicated via text, chat groups, or other messaging applications."

The Army is inviting social media influencers to DC to learn how to reach the youths
Army

The Army is inviting social media influencers to DC to learn how to reach the youths

“Every soldier is a brand ambassador."

helicamper
Coast Guard

A helicopter flown in Afghanistan is now a military couple’s camper

Say hello to the "heli-camper."

UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT
Europe

Inside the battle for Severodonetsk, where a Ukrainian unit of 60 was reduced to just 4 soldiers

“The situation in the east is very difficult. We are losing 60 to 100 soldiers every day and something like 500 wounded in combat.” 

Journalists finally advised to stop referring to all veterans as former snipers, Special Forces
Mandatory Fun

Journalists finally advised to stop referring to all veterans as former snipers, Special Forces

"Sharpshooter" doesn't mean what you think it means.

Virtual Reality Fire Training
Air Force

The Air Force wants airmen to train without getting their hands dirty

This is what it's like to be a metaverse mechanic.

jeffrey dawson
Army

A legendary Army bomb tech who was paralyzed and learned to walk again has retired from the military

"I essentially had to start over as a newborn in a 33-year-old man’s body."

Army National Guardsman kills two women outside Iowa church
Army

Army National Guardsman kills two women outside Iowa church

Authorities later found a receipt in his truck showing he purchased 9mm ammunition roughly an hour before the shooting.

Electronic Warfare
Europe

‘Assume you can be jammed’ — What US troops are learning about electronic warfare in Ukraine

"We are really not prepared for that level of electronic warfare."

These photos capture what life is really like in the military
Air Force

These photos capture what life is really like in the military

We asked, and you delivered.

US service member suspected in attack on ammo dump at American base in Syria
Middle East

US service member suspected in attack on ammo dump at American base in Syria

"A possible suspect, a U.S. [service member], has been identified."