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Army 3-star general demoted after investigation into ‘racist and toxic’ command climate
Army

Army 3-star general demoted after investigation into ‘racist and toxic’ command climate

Now-Maj. Gen. Duane Gamble is the second member of the Army staff to face reprimand this year

3d print barracks
Army

The Army wants to 3D print an entire barracks to save time and money

Brought to you by the future.

‘He’s the legacy now’ — Meet the Army’s father-son sniper duo
Army

‘He’s the legacy now’ — Meet the Army’s father-son sniper duo

“I grew up playing in the ghillie wash trench and stuff like that ... It was always a dream of mine."

Matt and the no good, very bad ‘woke’ military: A picture story
Humor

Matt and the no good, very bad ‘woke’ military: A picture story

Matt likes to go to hearings about the military, but nobody likes to listen. Oh darn.

Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan
Coast Guard

The next Coast Guard commandant could be the first woman in history to serve as a uniformed service chief

Adm. Linda Fagan would take charge of the Coast Guard this summer

Benjamin Wagner and Jayson Clifton
Marine Corps

Marine Corps fires commander and sergeant major of Hawaii infantry battalion

"There was an investigation, prompted by anonymous Inspector General (IG) complaints, that informed this decision."

air force project sapphire
Air Force

Inside the Air Force’s secret mission to lift half a ton of enriched uranium out of Kazakhstan

“We were sitting there in the cockpit, writing Tom Clancy novels in our heads about what would happen if we had to go down."

Bucha
Russia

Russia was caught red-handed lying about war crimes in Ukraine

"I think it’s fairly obvious – not just to us, but to the world – that Russian forces are responsible for the atrocities in Bucha."

C-17 Crew Distinguished Flying Cross
Afghanistan

4 airmen awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for evacuating more than 150 civilians from Kabul

The crew rescued more than 150 people during the evacuation of Kabul last year

Suicide Prevention
Army

The Army’s suicide rate is the worst it’s been in nearly a century

That's according to a new report from the Defense Suicide Prevention Office.

Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship
Navy

Why the Navy’s plan to get rid of 24 ships is a really bad idea

"China is not a ‘pacing challenge’ when they will soon have double the size of our Navy."

kc-46
Air Force

Airmen are using Velcro to fix the emergency doors on the Air Force’s problem-prone new tanker

Boeing's got some more 'splainin to do

Hyrum Hanlon
Navy

Navy identifies sailor killed in radar plane crash off Virginia coast

We mourn the loss of Navy Lt. Hyrum Hanlon.

POW flag
Army

Why it took the Army almost 57 years to recognize a captured US soldier as a ‘prisoner of war’

The soldier was held captive for almost two weeks in 1965.

jeep top shot
Army

The fascinating story of how the Jeep became America’s favorite military vehicle

Soldiers may enjoy their time in a Humvee or Huey nowadays, but there is no military vehicle more beloved than the World War II Jeep.

All-Female Jumpmaster Team Prepares for Airborne Assault
Army

As women were slowly gaining equality in the 80s, the Army put a ‘pause’ on them

"I just don't think our society will ever want to have women in front-line combat," a defense official said in 1981.

air force wounded warrior program
Air Force

Inside the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program’s toxic workplace

“I was just shocked that they allowed all this unnecessary shit to cloud up this great mission."

Miniature Tabasco bottles
Mandatory Fun

The military is trading its tiny Tabasco bottles for powdered hot sauce in MREs

End of an era.

Megan McClung
Marine Corps

‘Be bold, be brief, be gone’ — The enduring legacy of the first female Marine officer killed in the Iraq War

"As a Marine, Megan was the kind of person that you want on your flank"

US soldiers are not training Ukrainians in Poland, Army chief says
Army

US soldiers are not training Ukrainians in Poland, Army chief says

“The United States Army is not training Ukrainian soldiers or units right now."