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Multiple U.S. agencies refused to cooperate with the government's top Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog.

The cola wars were real.

“You will not be able to win the wars of the future … if you can’t even figure out how to operate in the information space.”

‘I woke up one morning, started typing a mission statement, and First There was born. Really it was out of necessity because I didn’t want my friend to kill himself.’

Americans are no longer socially able to comprehend the true realities of war, while still fundamentally realizing that a professional standing military is the bedrock of our nation’s international preeminence.

“Fungi have been forgotten for the past 20 or 30 years, but it's time to go back to them."

A full kit for America’s atomic-era infantrymen of the future

If it flies, it dies.

Ukraine’s attack using unmanned boats provides a preview of the future.

"In the military there are all sorts of ways to say fuck it."

Fire for sweet, sugary effect.

“Upon initial inspection, there was little hope the aircraft would be fit to fly."

Nothing makes a HIMARS look better than a toothy smile.

Lethality is out, emojis are in.

“It’s a simple case of having the fox guard the hen house.”

The freshly deployed soldiers are going without food and shelter in some cases.

The Marine Corps initiated the test to deal with declining physical fitness among its officers and NCOs.

The experiment is part of the Air Force's efforts to increase its operational flexibility.

'So Quiet on the Canine Front' was part of a series of popular shorts from the early talkie film era.

No permanent replacement has been announced but it will fill in gaps with a rotational deployments.