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Top Gun screenshot
Russia

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is finally coming to theaters — and Russia may be the villain

Maverick is still, presumably, in the danger zone

The Army knows its op-tempo is ‘unsustainable’ but can’t seem to fix it
Army

The Army knows its op-tempo is ‘unsustainable’ but can’t seem to fix it

"Ready makes them [soldiers] happy.”

E-3 sentry awacs
Air Force

The Air Force wants to spend big bucks replacing its decades-old surveillance plane

"It just really takes miracle workers ... to keep these airplanes in the air.”

Russia Ukraine War
Europe

The real reason Ukraine’s information war is so successful

No amount of disinformation can convince the losing side that they’re winning, or win the battle on the ground for them. 

Littoral Combat Ship
Air Force

The Pentagon wants to get rid of 24 ships and more than 150 aircraft

Bold strategy.

Commuting to war, Soviet-era uniforms and other observations from our correspondent in Kyiv
Europe

Commuting to war, Soviet-era uniforms and other observations from our correspondent in Kyiv

"As long as there are Russian troops on Ukrainian soil...this won't be a frozen conflict."

Ukraine Volunteer photo
Europe

‘Call that a good day’ — An American is live-tweeting his part in the war in Ukraine

This is what it looks like to live-tweet a war

North Korea releases cringe AF ‘cool guys don’t look back at nukes’ video
Indo-Pacific

North Korea releases cringe AF ‘cool guys don’t look back at nukes’ video

Totally normal.

Russian Air Strikes Hit Shopping Mall In Kyiv
Russia

Russia’s war in Ukraine is far from over

“Of course, we have stopped them, but now the real hard task begins,” a senior Ukrainian officer told me.

Air Force chief master sergeant convicted of dereliction of duty for distributing ‘sexually explicit’ photos and other charges
Air Force

Air Force chief master sergeant convicted of dereliction of duty for distributing ‘sexually explicit’ photos and other charges

The airman was confined for 40 days, docked pay and demoted three ranks.

The Marine Corps celebrated Earth Day a month early with a police call
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps celebrated Earth Day a month early with a police call

Yut.

NCOs are the US military’s greatest strength — and one of Russia’s biggest weaknesses
Russia

NCOs are the US military’s greatest strength — and one of Russia’s biggest weaknesses

"You can’t eat, you can’t sleep, you can’t shoot, you can’t physically train without an effective NCO."

f-15 tiktok
Air Force

Viral video shows how Air Force F-15 pilots train for air-to-air combat

"It’s all building blocks to be ready for any type of fight you find yourself in."

A Toyota truck with a massive Gatling gun that fires 6,000 rounds a minute has surfaced in Yemen
Middle East

A Toyota truck with a massive Gatling gun that fires 6,000 rounds a minute has surfaced in Yemen

Yes, that will scratch up the bed

Ukraine
Russia

The US and NATO disagree over an estimate of 40,000 Russian casualties in Ukraine

"We continue to have low confidence in those estimates"

After 5 years of study, the Army is still trying to get soldiers ready for its new fitness test
Army

After 5 years of study, the Army is still trying to get soldiers ready for its new fitness test

A new report from the RAND Corporation says the Army needs to keep improving the way it trains.

Pentagon to investigate 9 bases and units at center of military suicide crisis
United States

Pentagon to investigate 9 bases and units at center of military suicide crisis

The list includes Fort Campbell and three bases in Alaska

Best Warrior ruck march
News

Carrying the weight: The undue burdens that female troops endure every day

In the fight against sexism, we have to acknowledge the additional burdens women carry.

Russian generals
Russia

Why Russian generals keep getting killed in Ukraine

The Russians have lost more general officers than any other military in decades.

The leg tuck is officially dead and other changes coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test
Army

The leg tuck is officially dead and other changes coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test

“It’s been four years, the good idea fairy is over. ... Just go take the test.”