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saving private ryan
Culture

One of the most telling scenes in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ involved a sidelong glance at a sandwich

If you blink, you'll miss it.

Air Force special operators go from firefights to firefighting in California
News

Air Force special operators go from firefights to firefighting in California

"They get their mission and they go do it."

Biden - Hand on Heart
Military Life

Biden suspects toxic exposure in Iraq killed his son Beau. Now he has a plan to help other sick veterans

Joe Biden, like many other families of service members diagnosed with illnesses from overseas deployments, suspects toxic exposure may have been behind his son Beau’s brain cancer

13 US troops killed in Kabul airport attack [Updated]
News

13 US troops killed in Kabul airport attack [Updated]

'We mourn their loss. We will treat their wounds.  And we will support their families in what will most assuredly be devastating grief.'

joe biden
News

Biden vows to ‘hunt down’ planners of deadly Afghan airport bombing

"We will hunt you down and make you pay.”

soldiers on guard in kabul
News

US troops are bracing for more ISIS attacks at the Kabul airport

"We expect those attacks to continue."

The true story behind that one scene from ‘Black Hawk Down’ that explains why soldiers go to war
Culture

The true story behind that one scene from ‘Black Hawk Down’ that explains why soldiers go to war

"When you're in that critical moment the only thing you're thinking about is taking care of the people around you."

Afghan baby named ‘Reach’ after the Air Force C-17 she was born on
News

Afghan baby named ‘Reach’ after the Air Force C-17 she was born on

"It’s my dream to watch that young child called ‘Reach’ grow up to be a U.S. citizen and fly United States Air Force fighters."

The Army is teaching soldiers how to avoid dating assholes
News

The Army is teaching soldiers how to avoid dating assholes

“[U]nderstanding your values can benefit you morally, mentally, and emotionally."

‘We won’t get everyone out on time’ — What two veterans in Congress saw in Kabul
Military Life

‘We won’t get everyone out on time’ — What two veterans in Congress saw in Kabul

Too many people. Not enough time.

US Marines and Taliban outside Kabul airport are so close they can touch each other
News

US Marines and Taliban outside Kabul airport are so close they can touch each other

Surreal.

Protecting GPS is the Space Force’s most important job, according to their new commercial
News

Protecting GPS is the Space Force’s most important job, according to their new commercial

"Space is hard."

Al Qaeda is still in Afghanistan and the Taliban are still their allies
News

Al Qaeda is still in Afghanistan and the Taliban are still their allies

BFFs.

Three babies born amid Afghanistan evacuation, general says
News

Three babies born amid Afghanistan evacuation, general says

There may be more.

Fort Jackson soldier convicted of assault after being filmed shoving a Black man
News

Fort Jackson soldier convicted of assault after being filmed shoving a Black man

“It’s clear this was [more so] a bullying situation that resulted in assault."

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccine means troops have one more prick to deal with
News

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccine means troops have one more prick to deal with

From voluntary to voluntold.

Here’s what you need to know about Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller
News

Here’s what you need to know about Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller

Miller is a former Green Beret who served with 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Servicemember to citizen: a few things to keep in mind
Military Life

Servicemember to citizen: a few things to keep in mind

Starting in 2016, the U.S. began implementing policies that greatly hindered foreign-born servicemembers from applying for citizenship.

How to become a US citizen through military service
Military Life

How to become a US citizen through military service

The top resources to help you on your path.

Here’s where evacuees are going after leaving Afghanistan
News

Here’s where evacuees are going after leaving Afghanistan

“The people we’re helping are going to be joining our American family."