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The Army is testing drones that can deliver life-saving blood to the battlefield
Army

The Army is testing drones that can deliver life-saving blood to the battlefield

Army researchers and tech companies demonstrated an unmanned aircraft delivering whole blood to a landing zone in Virginia.

This could be the Army’s next-generation bomb suit for EOD techs
Army

This could be the Army’s next-generation bomb suit for EOD techs

"We’ll be able to neutralize our target faster, get in and get out.”

Why we should never forget the shameful treatment of Black service members
Analysis

Why we should never forget the shameful treatment of Black service members

The experience of Black veterans is the experience of the nation, but some are trying to remove them from the conversation.

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Veterans

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What not to say to a service member on Veterans Day
Humor

What not to say to a service member on Veterans Day

"I was going to join the military, but..."

National Guard soldiers stand in formation.
Mandatory Fun

America’s corporate overlords want you to know the true meaning of Veterans Day: Buying their stuff

Happy Veterans Day! Have you heard about our great deals?

Hollywood is already making a movie about the Afghanistan withdrawal
Entertainment

Hollywood is already making a movie about the Afghanistan withdrawal

Too soon?

Meet the Army sergeant who ran a makeshift orphanage in Kabul to care for children during the evacuation
Army

Meet the Army sergeant who ran a makeshift orphanage in Kabul to care for children during the evacuation

“She not only protected the wellbeing of the children but also their dignity as human beings.” 

The Army is testing a brand-new helicopter-mounted Gatling gun
Army

The Army is testing a brand-new helicopter-mounted Gatling gun

“It shoots fast, it shoots well, and it shoots accurately."

Meet the Vietnam War’s greatest sniper
Marine Corps

Meet the Vietnam War’s greatest sniper

“It was all about the hunt, not the killing,” according to his own words. 

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Navy

Navy fires leaders of USS Connecticut following submarine crash into undersea mountain

Eleven sailors were injured in the collision.

They were children when the Afghanistan War began. As soldiers they carried the burden of ending it
Afghanistan War

They were children when the Afghanistan War began. As soldiers they carried the burden of ending it

"I feel like I let down a 20-year generation of soldiers."

The untold story of the dapper Marine who became the Greatest Generation’s ‘distracted boyfriend’ meme
Marine Corps

The untold story of the dapper Marine who became the Greatest Generation’s ‘distracted boyfriend’ meme

The photo shows then-Staff Sgt. Louis A. Capozzoli, and he is not on his way to steal your girl.

Sorry, but the real Marine Corps birthday is in July
Marine Corps

Sorry, but the real Marine Corps birthday is in July

Surprise!

Air Force fires colonel who berated subordinates for following safety protocols
Air Force

Air Force fires colonel who berated subordinates for following safety protocols

“There's 'fired' and then there's 'Air Force fired.'"

The story of a legendary triple-ace and his equally legendary mustache
Veterans

The story of a legendary triple-ace and his equally legendary mustache

Robin Olds personified the hard-fighting, hard-living, no-nonsense pilots who made the US Air Force the worlds most lethal and effective air service on earth.

U.S. Navy Launches Strikes On Iraq
Marine Corps

Marine Corps throws cold water on fighter jet rides for reenlistment

They will, however, give you cash.

‘Space weather’ is a thing, and the Air Force has a school teaching airmen to forecast it
Air Force

‘Space weather’ is a thing, and the Air Force has a school teaching airmen to forecast it

In space, the solar wind doesn't blow, it sucks.

What ‘Squid Game’ teaches us about life in the military
Entertainment

What ‘Squid Game’ teaches us about life in the military

Mind games, crappy food, matching uniforms, and signing a contract without realizing what you're agreeing to. Sound familiar?

A woman just graduated the US Army’s sniper school for the first time ever
Army

A woman just graduated the US Army’s sniper school for the first time ever

"The soldier met every standard ... We are proud of the results of her efforts."