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preston dunlap
Air Force

Air Force technology czar compares dealing with Pentagon bureaucracy to fighting gravity

"Defying gravity is hard, but not impossible."

The Marine Corps’ plan to redesign the force will only end up breaking it
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps’ plan to redesign the force will only end up breaking it

Neither history nor the American people will judge the Corps’ actions as wise.

Sig Sauer Next Generation Squad Weapon
Army

Army selects Sig Sauer to produce Next Generation Squad Weapon and ammo

Finally!

Patrick Lancaster
Navy

How a former US Navy sailor became a Putin propagandist

Patrick Lancaster describes himself as an independent journalist. Critics say he's a foot soldier for Moscow's information war against Ukraine.

Air Force rifle
Air Force

The Air Force is now fielding a brand new sniper rifle replacement

The squad designated marksmanship rifle will replace the M24 sniper rifle and the M110 semi-automatic sniper system with Air Force pararescuemen and explosive ordnance technicians

3d Marines Redesignates to 3d Marine Littoral Regiment
Marine Corps

What is the role of the Marine Corps in today’s global security environment?

The Corps has been of greatest value to our nation by staying ready and adaptable.

Expeditionary Advanced Base operations
Marine Corps

A fundamental transformation is taking place within the Marine Corps. Is that a good thing?

“We cannot ... get this wrong.”

doolittle raid
World War II

Why bombers on WWII’s legendary ‘Doolittle Raid’ had broomsticks instead of tail guns

Military-grade innovation

The first ever court-martial for an Air Force general won’t include a jury
Air Force

The first ever court-martial for an Air Force general won’t include a jury

The first-ever court-martial of an Air Force general would have required an exceptionally small pool of potential jurors.

british sniper mustache
Mandatory Fun

This British sniper may have the deadliest mustache in the world

One U.S. soldier called it "immaculate."

jungle pararescue
Air Force

Air Force pararescuemen explain why jungle warfare is so much harder to train for than desert combat

"There are areas in the jungle where you can only travel 100 meters in an entire day."

No, tanks will not be obsolete in the wars of the future
Europe

No, tanks will not be obsolete in the wars of the future

"I don’t think the time of the tank has passed.”

‘Wolverines’ graffiti straight out of ‘Red Dawn’ showing up all over battlefields in Ukraine
Europe

‘Wolverines’ graffiti straight out of ‘Red Dawn’ showing up all over battlefields in Ukraine

Avenge me!

Moskva
Russia

Russian warship told to ‘go fuck yourself’ was fucked by Ukraine, Pentagon confirms

The Russian warship that was famously told to 'go fuck yourself' has apparently done so.

General Arnold Bunch
Air Force

4-star general deemed qualified to serve as school administrator after overseeing 80,000 troops

While lacking a traditional background in education, the school board was persuaded to make an exception

brady penn
Air Force

How an airman fought off a grizzly bear in Alaska

"Things could have ended horrifically different."

Caleb Smither
Army

A soldier was left to die alone in his barracks for 5 days. His family wants to know why

“He died surrounded by his fellow soldiers but no one cared to check on him.”

air force mc-12
Air Force

Air Force leaders love the phrase ‘multi-capable airmen.’ Here’s why airmen hate it

“If they weren’t just rebranding ‘do more with less’ ... then I’d be on board."

Ukraine
Russia

Here’s why Russian tanks keep getting decapitated in Ukraine

It's called the “jack-in-the-box effect.”

tom hanks world war II movies
World War II

Tom Hanks will continue his absolute domination of World War II entertainment

He's producing a series on the air war and starring in a sequel to Greyhound.