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A gamer leaked classified tank specs online to win an argument over a military video game
Culture

A gamer leaked classified tank specs online to win an argument over a military video game

This is the same kind of guy who won’t shut up about ‘OPSEC violations’ in the comment section.

The first 2,500 Afghans evacuated were the easiest to get out. What about the rest?
News

The first 2,500 Afghans evacuated were the easiest to get out. What about the rest?

Time is running out.

These military terms are harder to understand than the phrases they replace
Culture

These military terms are harder to understand than the phrases they replace

Are you reading me Lima Charlie?

What’s really inside the gold ball on top of military flagpoles?
News

What’s really inside the gold ball on top of military flagpoles?

Inside is a razor blade, a match, and a bullet, or so the legend goes.

Afghan interpreter who aided US troops may be condemned to die because of a paperwork error
News

Afghan interpreter who aided US troops may be condemned to die because of a paperwork error

'They do not know what kind of threat we're suffering.'

General McChrystal Told Pompeo To ‘Muddle Along’ In Afghanistan, Leaked Audio Reveals
News

General McChrystal Told Pompeo To ‘Muddle Along’ In Afghanistan, Leaked Audio Reveals

Tucker Carlson keeps showing that he doesn’t understand the US military
News

Tucker Carlson keeps showing that he doesn’t understand the US military

Don't take Tucker Carlson seriously.

New Air Force recruiting pitch: It doesn’t matter what you look like, just that you can kick enemy ass
News

New Air Force recruiting pitch: It doesn’t matter what you look like, just that you can kick enemy ass

“You don’t know who I am—whether I’m African American, Asian American, Hispanic, White, male or female. You just know I’m an American airman, kicking your butt.”

US military to shelter 2,500 Afghans at Army base in Virginia
News

US military to shelter 2,500 Afghans at Army base in Virginia

It's unclear when they'll arrive at Fort Lee.

6 surprising medical conditions that will disqualify you from military service
Military Life

6 surprising medical conditions that will disqualify you from military service

A medical waiver may be in the cards.

The US proxy war with Iran grows murkier after the military denies a recent drone strike in Syria
News

The US proxy war with Iran grows murkier after the military denies a recent drone strike in Syria

Fog of war.

The Science Book Every Grunt Should Read
Culture

The Science Book Every Grunt Should Read

New USMC Recruiting Commercial Spotlights Women For The First Time
News

New USMC Recruiting Commercial Spotlights Women For The First Time

The National Guard is going broke as lawmakers bicker over funding
News

The National Guard is going broke as lawmakers bicker over funding

“It’s time for the federal government to keep its promise.”

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abdul Rahman Gaitan, 821st Contingency Response Squadron aerial porter, is among the first to be granted a religious accommodation for a shaving waiver based on his Muslim faith after the Air Force released new guidance in 2016 to accommodate individuals with religious requests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Liliana Moreno)
News

Airmen and vets divided over new study showing Air Force anti-beard policy damages careers

"Facial hair could impact a promotion whether or not the promotion board knows of the waiver."

marine corps boot camp photo
News

Marines ordered to take official photos for no logical reason whatsoever

"Makes perfect sense."

Former Navy SEAL says he did not throw a bomb at protesters but Portland police say he has ‘not been cleared’
News

Former Navy SEAL says he did not throw a bomb at protesters but Portland police say he has ‘not been cleared’

When Task & Purpose asked former Navy SEAL Louis Garrick Fernbaugh if he threw an explosive device at protesters, he replied: 'No, I did not.'

The Air Force’s anti-beard policy is actually damaging airmen’s careers [Updated]
News

The Air Force’s anti-beard policy is actually damaging airmen’s careers [Updated]

Shaving waivers can hold back an airman's career, and since most airmen with waivers are Black, the regulations are effectively discriminatory.

The Marine Corps is now the only service not allowing women to wear ponytails in uniform
News

The Marine Corps is now the only service not allowing women to wear ponytails in uniform

The Coast Guard authorized ponytails on Thursday.

This Air Force infographic about leave answers no questions and may make you actively dumber
News

This Air Force infographic about leave answers no questions and may make you actively dumber

$700 billion defense budget and these are the nonsense graphics they make.