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Marine Corps

The Marine Corps’ new littoral combat team is changing the Marine rifle squad

“It really makes all those maritime operations and makes jungle environment operations … easier.”

Air Force

Watch the US Air Force, Navy and their British counterparts turn a warship into a fireball

The joint exercise saw the decommissioned frigate get bombarded by an array of missiles off the coast of Scotland.

Mandatory Fun

The CIA put a model of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s home in its museum

The model of the Kabul house was used to brief President Biden ahead of the July assassination mission.

Mandatory Fun

What’s the strangest name for an operation you participated in?

For every Operation Enduring Freedom there's an Operation Panther Squeeze.

History

This was the Army’s Cold War plan for a war on the Moon, and the weapons it’d use to win it

In 1965 the Army imagined a quick reaction force armed with dart-firing space guns.

News

Political candidate accused of stolen valor claims his deployments are ‘classified’

J.R. Majewski has repeatedly said he was in combat situations in Afghanistan. His record shows no evidence of that.

Army

Tank warfare is still relevant, even if the Russians suck at it

Russia’s horrific losses in Ukraine are not the death knell of tank warfare.

Air Force

‘Untethered’ Air Force general: ‘When you kill your enemy, every part of your life is better’

"The pile of our nation’s enemy dead, the pile that is the biggest, is in front of the United States Air Force."

Africa

US soldier’s Purple Heart award sheds light on intense 2020 ambush in Somalia

"It was a day that I had trained my whole life for."

Is a home purchase while on active duty the right choice?

Obviously, some postings are better at managing their housing than others, but it’s a rare situation where you’ll find better quarters than those you pay for and maintain yourself.

Culture

What’s the most useless piece of gear you’ve ever been issued?

Glove liners. Elbow pads. You know, the really useless stuff.

Air Force

A star is born: Top enlisted Space Force leader belts ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ like a pro

Introducing the Chief Master Star-geant of the Space Force.

Benefits

New military benefits will help troops with rent, childcare, and groceries

The new benefits are meant to save troops and their families money on rent, groceries, and childcare.

Air Force

The Air Force’s top recruiter is personally reviewing recruits’ hand tattoos so they can enlist

The top Air Force recruiter is taking the issue of hand tattoos into his own, well, hands.

Navy

Jet fuel leaked into drinking water aboard Navy aircraft carrier

The water has since been determined safe to use.

Russia

Russia is mobilizing 300,000 reservists for the war in Ukraine. Here’s why it’ll be a disaster

Russian reservists may end up as little more cannon fodder in Ukraine.

Culture

A look back at the humble beginnings of morning PT in the US military

Yes, the bend-and-reach was still a part of it.

National Guard

National Guard leaders insist that guardsmen really love all those extra missions

“Our soldiers and airmen are proud to do more than one weekend a month.”

Tech & Tactics

Lockheed’s newest high-energy weapon is multiple lasers in one

Here's how it works, how it is intended to be used, and what it has in common with a famous album cover.

Afghanistan War

This Marine was nearly killed in Afghanistan. Then came the hard part

The story behind a famous photo from the Afghanistan War — and its far-reaching consequences.