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The Navy SEAL who shot Bin Laden is hyping a new brewing company. We tried their beer so you don’t have to
News

The Navy SEAL who shot Bin Laden is hyping a new brewing company. We tried their beer so you don’t have to

Just how special is Armed Forces Brewing Company's 'Special Hops' IPA?

These Stock Photos Supposedly Portraying Service Members Are All Kinds Of Fail
Culture

These Stock Photos Supposedly Portraying Service Members Are All Kinds Of Fail

A woman has qualified as the Navy’s first female special operator
News

A woman has qualified as the Navy’s first female special operator

'We are incredibly proud of our teammate'

Margaret Corbin: The first woman to receive a military pension
Military Life

Margaret Corbin: The first woman to receive a military pension

Margaret Corbin was no stranger to the horrors of war. Born in western Pennsylvania in 1751, she was only four years old when the French and Indian War broke out.

‘Failure of leadership’ — What one Marine’s discharge reveals about the military justice system
News

‘Failure of leadership’ — What one Marine’s discharge reveals about the military justice system

“The Marines need to own their part of what went wrong here."

This is what it looks like when a paratrooper crashes through your roof
News

This is what it looks like when a paratrooper crashes through your roof

Miraculously, this British paratrooper survived without serious injury.

Robert O’Neill, the Navy SEAL who shot Bin Laden, just landed a movie deal
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Robert O’Neill, the Navy SEAL who shot Bin Laden, just landed a movie deal

Robert O'Neill, the Navy SEAL Team 6 operator who fired the shots that killed Osama Bin Laden during the May 2011 Abbottabad, Pakistan raid, recently signed a movie deal with Universal Studios to base a film on his best-selling biography.

Air Force master sergeant gets prison time for selling AK-47 and ‘large quantity’ of meth
News

Air Force master sergeant gets prison time for selling AK-47 and ‘large quantity’ of meth

Reimers sold more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, according to the Department of Justice.

rock or something
Culture

Here’s the ridiculous true story behind a ‘Rock Or Something’

It all started as a joke.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Darins fills out a simulated nine line medevac request during training at Warren Grove Gunnery Range in Ocean County, N.J. on Aug. 29. Darins is a tactical air control party airman assigned to the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)
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The best (and worst) dating sites for people in the military
Military Life

The best (and worst) dating sites for people in the military

You have more options than barracks romance.

Special Forces needs to go back to basics to win against China and Russia
News

Special Forces needs to go back to basics to win against China and Russia

Special Forces needs a refresh.

The Biden administration says it’ll start evacuating Afghan interpreters by the end of July [UPDATED]
News

The Biden administration says it’ll start evacuating Afghan interpreters by the end of July [UPDATED]

The evacuation is being called “Operation Allies Refuge."

The Navy’s electromagnetic railgun is officially dead
News

The Navy’s electromagnetic railgun is officially dead

The United States has lost the railgun wars.

The US has mostly withdrawn from Afghanistan, and we still have no plan to save interpreters left behind
News

The US has mostly withdrawn from Afghanistan, and we still have no plan to save interpreters left behind

'Don't [leave] us behind'

Camp Commando Morehead Afghanistan
History

8 years after my last deployment, I returned to Afghanistan — here’s what I found

The war in Afghanistan is as complicated as ever. But maybe there is hope?

Afghan Commando Afghanistan Camp Morehead
News

The future of Afghanistan may depend on Afghan Commandos

Can Afghanistan's battle-hardened Commandos save the country?

Teddy Roosevelt and the formation of the famous Rough Riders
History

Teddy Roosevelt and the formation of the famous Rough Riders

What you should know about America’s first volunteer cavalry.

Make the Call – stories of community, connection and a pledge to reach out to your brothers and sisters in arms.
Military Life

Make the Call – stories of community, connection and a pledge to reach out to your brothers and sisters in arms.

We are asking you to continue your service and pledge to help your fellow service members and veterans.

How Kirstie Ennis overcame her wounds – both physical and mental
Military Life

How Kirstie Ennis overcame her wounds – both physical and mental