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Soldiers may enjoy their time in a Humvee or Huey nowadays, but there is no military vehicle more beloved than the World War II Jeep.

"I just don't think our society will ever want to have women in front-line combat," a defense official said in 1981.

“I was just shocked that they allowed all this unnecessary shit to cloud up this great mission."

End of an era.

"As a Marine, Megan was the kind of person that you want on your flank"

“The United States Army is not training Ukrainian soldiers or units right now."

“I mean, it's a real steep learning curve."

Uniform accuracy pedants rejoice

The Corps' relentless focus on physical appearance is hurting its troops, a new report says.

'Russia poses acute threats, as illustrated by its brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.'

“Don’t see that everyday."

Maverick is still, presumably, in the danger zone

"Ready makes them [soldiers] happy.”

"It just really takes miracle workers ... to keep these airplanes in the air.”

No amount of disinformation can convince the losing side that they’re winning, or win the battle on the ground for them. 

Bold strategy.

"As long as there are Russian troops on Ukrainian soil...this won't be a frozen conflict."

This is what it looks like to live-tweet a war

Totally normal.

“Of course, we have stopped them, but now the real hard task begins,” a senior Ukrainian officer told me.