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Watch these guys set off a massive firework in their garage
Culture

Watch these guys set off a massive firework in their garage

You want a safety brief? Because that's how you get a safety brief.

Pentagon commission finds ‘quite a lot of tolerance’ for sexual assault despite leaders’ claims of ‘zero tolerance’
News

Pentagon commission finds ‘quite a lot of tolerance’ for sexual assault despite leaders’ claims of ‘zero tolerance’

“The very persons they trusted the most betrayed that trust.”

Best of the Best: David Bellavia and the Battle of Fallujah
News

Best of the Best: David Bellavia and the Battle of Fallujah

All of this happened in the space of just a few minutes, but that was all the time needed for David Bellavia to become a legend.

My date with Rummy: The late former Defense Secretary was as wily as ever
History

My date with Rummy: The late former Defense Secretary was as wily as ever

This was Rumsfeld in retirement: reflective, warm, genial, and safely removed from the cutthroat world of politics.

How a command sergeant major’s face wound up as a tattoo on a soldier’s leg
News

How a command sergeant major’s face wound up as a tattoo on a soldier’s leg

This is easily the greatest military tattoo we have ever seen.

Everyone is wrong about the Space Force Ka-Bar except me
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Everyone is wrong about the Space Force Ka-Bar except me

The Space Force Ka-Bar may not be the knife you wanted, but it’s the knife we need, damn it.

Decades after hellish ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle, 60 special operators will have their awards upgraded
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Decades after hellish ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle, 60 special operators will have their awards upgraded

58 will receive the Silver Star, and two will receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.

The US is leaving Afghanistan much as it found it in 2001
News

The US is leaving Afghanistan much as it found it in 2001

'Civil war is certainly a path that can be visualized.'

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
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Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88 [Updated]

RIP.

A private donor is funding a National Guard deployment. Nobody’s sure if it’s legal or not
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A private donor is funding a National Guard deployment. Nobody’s sure if it’s legal or not

"[T]hat doesn’t even make sense to me.”

Navy won’t investigate Eddie Gallagher after SEAL admits to nursing ISIS fighter to death on podcast
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Navy won’t investigate Eddie Gallagher after SEAL admits to nursing ISIS fighter to death on podcast

'The Navy reviewed the matter and will not pursue further action.'

Air Force’s top enlisted leader surprises airman with on-the-spot promotion
News

Air Force’s top enlisted leader surprises airman with on-the-spot promotion

“She'll remember that promotion forever."

The US is reportedly ‘days away’ from Afghanistan withdrawal
News

The US is reportedly ‘days away’ from Afghanistan withdrawal

"A civil war is certainly a path that can be visualized if this continues on the trajectory it’s on right now."

‘Battlefield 2042’ brings players back to a time when the franchise was at its best
Culture

‘Battlefield 2042’ brings players back to a time when the franchise was at its best

Please don't suck.

US troops return artillery fire after base in Syria hit by ‘multiple rockets’
News

US troops return artillery fire after base in Syria hit by ‘multiple rockets’

No U.S. troops were injured.

The new Air Force fitness test will feature walking instead of running and modified push-ups
News

The new Air Force fitness test will feature walking instead of running and modified push-ups

The service is experimenting with a 'choose your own adventure' physical fitness test.

Are the recent airstrikes in Iraq and Syria really as ‘defensive’ as the Pentagon claims?
News

Are the recent airstrikes in Iraq and Syria really as ‘defensive’ as the Pentagon claims?

The best offense is a good defense.

12 military books we’d love to see adapted to movies and TV shows
Culture

12 military books we’d love to see adapted to movies and TV shows

Matterhorn. About Face. The Last Stand of The Tin Can Sailors... the list goes on.

What military books do you want to see adapted for film and television?
Culture

What military books do you want to see adapted for film and television?

There are so many: 'Matterhorn,' 'Redeployment,' 'Dispatches'...

The Pentagon lost track of $715 million in weapons and gear funneled to anti-ISIS allies in Syria
News

The Pentagon lost track of $715 million in weapons and gear funneled to anti-ISIS allies in Syria

The U.S. government failed to effectively account for nearly $715.8 million in weapons and equipment allocated to Syrian partners as part of the multinational counter-ISIS fight, according to a new report from the Defense Department inspector general