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Culture

The Dodge Challenger and Charger are dead. Here are the best rides to blow your paycheck on instead

Plus, some tips to avoid getting taken for a ride by that shady salesman slinging 20% APR.

Navy

The Navy wants to mothball 4 Littoral Combat Ships after just a few years of service

One of the military’s most infamous modern boondoggles gets even worse.

Culture

Veterans share the best advice they got in the military

Step one: don’t volunteer for anything.

Army

Meet the Green Beret veteran who’s clearing mines for farmers in Ukraine

“I figured I can make quite a bit of difference doing what I'm doing without pulling a trigger, helping out the farmers and the civilians and all of that.”

Air Force

How an Air Force Reaper drone helped save lives aboard a burning ship in the Pacific

"They see the real-time situation and everyone's able to react appropriately.”

Russia

6 months into Russia’s invasion, American vets reflect on training and fighting alongside Ukrainians

Six months into the Ukraine war, veterans who went there said they felt obligated to help however they could.

World War II

A fleet of Nazi warships has risen from a drought-stricken river in Europe

The ships were scuttled to avoid a fight with the Soviets during World War II, but now they’re peaking above the Danube River.

News

A Canadian veteran sought treatment for PTSD. His VA counselor allegedly suggested euthanasia instead

That’s not a solution

Space Force

DARPA wants to put more lasers in space, but not for the reason you probably think

Space-BACN would make sure satellites can talk to each other and give ground troops the information they need

Opinion

Why intrusive leadership in the US military is actually a good thing

I have worked for intrusive leaders before in my career, and those leaders had a profound impact on me.

Mandatory Fun

The Space Force may not have dress uniforms, but it’s got a football uniform

At least that’s one uniform taken care of.

Russia

Ukraine holds ‘parade’ of burned-out Russian armor in massive middle finger to Putin

Ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day on Wednesday, Kyiv is lining the streets with wrecked Russian tanks.

Culture

Marines are using virtual reality pugil sticks to recruit the next generation

The pugil stick simulator is part of Marine recruiting events that also include ammo can lifts and pull-ups.

Afghanistan

Special operations vets hid a woman being hunted by the Taliban. Now comes the hard part

“We are running the Afghan underground railroad.”

Air Force

A militant group claimed they attacked a US base in Kuwait. The Air Force immediately called BS

“No such attack occurred," the Air Force now says.

News

After 64 days, the Army’s drone that wouldn’t die has died [Updated]

A eulogy to the solar-powered drone that surpassed expectations and broke records.

Army

Personnel on Army base in California without safe water for more than a week

Crews are trying to fix a broken water main at Fort Hunter Liggett and telling families and solders to boil water.

Mandatory Fun

Watch a Sudanese tank crew get totally lost during a competition in Russia

The tankers did not have the best luck in the biathlon.

News

The Navy isn’t doing enough to share the Veterans Crisis Line online, audit finds

Despite a mandate and efforts to fight suicide, the Navy's websites only sporadically link to the hotline.

Humor

Soldiers named their APC ‘Big Chungus’ because why the hell not

The U.S. Army’s M113 armored personnel carrier is older than the internet, and now one has been named after internet memes.