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The legend of ‘wall-to-wall counseling,’ the infamous military regulation that never existed
Army

The legend of ‘wall-to-wall counseling,’ the infamous military regulation that never existed

“This is not PC.”

A photo composite showing Staff Sgt. Joseph Maldonado and the scene of the accident where he pulled a man from a vehicle on Dec. 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Joseph Maldonado/U.S. Marine Corps photo)
Marine Corps

We salute the Marine who kicked in a windshield barefoot to save a man after a car crash

Breaking through a car windshield? Combat boots not required.

A memorial dedicated to Americans lost in the Global War on Terror is one step closer to reality
United States

A memorial dedicated to Americans lost in the Global War on Terror is one step closer to reality

A bill signed Monday authorizes space on the National Mall for a memorial for the Global War on Terror.

A photo composite showing Richard Marcinko, the founding commander of Navy SEAL Team 6, and U.S. Navy SEALs in the background.
Navy

How SEAL Team 6 founder Richard Marcinko shaped America’s modern-day special operations forces

Richard Marcinko, founding commander of the storied Navy SEAL Team 6, set the stage for special operations forces as we know them today.

Why a company guilty of ‘pervasive fraud’ remains one of the Pentagon’s biggest landlords
Housing

Why a company guilty of ‘pervasive fraud’ remains one of the Pentagon’s biggest landlords

“The management of this company should be in jail."

military housing
Housing

Military housing company to pay $65 million fine after years of ‘pervasive fraud’

"The defendants’ greed undermined a program designed to protect service members’ homes."

Florida state Senator wants to bring back ‘join the military or go to jail’ for criminals
Joining the Military

Florida state Senator wants to bring back ‘join the military or go to jail’ for criminals

The proposed bill would allow you to serve a different kind of time

How a battalion of reindeer helped defeat the Nazis in World War II
World War II

How a battalion of reindeer helped defeat the Nazis in World War II

“The reindeer were pack animals ... It makes perfect sense.”

Forget Santa, this enlisted airman just gifted 1,300 pairs of shoes to Honduran kids in need
Air Force

Forget Santa, this enlisted airman just gifted 1,300 pairs of shoes to Honduran kids in need

Accelerate change or shoes

Army scientists are developing a COVID vaccine they hope will treat all variants
Army

Army scientists are developing a COVID vaccine they hope will treat all variants

“We have really good pre-clinical animal studies and we think the phase 1 trial data is going to be promising."

The next Russian invasion of Ukraine will be too big to hide, and Russia doesn’t care
Russia

The next Russian invasion of Ukraine will be too big to hide, and Russia doesn’t care

No 'Little Green Men' this time.

Army veterans who fought together in Iraq reunited in moving video
Iraq War

They served together every day in Iraq for 15 months. 14 years later, the doorbell rang

“Don’t wait to reach out and let people know what they mean to you.”

Google Earth captures photo of Air Force’s $2 billion stealth bomber in flight
Air Force

Google Earth captures photo of Air Force’s $2 billion stealth bomber in flight

“Lol ‘stealth.'"

santa claus talking to us troops
Mandatory Fun

Santa at War: A visual history of Jolly Old St. Nick in the unlikeliest of places

Santa has been in range of snipers far more than the North Pole probably cares to admit.

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, multiple white nationalist groups march with torches through the UVA campus in Charlottesville, Va. Hundreds of people chanted, threw punches, hurled water bottles and unleashed chemical sprays on each other Saturday after violence erupted at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
United States

This is the Pentagon’s new definition of ‘extremist activities’

The Pentagon has expanded the definition of "extremist activities" and what constitutes “active participation" in such organizations.

How the Sgt. Maj. of the Army earned two Bronze Stars with Valor
Army

How the Sgt. Maj. of the Army earned two Bronze Stars with Valor

"I'd give it back right now if I could get my soldiers back.” 

On Dec. 16, 1965, NASA astronauts Thomas Stafford and Wally Schirra played the Christmas anthem ‘Jingle Bells’ while orbiting Earth.
Mandatory Fun

‘Jingle Bells’ was the first song performed in space because 2 military pilots pranked NASA

In space, everyone can hear your Christmas carols

Space Force birthday cake
Space Force

This Space Force birthday cake is bleak and empty, much like space itself

It is a very sad cake.

He never thought he’d make it out of Iraq alive. Now, he’s the Army’s top enlisted leader
Army

He never thought he’d make it out of Iraq alive. Now, he’s the Army’s top enlisted leader

“Pound for pound, I’d put him up against anybody."

Biting strippers, UFOs, and a bad Army-Navy take: This is the Pentagon Holiday Run-Down
United States

Biting strippers, UFOs, and a bad Army-Navy take: This is the Pentagon Holiday Run-Down

Ho, ho, ho!