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Air Force

An Air Force Security Forces truck got impaled by a fighter jet

Air Force Security Forces vehicles are usually meant to help protect aircraft on the flight line, not get skewered by them.

Culture

The story behind the ‘pickle’ button that US military pilots use to drop bombs

This button gives bad guys a very bad day.

Navy

How the Navy trains sailors aboard its oldest ship

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Air Force

A-10 pilot explains how the Warthog’s depleted uranium rounds turn tank armor against itself

The depleted uranium slug is so dense, it turns tank armor into white-hot shrapnel in the crew compartment.

Humor

The case against invoking the Defense Production Act to save the Choco Taco

Could the defense industry produce Choco Tacos that actually work?

Space Force

Florida man attempts to break into Space Force base to warn of alien-dragon space war

Thanks for the civic engagement.

Benefits

Why veterans filing VA claims should be using a ‘buddy statement’

If there's no record of your injury, a letter from your battle buddy could work

Air Force

Nancy Pelosi may travel to Taiwan on a military plane, raising concerns about how China might react

China views Taiwan as a renegade province and some have raised concerns that now is not the time for Pelosi to visit.

Marine Corps

A Marine allegedly murdered his ex-wife. Her family says the Corps ignored her previous pleas for help

“Why is he so untouchable?”

Humor

The junior enlisted guide to doing nothing and looking busy

The how to’s of shamming.

Career

No one wants to join the Army this year. Here’s how to fix it

The refusal to acknowledge multiple issues with recruiting due to the belief that the Army will “continue rolling along” has now led to the wheels flying off into oncoming traffic.

Analysis

These European armies are giving a glimpse at how militaries will adapt to climate change

Eco-friendly fuel and electric cars could overhaul internal logistics and fossil fuel reliance.

Culture

Why a KC-135 Stratotanker fuel plane became a baseball mascot

A refueling plane mascot replaces a pro-recycling one.

News

The Pentagon’s new office wants to resolve anomalies like UFOs

The truth might be out there, and the DoD wants to defeat whatever it is.

News

This World War I battlefield is on fire and exploding 100-year-old ordnance

The war to end all wars isn’t done ravaging the continent.

Culture

I don’t know what to make of this Afghanistan docu-series, but maybe that’s the point

“Am I a murderer? Or am I a soldier?”

Opinion

Why helping others vote is a patriotic duty that appeals to US military veterans

Our nation faces a critical shortfall of volunteers to administer our elections and veterans can help close that gap. 

Air Force

Green Berets in Florida are practically begging for a place to drop off their kids before work

The families of Army Special Forces soldiers at Camp Bull Simons, Florida are at their breaking point after years of not having adequate or affordable child development centers.

Culture

This Air Force F-15’s paint job honors hero who gave his parachute to another airman after their plane was hit

And it looks amazing.

Opinion

The fatal flaw in the Marine Corps’ approach to countering China

If the Marine Corps were to bring this concept to fruition and future commanders employed SIFs as designed, there could only be one result — many dead and captured Marines.