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Navy

Navy confirms video and photo of F-35 that crashed in South China Sea are real

The crash occurred aboard the USS Carl Vinson on Monday

Army touts TikTok-ing first sergeant as ‘future of Army leadership’
Army

Army touts TikTok-ing first sergeant as ‘future of Army leadership’

The military has started "a little more experimentation on the positive side of social media."

World War I tank
Tanks

The 100-year-old blueprint for the world’s first tank is up for sale

The daddy of all tanks.

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Guns

Hands-on with the Barrett MRAD, the US military’s favorite new sniper rifle

Behold the glory of the MRAD.

The Army is finally getting its futuristic heads-up display into more soldiers’ hands this year
Army

The Army is finally getting its futuristic heads-up display into more soldiers’ hands this year

“It blows my mind that we’re in a day and age where the system even exists."

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News

Viral letter begging the military to ‘fix our computers’ reaches Pentagon leaders

10 millionth shitpost about broken computers finally breaks through

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Army

The Army’s new infantry assault buggy is a useless garbage pile

This thing is absolute dog shit.

F-35
Fighter Aircraft

The world’s most advanced fighter jet is already having a very rough year

It's only January...

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III visits soldiers for the holiday
Army

We finally know the backstory of how Defense Secretary Austin got the Silver Star

During the invasion of Iraq, then-Brig. Gen. Lloyd Austin led from the front, often under fire.

Understanding Your Credit Card Terms Can Save You Hundreds

Understanding Your Credit Card Terms Can Save You Hundreds

Successfully managing debt is just part of being an adult. Luckily 2022 is a new year and there is always a path out of debt.

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Army

‘We’re always ready’ — Meet the soldiers of America’s go-to rapid response force

“It literally just takes a phone call.” 

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Air Force

Faster, cheaper, greener — How the Air Force wants to cut fossil fuels out of its jets

“What if you could access fuel from anywhere on the planet, at any time, no tanker required?”

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World War II

Japan is still blowing up unexploded ordnance on Okinawa nearly 77 years after World War II

More than 300 bombs and bullets found in 2021 were disposed of in an underwater detonation

EoTech has its sights set on becoming the Army’s next pistol red dot
Army

EoTech has its sights set on becoming the Army’s next pistol red dot

“We’re going after that M17 Army contract."

Soldiers in formation
United States

Sexual harassment is now officially a crime in the US military

'Sexual harassment, has for too long, been seen as something you had to deal with as part of the job if you wanted to serve.'

Sig Sauer Next Generation Squad Weapon
Army

The Army is on the verge of picking a replacement for the M4 and M249

'Particularly with the global situation going to hell, let’s get these weapons in the hands of close combat soldiers.'

strykers lasers Directed Energy Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD)
Army

The Army is putting lasers on Strykers powerful enough to shoot down drones and helicopters

The "L" in "Lethality" stands for "Lasers"

Thousands of ISIS fighters surrender following US strikes on Syria prison uprising
Iraq War

Thousands of ISIS fighters surrender following US strikes on Syria prison uprising

The attack was the largest by ISIS since 2019

Army command leadership
Army

How being passed over for command taught this Army officer to lead

“That’s a jagged pill to try to swallow, to think of yourself as being somebody who’s toxic.”

Who are the ‘Island Boys’ and why do US troops keep paying them for military shoutout videos?
Mandatory Fun

Who are the ‘Island Boys’ and why do US troops keep paying them for military shoutout videos?

"Shout-out to the free world"