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Humor

‘Do you wish you were a real pilot?’ — Comedian grills her F-35 pilot fiancé in hilarious interview

A comedian named Caroline Kennedy asked her fiancé, an Air Force F-35 pilot, all the fighter pilot questions the rest of us are too afraid to think about asking.

Navy

Sailor dies on the USS Carl Vinson

No cause of death was reported, but foul play or suicide are not suspected.

Navy

Heavy weather just took out an F/A-18 Super Hornet

The Navy is reviewing whether or not to even decide to recover the jet.

Analysis

Trench warfare, precision missiles and armed motorcycle units: Why the war in Ukraine looks increasingly anachronistic

Brand new HIMARS are sharing the field with World War I-style trenches and repurposed old motorcycles.

Navy

Navy fires nuclear submarine captain after only 8 months on the job

The USS Scranton’s now ex-CO joins more than half a dozen other officers relieved of command.

Army

The Army may give soldiers who reenlist more money and time off

“If I have a soldier that’s been in the Army for five years, you can’t buy back that experience from them.”

Career

How ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ ‘Black Hawk Down’ and other films inspired a generation to join the military

We asked, and you answered.

Air Force

The Air Force is pumping the brakes on promotions for some enlisted airmen

While NCOs are considered the backbone of the military, the Air Force's backbone might have grown a bit too heavy in recent years.

Mandatory Fun

We salute this Marine for having a promotion ceremony in the muck

“We just wanted to have our little spin on it and do it our way.”

Army

Army leaders deny soldier’s leave after a miscarriage

An Army official said the situation “did not meet the criteria” for emergency leave.

Entertainment

Hollywood has made a staggering amount of money re-winning World War II

"We in the killin’ Nazi business. And cousin, business is a-boomin."

Opinion

The Marine Corps’ latest idea for countering China has major problems

While China clearly is the pacing threat, that does not mean that conflict will take the form of a high-intensity war in the Pacific.

Gulf War

How an F-15 scored an air-to-air kill by dropping a bomb on an enemy helicopter

Not your typical air-to-air kill.

Navy

Navy Blue Angels had to change their show after jet caused $180,000 in building damage

The Blue Angels tweaked the low-flying "sneak pass" after the sonic airflow from one of its jets shook up a Navy building in California last year.

Opinion

The Army is getting leaders ready for a war unlike any the US has ever seen

The service is moving away from the past and training for future operations against China and Russia.

Navy

Navy commander who misled families into drinking poisoned water given award upon retirement

The award is typically given to service members for “exceptionally outstanding conduct.”

Army

The Army wants soldiers to stop shitting on the Army online

Keep posting, but keep it positive.

America’s Heap of Global Commitments are Flashpoints We Can’t Afford

America’s military is being stretched to the breaking point, and our current operational footprint only increases the chances of a flashpoint incident spiraling into a conflict we can no longer support, leaving us vulnerable to near-peer competitors.

Army

Shocking video shows thousands of gallons of fuel leak at Navy facility days before contaminating families’ water

Two days later, the Navy was telling families that their water supply was safe to drink. It wasn't.

Opinion

US volunteers fighting in Ukraine face a unique psychological toll

The surviving volunteers who make it home uninjured may continue to face hardship upon their return.