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Earn money when you spend your money
Benefits & Pay

Earn money when you spend your money

Not all credit cards offer the same benefits, so it doesn’t hurt to be picky about what card you’re applying for.

The Air Force is about to slap a frickin’ laser beam on its deadliest gunship
Air Force

The Air Force is about to slap a frickin’ laser beam on its deadliest gunship

Putting the "kill" in kilowatt

Denzel Washington is the US Army’s newest (honorary) sergeant major
Army

Denzel Washington is the US Army’s newest (honorary) sergeant major

"He just wants to do better for the Army.”

‘I want to kill the CAC’ — Pentagon official says it’s time to ditch the military’s longtime ID card
United States

‘I want to kill the CAC’ — Pentagon official says it’s time to ditch the military’s longtime ID card

"I want to kill the CAC as the primary authentication mechanism for the department."

Train like you fight: Watch a North Korean soldier smash concrete with his head
Korea

Train like you fight: Watch a North Korean soldier smash concrete with his head

'North Korean propaganda, when it comes to this stuff, is just more over the top.'

1st sgt feature
Army

We salute this Army first sergeant for looking exactly how we’ve all felt in the field

Meet Army 1st Sgt. Kenneth "By God" Johnson.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
Afghanistan

Opinion: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin must resign

Resignation won’t atone for lives lost, or the debacle that American involvement in Afghanistan became, but it would at least demonstrate an understanding of professional ethics.

‘Many died on the operating table’ — What Air Force search and rescue witnessed during the Kabul airport attack
Air Force

‘Many died on the operating table’ — What Air Force search and rescue witnessed during the Kabul airport attack

"The hair on the back of your necks should be standing up."

uss connecticut
Navy

Sailors injured after nuclear submarine crashes into submerged object in the Pacific

About 11 crew members were injured.

An FBI sting and Top Secret info tucked into a sandwich: How a Navy veteran allegedly stole classified submarine docs
Navy

An FBI sting and Top Secret info tucked into a sandwich: How a Navy veteran allegedly stole classified submarine docs

The secrets were placed between two slices of bread.

Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, who criticized leaders over Afghanistan withdrawal, released from the brig
Marine Corps

Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, who criticized leaders over Afghanistan withdrawal, released from the brig

He had been sent to the brig on Sept. 27.

The true story of how Army paratroopers traded dip for a Toyota gun truck used to secure the Kabul airport
Army

The true story of how Army paratroopers traded dip for a Toyota gun truck used to secure the Kabul airport

Soldiers trading dip for a technical may be the most Army story ever.

Meet the US Army’s 2021 soldier and noncommissioned officer of the year
Army

Meet the US Army’s 2021 soldier and noncommissioned officer of the year

“Anyone can be here. Absolutely anybody."

mshorad stryker
Army

Army fires new missile-hauling Stryker for the first time in Europe

Boom.

The Pentagon’s hottest new catchphrase sounds a lot like its old one
United States

The Pentagon’s hottest new catchphrase sounds a lot like its old one

No more 'great power competition.'

Global War on Terrorism Medals
News

It’s time to stop awarding the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

The routine of getting the award has become so perfunctory that it's essentially meaningless. 

‘Pearl Harbor’ is actually a good movie and all you critics are just haters
Entertainment

‘Pearl Harbor’ is actually a good movie and all you critics are just haters

Hating 'Pearl Harbor' is not a personality trait.

This is what Air Force aircraft would look like if they were works of art
Air Force

This is what Air Force aircraft would look like if they were works of art

"I would buy a print of this!"

Someone hijacked a Navy warship’s Facebook account so they could livestream ‘Age of Empires’ [UPDATED]
Navy

Someone hijacked a Navy warship’s Facebook account so they could livestream ‘Age of Empires’ [UPDATED]

In all fairness, it is a great game.

This Air Force unit you’ve never heard of made the Afghan airlift possible
Air Force

This Air Force unit you’ve never heard of made the Afghan airlift possible

"Think of any airport in non-COVID Thanksgiving travel. Now beef it up 200 to 400% and sustain it for two weeks."