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‘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."

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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
Opinion

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
Mandatory Fun

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]
Entertainment

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."

Marines are testing a new scope that ‘locks on’ target
Marine Corps

Marines are testing a new scope that ‘locks on’ target

Nobody cares that you shot with iron sights. This is freaking awesome.

This fake-looking Air Force photo is totally real and totally amazing
Mandatory Fun

This fake-looking Air Force photo is totally real and totally amazing

This picture looks fake but trust us, it's totally real.

The Space Force knows their pants look terrible: ‘We are still working to get the fit right’
Space Force

The Space Force knows their pants look terrible: ‘We are still working to get the fit right’

Fashion, the final frontier

Inside the office of a one-star Army general that 100% of soldiers rated ‘hostile’
Army

Inside the office of a one-star Army general that 100% of soldiers rated ‘hostile’

"[T]his woman constantly beat me down."

An Army vet allegedly plotted an assassination and a prison break to ignite a race war
Army

An Army vet allegedly plotted an assassination and a prison break to ignite a race war

"This is extremely disturbing, and it should disturb all Americans."

A US Senator who lost her legs in combat is being attacked for using a veterans’ tax benefit
Veterans

A US Senator who lost her legs in combat is being attacked for using a veterans’ tax benefit

It's not a scandal.

What we know about the retired Green Beret recently arrested over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Army

What we know about the retired Green Beret recently arrested over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Brown served from 1992 to 2012 and retired as a master sergeant.