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The first 2,500 Afghans evacuated were the easiest to get out. What about the rest?
Afghanistan

The first 2,500 Afghans evacuated were the easiest to get out. What about the rest?

Time is running out.

These military terms are harder to understand than the phrases they replace
Humor

These military terms are harder to understand than the phrases they replace

Are you reading me Lima Charlie?

What’s really inside the gold ball on top of military flagpoles?
Analysis

What’s really inside the gold ball on top of military flagpoles?

Inside is a razor blade, a match, and a bullet, or so the legend goes.

Afghan interpreter who aided US troops may be condemned to die because of a paperwork error
Afghanistan

Afghan interpreter who aided US troops may be condemned to die because of a paperwork error

'They do not know what kind of threat we're suffering.'

Tucker Carlson keeps showing that he doesn’t understand the US military
United States

Tucker Carlson keeps showing that he doesn’t understand the US military

Don't take Tucker Carlson seriously.

New Air Force recruiting pitch: It doesn’t matter what you look like, just that you can kick enemy ass
Air Force

New Air Force recruiting pitch: It doesn’t matter what you look like, just that you can kick enemy ass

“You don’t know who I am—whether I’m African American, Asian American, Hispanic, White, male or female. You just know I’m an American airman, kicking your butt.”

US military to shelter 2,500 Afghans at Army base in Virginia
Army

US military to shelter 2,500 Afghans at Army base in Virginia

It's unclear when they'll arrive at Fort Lee.

6 surprising medical conditions that will disqualify you from military service
Transition

6 surprising medical conditions that will disqualify you from military service

A medical waiver may be in the cards.

The US proxy war with Iran grows murkier after the military denies a recent drone strike in Syria
Iran

The US proxy war with Iran grows murkier after the military denies a recent drone strike in Syria

Fog of war.

The National Guard is going broke as lawmakers bicker over funding
National Guard

The National Guard is going broke as lawmakers bicker over funding

“It’s time for the federal government to keep its promise.”

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abdul Rahman Gaitan, 821st Contingency Response Squadron aerial porter, is among the first to be granted a religious accommodation for a shaving waiver based on his Muslim faith after the Air Force released new guidance in 2016 to accommodate individuals with religious requests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Liliana Moreno)
Air Force

Airmen and vets divided over new study showing Air Force anti-beard policy damages careers

"Facial hair could impact a promotion whether or not the promotion board knows of the waiver."

marine corps boot camp photo
Marine Corps

Marines ordered to take official photos for no logical reason whatsoever

"Makes perfect sense."

The Air Force’s anti-beard policy is actually damaging airmen’s careers [Updated]
Air Force

The Air Force’s anti-beard policy is actually damaging airmen’s careers [Updated]

Shaving waivers can hold back an airman's career, and since most airmen with waivers are Black, the regulations are effectively discriminatory.

The Marine Corps is now the only service not allowing women to wear ponytails in uniform
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is now the only service not allowing women to wear ponytails in uniform

The Coast Guard authorized ponytails on Thursday.

This Air Force infographic about leave answers no questions and may make you actively dumber
Air Force

This Air Force infographic about leave answers no questions and may make you actively dumber

$700 billion defense budget and these are the nonsense graphics they make.

The Navy SEAL who shot Bin Laden is hyping a new brewing company. We tried their beer so you don’t have to
Navy

The Navy SEAL who shot Bin Laden is hyping a new brewing company. We tried their beer so you don’t have to

Just how special is Armed Forces Brewing Company's 'Special Hops' IPA?

A woman has qualified as the Navy’s first female special operator
Navy

A woman has qualified as the Navy’s first female special operator

'We are incredibly proud of our teammate'

Margaret Corbin: The first woman to receive a military pension
Benefits & Pay

Margaret Corbin: The first woman to receive a military pension

Margaret Corbin was no stranger to the horrors of war. Born in western Pennsylvania in 1751, she was only four years old when the French and Indian War broke out.

‘Failure of leadership’ — What one Marine’s discharge reveals about the military justice system
Marine Corps

‘Failure of leadership’ — What one Marine’s discharge reveals about the military justice system

“The Marines need to own their part of what went wrong here."

This is what it looks like when a paratrooper crashes through your roof
Army

This is what it looks like when a paratrooper crashes through your roof

Miraculously, this British paratrooper survived without serious injury.