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How would the US military really fare against the aliens of ‘Independence Day’?
Entertainment

How would the US military really fare against the aliens of ‘Independence Day’?

'It would be like the Roman Empire fighting the US military today.'

waist tape, tape test. air force, fitness standards, fitness, waist tape test
Air Force

Why the Air Force will allow airmen to walk instead of run on their fitness tests

"More testing options will put flexibility in the hands of our Airmen – where it belongs."

Watch these guys set off a massive firework in their garage
Mandatory Fun

Watch these guys set off a massive firework in their garage

You want a safety brief? Because that's how you get a safety brief.

Pentagon commission finds ‘quite a lot of tolerance’ for sexual assault despite leaders’ claims of ‘zero tolerance’
United States

Pentagon commission finds ‘quite a lot of tolerance’ for sexual assault despite leaders’ claims of ‘zero tolerance’

“The very persons they trusted the most betrayed that trust.”

Best of the Best: David Bellavia and the Battle of Fallujah
Army

Best of the Best: David Bellavia and the Battle of Fallujah

All of this happened in the space of just a few minutes, but that was all the time needed for David Bellavia to become a legend.

How a command sergeant major’s face wound up as a tattoo on a soldier’s leg
Army

How a command sergeant major’s face wound up as a tattoo on a soldier’s leg

This is easily the greatest military tattoo we have ever seen.

Everyone is wrong about the Space Force Ka-Bar except me
Opinion

Everyone is wrong about the Space Force Ka-Bar except me

The Space Force Ka-Bar may not be the knife you wanted, but it’s the knife we need, damn it.

Decades after hellish ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle, 60 special operators will have their awards upgraded
Army

Decades after hellish ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle, 60 special operators will have their awards upgraded

58 will receive the Silver Star, and two will receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.

The US is leaving Afghanistan much as it found it in 2001
Opinion

The US is leaving Afghanistan much as it found it in 2001

'Civil war is certainly a path that can be visualized.'

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
United States

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88 [Updated]

RIP.

A private donor is funding a National Guard deployment. Nobody’s sure if it’s legal or not
National Guard

A private donor is funding a National Guard deployment. Nobody’s sure if it’s legal or not

"[T]hat doesn’t even make sense to me.”

Navy won’t investigate Eddie Gallagher after SEAL admits to nursing ISIS fighter to death on podcast
Navy

Navy won’t investigate Eddie Gallagher after SEAL admits to nursing ISIS fighter to death on podcast

'The Navy reviewed the matter and will not pursue further action.'

Air Force’s top enlisted leader surprises airman with on-the-spot promotion
Air Force

Air Force’s top enlisted leader surprises airman with on-the-spot promotion

“She'll remember that promotion forever."

The US is reportedly ‘days away’ from Afghanistan withdrawal
Afghanistan

The US is reportedly ‘days away’ from Afghanistan withdrawal

"A civil war is certainly a path that can be visualized if this continues on the trajectory it’s on right now."

‘Battlefield 2042’ brings players back to a time when the franchise was at its best
Entertainment

‘Battlefield 2042’ brings players back to a time when the franchise was at its best

Please don't suck.

US troops return artillery fire after base in Syria hit by ‘multiple rockets’
Middle East

US troops return artillery fire after base in Syria hit by ‘multiple rockets’

No U.S. troops were injured.

The new Air Force fitness test will feature walking instead of running and modified push-ups
Air Force

The new Air Force fitness test will feature walking instead of running and modified push-ups

The service is experimenting with a 'choose your own adventure' physical fitness test.

Are the recent airstrikes in Iraq and Syria really as ‘defensive’ as the Pentagon claims?
Iraq

Are the recent airstrikes in Iraq and Syria really as ‘defensive’ as the Pentagon claims?

The best offense is a good defense.

12 military books we’d love to see adapted to movies and TV shows
Entertainment

12 military books we’d love to see adapted to movies and TV shows

Matterhorn. About Face. The Last Stand of The Tin Can Sailors... the list goes on.

What military books do you want to see adapted for film and television?
Entertainment

What military books do you want to see adapted for film and television?

There are so many: 'Matterhorn,' 'Redeployment,' 'Dispatches'...