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Pentagon allows transgender troops to serve openly under new policy
"Trans rights are human rights."

Why They Went: The Inside Story Of The Standing Rock Veterans
"If you are here with Veterans Stand for Standing Rock, raise your hand!”

What it’s really like inside one of the military’s ‘extremism stand-downs’
“I would say my overall impression is we are not doing a good job educating the force on ... what represents extremist organizations."

Meet the (probably soon to be former) Marine who just dropped a not-so-hot racist track on Instagram
"There is no place for racism in the Marine Corps."

The secret history of Confederate post names the Army never wanted you to see
“They put together this whole report and did nothing with it. That blows my mind.”

Biden needs to get us out of Afghanistan in May
Washington needs to leave Afghanistan and put its military involvement there in the rear-view mirror.

How American troops got stuck fighting in Afghanistan’s ‘Hardest Place’
An excerpt from 'The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan's Pech Valley'

7.62 NATO vs .308 Winchester ammo: What’s the difference?
If you have a modern .308 Win. rifle, you should be fine firing any modern commercial .308 Win. or 7.62 NATO ammo.

‘Wise Guy’ flies again — How the Air Force got a 60-year-old B-52 back up and running
"To get it air-worthy in this short time is nothing short of amazing."

Corps investigating Marine for sending boot swastika photo to ‘Terminal Lance’ creator
"There is no place for racial hatred or extremism in the Marine Corps. The Terminal Lance tweet featuring derogatory behavior by Marines is currently being investigated."

What’s one scene from a war movie that just gets *it* right?
So many movies get military life wrong, but a few get *it* right.

The Unbelievable True Story Of The Greatest Beer Run In History
A Marine veteran once travelled all the way from New York to Vietnam to bring his buddies at war (slightly warm) PBR.

Air Force robot dogs are here and they appear to be very good boys
It's still unclear whether the robot dogs will be spayed or neutered.