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allen west pushups
Humor

Retired Army Lt. Col. Allen West embarrasses himself in one-man push-up contest

Zero, zero, zero...

This A-10’s new paint job pays tribute to the original flying tank of World War II
Air Force

This A-10’s new paint job pays tribute to the original flying tank of World War II

"The Thunderbolt was the hammer: big and strong, it could take a lot of punishment and still deliver a lethal blow."

fort jackson school bus
Army

Army trainee arrested for allegedly hijacking school bus full of children with a rifle [Updated]

He will be charged with 'multiple counts of kidnapping.'

Army puts civilian in charge of criminal investigations in response to glaring issues found in the Fort Hood report
Army

Army puts civilian in charge of criminal investigations in response to glaring issues found in the Fort Hood report

CID's redesign is being implemented in phases, starting at Fort Hood.

The Army will now allow women to wear ponytails in all uniforms
Army

The Army will now allow women to wear ponytails in all uniforms

The regulation is expected to go into effect on Thursday.

The sergeant major seen in viral video entering a Marine’s house has been relieved
Marine Corps

The sergeant major seen in viral video entering a Marine’s house has been relieved

Loss of confidence.

Why did you get out of the military?
Transition

Why did you get out of the military?

Let's hear it.

Putting warheads on foreheads — This is the gear Air Force combat controllers carry into battle
Air Force

Putting warheads on foreheads — This is the gear Air Force combat controllers carry into battle

Spoiler alert: Sharpies are a big one

Eddie Gallagher now says SEALs intended to kill unarmed fighter and ‘nobody had a problem with it’
Navy

Eddie Gallagher now says SEALs intended to kill unarmed fighter and ‘nobody had a problem with it’

'Our intention was to kill him. Everybody was on board.'

Why Green Beret training involves shooting out of a Toyota Corolla and ramming vehicles
Army

Why Green Beret training involves shooting out of a Toyota Corolla and ramming vehicles

No, this isn't from the set of 'John Wick'

Grieving parents excoriate the Marine Corps over deadly amphibious vehicle accident
Marine Corps

Grieving parents excoriate the Marine Corps over deadly amphibious vehicle accident

'Reckless disregard for human life'

jet pack royal marine
Marine Corps

Watch a jetpack-flying Royal Marine board a ship like freakin’ Boba Fett

This thing is sick.

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the day to paratroopers in England prior to boarding their planes to participate in the first assault of the Normandy invasion (Left; U.S. Army Signal Corps via AP); Unnamed Army Specialist (Right; screenshot of TikTok).
Army

This Army specialist’s inspiring speech about moving ‘down this bullcrap range’ ranks up there with Eisenhower’s D-Day address

Watch one Army specialist inspire his fellow soldiers in a rousing address as they prepare to go "down this bullcrap range."

Everything right and wrong with the mortar trooper from ‘The Mandalorian,’ according to a Marine mortar platoon commander
Marine Corps

Everything right and wrong with the mortar trooper from ‘The Mandalorian,’ according to a Marine mortar platoon commander

A long time ago, in a mortar platoon far, far away.

‘PIKLRICK’: We salute the Air Force pilot who flew with a ‘Rick and Morty’ callsign
Air Force

‘PIKLRICK’: We salute the Air Force pilot who flew with a ‘Rick and Morty’ callsign

Show me a better role model for America's favorite Air Force.

Marine Corps Inspector General suspended over role in amphibious vehicle disaster that killed 9
Marine Corps

Marine Corps Inspector General suspended over role in amphibious vehicle disaster that killed 9

'He’s been suspended from his duties'

Laugh, and maybe cry, with these searing parody videos about Air Force life
Air Force

Laugh, and maybe cry, with these searing parody videos about Air Force life

“If anyone is wondering, this actually happens."

Here’s what 23 of the world’s most dangerous terrorists look like today
Humor

Here’s what 23 of the world’s most dangerous terrorists look like today

Let's see how they're doing...

No Easy Day in Whoville,’ ‘Goodnight, Boom’ and other potential titles for Adm. William McRaven’s new children’s book
Entertainment

No Easy Day in Whoville,’ ‘Goodnight, Boom’ and other potential titles for Adm. William McRaven’s new children’s book

Osama Bin Laden and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

The Navy shouldn’t get any more money until it stops spending like a drunken sailor
Navy

The Navy shouldn’t get any more money until it stops spending like a drunken sailor

Budgetary cage match.