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Army

Army hospital’s Facebook page hijacked by angry person demanding money

The largest military hospital in the Pacific Rim may be at the center of an intercontinental theft

Marine Corps

We salute the Marine who brought hot breakfast to stranded drivers on I-95

Stuck in traffic for eight hours? How about some Jimmy Deans.

Army

Marine under investigation after 2-star Army general calls attention to sexual harassment allegations

'What kind of leader would I be if I saw something that violated our values and standard of conduct and walked past it?'

Fighter Aircraft

Honey, I shrunk the fighter jet: Meet the Civil Air Patrol’s adorable mini F-16

 “I thought ‘boy this is going to be a magnet.'"

Navy

Dozens of Navy SEALs may be the only sailors to get a religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine

A federal judge issued an injunction Monday, making the Navy personnel the first service members to have their religious accommodations upheld.

Army

Soldiers kept watch through a rare blizzard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Maintaining the vigil in any and all conditions is part and parcel of the rigorous training that the Tomb guards undergo before they assume their duty as a sentinel.

United States

Top military housing executives responsible for massive fraud scheme walk away unscathed

“That’s pure white collar crime."

Entertainment

Watch a former Army Ranger go to lifestyle bootcamp on the latest season of ‘Queer Eye’

“I’ve gotta learn to love myself.”

Iran

US shoots down ‘Soleimani’s revenge’ drones on anniversary of Iranian general’s death

One of the drones had the words “Soleimani’s revenge” written on it. The other had “revenge operations for our leaders.”

United States

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tests positive for COVID-19

Austin said his symptoms are mild and he will retain all authorities as defense secretary.

United States

The Pentagon’s 2021 report card: Cs, a couple Fs, and an incomplete

Overall grade: D

Army

Army staff sergeant convicted of killing wife with toxin from puffer fish

He faces 70 years behind bars and will be dishonorably discharged.

Army

The Army showed the Navy how not to mismanage the contaminated water crisis in Hawaii

“We were already in the process of putting people in hotels and taking them bottled water, and the Navy was still saying there was nothing wrong with the water.”

Entertainment

‘Mosul’ is the best Iraq War film ever made

"The opening shots sent chills through my spine, panning over street after street of destroyed homes, downed power lines, and wrecked vehicles."

National Guard

The ruling in Oklahoma’s COVID vaccine lawsuit has deep implications for the National Guard

The National Guard finds itself caught in a debate between states and the Pentagon over COVID-19 vaccines

Culture

Tell us your good, bad, and horribly painful stories about military dental procedures

'I'm sure the sadistic bastard still has that tooth as a trophy on a shelf somewhere.'

Army

The legend of ‘wall-to-wall counseling,’ the infamous military regulation that never existed

“This is not PC.”

Marine Corps

We salute the Marine who kicked in a windshield barefoot to save a man after a car crash

Breaking through a car windshield? Combat boots not required.

United States

A memorial dedicated to Americans lost in the Global War on Terror is one step closer to reality

A bill signed Monday authorizes space on the National Mall for a memorial for the Global War on Terror.

Navy

How SEAL Team 6 founder Richard Marcinko shaped America’s modern-day special operations forces

Richard Marcinko, founding commander of the storied Navy SEAL Team 6, set the stage for special operations forces as we know them today.