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Analysis

Why a company guilty of ‘pervasive fraud’ remains one of the Pentagon’s biggest landlords

“The management of this company should be in jail."

United States

Military housing company to pay $65 million fine after years of ‘pervasive fraud’

"The defendants’ greed undermined a program designed to protect service members’ homes."

United States

Florida state Senator wants to bring back ‘join the military or go to jail’ for criminals

The proposed bill would allow you to serve a different kind of time

World War II

How a battalion of reindeer helped defeat the Nazis in World War II

“The reindeer were pack animals ... It makes perfect sense.”

Air Force

Forget Santa, this enlisted airman just gifted 1,300 pairs of shoes to Honduran kids in need

Accelerate change or shoes

Army

Army scientists are developing a COVID vaccine they hope will treat all variants

“We have really good pre-clinical animal studies and we think the phase 1 trial data is going to be promising."

Russia

The next Russian invasion of Ukraine will be too big to hide, and Russia doesn’t care

No 'Little Green Men' this time.

Iraq War

They served together every day in Iraq for 15 months. 14 years later, the doorbell rang

“Don’t wait to reach out and let people know what they mean to you.”

Mandatory Fun

Google Earth captures photo of Air Force’s $2 billion stealth bomber in flight

“Lol ‘stealth.'"

Mandatory Fun

Santa at War: A visual history of Jolly Old St. Nick in the unlikeliest of places

Santa has been in range of snipers far more than the North Pole probably cares to admit.

United States

This is the Pentagon’s new definition of ‘extremist activities’

The Pentagon has expanded the definition of "extremist activities" and what constitutes “active participation" in such organizations.

Army

How the Sgt. Maj. of the Army earned two Bronze Stars with Valor

"I'd give it back right now if I could get my soldiers back.” 

Mandatory Fun

‘Jingle Bells’ was the first song performed in space because 2 military pilots pranked NASA

In space, everyone can hear your Christmas carols

Space Force

This Space Force birthday cake is bleak and empty, much like space itself

It is a very sad cake.

Army

He never thought he’d make it out of Iraq alive. Now, he’s the Army’s top enlisted leader

“Pound for pound, I’d put him up against anybody."

United States

Biting strippers, UFOs, and a bad Army-Navy take: This is the Pentagon Holiday Run-Down

Ho, ho, ho!

Entertainment

New ‘South Park’ special nails the widely-ridiculed Space Force uniform

So, that happened.

Navy

The Navy is rusting away thanks to a crushing deployment cycle

'Rust is found on ships that have high op tempo.'

Marine Corps

This is the Marine Corps’ wish list for its next high-tech recon vehicle

The Marine Corps is looking for a replacement for the LAV.

Mandatory Fun

Soldiers re-enlisting in front of a massive explosion is one of the military’s best photos of 2021

I love the smell of reenlistment in the morning.