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Spartan Armor Achilles: A better kind of plate carrier
Tactics

Spartan Armor Achilles: A better kind of plate carrier

Building on the popularity of the military’s latest foray into PPE, Spartan Armor Systems has produced the Achilles plate carrier, their take on the SPCS.

The White House is not being honest about how bad things are in Afghanistan
Opinion

The White House is not being honest about how bad things are in Afghanistan

It feels like 2014 all over again, this time in Afghanistan.

An F-35 pilot’s helmet costs more than a Ferrari and takes two days to get fitted
Fighter Aircraft

An F-35 pilot’s helmet costs more than a Ferrari and takes two days to get fitted

“Small things such as a new haircut or a couple of pounds gained could cause the helmet to not fit correctly."

It’s official: The Air Force will let airmen put their hands in their pockets while in uniform
Air Force

It’s official: The Air Force will let airmen put their hands in their pockets while in uniform

The Air Force will break with decades of tradition starting in October.

Air Force captain honored for cleaning aircraft toilet
Air Force

Air Force captain honored for cleaning aircraft toilet

'Normally I’ll hate on officers for getting praised for simple normal people shit, but this is kind of cool.'

ac-130 spectre gunship
Air Force

The US is sending B-52s and AC-130 gunships back in Afghanistan to slow its impending collapse

The Taliban have captured six provincial capitals.

marine corps planks
Military Life

Marine Corps to eliminate crunches from its physical fitness test in favor of planks

Ready, set, go and don't move for four minutes.

The Coast Guard belatedly celebrated its birthday with a record amount of drugs
Coast Guard

The Coast Guard belatedly celebrated its birthday with a record amount of drugs

$1.4 billion in cocaine and marijuana, to be precise.

What a stolen motorcycle reveals about America’s failed strategy in Afghanistan
Afghanistan War

What a stolen motorcycle reveals about America’s failed strategy in Afghanistan

An excerpt from 'Reign of Terror' by Spencer Ackerman.

Asking for help completely changed the trajectory of this veteran’s life
Culture

Asking for help completely changed the trajectory of this veteran’s life

Sam began meeting veterans in her community through a WWP Peer Support Group, which allowed her to see that she was not alone in her struggle with PTSD.

How one veteran found purpose again
Career

How one veteran found purpose again

The physical and mental struggle Michael endured was long and arduous, but he attributes his post-service success to accepting what you’re going though, and being honest with yourself.

‘What to remember in a firefight’ according to ‘Hoot’ the legendary Delta Force operator of ‘Black Hawk Down’ fame
Army

‘What to remember in a firefight’ according to ‘Hoot’ the legendary Delta Force operator of ‘Black Hawk Down’ fame

Don't panic.

The Pentagon is making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for US troops
United States

The Pentagon is making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for US troops

No longer voluntary.

Floyd Lindstrom, Medal of Honor
News

Black and Native American heroes from as far back as WWII may see Medal of Honor upgrades

The military services need to sort through thousands of citations.

German Panther tank
Europe

Safety brief: Don’t hide a WWII-era Panther tank in your basement

The man "insisted it was just "scrap metal."

One of the Navy’s youngest destroyers is rocking a brand new battle flag at sea
Navy

One of the Navy’s youngest destroyers is rocking a brand new battle flag at sea

Always ready, fight on!

Your definitive guide to auto loans
News

Your definitive guide to auto loans

Here's what you need to know.

Air Force A-10s just made a ‘highway to the danger zone’ in Michigan
Air Force

Air Force A-10s just made a ‘highway to the danger zone’ in Michigan

“No speeding citations were issued during the exercise."

U.S. Marines maintaining security of coalition resources in Iraq
Marine Corps

A Marine’s new book is a ‘deeply lyrical account’ of infantry life in the Post 9/11 age

If there is such a thing as literary justice, you will eventually find Tellessen’s truth shelved alongside Sledge and Leckie and O’Brien.

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China

Why the next major war is likely to start in Taiwan

'We are talking about lots and lots of casualties.'