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No enemy has downed an Air Force AC-130 gunship in 30 years. Here’s why
Air Force

No enemy has downed an Air Force AC-130 gunship in 30 years. Here’s why

“The lessons passed on to crews trained since that fateful day are the true legacy of Spirit 03.”

Air Force to review base security worldwide after intrusion at Joint Base Andrews
Air Force

Air Force to review base security worldwide after intrusion at Joint Base Andrews

"An Inspector General review of installation security is rare."

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, multiple white nationalist groups march with torches through the UVA campus in Charlottesville, Va. Hundreds of people chanted, threw punches, hurled water bottles and unleashed chemical sprays on each other Saturday after violence erupted at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
United States

The Pentagon’s extremism stand down is not enough

When has a stand down solved anything?

‘Orbitons,’ ‘Startans’ and ‘The Final Frontiersmen’ are just a few of the rejected names for Space Force members
Space Force

‘Orbitons,’ ‘Startans’ and ‘The Final Frontiersmen’ are just a few of the rejected names for Space Force members

Some of these aren't half bad.

We salute this soldier who towed six vehicles stranded from a snow storm
Army

We salute this soldier who towed six vehicles stranded from a snow storm

“Help when you can and how you can. And you can’t go wrong doing the right thing.”

Army intelligence analyst charged with allegedly murdering his wife
Army

Army intelligence analyst charged with allegedly murdering his wife

The couple previously filed for divorce in October.

The hazing death of a Muslim Marine recruit at Parris Island may become a TV series
Marine Corps

The hazing death of a Muslim Marine recruit at Parris Island may become a TV series

The series will use a 2017 New York Times Magazine article as the basis for the script.

How Trauma and Stress Affect the Body

How Trauma and Stress Affect the Body

Where the mind goes, the body will follow.

Air Force investigating intruder who broke into Joint Base Andrews and boarded C-40 aircraft
Air Force

Air Force investigating intruder who broke into Joint Base Andrews and boarded C-40 aircraft

"This was a serious breach of security."

‘Halt, or I’ll shoot’ — An Army veteran reflects on Operation Desert Storm
Gulf War

‘Halt, or I’ll shoot’ — An Army veteran reflects on Operation Desert Storm

“I don’t know any Arab except ‘Halt, or I’ll shoot!’”

The darkest moment in ‘Jaws’ had nothing to do with *that* shark
Entertainment

The darkest moment in ‘Jaws’ had nothing to do with *that* shark

'Eleven hundred men went into the water. 316 men come out, the sharks took the rest...'

The opportunities and challenges facing Lloyd Austin as defense secretary
Army

The opportunities and challenges facing Lloyd Austin as defense secretary

Austin’s forty years in the military represent both the risk of inertia and a real opportunity to address serious issues.

Air Force vet who posed as Marine and tried to get rich off of COVID-19 relief efforts pleads guilty to fraud
Marine Corps

Air Force vet who posed as Marine and tried to get rich off of COVID-19 relief efforts pleads guilty to fraud

Dude, wtf?

America is bitterly divided. Here’s how our nation’s veterans can bring us together
United States

America is bitterly divided. Here’s how our nation’s veterans can bring us together

America needs your service now more than ever.

Guided Missile Launch
Navy

Navy Cruiser Battling ISIS Rocked By Salacious Sex Scandal At Sea

Biden says US will stop supporting ‘offensive operations’ in Yemen
Middle East

Biden says US will stop supporting ‘offensive operations’ in Yemen

The Pentagon was silent on what specific "offensive operations" would be halted.

One of the first members of the modern-day Navy SEAL teams has died
Navy

One of the first members of the modern-day Navy SEAL teams has died

Legend.

Idaho National Guard identifies 3 soldiers killed in helicopter crash
Army

Idaho National Guard identifies 3 soldiers killed in helicopter crash

Rest in peace.

New movie ‘Cherry’ tells the true(ish) story of an Iraq War vet who became a bank robber
Entertainment

New movie ‘Cherry’ tells the true(ish) story of an Iraq War vet who became a bank robber

"On a very basic level, it isn’t what happened to me."

Meet the soldier who’s going to write the next ‘Superman’ comic
Army

Meet the soldier who’s going to write the next ‘Superman’ comic

"It's definitely a huge responsibility that I take extremely seriously."