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The Space Force is actually asking its Guardians to choose their own rank insignia
Space Force

The Space Force is actually asking its Guardians to choose their own rank insignia

Boldly going where no service has gone before.

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Veterans

The first Medal of Honor action ever captured on video

This is incredible.

Who are your favorite foreign allies to train with and why?
Training

Who are your favorite foreign allies to train with and why?

Send us your stories!

We salute Maj. Dick Bong, for obvious reasons
World War II

We salute Maj. Dick Bong, for obvious reasons

Maj. Richard 'Dick' Bong was a WWII fighter ace, a Medal of Honor recipient and absolutely the last person you should mock for their name.

Here’s your first look at the Army’s futuristic new sniper scope in action
Army

Here’s your first look at the Army’s futuristic new sniper scope in action

Meet the Family of Weapon Sights-Sniper.

Why it took us nearly a year to tell the full story of what happened to Navy Capt. Brett Crozier
Navy

Why it took us nearly a year to tell the full story of what happened to Navy Capt. Brett Crozier

The official story was not the full story.

Read the emails that reveal how Capt. Brett Crozier fought both COVID-19 and the Navy
Navy

Read the emails that reveal how Capt. Brett Crozier fought both COVID-19 and the Navy

'They are America’s records, and Americans have a legal right to them.'

‘I serve as an example of what is possible’ — Top-ranking Black Army leaders reflect on their battles with racism
Army

‘I serve as an example of what is possible’ — Top-ranking Black Army leaders reflect on their battles with racism

"I serve because I want young women of color to believe they can achieve anything that they dream."

marine corps commandant gen berger and sgtmaj black
Marine Corps

Top Marine leaders look like they’ve been taken hostage in this new video

Blink three times if you're okay.

He began as an American soldier, he’s now also an American citizen
Army

He began as an American soldier, he’s now also an American citizen

"I’m ready to serve this country as best I can."

‘Infested with mold and insects’: Lawsuit sums up how hazardous privatized military housing really is
Housing

‘Infested with mold and insects’: Lawsuit sums up how hazardous privatized military housing really is

“These people are beyond slumlords."

We’re making some exciting moves at Task & Purpose
United States

We’re making some exciting moves at Task & Purpose

*slow clap*

The path from immigrant, to soldier, to officer
Army

The path from immigrant, to soldier, to officer

"I always wanted to give back."

We found it, folks: The worst military acronym ever conceived
Mandatory Fun

We found it, folks: The worst military acronym ever conceived

This is a freaking mouthful.

The Air Force’s workout uniforms don’t look like middle-aged dad gear anymore
Air Force

The Air Force’s workout uniforms don’t look like middle-aged dad gear anymore

"The new uniform now includes all of the great performance features that you find in athletic wear today.”

The Air Force preaches ‘zero tolerance’ of sexual assault. So why is it retaining an airman guilty of it?
Air Force

The Air Force preaches ‘zero tolerance’ of sexual assault. So why is it retaining an airman guilty of it?

“I will never have the audacity to utter the words ‘accountability’ to my troops again.”

Navy officer convicted of living with prostitutes in Bahrain partially gets off
Navy

Navy officer convicted of living with prostitutes in Bahrain partially gets off

His dismissal from the Navy stands.

This Army lieutenant colonel has built a playbook to kill the ‘cancer’ of sexual assault in the ranks
Army

This Army lieutenant colonel has built a playbook to kill the ‘cancer’ of sexual assault in the ranks

"These are my teammates. These are my sisters.”

US troops just got their asses handed to them by Lithuanian infantrymen
Army

US troops just got their asses handed to them by Lithuanian infantrymen

"We couldn’t see them even when we were right on top of them."

The Navy’s surface fleet is turning into a floating advertisement for Rust-Oleum
Navy

The Navy’s surface fleet is turning into a floating advertisement for Rust-Oleum

'We have become the worst-looking Navy in the world — with no competition.'