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We salute the USS Sterett for flying this badass battle flag on the way back to port
Navy

We salute the USS Sterett for flying this badass battle flag on the way back to port

"In ancient Greek folklore, the phoenix is a bird that cyclically regenerates or is born again."

That one scene in ‘Heat’ that gave audiences the most realistic firefight in movie history
Entertainment

That one scene in ‘Heat’ that gave audiences the most realistic firefight in movie history

It is one of the greatest on-screen examples of fire and movement.

Why it’s so difficult for the military to weed out extremists
Analysis

Why it’s so difficult for the military to weed out extremists

We have met the enemy and he is us.

Contractor steals 2,500 pages of secret documents from Air Force Research Lab
Air Force

Contractor steals 2,500 pages of secret documents from Air Force Research Lab

"No one checks your bags or folders or anything when you leave the office."

I’m returning to the Pentagon because I’m tired of hearing ‘You’re on mute’
Around the World

I’m returning to the Pentagon because I’m tired of hearing ‘You’re on mute’

I’ve embraced the Fobbit lifestyle for too long.

Steven Seagal is the new pitchman for a shady armored vehicle manufacturer in the UAE
Middle East

Steven Seagal is the new pitchman for a shady armored vehicle manufacturer in the UAE

From C-list action movie star to D-list lord of war.

Why it took 16 years for this Marine to finally receive his Purple Heart
Marine Corps

Why it took 16 years for this Marine to finally receive his Purple Heart

Another case of lost paperwork.

52 years ago, this airman threw himself on a burning flare to save his crew
Air Force

52 years ago, this airman threw himself on a burning flare to save his crew

After his aircraft was hit by an enemy mortar round, John Levitow saved his entire aircrew from certain death.

A trailblazing female Ranger grad has reignited the debate over the Army’s controversial new fitness test
Army

A trailblazing female Ranger grad has reignited the debate over the Army’s controversial new fitness test

Here we go again.

Fort Hood investigator charged in wife’s death allegedly sought puffer fish toxin: report
Army

Fort Hood investigator charged in wife’s death allegedly sought puffer fish toxin: report

Tetrodotoxin is a toxin that can cause illness or death.

Biden gets his first Middle East airstrikes out of the way
Middle East

Biden gets his first Middle East airstrikes out of the way

Mazel tov, President Biden, and welcome to the club.

The Air Force is using virtual reality to fight its suicide epidemic
Air Force

The Air Force is using virtual reality to fight its suicide epidemic

"It’s one thing to tell somebody how to do something, it’s another to go through the experience."

How letters from home carried this Medal of Honor recipient through his deployments
Military Deployment

How letters from home carried this Medal of Honor recipient through his deployments

"I really enjoy that physical feeling of getting a letter from someone or sending one."

Fort Hood general fired over Vanessa Guillén’s death given new assignment
Army

Fort Hood general fired over Vanessa Guillén’s death given new assignment

Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt was relieved last year when the Fort Hood report was released.

The Wizards of War, Shrimp Boats, and Hillbilly Express — The best (and weirdest) Army unit nicknames
Army

The Wizards of War, Shrimp Boats, and Hillbilly Express — The best (and weirdest) Army unit nicknames

The "Hillbilly Express" nickname existed and no one told me?

No more delays, no more excuses: It’s time to get the hell out of Afghanistan once and for all
Afghanistan

No more delays, no more excuses: It’s time to get the hell out of Afghanistan once and for all

It's time stop listening to those who have been wrong for two decades.

The Navy has lost more sailors to COVID-19 in February than in all of 2020
Navy

The Navy has lost more sailors to COVID-19 in February than in all of 2020

We mourn the lives lost.

Marines, rejoice: Someone made crayons that are actually meant to be eaten
Marine Corps

Marines, rejoice: Someone made crayons that are actually meant to be eaten

Yes this is real.

10th mountain video
Army

This video of 10th Mountain soldiers shows exactly what not to do when clearing a room

Flag city. Population: These guys.

The Pentagon says there’s no data on troops refusing vaccines. One general just proved them wrong
United States

The Pentagon says there’s no data on troops refusing vaccines. One general just proved them wrong

'Nobody is hiding data.'