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How to build your credit score while serving in the military
Training

How to build your credit score while serving in the military

Check your financial health.

How a homeless orphan from Florida earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam
Military Awards

How a homeless orphan from Florida earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam

"Sims made the greatest sacrifice a soldier can make … and no mark of tribute can be too great.”

Suspended Army War College commandant under investigation for alleged sexual assault
Army

Suspended Army War College commandant under investigation for alleged sexual assault

An Army spokeswoman confirmed he was "suspended from his duties for an allegation of inappropriate touching."

The Pentagon delayed promoting female generals over fears of Trump’s reaction
United States

The Pentagon delayed promoting female generals over fears of Trump’s reaction

"I didn’t want their promotions derailed because someone in the Trump White House ... thought DoD was playing politics"

Pentagon considers sending more than 18,000 troops to help vaccinate America
United States

Pentagon considers sending more than 18,000 troops to help vaccinate America

'That is a no-fail mission.'

We salute the Army’s first Black Ranger instructor who became a legendary neighborhood crime-fighter
Army

We salute the Army’s first Black Ranger instructor who became a legendary neighborhood crime-fighter

"If you watched his body language ... you would get the message, 'I'm not the one to mess with.'"

Ford's new GT500 Mustang.
Analysis

Everything you should know when buying a car after deployment

Cash burning a hole in your fatigues? We have the answer.

Women in the Air Force are finally getting body armor that fits
Air Force

Women in the Air Force are finally getting body armor that fits

"It shows us that the military is starting to appreciate us females more, especially as cops."

aghanistan helicopter
Afghanistan

The proverbial ‘fall of Saigon’ is fast approaching in Afghanistan

Upbeat talk of Afghan forces being “better than we thought they were” may soon be put to the test.

raccoon hat
Marine Corps

Breaking the trash ceiling: Raccoon grunt checks into Marine barracks room

"Sup fellas, I’m gonna head in for the night.”

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)
News

It’s time the US military finally bans troops from joining extremist groups

By any means necessary.

Female Marine recruits have arrived at Recruit Depot San Diego for training for the first time ever
Marine Corps

Female Marine recruits have arrived at Recruit Depot San Diego for training for the first time ever

This is happening!

At least one American service member wounded by rocket fire in Iraq [Updated]
Iraq

At least one American service member wounded by rocket fire in Iraq [Updated]

Here's what we know so far.

One of the first Black Special Forces officers may finally receive the Medal of Honor after years of delays
Military Awards

One of the first Black Special Forces officers may finally receive the Medal of Honor after years of delays

His commander said he "showed as much cold courage as any human I've ever heard of."

Photo from Texas blizzard looks like it was taken during an old-timey arctic expedition
United States

Photo from Texas blizzard looks like it was taken during an old-timey arctic expedition

Well, that's unexpected.

3 sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt test positive for COVID-19
Navy

3 sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt test positive for COVID-19

Not again.

50-mile winds and bone-chilling temperatures: Welcome to the military’s Arctic survival school
Training

50-mile winds and bone-chilling temperatures: Welcome to the military’s Arctic survival school

"If you don’t have the right training, the Arctic environment will kill you."

Navy adopts battlefield blood transfusion technique from the Army Rangers
Army

Navy adopts battlefield blood transfusion technique from the Army Rangers

"The more people who are familiar with the training, the more lives we can save."

Former Marine Scout Sniper accused of breaching the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection
Marine Corps

Former Marine Scout Sniper accused of breaching the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection

He received the Purple Heart.

USS Wasp crew member is the third sailor to die from COVID-19 in February
Navy

USS Wasp crew member is the third sailor to die from COVID-19 in February

Deadly month.