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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.

No, covering Trump was not like landing at Omaha Beach
United States

No, covering Trump was not like landing at Omaha Beach

I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

Controversial game ‘Six Days In Fallujah’ about the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War is back in production
Entertainment

Controversial game ‘Six Days In Fallujah’ about the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War is back in production

Let's hope they don't screw this up.

quavo chainsaw bayonet attachment
Tactics

The chainsaw bayonet you never knew you needed is finally here

Shut up and take my money!

Fort Bliss NCO charged with murdering former soldier
Army

Fort Bliss NCO charged with murdering former soldier

He's the third Fort Bliss soldier to face murder charges in recent months

The Marine Corps’s new battlewagon is a better tank-killer than the service’s tanks, general says
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps’s new battlewagon is a better tank-killer than the service’s tanks, general says

Here comes the JLTV.

This service member just enlisted in the Space Force with his alien pal by his side
Space Force

This service member just enlisted in the Space Force with his alien pal by his side

Take me to your leader!

Here’s how the Pentagon will remove the names of Confederates from military bases
Army

Here’s how the Pentagon will remove the names of Confederates from military bases

Fort Alwyn Cashe has a nice ring to it

Military pilots, show us the lucky charms you fly with! (we know you’re out there!)
Military Life

Military pilots, show us the lucky charms you fly with! (we know you’re out there!)

Warm fuzzy feelings!

Man sentenced in murder of deployed Fort Stewart soldier’s wife
Army

Man sentenced in murder of deployed Fort Stewart soldier’s wife

Bye, scumbag

chernobyl
Army

What really happened the night of the Chernobyl disaster, according to a new Army podcast

"[Y]ou do get a sense of ... what it's like to be the last person on Earth."

A mosquito.
Tactics

Mosquitos suck, so which repellent is best to deter them: Deet or Picaridin?

Whether you’re deployed or sitting on your back porch, mosquitos can ruin your time outside.

Meet the Air Force’s most adorable aircraft: the mini C-17
Air Force

Meet the Air Force’s most adorable aircraft: the mini C-17

"A lot of people stopped to ask about what looked to them like a new aircraft."

Let the good times roll: A Marine lieutenant is getting kicked out for trying to sell Ecstasy at Camp Lejeune
Marine Corps

Let the good times roll: A Marine lieutenant is getting kicked out for trying to sell Ecstasy at Camp Lejeune

The LT wasn't lost. He was at a rave.

Scores for the Army’s new fitness test may not end up ‘gender-neutral’ after all
Army

Scores for the Army’s new fitness test may not end up ‘gender-neutral’ after all

“We had this big thing of inclusion but this is one of the biggest eye sores that goes against inclusion."

An obscure Air Force height requirement is preventing some women from becoming career enlisted aviators
Air Force

An obscure Air Force height requirement is preventing some women from becoming career enlisted aviators

The current policy "does not reflect the actual requirements and does not create an accurate safety standard.”