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The Navy is clarifying its grooming and hairstyle standards to fight the appearance of racial bias
Navy

The Navy is clarifying its grooming and hairstyle standards to fight the appearance of racial bias

No luck on beards.

From civil war to citizenship: A soldier’s journey from El Salvador to US Army service
Army

From civil war to citizenship: A soldier’s journey from El Salvador to US Army service

"The military has had a profound impact on my life."

Watch the Air Force’s first new F-15 in nearly 20 years make its maiden flight with a ‘Viking’ takeoff
Air Force

Watch the Air Force’s first new F-15 in nearly 20 years make its maiden flight with a ‘Viking’ takeoff

Here comes the F-15EX.

Army lieutenant who called Joint Chiefs memo ‘seditious’ probably about to get a class on the UCMJ
Army

Army lieutenant who called Joint Chiefs memo ‘seditious’ probably about to get a class on the UCMJ

Ixnay on calling your boss seditious, mmkay?

We salute the Army crew who named their tank ‘Come And Take It’
Army

We salute the Army crew who named their tank ‘Come And Take It’

Extremely appropriate given that this M1 Abrams is assigned to Task Force Spartan in Kuwait.

Insider attacks against US troops in Afghanistan have dropped to a historic low. Here’s why
Afghanistan

Insider attacks against US troops in Afghanistan have dropped to a historic low. Here’s why

Insider attacks against U.S. forces in Afghanistan have all but evaporated in recent months.

Russia is building a futuristic combat suit it claims can stop .50 caliber bullets
Russia

Russia is building a futuristic combat suit it claims can stop .50 caliber bullets

Get ready for a fourth generation of Rostec's Sotnik battle armor.

This could be the Army’s next-generation rifle optic of choice
Army

This could be the Army’s next-generation rifle optic of choice

Soldiers are about to get their hands on a new rifle optic

9 Fort Bliss soldiers released from the hospital after ingesting antifreeze
Army

9 Fort Bliss soldiers released from the hospital after ingesting antifreeze

One soldier remains in intensive care.

Russian fighter jet buzzes USS Donald Cook in the Black Sea [Updated]
Navy

Russian fighter jet buzzes USS Donald Cook in the Black Sea [Updated]

Keeping up foreign relations.

Air Force major charged with sexually assaulting, buying alcohol for junior airmen
Air Force

Air Force major charged with sexually assaulting, buying alcohol for junior airmen

The trial is projected to start on April 19

Will the US finally get the hell out of Afghanistan once and for all?
Afghanistan

Will the US finally get the hell out of Afghanistan once and for all?

You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

The Army’s new infantry assault buggy is cramped as hell
Army

The Army’s new infantry assault buggy is cramped as hell

Get cozy

The Marine Corps is on the hunt for a next-generation fire-resistant combat utility uniform
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is on the hunt for a next-generation fire-resistant combat utility uniform

Here comes some new threads.

Privatized housing company coughs up $1.1 billion for renovations amid military family lawsuits
Family

Privatized housing company coughs up $1.1 billion for renovations amid military family lawsuits

Lendlease plans to renovate 12,000 homes across Army installations and build 1,200 new homes.

Hundreds of sailors from the USS Chafee moved off the ship due to a serious COVID-19 outbreak
Navy

Hundreds of sailors from the USS Chafee moved off the ship due to a serious COVID-19 outbreak

No sailors from the ship have been hospitalized.

Austin thanks National Guardsmen who are braving bitter cold to keep Washington, D.C. safe
Army

Austin thanks National Guardsmen who are braving bitter cold to keep Washington, D.C. safe

Leading from the front.

The Taliban says they won the war in Afghanistan. They are not wrong
Afghanistan

The Taliban says they won the war in Afghanistan. They are not wrong

We’ve got the watches, they’ve got the time.

The Air Force wants privacy curtains so you can poo while you B-52
Air Force

The Air Force wants privacy curtains so you can poo while you B-52

“They’ve got to poop in a bag? WTF? What is this WWII?”

The Taliban is obsessed with these white high-top sneakers
Afghanistan

The Taliban is obsessed with these white high-top sneakers

Is it the shoes?!