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

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
Entertainment

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
Mandatory Fun

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
Opinion

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
Mandatory Fun

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.'

female marine drill instructor
Marine Corps

How a viral video could force a cultural reckoning in the Marine Corps

“This is exactly why fucking females in the military fucking kill themselves."

‘Handier than a Ka-Bar’ — Why a Marine grunt turned congressman swears by his multitool
Marine Corps

‘Handier than a Ka-Bar’ — Why a Marine grunt turned congressman swears by his multitool

"It was a long war and I blew up a lot of things."

That time an airman accidentally prevented a nuclear apocalypse
Air Force

That time an airman accidentally prevented a nuclear apocalypse

"Either out of ignorance or luck, he ended the danger.”

Air Force considers allowing airmen to attend funerals without charging leave
Air Force

Air Force considers allowing airmen to attend funerals without charging leave

"Fundamentally, I think bereavement leave is the right thing to do.”