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United States

Mattis explains what every leader should know about leading troops into combat

“They really don't care that you read Von Clausewitz or some other dead German."

We spoke with the Marine from this viral Inauguration Day photo with Lady Gaga
Marine Corps

We spoke with the Marine from this viral Inauguration Day photo with Lady Gaga

"She genuinely wanted to do well that day, she wanted to sing the national anthem for all Americans."

national guard faces
National Guard

The National Guard’s new recruiting pitch: The world is a dumpster fire, but you can fix it

They're not wrong.

Here’s what soldiers think of the Army’s new grooming standards
Army

Here’s what soldiers think of the Army’s new grooming standards

Plenty of men had strong opinions on the updates, which overwhelmingly applied to only women.

USS Lake Champlain crew member admits to hanging a noose at a Black sailor’s bunk
Navy

USS Lake Champlain crew member admits to hanging a noose at a Black sailor’s bunk

Awful.

The Army can’t officially say who is an ‘Army Ranger’
Army

The Army can’t officially say who is an ‘Army Ranger’

It took the U.S. Army more than two days to answer the question: When are you officially a Ranger?

Army National Guard having second thoughts about officer who called Joint Chiefs ‘seditious’
Army

Army National Guard having second thoughts about officer who called Joint Chiefs ‘seditious’

Not exactly a surprise

We salute Portland’s Army Corps of Engineers for trolling the hell out of a bot on Facebook
Army

We salute Portland’s Army Corps of Engineers for trolling the hell out of a bot on Facebook

The Army Corps of Engineers is feeling cute and we're here for it.

3 Idaho Army National Guard soldiers killed in helicopter crash
Army

3 Idaho Army National Guard soldiers killed in helicopter crash

RIP.

More than a century after World War I, the Harlem Hellfighters’ nickname is finally official
Army

More than a century after World War I, the Harlem Hellfighters’ nickname is finally official

“That was such a glaring error."

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’
Mandatory Fun

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.