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Lloyd Austin
Army

Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin confirmed as your next defense secretary

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

Engine failure, pilot error behind deadly Air Force E-11 plane crash in Afghanistan
Air Force

Engine failure, pilot error behind deadly Air Force E-11 plane crash in Afghanistan

The crash occurred on Jan. 27, 2020, in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province.

Former Army captain arrested after he posted videos of himself storming the Capitol
Army

Former Army captain arrested after he posted videos of himself storming the Capitol

He livestreamed video of himself storming the Capitol.

‘This is a game-changer’ — Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails, bangs for women
Air Force

‘This is a game-changer’ — Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails, bangs for women

"To think we don’t have to have headaches every day anymore?"

Army cav scout arrested for allegedly plotting with ISIS to ambush fellow soldiers
Army

Army cav scout arrested for allegedly plotting with ISIS to ambush fellow soldiers

He told the FBI that "if his Army unit was involved in combat with ISIS fighters, he would betray his unit and join the ISIS fighters."

Air Force colonel who called suicide a ‘chickensh-t way to go’ has been nominated to become a 1-star
Air Force

Air Force colonel who called suicide a ‘chickensh-t way to go’ has been nominated to become a 1-star

“Let me say that my choice of words was poor."

3 New York National Guardsmen killed in helicopter crash
Army

3 New York National Guardsmen killed in helicopter crash

Honor the fallen.

Trump pardoned ace Navy pilot, TOPGUN instructor who took $2 million in bribes
Navy

Trump pardoned ace Navy pilot, TOPGUN instructor who took $2 million in bribes

He resigned from Congress in 2005 after pleading guilty to corruption charges.

Navy captain relieved due to loss of confidence in ability to command
Navy

Navy captain relieved due to loss of confidence in ability to command

He has been temporarily reassigned from Navy Operational Support Center Knoxville, Tenn. to Reserve Component Command Southeast Jacksonville, Fla.

Joint Chiefs to troops: Biden is your next commander-in-chief. Deal with it
United States

Joint Chiefs to troops: Biden is your next commander-in-chief. Deal with it

"To disrupt the Constitutional process is not only against our traditions, values, and oath: it is against the law."

Sgt. Maj. Angel Macias, a founding member of Delta Force, dead at 80
Army

Sgt. Maj. Angel Macias, a founding member of Delta Force, dead at 80

"SGM Macias exemplified the Special Forces ethos."

Navy SEAL vet explains his video praising Capitol Hill insurrection: ‘Americans had finally stood up and made their voices heard’
Navy

Navy SEAL vet explains his video praising Capitol Hill insurrection: ‘Americans had finally stood up and made their voices heard’

'Maybe this is a good thing.'

30 years after Desert Storm, an Air Force general says we’ve forgotten the lessons that made it so successful
Air Force

30 years after Desert Storm, an Air Force general says we’ve forgotten the lessons that made it so successful

"War is violence. Any politician that sends people into war is sending people into violence."

Former Navy SEAL bragged about taking part in Capitol riots in now-deleted Facebook video
Navy

Former Navy SEAL bragged about taking part in Capitol riots in now-deleted Facebook video

"I am not a traitor."

The ‘QAnon shaman’ guy got kicked out of the Navy for refusing a vaccine
Navy

The ‘QAnon shaman’ guy got kicked out of the Navy for refusing a vaccine

Somebody didn't read their Oath of Enlistment.

Opinion: Veterans who stormed the Capitol should lose their federal benefits
Opinion

Opinion: Veterans who stormed the Capitol should lose their federal benefits

Those who dared to enter the building by force or threat of violence should have every one of their federal benefits stripped immediately.

He went AWOL from the Army and fought ISIS with the Kurds. Now he’s under arrest for threatening Trump supporters
Army

He went AWOL from the Army and fought ISIS with the Kurds. Now he’s under arrest for threatening Trump supporters

“I’d like to get out of here after Inauguration Day."

Robert Bales murdered civilians in Afghanistan. A pardon would be a slap in the face to every service member
Opinion

Robert Bales murdered civilians in Afghanistan. A pardon would be a slap in the face to every service member

"A pardon of Robert Bales would soil our nation’s values and tarnish the honor and integrity of our nation’s warfighters."

Wendy Smith air traffic control
Air Force

Air traffic controller at Kirtland Air Force base credited with saving lives of Osprey crew

"She’s probably one of the few people here with the experience to recognize that something’s just not quite right."

An Air Force F-16 just fired off a pair of swarming munitions for the first time
Air Force

An Air Force F-16 just fired off a pair of swarming munitions for the first time

The age of air-launched munitions which can work together to identify, locate, and take out targets is officially upon us.