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This Gulf War footage of an F-16 dodging 6 Iraqi missiles is insane
Missiles

This Gulf War footage of an F-16 dodging 6 Iraqi missiles is insane

“Stroke 3 break right. Break right. SAM lock."

Tired of active duty? Air Force offers options to get out or transfer to the reserves
Air Force

Tired of active duty? Air Force offers options to get out or transfer to the reserves

The easy out you've been waiting for.

Army vet, Capitol officer who held off mob escorts Harris at inauguration
Army

Army vet, Capitol officer who held off mob escorts Harris at inauguration

Eugene Goodman is a former Army infantryman and an Iraq War veteran.

Non-combat death of Special Forces warrant officer under investigation
Army

Non-combat death of Special Forces warrant officer under investigation

De oppresso liber.

Fort Bliss identifies 2 soldiers who died in separate accidents over the weekend
Army

Fort Bliss identifies 2 soldiers who died in separate accidents over the weekend

Rest in peace, soldiers.

national guard capitol hill
Army

Army pulls 12 National Guardsmen from inauguration security amid increased vetting [Updated]

'We’re not taking any chances.'

White man who killed newly-commissioned Black Army lieutenant sentenced to life in prison
Army

White man who killed newly-commissioned Black Army lieutenant sentenced to life in prison

"My son committed the unpardonable sin of saying, 'No,' to a white man."

Conspiracy theorists may pose as National Guard members to disrupt Biden inauguration, FBI warns
National Guard

Conspiracy theorists may pose as National Guard members to disrupt Biden inauguration, FBI warns

"While we have no intelligence indicating an insider threat, we are leaving no stone unturned in securing the capital."

staff sgt bailey
Army

Army identifies infantryman found dead at Fort Bliss

Rest in Peace.

Army reserve sergeant charged with taking part in Capitol riot
Army

Army reserve sergeant charged with taking part in Capitol riot

An informant said he's an “avowed white supremacist and Nazi sympathizer."

In other news, the Coast Guard has recovered a stolen tiki hut boat
Coast Guard

In other news, the Coast Guard has recovered a stolen tiki hut boat

“Don’t drink and boat!”

America’s oldest living Marine, a trailblazer for women in the service, has died at 107
Marine Corps

America’s oldest living Marine, a trailblazer for women in the service, has died at 107

"At the time, I didn't think I was doing anything great. I knew I was helping our country."

national guard capitol hill
United States

Trump to leave office with vastly more troops in DC than in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria combined

Welcome to FOB Washington, D.C.

Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller
United States

‘I cannot wait to leave this job’ — Acting Defense Secretary Miller has zero f–ks left

Someone give the acting Sec Def a DD-214.

On Dec. 8, Air Force warplanes, including B-52s, A-10s, and F-15s struck 75 ISIS targets across Syria.
Air Force

B-52s fly over Middle East in yet another display of force for Iran

Listen up, "potential adversaries."

Dude, where’s my Humvee? For real, the California National Guard needs your help finding it
National Guard

Dude, where’s my Humvee? For real, the California National Guard needs your help finding it

That green camo will make it really hard to find

This Korean War Medal of Honor recipient is getting a ship named after him
Navy

This Korean War Medal of Honor recipient is getting a ship named after him

"One of the hardest things about the medal is that you're really not allowed to forget about it."

The Marine Corps’s new amphibious battlewagon is cramped, fails often, and is difficult to escape
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps’s new amphibious battlewagon is cramped, fails often, and is difficult to escape

"Interior space within the ACV is limited, making rapid ingress and egress difficult"

‘Mortal Kombat’ is getting a reboot and so is metal-armed Special Forces soldier ‘Jax’
Entertainment

‘Mortal Kombat’ is getting a reboot and so is metal-armed Special Forces soldier ‘Jax’

Get pumped.

Erratic, impulsive, and dangerous: Trump’s legacy as commander-in-chief
United States

Erratic, impulsive, and dangerous: Trump’s legacy as commander-in-chief

A man without a country.