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French pilot claims he was strapped to a target and fired upon by fighter jets in deranged hazing incident
Europe

French pilot claims he was strapped to a target and fired upon by fighter jets in deranged hazing incident

French warplanes allegedly dropped ordnance near him for 20 minutes.

A Marine special operator’s fragmented legacy: Blast, impact, trauma, and everything that comes after
Marine Corps

A Marine special operator’s fragmented legacy: Blast, impact, trauma, and everything that comes after

Traumatic brain injury is an 'invisible wound' I've suffered 17 times.

This Army unit will now immediately start separating soldiers found guilty of assault or harassment
Army

This Army unit will now immediately start separating soldiers found guilty of assault or harassment

The new policies went into effect on May 1.

These stuffed animals have way more flight hours than you
Mandatory Fun

These stuffed animals have way more flight hours than you

"The saying was ‘trust Shakira, her hips don’t lie, she’ll get you rounds on target.’”

This Medal of Honor recipient crashed his plane on purpose to get to his downed wingman
Navy

This Medal of Honor recipient crashed his plane on purpose to get to his downed wingman

What he did that day had never been attempted before, and has never been repeated since.

soldiers firing 120 in syria
Army

Here’s how these soldiers in Syria accidentally made the trippiest war photo ever

"It's a strikingly bizarre military version of a Jackson Pollock.”

Air Force vet who tried to help Trump build border wall with GoFundMe campaign indicted for tax fraud
Air Force

Air Force vet who tried to help Trump build border wall with GoFundMe campaign indicted for tax fraud

He allegedly used some of those funds to pay for a 40-foot luxury fishing boat named 'Warfighter.'

allen west pushups
Humor

Retired Army Lt. Col. Allen West embarrasses himself in one-man push-up contest

Zero, zero, zero...

This A-10’s new paint job pays tribute to the original flying tank of World War II
Air Force

This A-10’s new paint job pays tribute to the original flying tank of World War II

"The Thunderbolt was the hammer: big and strong, it could take a lot of punishment and still deliver a lethal blow."

fort jackson school bus
Army

Army trainee arrested for allegedly hijacking school bus full of children with a rifle [Updated]

He will be charged with 'multiple counts of kidnapping.'

Army puts civilian in charge of criminal investigations in response to glaring issues found in the Fort Hood report
Army

Army puts civilian in charge of criminal investigations in response to glaring issues found in the Fort Hood report

CID's redesign is being implemented in phases, starting at Fort Hood.

The Army will now allow women to wear ponytails in all uniforms
Army

The Army will now allow women to wear ponytails in all uniforms

The regulation is expected to go into effect on Thursday.

The sergeant major seen in viral video entering a Marine’s house has been relieved
Marine Corps

The sergeant major seen in viral video entering a Marine’s house has been relieved

Loss of confidence.

Why did you get out of the military?
Career

Why did you get out of the military?

Let's hear it.

Putting warheads on foreheads — This is the gear Air Force combat controllers carry into battle
Air Force

Putting warheads on foreheads — This is the gear Air Force combat controllers carry into battle

Spoiler alert: Sharpies are a big one

Eddie Gallagher now says SEALs intended to kill unarmed fighter and ‘nobody had a problem with it’
Navy

Eddie Gallagher now says SEALs intended to kill unarmed fighter and ‘nobody had a problem with it’

'Our intention was to kill him. Everybody was on board.'

Why Green Beret training involves shooting out of a Toyota Corolla and ramming vehicles
Army

Why Green Beret training involves shooting out of a Toyota Corolla and ramming vehicles

No, this isn't from the set of 'John Wick'

Grieving parents excoriate the Marine Corps over deadly amphibious vehicle accident
Marine Corps

Grieving parents excoriate the Marine Corps over deadly amphibious vehicle accident

'Reckless disregard for human life'

jet pack royal marine
Marine Corps

Watch a jetpack-flying Royal Marine board a ship like freakin’ Boba Fett

This thing is sick.

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the day to paratroopers in England prior to boarding their planes to participate in the first assault of the Normandy invasion (Left; U.S. Army Signal Corps via AP); Unnamed Army Specialist (Right; screenshot of TikTok).
Mandatory Fun

This Army specialist’s inspiring speech about moving ‘down this bullcrap range’ ranks up there with Eisenhower’s D-Day address

Watch one Army specialist inspire his fellow soldiers in a rousing address as they prepare to go "down this bullcrap range."