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Marine Corps

A bunch of Marines and Ospreys may be appearing in ‘Mission: Impossible’

“Participation in this film will showcase the Marine Corps as a disciplined, professional, ready force."

Trump vetoes defense policy bill that authorizes special pay for troops
United States

Trump vetoes defense policy bill that authorizes special pay for troops

Merry Christmas.

Air Force watchdog removed for tampering with sexual harassment, discrimination complaints
Air Force

Air Force watchdog removed for tampering with sexual harassment, discrimination complaints

"This case exposed numerous legal violations and other egregious conduct."

Do Americans really care about war crimes?
Analysis

Do Americans really care about war crimes?

Trump's pardoning of four Blackwater contractors underscores America's apathy towards war crimes committed abroad.

Gen. Mark Milley definitely has a tattoo and the mystery is killing me
Mandatory Fun

Gen. Mark Milley definitely has a tattoo and the mystery is killing me

"There’s a good story to it but we’re going to let the mystery live on for a little longer."

Afghanistan

Congress demands Pentagon take Russian bounties story seriously

The military's investigation into the bounties is still open.

You can now score your very own ‘The A-Team’ van
Entertainment

You can now score your very own ‘The A-Team’ van

I love it when a plan comes together!

Army special operations medic and pregnant wife die in apparent murder-suicide
Army

Army special operations medic and pregnant wife die in apparent murder-suicide

"It's a complete shock... It's like a horror movie."

The Marine Corps has started fielding suppressors to infantry squads
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps has started fielding suppressors to infantry squads

Pew pew pew!

DoD asked people what they thought of Space Force ‘Guardians’: ‘I want my tax dollars back’
Space Force

DoD asked people what they thought of Space Force ‘Guardians’: ‘I want my tax dollars back’

Oof.

Trump pardons Marine veteran-turned-scumbag congressman Duncan Hunter
Marine Corps

Trump pardons Marine veteran-turned-scumbag congressman Duncan Hunter

“I take full responsibility,” Hunter said at his March sentencing. He resigned from Congress in January.

Surrounded. Low on supplies. Freezing. The Nazis demanded his surrender. He replied: ‘Nuts!”
World War II

Surrounded. Low on supplies. Freezing. The Nazis demanded his surrender. He replied: ‘Nuts!”

“To the German Commander, N U T S ! The American Commander.”

A Soldier assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade uses a single-blade razor to shave his face during a shaving clinic May 22 at the brigade's organizational classroom.
Air Force

A shaving profile might be bad for your Air Force career

"A perception can form that members with PFB ... do not want to conform to standards."

Here are the new toys that Congress is giving the Pentagon for Christmas
United States

Here are the new toys that Congress is giving the Pentagon for Christmas

Ho, ho, ho!

‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie, according to the guy who wrote the script
Entertainment

‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie, according to the guy who wrote the script

"I don't know where the debate comes from."

The Army’s new supergun can nail a target 43 miles away
Army

The Army’s new supergun can nail a target 43 miles away

Shake 'n' bake!

Dozens of West Point cadets caught in worst cheating scandal in decades
Army

Dozens of West Point cadets caught in worst cheating scandal in decades

"Cadets are being held accountable for breaking the code."

Sweeping Air Force report finds Black airmen are far more likely to be punished than white peers
Air Force

Sweeping Air Force report finds Black airmen are far more likely to be punished than white peers

“This is a long-term commitment. This will outlast me.”

Lloyd Austin
United States

You can now troll Defense Secretary nominee Lloyd Austin on Twitter

You're going to love it and hate it.

The military needs to crack down on extremists within the ranks, Pentagon report finds
United States

The military needs to crack down on extremists within the ranks, Pentagon report finds

DoD does not adequately track service members that have been radicalized by white supremacist groups.