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The Marine Corps is on the hunt for a next-generation fire-resistant combat utility uniform
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is on the hunt for a next-generation fire-resistant combat utility uniform

Here comes some new threads.

Privatized housing company coughs up $1.1 billion for renovations amid military family lawsuits
Family

Privatized housing company coughs up $1.1 billion for renovations amid military family lawsuits

Lendlease plans to renovate 12,000 homes across Army installations and build 1,200 new homes.

Hundreds of sailors from the USS Chafee moved off the ship due to a serious COVID-19 outbreak
Navy

Hundreds of sailors from the USS Chafee moved off the ship due to a serious COVID-19 outbreak

No sailors from the ship have been hospitalized.

Austin thanks National Guardsmen who are braving bitter cold to keep Washington, D.C. safe
Army

Austin thanks National Guardsmen who are braving bitter cold to keep Washington, D.C. safe

Leading from the front.

The Taliban says they won the war in Afghanistan. They are not wrong
Afghanistan

The Taliban says they won the war in Afghanistan. They are not wrong

We’ve got the watches, they’ve got the time.

The Air Force wants privacy curtains so you can poo while you B-52
Mandatory Fun

The Air Force wants privacy curtains so you can poo while you B-52

“They’ve got to poop in a bag? WTF? What is this WWII?”

The Taliban is obsessed with these white high-top sneakers
Afghanistan

The Taliban is obsessed with these white high-top sneakers

Is it the shoes?!

Marine Corps says goodbye to its storied 8th Marine Regiment
Marine Corps

Marine Corps says goodbye to its storied 8th Marine Regiment

Retire the colors

Pentagon says unspecified number of troops are refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine
United States

Pentagon says unspecified number of troops are refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine

Something in the military is actually voluntary?

11 Fort Bliss soldiers injured during training after possibly drinking antifreeze [Updated]
Army

11 Fort Bliss soldiers injured during training after possibly drinking antifreeze [Updated]

The group included one warrant officer, two noncommissioned officers, and eight enlisted soldiers.

Here’s how veterans can get COVID-19 vaccines from the VA
United States

Here’s how veterans can get COVID-19 vaccines from the VA

What you need to know.

Mattis issues a grave warning: We’re in danger of destroying our democracy
United States

Mattis issues a grave warning: We’re in danger of destroying our democracy

"A republic, if you can keep it."

The Air Force is developing spray-on tech to make you heal like Wolverine
Air Force

The Air Force is developing spray-on tech to make you heal like Wolverine

Airmen, meet X-Men

The Army just got its hands on its most advanced Apache helicopter yet
Army

The Army just got its hands on its most advanced Apache helicopter yet

The latest upgrade to the Apache's venerable airframe is officially coming in for a landing.

The official Space Force ranks are here, and sadly they don’t include ‘space cadet’
Space Force

The official Space Force ranks are here, and sadly they don’t include ‘space cadet’

Lower enlisted Guardians are very special.

The Army is evaluating a brand new anti-tank missile for its arsenal
Army

The Army is evaluating a brand new anti-tank missile for its arsenal

Here comes the boom!

The Army’s new grooming standards include ponytails, earrings, and common sense
Army

The Army’s new grooming standards include ponytails, earrings, and common sense

"This isn't about male and female standards," Grinston said. "This is about Army standards."

Tell us what you think of the Army’s new grooming changes
Army

Tell us what you think of the Army’s new grooming changes

Sound off!

How to use a compass like a master navigator
Survival

How to use a compass like a master navigator

Have you ever been so lost in the sauce that you needed a compass to find your way out?

Destroyer captain fired for allegedly trying to turn a captured AK-47 into a plaque for his ship
Navy

Destroyer captain fired for allegedly trying to turn a captured AK-47 into a plaque for his ship

Gear adrift is a gift.