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Ralph Lauren is looking for a few rich idiots to drop nearly $500 on this jacket worth about $20
Mandatory Fun

Ralph Lauren is looking for a few rich idiots to drop nearly $500 on this jacket worth about $20

For the tacticool aficionado with a trust fund.

The USS Nimitz is back in the Middle East amid Iraq, Afghanistan drawdowns
Navy

The USS Nimitz is back in the Middle East amid Iraq, Afghanistan drawdowns

“There were no specific threats that triggered the return of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group"

We salute the Army medic who performed life-saving CPR on a stranger at Walmart
Army

We salute the Army medic who performed life-saving CPR on a stranger at Walmart

"I have the skills and responsibility to help others, whether they are a soldier or a civilian"

An Iranian nuclear scientist was reportedly assassinated by a remote-controlled machine gun
Iran

An Iranian nuclear scientist was reportedly assassinated by a remote-controlled machine gun

This is like something out of 'The Jackal,' or even 'Breaking Bad'

SB Block10 Launch
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is on the hunt for a kamikaze drone swarm to back up grunts on the battlefield

Kuno, a military working dog
Veterans

We salute this heroic military working dog for taking out the gunman who pinned his team down during a fierce firefight

A British military working dog who risked life and limb to take out an enemy gunman pouring fire on his team in Afghanistan has received the highest award an animal can receive for actions in combat

Beer Cheers
Marine Corps

The greatest ‘hold my beer’ moment in American history is thanks to this drunk Marine veteran

Michael Flynn
Army

Trump pardons former national security adviser Michael Flynn

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he had pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn

You’re married – now what? A simple guide to packing your parachute
Family

You’re married – now what? A simple guide to packing your parachute

Congratulations! You’ve taken the plunge into married life, which, while exciting, can come with more paperwork than your first day at MEPS. To help simplify the process for you I’ve put together four important steps to help square away your new life together.

We salute these Marines for saving the life of a woman trapped underneath a car
Marine Corps

We salute these Marines for saving the life of a woman trapped underneath a car

'Marines run to the sound of the guns, so it didn’t surprise me at all that the Marines were there'

Guard Company Marines’ quick thinking and response help save pedestrian’s life
Marine Corps

Guard Company Marines’ quick thinking and response help save pedestrian’s life

The Air Force wants to use suborbital transports to insert commandos and cargo anywhere on the planet
Air Force

The Air Force wants to use suborbital transports to insert commandos and cargo anywhere on the planet

Logistics may be the most boring subject on the face of the planet — except when you start talking about spacedropping troops and supplies from fucking orbit

Gen. David Berger
Marine Corps

The Commandant of the Marine Corps is charging into the future, but some aren’t ready for change

The Corps has acted as a second land army so many times it’s flipped the dessert with the main course.

We found the Army’s official pumpkin pie recipe and it’s actually not bad
Army

We found the Army’s official pumpkin pie recipe and it’s actually not bad

I should have called Robert Irvine.

Bill Belichick
United States

Pentagon pours cold water on summit with New England Patriots coach over Armenian conflict

New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick had said he really hoped the U.S. military would intervene in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

The Navy’s new Osprey just conducted its first drop-off at sea
Navy

The Navy’s new Osprey just conducted its first drop-off at sea

Less than a year since conducting its first flight operations, the Navy's new CMB-22B Osprey has successfully made a drop-off to an aircraft carrier at sea.

Air Force

The major flaws in the Air Force justice system that let generals go unpunished

“You would never let someone who last stepped in the cockpit as a junior captain take over as wing commander, but that’s what we do for trials."

I struggled with thoughts of suicide. Vulnerability and connection kept me alive
News

I struggled with thoughts of suicide. Vulnerability and connection kept me alive

Looking someone in the eye as you tell them you care is when the real work of suicide prevention begins.

Soldiers are finally getting their hands on the Army’s killer new missile-hauling Stryker
Army

Soldiers are finally getting their hands on the Army’s killer new missile-hauling Stryker

After years in development, soldiers are officially putting the Army's Initial Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) system through its paces ahead of its eventual delivery and fielding in Germany

A new Army policy is changing the way deployed or pregnant NCOs are promoted
Army

A new Army policy is changing the way deployed or pregnant NCOs are promoted

A new Army policy starting Jan. 1 will help streamline the promotion process for soldiers