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Meet retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, Biden’s pick for defense secretary
Army

Meet retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, Biden’s pick for defense secretary

Lloyd Austin is a Silver Star recipient.

14 Fort Hood leaders fired or suspended in fallout over Spc. Vanessa Guillén’s death
Army

14 Fort Hood leaders fired or suspended in fallout over Spc. Vanessa Guillén’s death

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy is cleaning house at Fort Hood.

Here are all the weapons and gear coming to soldiers and Marines in 2021
Marine Corps

Here are all the weapons and gear coming to soldiers and Marines in 2021

Here's what's coming to arsenals in the new year

NFL player’s custom-made cleats feature a Gold Star family to honor the fallen
Entertainment

NFL player’s custom-made cleats feature a Gold Star family to honor the fallen

"I didn't realize how big of fans they were. I'm a fan of them."

Airmen celebrate with memes after fitness test gets delayed to 2021
Humor

Airmen celebrate with memes after fitness test gets delayed to 2021

Waist measurement stress gone!

army sharp program powerpoint class
Army

The Fort Hood report is a damning indictment of the Army’s ‘structurally flawed’ SHARP program

“Commands just sweep it under the rug"

Legendary pilot Chuck Yeager, who broke the sound barrier, has died
Air Force

Legendary pilot Chuck Yeager, who broke the sound barrier, has died

Chuck Yeager, the legendary pilot and retired Air Force brigadier general who broke the sound barrier in 1947, has died

Biden to reportedly pick Gen. Lloyd Austin for Defense Secretary
Army

Biden to reportedly pick Gen. Lloyd Austin for Defense Secretary

Biden plans to make an official announcement of his Pentagon nominee on Friday.

Biden to announce his defense secretary nominee on Friday
United States

Biden to announce his defense secretary nominee on Friday

He's considering three people.

A woman will take command of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the first time in US Navy history
Navy

A woman will take command of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the first time in US Navy history

Bravo zulu!

Do you have what it takes to join the Secret Service?
Transition

Do you have what it takes to join the Secret Service?

A career in the United States Secret Service may be just what you’re looking for.

It took this Marine Corps sergeant major exactly 38 seconds to become a living legend
Mandatory Fun

It took this Marine Corps sergeant major exactly 38 seconds to become a living legend

A case study in how to earn your Marines' respect.

War after the war: The long fight to bring our unsung heroes home
Analysis

War after the war: The long fight to bring our unsung heroes home

Only time will tell if we will make good on those promises.

Here’s why military veterans are a natural fit to play in the NFL
Transition

Here’s why military veterans are a natural fit to play in the NFL

Airman to receive Air Force Cross for heroic actions during enemy ambush in Afghanistan
Air Force

Airman to receive Air Force Cross for heroic actions during enemy ambush in Afghanistan

"Germanovich directed his team’s withdrawal, then traversed 700 meters carrying a casualty up a mountain to a helicopter landing zone while directing close air support."

Fort Bragg paratrooper found dead this summer was decapitated, autopsy says
Army

Fort Bragg paratrooper found dead this summer was decapitated, autopsy says

Pentagon
United States

Unnamed Pentagon officials blast use of anonymous sources

Hypocrisy much?

‘Modicum of success’ is the new ‘Mission Accomplished’ for Afghanistan
Afghanistan

‘Modicum of success’ is the new ‘Mission Accomplished’ for Afghanistan

What Milley is saying is the United States has succeeded in not losing the war – yet.

Trump signs law authorizing Medal of Honor to Alwyn Cashe for heroic vehicle rescue in Iraq
Army

Trump signs law authorizing Medal of Honor to Alwyn Cashe for heroic vehicle rescue in Iraq

“You don’t often find truly selfless sacrifice where someone put his soldiers’ welfare before his own."

Trump is pulling most US troops out of Somalia
Africa

Trump is pulling most US troops out of Somalia

The U.S. military will still be able to carry out counterterrorism strikes within Somalia.