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This airman created an outrageously realistic ‘Iron Man’ suit
Air Force

This airman created an outrageously realistic ‘Iron Man’ suit

Meet the active-duty airman who created an unbelievably realistic Iron Man suit all on his own

Drop everything and watch this adorable video of two kids leaving messages for their deployed dad
Mandatory Fun

Drop everything and watch this adorable video of two kids leaving messages for their deployed dad

I am an emotional wreck

A sergeant major had a grown man handcuffed after he was stopped for wearing headphones
United States

A sergeant major had a grown man handcuffed after he was stopped for wearing headphones

"Headphones? Straight to jail."

Army Secretary admits the service is failing to protect soldiers from sexual assault and harassment
Army

Army Secretary admits the service is failing to protect soldiers from sexual assault and harassment

"My preliminary review of the report, recent cases, and recent media coverage, have hardened my belief that the Army’s SHARP program hasn’t achieved its mandate"

US drawdown in Afghanistan is wrong call, says commander who claimed we were on the ‘road to winning’ in 2013
Afghanistan

US drawdown in Afghanistan is wrong call, says commander who claimed we were on the ‘road to winning’ in 2013

The general doth protest too much

The Pentagon’s newest senior leader pick is whining about people being mean to him on Twitter
United States

The Pentagon’s newest senior leader pick is whining about people being mean to him on Twitter

Scott O’Grady is, by all measures, a man of remarkable resolve — except when it comes to criticism on Twitter, it seems

Special Operations Command is now ‘on par’ with the military services, Acting SecDef Miller says
United States

Special Operations Command is now ‘on par’ with the military services, Acting SecDef Miller says

'I have directed the special operations civilian leadership to report directly to me instead of through the current bureaucratic channels'

Every US military branch is about to get its hands on the Army’s new sidearm of choice
Army

Every US military branch is about to get its hands on the Army’s new sidearm of choice

It's official: the era of the Modular Handgun System is upon us

The forgotten soldiers behind Netflix’s ‘The Liberator’
Army

The forgotten soldiers behind Netflix’s ‘The Liberator’

The men of the 45th Infantry Division fought for each other, as all soldiers do, but they also fought for their country. Not for what it was — with its segregation, its double standards, and its signs in front of businesses saying who could shop or eat or drink there — but for what it could be.

Trump reportedly asked for options to attack Iran but was talked out of it
Iran

Trump reportedly asked for options to attack Iran but was talked out of it

'Iran has already demonstrated that they will respond to our actions and we should always expect that they will do so'

We salute the USS Ronald Reagan for rocking its battle flag on its way back to port
Navy

We salute the USS Ronald Reagan for rocking its battle flag on its way back to port

The USS Ronald Reagan returned to its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan over the weekend after a six-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific — and it did so with flying colors

Thousands of troops will depart Iraq and Afghanistan before Trump leaves office
Afghanistan

Thousands of troops will depart Iraq and Afghanistan before Trump leaves office

'With the blessings of Providence, in the coming year we will finish this generational war and bring our men and women home.'

Former Green Beret pleads guilty in Russian espionage case
Army

Former Green Beret pleads guilty in Russian espionage case

“Debbins betrayed his oath, his country, and his Special Forces team members with the intent to harm the United States and help Russia."

These are the first soldiers to graduate from basic training rocking the Army’s new ‘pink and greens’ uniform
Army

These are the first soldiers to graduate from basic training rocking the Army’s new ‘pink and greens’ uniform

Well, the day has finally arrived: Soldiers are now graduating from Basic Training in the new Army Greens service uniform

Arlington National Cemetery going ahead with holiday wreath-laying ceremony
United States

Arlington National Cemetery going ahead with holiday wreath-laying ceremony

“Our strong hope is to be able to resume hosting this great event next year in 2021."

After failing 3 times in a row, Pentagon admits it won’t pass an audit till 2027
United States

After failing 3 times in a row, Pentagon admits it won’t pass an audit till 2027

Mo Money; Mo Problems.

US will reportedly draw down to 2,500 troops in both Afghanistan and Iraq before Trump leaves office
Afghanistan War

US will reportedly draw down to 2,500 troops in both Afghanistan and Iraq before Trump leaves office

This is the latest development in the long and torturous drawdown in Afghanistan.

The Army just got its hands on a robot .50 cal to play with
Army

The Army just got its hands on a robot .50 cal to play with

The age of weaponized robots storming the battlefield alongside humans soldiers is officially upon us

Here’s how much Windex it takes to make the Air Force Thunderbirds look so shiny
Air Force

Here’s how much Windex it takes to make the Air Force Thunderbirds look so shiny

“We wipe every single bug from the rudder to the gear to make sure the paint job’s looking good"

Army paratrooper found dead in his barracks at Fort Bragg
Army

Army paratrooper found dead in his barracks at Fort Bragg

Rest in peace.