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Kyle Carpenter
Veterans

Watch Medal of Honor hero Kyle Carpenter celebrate his ‘Alive Day’ in this remarkable video

Kyle Carpenter, the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient, celebrated his 10th alive day with a moving video on Friday

‘You are the reason I drink’ — Airmen bid adieu to decrepit aircraft dubbed ‘Lucifer’s Chariot’
Air Force

‘You are the reason I drink’ — Airmen bid adieu to decrepit aircraft dubbed ‘Lucifer’s Chariot’

"I had some great memories, but most of them involved getting off the aircraft and sprinting away from you.”

The crazy scene in ‘Three Kings’ with C4-laced footballs was more accurate than you might think
Entertainment

The crazy scene in ‘Three Kings’ with C4-laced footballs was more accurate than you might think

Let's talk about that exploding Nerf football...

Servicewomen’s advocacy group says the ACFT could deal ‘irreparable damage’ to the Army
Army

Servicewomen’s advocacy group says the ACFT could deal ‘irreparable damage’ to the Army

SWAN joins a growing chorus of voices raising concerns over the Army's new fitness test

The Army wants you to test your might in COVID Kombat
Army

The Army wants you to test your might in COVID Kombat

Choose your fighter. Will you be: The Dangler? The Nose Breather? The Denier?

Y’all Qaeda: Ex-Marines allegedly planned takeover of Michigan capitol and public executions of officials
Marine Corps

Y’all Qaeda: Ex-Marines allegedly planned takeover of Michigan capitol and public executions of officials

Two former Marines and the dozen men charged with plotting to kidnap the governor of Michigan purportedly planned to stage an armed takeover of the capitol building and conduct public executions of government officials, according to the state's attorney general

Acting SecDef Miller is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War as the US looks for the exit in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Acting SecDef Miller is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War as the US looks for the exit in Afghanistan

Miller’s take on Ford’s role in the war’s end bears no resemblance to reality.

The Army is hunting for a new all-electric light recon vehicle
Army

The Army is hunting for a new all-electric light recon vehicle

The Army is searching for defense contractors to furnish the service with an off-the-shelf squad reconnaissance vehicle to complement its growing fleet of next-generation ground combat vehicles

Specialist’s winning idea in Army innovation challenge will ‘save time and money’
Army

Specialist’s winning idea in Army innovation challenge will ‘save time and money’

"His innovation is simple, it makes sense, the equipment is already on hand, and it will save time and money.”

The Army’s ‘complete failure’ led to this private’s suicide after she was sexually assaulted, parents say
Army

The Army’s ‘complete failure’ led to this private’s suicide after she was sexually assaulted, parents say

"The Army can deploy thousands and thousands of troops during a war situation within 24 hours .... And they can't expedite our daughter off a base after two sexual assaults?"

The Air Force is picking up a handful of feisty new submachine guns
Air Force

The Air Force is picking up a handful of feisty new submachine guns

The Air Force appears poised to kiss its aging arsenal of MP5 submachine guns goodbye

Abstract sky penis above Ramstein Air Base evokes early Modernist themes
Europe

Abstract sky penis above Ramstein Air Base evokes early Modernist themes

The image makes up for its lack of anatomical realism with its throbbing impulse to break from traditional modes of representation.

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