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Fort Bliss NCO charged with murdering former soldier
Army

Fort Bliss NCO charged with murdering former soldier

He's the third Fort Bliss soldier to face murder charges in recent months

The Marine Corps’s new battlewagon is a better tank-killer than the service’s tanks, general says
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps’s new battlewagon is a better tank-killer than the service’s tanks, general says

Here comes the JLTV.

This service member just enlisted in the Space Force with his alien pal by his side
Career

This service member just enlisted in the Space Force with his alien pal by his side

Take me to your leader!

Here’s how the Pentagon will remove the names of Confederates from military bases
Army

Here’s how the Pentagon will remove the names of Confederates from military bases

Fort Alwyn Cashe has a nice ring to it

Military pilots, show us the lucky charms you fly with! (we know you’re out there!)
Mandatory Fun

Military pilots, show us the lucky charms you fly with! (we know you’re out there!)

Warm fuzzy feelings!

Man sentenced in murder of deployed Fort Stewart soldier’s wife
Army

Man sentenced in murder of deployed Fort Stewart soldier’s wife

Bye, scumbag

chernobyl
Army

What really happened the night of the Chernobyl disaster, according to a new Army podcast

"[Y]ou do get a sense of ... what it's like to be the last person on Earth."

A mosquito.
Tactics

Mosquitos suck, so which repellent is best to deter them: Deet or Picaridin?

Whether you’re deployed or sitting on your back porch, mosquitos can ruin your time outside.

Meet the Air Force’s most adorable aircraft: the mini C-17
Air Force

Meet the Air Force’s most adorable aircraft: the mini C-17

"A lot of people stopped to ask about what looked to them like a new aircraft."

Let the good times roll: A Marine lieutenant is getting kicked out for trying to sell Ecstasy at Camp Lejeune
Marine Corps

Let the good times roll: A Marine lieutenant is getting kicked out for trying to sell Ecstasy at Camp Lejeune

The LT wasn't lost. He was at a rave.

Scores for the Army’s new fitness test may not end up ‘gender-neutral’ after all
Military Life

Scores for the Army’s new fitness test may not end up ‘gender-neutral’ after all

“We had this big thing of inclusion but this is one of the biggest eye sores that goes against inclusion."

An obscure Air Force height requirement is preventing some women from becoming career enlisted aviators
Air Force

An obscure Air Force height requirement is preventing some women from becoming career enlisted aviators

The current policy "does not reflect the actual requirements and does not create an accurate safety standard.”

pregnancy mother baby
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps now has a physical training handbook for pregnant Marines

Oh, baby

Iraqi Translator Becomes U.S. Airman
Air Force

Iraqi Translator Becomes U.S. Airman

The Air Force’s top enlisted leader opens up about her recent Facebook firestorms
Air Force

The Air Force’s top enlisted leader opens up about her recent Facebook firestorms

"That was my blind spot and I owned it."

A special operations course accidentally adopted a right-wing militia symbol as its logo
United States

A special operations course accidentally adopted a right-wing militia symbol as its logo

Oops

Meet Cpl. Williamson. He’s a tanker, and he f—ing loves his job
Tanks

Meet Cpl. Williamson. He’s a tanker, and he f—ing loves his job

“Not a lot of people can say they are living their dream, but I can."

The Pentagon throws Navy Capt. Brett Crozier under the bus one last time
Navy

The Pentagon throws Navy Capt. Brett Crozier under the bus one last time

Third time's the charm.

Retired soldier charged with child abuse in Texas was investigated by the Army 6 times on similar allegations
Army

Retired soldier charged with child abuse in Texas was investigated by the Army 6 times on similar allegations

In 2012, Kennedy went to general court-martial over allegations involving two minors.

Top admiral condemns extremism after ‘separate incidents’ of hate speech on two Navy ships
Navy

Top admiral condemns extremism after ‘separate incidents’ of hate speech on two Navy ships

'We will own this'