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An F-35 pilot reveals why good fighter pilots never skip leg day
Mandatory Fun

An F-35 pilot reveals why good fighter pilots never skip leg day

"I didn’t realize the importance of physical fitness for fighting G-LOC."

We need more veterans serving in America’s newsrooms — and you can help
Opinion

We need more veterans serving in America’s newsrooms — and you can help

The support for veterans must be translated into action.

Robot dogs are coming to an Air Force base near you
Air Force

Robot dogs are coming to an Air Force base near you

Sit, stay, search, destroy

The Army is ‘addressing’ a drill sergeant’s TikTok rant about ‘soft’ recruits using cell phones
Army

The Army is ‘addressing’ a drill sergeant’s TikTok rant about ‘soft’ recruits using cell phones

An Army drill sergeant at Fort Sill in Oklahoma is now facing scrutiny from his command after posting a TikTok video in which complained about the use of cell phones by recruits

How to plan your route to all those discounts this Veterans Day
Mandatory Fun

How to plan your route to all those discounts this Veterans Day

Task & Purpose proudly presents this brief guide to making the most of this year’s Veterans Day discounts.

Celebrate the Marine Corps birthday with an iconic KA-BAR fighting knife
Marine Corps

Celebrate the Marine Corps birthday with an iconic KA-BAR fighting knife

The Marine Corps's birthday is a great opportunity to invest in a tried-and-true USMC KA-BAR fighting knife

Connecticut man gets prison time for stealing $1.4 million from veterans charity
Veterans

Connecticut man gets prison time for stealing $1.4 million from veterans charity

Kevin Creed, 69, will serve 42 months in prison and pay back the money he stole.

Air Force general charged with sexual assault
Air Force

Air Force general charged with sexual assault

Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley allegedly made unwanted sexual advances on a female civilian during an off-duty incident on August 12, 2018.

Celebrate Veterans Day by sending us your most moto boot photos
Mandatory Fun

Celebrate Veterans Day by sending us your most moto boot photos

You're out now, wizened by time and experience, but let's take a moment to celebrate that time way back when you were just a dumb boot

Army

This is the Army’s new rifle optic of choice

Sig Sauer's TANGO6T is the Army's new rifle optic of choice

Here’s what you need to know about Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller
United States

Here’s what you need to know about Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller

Miller is a former Green Beret who served with 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Disabled veteran imprisoned in Alabama for medical marijuana possession is released
Veterans

Disabled veteran imprisoned in Alabama for medical marijuana possession is released

After serving almost 10 months in Alabama jails for felony possession of medical marijuana legally prescribed in his home state of Arizona, disabled Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient Sean Worsley walked out of the Draper Correctional Facility Monday morning

Read Mark Esper’s final letter to President Trump as Defense Secretary
United States

Read Mark Esper’s final letter to President Trump as Defense Secretary

"I serve the country in deference to the Constitution, so I accept your decision to replace me."

Mark Esper said he never went on stage in praise of Trump. Here are three times he did
United States

Mark Esper said he never went on stage in praise of Trump. Here are three times he did

Welp

Trump’s new defense secretary nearly ate pavement outside the Pentagon on his first day of the job
United States

Trump’s new defense secretary nearly ate pavement outside the Pentagon on his first day of the job

For his part, Miller took it all in stride.

‘The Liberator’ is a visually stunning and grim World War II series unlike any other
Entertainment

‘The Liberator’ is a visually stunning and grim World War II series unlike any other

A new animated World War II series is coming to Netflix — and it is well worth your time when it premieres on Veterans Day

Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper ‘effective immediately’
United States

Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper ‘effective immediately’

Mark Espy… Esperanto… Yesper... Mark not gonna work here anymore, anyway.

We salute the Army Black Hawk crew who saved a child from hurricane floodwaters in Honduras
Army

We salute the Army Black Hawk crew who saved a child from hurricane floodwaters in Honduras

"US troops getting the job done."

The Air Force’s new combat rescue helicopter is officially here to save the day
Air Force

The Air Force’s new combat rescue helicopter is officially here to save the day

Have no fear: the Jolly Green II is finally here

The Marine Corps has finally fielded its first new amphibious vehicle since the Vietnam War
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps has finally fielded its first new amphibious vehicle since the Vietnam War

The Marine Corps has finally fielded its first Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) to grunts, according to photos released by the service last week