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The opportunities and challenges facing Lloyd Austin as defense secretary
Opinion

The opportunities and challenges facing Lloyd Austin as defense secretary

Austin’s forty years in the military represent both the risk of inertia and a real opportunity to address serious issues.

Air Force vet who posed as Marine and tried to get rich off of COVID-19 relief efforts pleads guilty to fraud
Marine Corps

Air Force vet who posed as Marine and tried to get rich off of COVID-19 relief efforts pleads guilty to fraud

Dude, wtf?

America is bitterly divided. Here’s how our nation’s veterans can bring us together
Career

America is bitterly divided. Here’s how our nation’s veterans can bring us together

America needs your service now more than ever.

Biden says US will stop supporting ‘offensive operations’ in Yemen
Middle East

Biden says US will stop supporting ‘offensive operations’ in Yemen

The Pentagon was silent on what specific "offensive operations" would be halted.

One of the first members of the modern-day Navy SEAL teams has died
Navy

One of the first members of the modern-day Navy SEAL teams has died

Legend.

Idaho National Guard identifies 3 soldiers killed in helicopter crash
Army

Idaho National Guard identifies 3 soldiers killed in helicopter crash

Rest in peace.

New movie ‘Cherry’ tells the true(ish) story of an Iraq War vet who became a bank robber
Entertainment

New movie ‘Cherry’ tells the true(ish) story of an Iraq War vet who became a bank robber

"On a very basic level, it isn’t what happened to me."

Meet the soldier who’s going to write the next ‘Superman’ comic
Entertainment

Meet the soldier who’s going to write the next ‘Superman’ comic

"It's definitely a huge responsibility that I take extremely seriously."

What this Looney Tunes painting can teach us about the Global War on Terror
Entertainment

What this Looney Tunes painting can teach us about the Global War on Terror

What's up with counterterrorism, doc?

general james mattis
United States

Mattis explains what every leader should know about leading troops into combat

“They really don't care that you read Von Clausewitz or some other dead German."

We spoke with the Marine from this viral Inauguration Day photo with Lady Gaga
Marine Corps

We spoke with the Marine from this viral Inauguration Day photo with Lady Gaga

"She genuinely wanted to do well that day, she wanted to sing the national anthem for all Americans."

national guard faces
National Guard

The National Guard’s new recruiting pitch: The world is a dumpster fire, but you can fix it

They're not wrong.

Here’s what soldiers think of the Army’s new grooming standards
Army

Here’s what soldiers think of the Army’s new grooming standards

Plenty of men had strong opinions on the updates, which overwhelmingly applied to only women.

USS Lake Champlain crew member admits to hanging a noose at a Black sailor’s bunk
Navy

USS Lake Champlain crew member admits to hanging a noose at a Black sailor’s bunk

Awful.

The Army can’t officially say who is an ‘Army Ranger’
Army

The Army can’t officially say who is an ‘Army Ranger’

It took the U.S. Army more than two days to answer the question: When are you officially a Ranger?

Army National Guard having second thoughts about officer who called Joint Chiefs ‘seditious’
Army

Army National Guard having second thoughts about officer who called Joint Chiefs ‘seditious’

Not exactly a surprise

We salute Portland’s Army Corps of Engineers for trolling the hell out of a bot on Facebook
Army

We salute Portland’s Army Corps of Engineers for trolling the hell out of a bot on Facebook

The Army Corps of Engineers is feeling cute and we're here for it.

3 Idaho Army National Guard soldiers killed in helicopter crash
Army

3 Idaho Army National Guard soldiers killed in helicopter crash

RIP.

More than a century after World War I, the Harlem Hellfighters’ nickname is finally official
Army

More than a century after World War I, the Harlem Hellfighters’ nickname is finally official

“That was such a glaring error."

The Navy is clarifying its grooming and hairstyle standards to fight the appearance of racial bias
Navy

The Navy is clarifying its grooming and hairstyle standards to fight the appearance of racial bias

No luck on beards.