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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
Mandatory Fun

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
Entertainment

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’
Entertainment

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
Mandatory Fun

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