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How the fight over mail-in ballots threatens to undermine the votes of American troops
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How the fight over mail-in ballots threatens to undermine the votes of American troops

Demanding that ballots not be counted after Election Day could strip service members of their votes.

The Army is testing its most advanced Bradley Fighting Vehicle yet
Army

The Army is testing its most advanced Bradley Fighting Vehicle yet

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team are currently putting the latest iteration of the tried-and-true Bradley fighting vehicle through its paces during operational testing at Ford Hood in Texas

US special operations forces behind al-Baghdadi raid awarded Presidential Unit Citation
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US special operations forces behind al-Baghdadi raid awarded Presidential Unit Citation

President Donald Trump presented a Presidential Unit Citation to the U.S. special operations forces involved in the raid took out ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi just over a year ago

These F-15s dressed up fly as hell for Halloween
Mandatory Fun

These F-15s dressed up fly as hell for Halloween

Get ready for supersonic trick or treat!

The Army just released footage of its next-generation squad weapon prototypes in action
Army

The Army just released footage of its next-generation squad weapon prototypes in action

The Army has published footage of soldiers giving the service's much-hyped next-generation squad weapon prototypes a workout on a military range

Ex-soldier who raped and took nude photos of minor pleads guilty in exploitation case
Army

Ex-soldier who raped and took nude photos of minor pleads guilty in exploitation case

His sentencing hearing is scheduled for mid-December.

Let the good vibes roll: Veterans and Gold Star families can soon visit national parks for free
Benefits & Pay

Let the good vibes roll: Veterans and Gold Star families can soon visit national parks for free

Gold Star families and military veterans will now be able to visit national parks, wildlife refuges, and other federal lands starting on Veterans Day (Nov. 11) and continuing until August 2021.

This is what’s inside the Air Force’s new F-35 Arctic survival kit
Air Force

This is what’s inside the Air Force’s new F-35 Arctic survival kit

“Over the years, we’ve worked with [survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists] to develop this kit and decided what is the most essential equipment needed to survive”

Army

The Army repeatedly screwed this combat veteran. Now he’s being kicked out of the service — again

"Looking at all the facts and circumstances, he’s suffered quite enough"

Samuel L. Jackson has killed more than 1,700 people on screen. Which is just, wow. That’s a lot
Entertainment

Samuel L. Jackson has killed more than 1,700 people on screen. Which is just, wow. That’s a lot

That's right, folks: Samuel mother-f--king Jackson is deadlier than some of Hollywood's biggest action stars, at least on screen.

The #2 Space Force officer has COVID-19
Space Force

The #2 Space Force officer has COVID-19

Gen. David D. Thompson tested positive for the disease on Wednesday soon after learning that a close family member he had been in close contact with had also tested positive, according to a service press release.

Mandatory Fun

That time an airman took 75 minutes to pee for a drug test

"I expected a nice steady river. Instead I got a Saharan drought.”

A Navy veteran exposes the insanely gross food served on warships in a viral Facebook post
Navy

A Navy veteran exposes the insanely gross food served on warships in a viral Facebook post

"I want people to know about this – and I want somebody higher than me to know about this"

A San Diego man bilked $30 million out of the VA using ‘fake students’ in one of the largest GI Bill fraud cases ever
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A San Diego man bilked $30 million out of the VA using ‘fake students’ in one of the largest GI Bill fraud cases ever

The owner of a technical training school in San Diego is going to prison for being, well, shady as all hell.

The Pentagon has engineered a brand new MRE substitute to punish your insides
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The Pentagon has engineered a brand new MRE substitute to punish your insides

Kiss your beloved pizza MRE goodbye, service members: the Defense Department is working on a brand new lightweight combat ration designed to keep troops fueled up while inevitably ruining your bowels

A Fort Campbell soldier came up with an award-winning fix to scheduling training in a ‘Shark Tank’-style competition
Army

A Fort Campbell soldier came up with an award-winning fix to scheduling training in a ‘Shark Tank’-style competition

The 18th Airborne Corps called the new app "a game-changing piece of technology"

Ex-Marine exposed on neo-Nazi forum charged with allegedly manufacturing illegal guns while still on active duty
Marine Corps

Ex-Marine exposed on neo-Nazi forum charged with allegedly manufacturing illegal guns while still on active duty

A lance corporal who was kicked out of the Marine Corps last month after he was identified as a frequent contributor to a neo-Nazi message board has surfaced in a federal indictment on charges that he and two other men conspired to illegally manufacture weapons, ammunition, and suppressors

We salute the Marine who rushed to aid an injured police officer after a motorcycle wreck
Marine Corps

We salute the Marine who rushed to aid an injured police officer after a motorcycle wreck

Like a boss

Airman earns Bronze Star for supporting airstrikes in Iraq that killed more than 100 enemy fighters
Air Force

Airman earns Bronze Star for supporting airstrikes in Iraq that killed more than 100 enemy fighters

“I wasn’t thinking about it when I went out there. When it became a reality, it was still a shock.”

This military graphic on electronic warfare should give everyone nightmares
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This military graphic on electronic warfare should give everyone nightmares

I can't decide if this is an atrocity or a work of art