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Your technical manual for online learning
Transition

Your technical manual for online learning

Online learning can be ideal for active duty service members and veterans looking to pursue higher education. The flexible environment makes studying available to working veterans, busy families, and those stationed around the world. With accessibility comes great demand, however: you may not be living in a dorm, but you can still be easily distracted by piles of laundry, your job and that Reddit thread you’ve been following for over 3 days already.

What leaders can do now to strengthen US special operations forces
Analysis

What leaders can do now to strengthen US special operations forces

To build stronger special operations teams, leaders at all levels must identify and enforce priorities, focus on health and resilience, and ruthlessly manage operations tempo to provide time for recovery and professional development

The Coast Guard is officially going Glock
Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is officially going Glock

The Coast Guard plans on purchasing Glock 19 Gen5 MOS through an existing contract with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Glock announced on Tuesday

Fire strikes fourth Navy warship since mid-July
Navy

Fire strikes fourth Navy warship since mid-July

Four U.S. Navy warships have caught fire in just over two months.

The Navy’s top officer had heart surgery last month for a ‘pre-existing’ medical issue
Navy

The Navy’s top officer had heart surgery last month for a ‘pre-existing’ medical issue

Gilday is 57 years old.

Grab your woobies — The Army wants you to nap like your life depends on it
Army

Grab your woobies — The Army wants you to nap like your life depends on it

We love to see it.

No, military women are not getting pregnant to avoid deployment
Military Deployment

No, military women are not getting pregnant to avoid deployment

“Now I look back, and I'm horrified that I put that female Marine through that level of crap over it."

Marines are finally about to receive their first new amphibious vehicle since Vietnam
Marine Corps

Marines are finally about to receive their first new amphibious vehicle since Vietnam

The Marine Corps plans on fielding its first batch of Amphibious Combat Vehicles to grunts starting in October, the service announced on Monday

SOCOM getting a fancy new sight for aiming grenade launchers
Guns

SOCOM getting a fancy new sight for aiming grenade launchers

The Acquire Read Deploy Sight reads out the angle the weapon platform is raised and calculates the distance the round will travel.

Navy updates SEAL ethos with gender-neutral language
Navy

Navy updates SEAL ethos with gender-neutral language

The Navy has modified its SEAL ethos and creed for special warfare combatant crewmen to remove references to "man" or "brotherhood" in favor of gender-neutral language, a Navy official said Monday.

The military has seen a significant increase in suicide deaths since COVID-19 hit
Mental Health

The military has seen a significant increase in suicide deaths since COVID-19 hit

Deaths by suicide began increasing in the spring, according to the Associated Press.

Marine accused of fleeing from Camp Lejeune faces robbery charges in civilian court
Marine Corps

Marine accused of fleeing from Camp Lejeune faces robbery charges in civilian court

Miller is currently in jail in lieu of $100,000 bond.

Holocaust survivor, Korean War hero, and one-man wrecking crew: New comic celebrates MoH recipient Tibor Rubin
Entertainment

Holocaust survivor, Korean War hero, and one-man wrecking crew: New comic celebrates MoH recipient Tibor Rubin

A new comic book pays homage to Cpl. Tibor Rubin, a Holocaust survivor whose battlefield bravery during the Korean War was surpassed only by his indomitable spirit.

Two soldiers were almost hit by a car during a live TV report on traffic safety in D.C.
Army

Two soldiers were almost hit by a car during a live TV report on traffic safety in D.C.

Stay safe out there, y'all.

On July 19, 1932 Marine Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler addressed the Bonus Army in Washington, D.C, and launched into a fiery tirade that remains relevant to military veterans, and Americans at large, even to this day.
Analysis

Smedley Butler’s fiery speech to World War I veterans is still relevant today

'Makes me so damn mad, a whole lot of people speak of you as tramps. By God, they didn't speak of you as tramps in 1917 and '18.'

It’s been 80 days since DoD leaders promised to release an investigation ‘within days’ into an Army helicopter buzzing protesters
Army

It’s been 80 days since DoD leaders promised to release an investigation ‘within days’ into an Army helicopter buzzing protesters

'I would expect it pretty shortly, like within days, perhaps early next week,' Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on July 9.

Newly resurfaced video shows Biden jokingly calling troops ‘stupid bastards’
United States

Newly resurfaced video shows Biden jokingly calling troops ‘stupid bastards’

A recently resurfaced video clip from 2016 shows then-Vice President Joe Biden giving a speech to troops overseas in which he jokingly refers to them as "stupid bastards."

This adorable little rat is trained to sniff out landmines — and he’s way better than EOD
Munitions

This adorable little rat is trained to sniff out landmines — and he’s way better than EOD

The brass-balled fella has sniffed out 39 landmines and 28 unexploded munitions, earning him a gold medal.

Grunt Style disputes claim its founder was left without health insurance after he was fired
United States

Grunt Style disputes claim its founder was left without health insurance after he was fired

The founder of Grunt Style says that he was abruptly fired from the company he helped build, which placed his family in dire straits after they were left without medical coverage amid health complications. However, the popular military and veterans apparel company has pushed back publicly on his claims.

The Navy is considering opening tattoo parlors on its bases in Hawaii and Guam
Navy

The Navy is considering opening tattoo parlors on its bases in Hawaii and Guam

The Navy has "multiple locations in the hopper," an official said.