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Tactics

Mosquitos suck, so which repellent is best to deter them: Deet or Picaridin?

Whether you’re deployed or sitting on your back porch, mosquitos can ruin your time outside.

Air Force

Meet the Air Force’s most adorable aircraft: the mini C-17

"A lot of people stopped to ask about what looked to them like a new aircraft."

Marine Corps

Let the good times roll: A Marine lieutenant is getting kicked out for trying to sell Ecstasy at Camp Lejeune

The LT wasn't lost. He was at a rave.

Military Life

Scores for the Army’s new fitness test may not end up ‘gender-neutral’ after all

“We had this big thing of inclusion but this is one of the biggest eye sores that goes against inclusion."

Air Force

An obscure Air Force height requirement is preventing some women from becoming career enlisted aviators

The current policy "does not reflect the actual requirements and does not create an accurate safety standard.”

Marine Corps

The Marine Corps now has a physical training handbook for pregnant Marines

Oh, baby

Air Force

Iraqi Translator Becomes U.S. Airman

Air Force

The Air Force’s top enlisted leader opens up about her recent Facebook firestorms

"That was my blind spot and I owned it."

United States

A special operations course accidentally adopted a right-wing militia symbol as its logo

Oops

Tanks

Meet Cpl. Williamson. He’s a tanker, and he f—ing loves his job

“Not a lot of people can say they are living their dream, but I can."

Navy

The Pentagon throws Navy Capt. Brett Crozier under the bus one last time

Third time's the charm.

Army

Retired soldier charged with child abuse in Texas was investigated by the Army 6 times on similar allegations

In 2012, Kennedy went to general court-martial over allegations involving two minors.

Navy

Top admiral condemns extremism after ‘separate incidents’ of hate speech on two Navy ships

'We will own this'

Army

Army War College commandant suspended amid investigation

National Guard

Police searching for suspect in killing of Connecticut National Guardsman

"Our hearts are heavy having lost a brother and bright young member of our team with nothing but potential ahead of him."

Entertainment

We’re getting yet another Navy SEAL movie thanks to Tom Clancy’s ‘Without Remorse’

Oh great.

Missiles

DARPA is developing an air-launched drone missile that fires air-to-air missiles

"The LongShot program changes the paradigm of air combat operations."

Entertainment

Lloyd Austin once told this story of incredible battlefield bravery that you can watch on Netflix

Nobody drops knowledge bombs like the Secretary of Defense

United States

The financial cost of the Jan. 6 insurrection is nearly half a billion dollars so far

To say nothing of the human costs.

Army

Investigation finds missing Fort Bliss soldier’s unit faced ‘remarkable stress’ from training tempo

"[W]hen you have a soldier that has been gone for 200 days, then there's a problem with leadership."