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USS Dextrous sailors say their captain has made the ship a ‘miserable prison.’ The Navy doesn’t seem to care
Navy

USS Dextrous sailors say their captain has made the ship a ‘miserable prison.’ The Navy doesn’t seem to care

"Honestly we need an entirely new wardroom from Captain down"

The State Department wished the Air Force a happy birthday with a photo of the Navy’s Blue Angels
Humor

The State Department wished the Air Force a happy birthday with a photo of the Navy’s Blue Angels

The State Department failed miserably in a now-deleted tweet that featured the Navy's Blue Angels instead of literally any other Air Force jet

Joe Biden trotted out the trope of the damaged veteran during a recent campaign speech
United States

Joe Biden trotted out the trope of the damaged veteran during a recent campaign speech

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is facing criticism after he recounted a story about a military veteran who committed a violent crime after his wartime service

Stop what you’re doing and watch this Army general’s emotional speech about the cost of war
Army

Stop what you’re doing and watch this Army general’s emotional speech about the cost of war

"We fought the righteous fight, and some of us will remain forever young."

11 amazing F-16 paint jobs in honor of the Air Force birthday
Mandatory Fun

11 amazing F-16 paint jobs in honor of the Air Force birthday

The Air Force goes hard in the paint.

The true story behind that one belligerent scene in ‘Black Hawk Down’ every veteran knows
Entertainment

The true story behind that one belligerent scene in ‘Black Hawk Down’ every veteran knows

As memorable as that scene is, the real-life story is somehow better.

Fort Hood soldier arrested after making ‘homicidal threats’ against his leadership
Army

Fort Hood soldier arrested after making ‘homicidal threats’ against his leadership

The incident is just the latest in a string of issues that has kept Fort Hood under the microscope over the last several months

Eligibility changes could be coming to Arlington. Here’s what you need to know
United States

Eligibility changes could be coming to Arlington. Here’s what you need to know

The Army Software Factory is going to turn soldiers into coding wizards
Army

The Army Software Factory is going to turn soldiers into coding wizards

“Understand that you’re speaking for the soldiers that you’re building this software for, you’re building this for them to use, you’re building a tool for them to save time."

Feds sought to deploy military ‘heat ray’ against Washington DC protesters, whistleblower says
United States

Feds sought to deploy military ‘heat ray’ against Washington DC protesters, whistleblower says

The Active Denial System uses radio frequency waves "to create a brief intolerable heating sensation on the person's skin at tactically useful ranges," according to the Pentagon

The Army wants to build a brand new exoskeleton to help soldiers ruck faster and harder
Army

The Army wants to build a brand new exoskeleton to help soldiers ruck faster and harder

The Army is formally moving ahead with the development and fielding of a powered exoskeleton to help soldiers move faster and carry more while reducing overall fatigue

Air Force general on UFOs: ‘Occasionally you see stuff that you can’t explain’
Mandatory Fun

Air Force general on UFOs: ‘Occasionally you see stuff that you can’t explain’

Task & Purpose asked Wilsbach point blank if he personally believes that aliens have visited this planet.

COVID-19 squashes some of the Marine Corps’ biggest balls
Marine Corps

COVID-19 squashes some of the Marine Corps’ biggest balls

About 3,000 people typically attend the Commandant's Marine Corps Birthday Ball.

Second airman killed in Kuwait vehicle accident in as many days
Air Force

Second airman killed in Kuwait vehicle accident in as many days

The death occurred mere two days after a different airman died in a separate accident on the same base

98 airmen have died by suicide so far in 2020, Air Force chief says
Air Force

98 airmen have died by suicide so far in 2020, Air Force chief says

“The stressors that we have are much different than the stressors we had last year"

The Belarusian military is testing a three-wheeled murdercycle
Vehicles

The Belarusian military is testing a three-wheeled murdercycle

Just look at this absolute unit

Here’s where Trump, Biden, and Jorgensen stand on the issues most important to the US military
United States

Here’s where Trump, Biden, and Jorgensen stand on the issues most important to the US military

Where the three major presidential candidates stand on military and veterans issues.

Marines simulated a takedown of a hostile ship in the South China Sea in a ‘flex’ at China
Marine Corps

Marines simulated a takedown of a hostile ship in the South China Sea in a ‘flex’ at China

"Marines flex in the South China Sea."

Jon Stewart to Pentagon: The F-35 can wait, but troops dying from burn pit exposure can’t
Entertainment

Jon Stewart to Pentagon: The F-35 can wait, but troops dying from burn pit exposure can’t

Jon Stewart, the former host of Comedy Central's "Daily Show" took to Capitol Hill to rail against the federal government's insistence that building a fleet of newfangled jets (some which don't work) is a better use of taxpayer dollars than caring for our wounded and ill.

The Space Force is calling its members ‘space professionals’ until it figures out a real term for them
Mandatory Fun

The Space Force is calling its members ‘space professionals’ until it figures out a real term for them

Because 'Jedi Knights' is already taken.