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The Air Force now has electric scooters to play with
Air Force

The Air Force now has electric scooters to play with

A handful of lucky airmen can now travel around base in style — sort of.

He watched a plane hit the Pentagon on 9/11. Then he braved flames and smoke to save lives
Army

He watched a plane hit the Pentagon on 9/11. Then he braved flames and smoke to save lives

“Heard people and they kept saying: ‘Don’t leave us in here; don’t leave us in here.’"

He joined the Army to avenge the 9/11 attacks. On the 19th anniversary of that day, he’ll receive the Medal of Honor
Army

He joined the Army to avenge the 9/11 attacks. On the 19th anniversary of that day, he’ll receive the Medal of Honor

"Going back to a normal day at work, that's what I'm looking forward to."

Our country needs to rekindle the unity we felt after September 11th
Opinion

Our country needs to rekindle the unity we felt after September 11th

That one scene in ‘Full Metal Jacket’ that convinced a lot of young Marines to enlist in the first place
Mandatory Fun

That one scene in ‘Full Metal Jacket’ that convinced a lot of young Marines to enlist in the first place

The entire seven-minute scene is one prolonged dive into depravity, pain, and verbal abuse, but it also felt a little bit like a dare.

Paratrooper killed in training accident remembered as ‘dedicated soldier’ and ‘outstanding’ friend
Army

Paratrooper killed in training accident remembered as ‘dedicated soldier’ and ‘outstanding’ friend

"He was an outstanding paratrooper and friend."

I learned to understand shame after losing my brother on September 11th
Opinion

I learned to understand shame after losing my brother on September 11th

"I would go on to serve two deployments to Iraq as a soldier and one deployment to Afghanistan as a civilian advisor, and each time, I would feel the physical manifestation of the grief I felt after losing my brother"

Former Army sergeant charged with stabbing soldier to death in Fort Stewart barracks room
Army

Former Army sergeant charged with stabbing soldier to death in Fort Stewart barracks room

Byron Booker, a 27-year-old sergeant who left the Army in May, has been charged with murdering Spc. Austin Hawk sometime in the early morning hours of June 17 at Fort Stewart in Georgia

Tennessee Air Guard identifies three airmen killed in plane crash
Air Force

Tennessee Air Guard identifies three airmen killed in plane crash

“Words can not begin to explain the shock, grief, pain and dismay we feel having lost three remarkable members of our Guard family."

Air Force finally kicks out senior NCO demoted for white nationalist ties
Air Force

Air Force finally kicks out senior NCO demoted for white nationalist ties

Tech Sgt. Cory Reeves has been discharged from the Air Force a year after being demoted for alleged ties to a white nationalist group.

Fort Bragg paratrooper killed in airborne training accident
Army

Fort Bragg paratrooper killed in airborne training accident

Rest in peace.

Trump’s tax break could hurt enlisted service members next year when the IRS docks their pay
United States

Trump’s tax break could hurt enlisted service members next year when the IRS docks their pay

'My advice to soldiers is, don’t spend the money if you don’t have to.'

‘Beloved’ Army paratrooper killed in motorcycle accident
Army

‘Beloved’ Army paratrooper killed in motorcycle accident

Rest in peace, Sgt. Hughes.

The Marine Corps will pay pilots up to $210,000 to stay in uniform
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps will pay pilots up to $210,000 to stay in uniform

The Marine Corps will pay some of its pilots retention bonuses of nearly a quarter-million dollars in order to address "shortfalls" in the service's aviation community.

We just got our first look at ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ multiplayer gameplay and it looks f-ing great
Entertainment

We just got our first look at ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ multiplayer gameplay and it looks f-ing great

The first look at multiplayer content for the newest addition to the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops Cold War, just dropped today, and let me tell you... it's a lot better than I feared.

Trump reportedly claimed that the US built a secret nuke. Here’s what he’s probably talking about
Nuclear

Trump reportedly claimed that the US built a secret nuke. Here’s what he’s probably talking about

Forget the invisible F-35 and the super-duper missile: there's apparently a brand new weapons system that's captured the commander-in-chief's attention — and it's of the nuclear variety

‘These are the stories we tell each other’ — Vets, service members, comic book artists team up to create ‘True War Stories’
Mandatory Fun

‘These are the stories we tell each other’ — Vets, service members, comic book artists team up to create ‘True War Stories’

These are the war stories we need more of.

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis raises his knife hand to reenlist a lucky Marine corporal
Marine Corps

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis raises his knife hand to reenlist a lucky Marine corporal

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis raised his knife hand (not in anger) to reenlist a lucky Marine corporal last month in Yakima, Wash.

Congress is opening an investigation into Fort Hood
Army

Congress is opening an investigation into Fort Hood

Another one.

He was born in a village in Sudan. It took joining the Army to find his home
Army

He was born in a village in Sudan. It took joining the Army to find his home

Seven years before he was granted U.S. citizenship at a federal district courthouse in Des Moines, Pfc. Fortytwo Chotper was learning English from American cartoons in a Kenyan refugee camp