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Your paycheck is about to get bigger, but the IRS is going to stick it to you next year
Benefits & Pay

Your paycheck is about to get bigger, but the IRS is going to stick it to you next year

More money. More taxes.

She was born in a Russian prison and became a trailblazing infantry Marine
Marine Corps

She was born in a Russian prison and became a trailblazing infantry Marine

18-year-old Maria Daume’s path to the yellow footprints of Parris Island, South Carolina, which will culminate in her graduation on Jan. 13 before later heading off to the Marine Corps’ School of Infantry, began years ago in a prison in Siberia, Russia, where she was born.

The Marine Corps’s new battlewagon is getting a 30mm cannon to take out enemy aircraft
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps’s new battlewagon is getting a 30mm cannon to take out enemy aircraft

The Marine Corps plans on loading up its brand new battlewagons with a 30mm cannon to track and destroy enemy drones and aircraft, according to a new notice from the service

Trump accuses Pentagon leaders of wanting to ‘fight wars’ to make defense companies rich
United States

Trump accuses Pentagon leaders of wanting to ‘fight wars’ to make defense companies rich

'They want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy.'

VA secretary could run the Pentagon if Trump fires Defense Secretary Esper, report says
United States

VA secretary could run the Pentagon if Trump fires Defense Secretary Esper, report says

Senior White House officials have spoken to Wilkie in the past month about the possibility that he could become defense secretary, NBC reporters Carol E. Lee and Courtney Kube first revealed on Monday.

Behold the glory of the helmet gun
Guns

Behold the glory of the helmet gun

The VA still wouldn't find your TBI to be service connected.

demolition man pulse rifle
Army

That time the Army nearly replaced the M16 with the pulse rifle from ‘Demolition Man’

“Wait a minute, this is the future. Where are all the phaser guns?"

Utah National Guard member honored for saving lives during 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting
National Guard

Utah National Guard member honored for saving lives during 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting

Gov. Gary Herbert presented the Utah Medal of Valor to Sgt. Chasen Brown on Tuesday for saving the lives of a half-dozen bystanders after gunfire erupted at a music festival at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in October 2017

The Pentagon used a hypersonic bullet to shoot down a mock cruise missile for the first time
United States

The Pentagon used a hypersonic bullet to shoot down a mock cruise missile for the first time

The U.S. military's vaunted hypervelocity projectile (HVP) just took major step towards knocking incoming cruise missiles out of the sky

Another soldier has died at Fort Hood
Army

Another soldier has died at Fort Hood

The Pentagon is terrified of talking to reporters again
United States

The Pentagon is terrified of talking to reporters again

The Pentagon cannot be afraid of its own shadow lest it wants service members on TikTok to become the Defense Department’s primary spokespeople.

Army sergeant major to receive Medal of Honor for saving 75 hostages from ISIS
Army

Army sergeant major to receive Medal of Honor for saving 75 hostages from ISIS

Destroyer captain fired amid investigation, Navy says
Navy

Destroyer captain fired amid investigation, Navy says

Cmdr. John Gaines took command of the destroyer USS Arleigh Burke in August 2019

TikTok video shows US troops hunting for a porn star in Syria
Middle East

TikTok video shows US troops hunting for a porn star in Syria

U.S. troops have a new high-value target in Syria on their mind, and her name is Mia Khalifa

VA secretary dismisses mail-order prescription delays as ‘conspiracy theories’ despite his department confirming they were real
United States

VA secretary dismisses mail-order prescription delays as ‘conspiracy theories’ despite his department confirming they were real

The top leader of the Department of Veterans Affairs wrote in a Wednesday op-ed that reported delays in mail-order prescription deliveries due to changes at the U.S. Postal Service amounted to little more than "conspiracy theories,” despite his agency confirming those deliveries have recently been delayed on average by roughly 25 percent

Stars and Stripes could cease publication on Sept. 30 without DoD funding, lawmakers warn
United States

Stars and Stripes could cease publication on Sept. 30 without DoD funding, lawmakers warn

'If publishing is discontinued and there is an order to dissolve the organization then there will be a phasing of staff separations.'

Report: Army Ranger to receive Medal of Honor for saving dozens of prisoners held by ISIS
Army

Report: Army Ranger to receive Medal of Honor for saving dozens of prisoners held by ISIS

“Time was of the essence ... If we didn’t action this raid, then the hostages were likely to be executed.”

The old school safety brief you didn’t realize you were missing: ‘I’ll punch you dead in your mouth’
Mandatory Fun

The old school safety brief you didn’t realize you were missing: ‘I’ll punch you dead in your mouth’

This safety brief is a masterpiece.

The Army’s first replacement for its Vietnam-era armored personnel carrier just rolled off the assembly line
Army

The Army’s first replacement for its Vietnam-era armored personnel carrier just rolled off the assembly line

Have no fear: the Army's next battlewagon is officially here

Meet the tough-as-nails women who broke glass ceilings in the US military
Veterans

Meet the tough-as-nails women who broke glass ceilings in the US military

The role of women in the U.S. military has come a long way — and I mean a really long way