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Mandatory Fun

We salute the Army crew who named their tank ‘Come And Take It’

Extremely appropriate given that this M1 Abrams is assigned to Task Force Spartan in Kuwait.

Afghanistan

Insider attacks against US troops in Afghanistan have dropped to a historic low. Here’s why

Insider attacks against U.S. forces in Afghanistan have all but evaporated in recent months.

Russia

Russia is building a futuristic combat suit it claims can stop .50 caliber bullets

Get ready for a fourth generation of Rostec's Sotnik battle armor.

Army

This could be the Army’s next-generation rifle optic of choice

Soldiers are about to get their hands on a new rifle optic

Army

9 Fort Bliss soldiers released from the hospital after ingesting antifreeze

One soldier remains in intensive care.

Navy

Russian fighter jet buzzes USS Donald Cook in the Black Sea [Updated]

Keeping up foreign relations.

Air Force

Air Force major charged with sexually assaulting, buying alcohol for junior airmen

The trial is projected to start on April 19

Afghanistan

Will the US finally get the hell out of Afghanistan once and for all?

You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

Army

The Army’s new infantry assault buggy is cramped as hell

Get cozy

Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is on the hunt for a next-generation fire-resistant combat utility uniform

Here comes some new threads.

Military Life

Privatized housing company coughs up $1.1 billion for renovations amid military family lawsuits

Lendlease plans to renovate 12,000 homes across Army installations and build 1,200 new homes.

Navy

Hundreds of sailors from the USS Chafee moved off the ship due to a serious COVID-19 outbreak

No sailors from the ship have been hospitalized.

Army

Austin thanks National Guardsmen who are braving bitter cold to keep Washington, D.C. safe

Leading from the front.

Afghanistan

The Taliban says they won the war in Afghanistan. They are not wrong

We’ve got the watches, they’ve got the time.

Mandatory Fun

The Air Force wants privacy curtains so you can poo while you B-52

“They’ve got to poop in a bag? WTF? What is this WWII?”

Afghanistan

The Taliban is obsessed with these white high-top sneakers

Is it the shoes?!

Marine Corps

Marine Corps says goodbye to its storied 8th Marine Regiment

Retire the colors

United States

Pentagon says unspecified number of troops are refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine

Something in the military is actually voluntary?

Army

11 Fort Bliss soldiers injured during training after possibly drinking antifreeze [Updated]

The group included one warrant officer, two noncommissioned officers, and eight enlisted soldiers.

United States

Here’s how veterans can get COVID-19 vaccines from the VA

What you need to know.