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Mattis On His Cleaning Up After Trump With NATO: ‘I Love Reading Fiction’
News

Mattis On His Cleaning Up After Trump With NATO: ‘I Love Reading Fiction’

CO’s arrest won’t delay Army basic training changes
News

CO’s arrest won’t delay Army basic training changes

The charges were later dropped.

Virginia Candidate: My Alleged Love Of ‘Bigfoot Erotica’ Is Just A Dumb Military Joke
Culture

Virginia Candidate: My Alleged Love Of ‘Bigfoot Erotica’ Is Just A Dumb Military Joke

A Contractor Knowingly Sold US Troops Defective Earplugs For Years. Now They’re Paying For It
Military Life

A Contractor Knowingly Sold US Troops Defective Earplugs For Years. Now They’re Paying For It

News

Watch a C-130 Get Up Close And Personal With California’s Massive Wildfire

SB Block10 Launch
News

The Marine Corps is on the hunt for a kamikaze drone swarm to back up grunts on the battlefield

The march of the Bonus Army and the G.I. Bill
History

The march of the Bonus Army and the G.I. Bill

Eighty-eight years ago thousands of U.S. military veterans gathered their belongings and began a long march across the country to Washington, D.C. Once there, they pitched their canvas tents in neatly ordered rows and dug in for a long fight.

Abstract sky penis above Ramstein Air Base evokes early Modernist themes
News

Abstract sky penis above Ramstein Air Base evokes early Modernist themes

The image makes up for its lack of anatomical realism with its throbbing impulse to break from traditional modes of representation.

We salute this Army marksman for slicing a playing card in half with his service pistol
News

We salute this Army marksman for slicing a playing card in half with his service pistol

The Army Marksmanship Unit is, by name and reputation, a nexus of certified badasses in the ranks of the U.S. Army

Bill Belichick
News

Pentagon pours cold water on summit with New England Patriots coach over Armenian conflict

New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick had said he really hoped the U.S. military would intervene in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Kyle Carpenter
Military Life

Watch Medal of Honor hero Kyle Carpenter celebrate his ‘Alive Day’ in this remarkable video

Kyle Carpenter, the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient, celebrated his 10th alive day with a moving video on Friday

Kuno, a military working dog
Military Life

We salute this heroic military working dog for taking out the gunman who pinned his team down during a fierce firefight

A British military working dog who risked life and limb to take out an enemy gunman pouring fire on his team in Afghanistan has received the highest award an animal can receive for actions in combat

Michael Flynn
News

Trump pardons former national security adviser Michael Flynn

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he had pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn

Beer Cheers
News

The greatest ‘hold my beer’ moment in American history is thanks to this drunk Marine veteran

Marine Raiders’ Reunion Breathes New Life Into The Corps’ ‘Old Breed’
News

Marine Raiders’ Reunion Breathes New Life Into The Corps’ ‘Old Breed’

An Unmanned Artificial Intelligence-Guided Chinese Submarine Fleet: What Could Go Wrong?
News

An Unmanned Artificial Intelligence-Guided Chinese Submarine Fleet: What Could Go Wrong?

A Medal of Honor recipient describes how he was saved by a tiger and a sawed-off shotgun
Military Life

A Medal of Honor recipient describes how he was saved by a tiger and a sawed-off shotgun

"The tiger kinda' helped" in scaring off the enemy in March 1966, Special Forces legend and retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins said of the last hours of a four-day battle in Vietnam in which he earned the Medal of Honor

PTSD: It’s Not Just for Veterans Anymore
Military Life

PTSD: It’s Not Just for Veterans Anymore

The Coast Guard Is On The Hunt For This Unicorn’s Master
News

The Coast Guard Is On The Hunt For This Unicorn’s Master

The Green Beret Unit Behind That Afghan Civilian Truck Shooting Reportedly Had A Booze And Adultery Problem
News

The Green Beret Unit Behind That Afghan Civilian Truck Shooting Reportedly Had A Booze And Adultery Problem