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This could be the Air Force’s future flying car of choice
Air Force

This could be the Air Force’s future flying car of choice

The Air Force is on the hunt for a Jetsons-style flying car, and service officials just got an eyeful of one of their very first prototypes

Russia just released classified footage of the largest nuclear bomb detonation in history
Russia

Russia just released classified footage of the largest nuclear bomb detonation in history

A Russian state corporation has released previously-classified footage documenting the development and detonation of the legendary Tsar Bomba

Foul play not suspected in case of missing Fort Hood soldier
Army

Foul play not suspected in case of missing Fort Hood soldier

Officials believe that Fernandes "left on his own accord."

Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill demands to speak to the manager of Delta
Navy

Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill demands to speak to the manager of Delta

"I’d like to help them because their image right now isn’t very good and I have a million miles on Delta.”

The Pentagon is a shrine to antiquated technology where creative thinking goes to die
Analysis

The Pentagon is a shrine to antiquated technology where creative thinking goes to die

The Pentagon is essentially a Sears mail-in catalogue that is struggling to stay relevant in an Amazon Prime world.

Airman charged with torching police car while wearing Air Force gas mask during Salt Lake City riot
Air Force

Airman charged with torching police car while wearing Air Force gas mask during Salt Lake City riot

Lot numbers pictured on the gas mask canister helped investigators track down the airman.

Former Green Beret accused of spying on the US for Russia
Army

Former Green Beret accused of spying on the US for Russia

Peter Debbins served on active duty from 1998 to 2005, during which Russian intelligence agents allegedly encouraged him to join Special Forces

Navy reports increase in sailors and Marines investigated for human smuggling in the past year
Marine Corps

Navy reports increase in sailors and Marines investigated for human smuggling in the past year

The service made the disclosure when asked whether there had been an increase in such cases by Task & Purpose.

It’s the dog days of summer, so here are some adorable photos of Coast Guard dogs Thor and Loki
Coast Guard

It’s the dog days of summer, so here are some adorable photos of Coast Guard dogs Thor and Loki

“Thor and Loki primarily focused on just splashing around and retrieving the ring … but hey … who could blame them?”

The company behind the AK-47 just unveiled a brand new rifle
Russia

The company behind the AK-47 just unveiled a brand new rifle

Kalashnikov Concern is back with a brand new invention

This slide from an Air Force brief shows airmen what white privilege looks like
Air Force

This slide from an Air Force brief shows airmen what white privilege looks like

At least one Air Force base has distributed training materials designed to foster a conversation around the concept of white privilege amid the service's reckoning with racial disparities in the ranks

Another soldier has gone missing at Fort Hood
Army

Another soldier has gone missing at Fort Hood

May he be found.

Delta bans former Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill after he posted a photo of himself without a mask on a flight
Navy

Delta bans former Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill after he posted a photo of himself without a mask on a flight

Robert O'Neil, the Navy SEAL veteran who purportedly fired the shot that killed Osama Bin Laden, is having a rough one

How hundreds of Marines stuck in COVID-19 quarantine were served sandwiches filled with mold
Marine Corps

How hundreds of Marines stuck in COVID-19 quarantine were served sandwiches filled with mold

"Taking care of our own is fundamental to leadership in the Marine Corps."

No jail time for senior Air Force NCO convicted of sex crime
Air Force

No jail time for senior Air Force NCO convicted of sex crime

"I lost sleep then and I lose sleep now knowing leaders can act this way."

Not content with F-35 debacle, the Navy is now working on a brand new fighter jet
Navy

Not content with F-35 debacle, the Navy is now working on a brand new fighter jet

The Defense Department may not have finished working out all the kinks in the ultra-expensive and perpetually buggy F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but the Navy is still plowing ahead with a multi-billion-dollar effort to develop the U.S. military's first new fighter jet in nearly two decades

The 18th Airborne Corps wants YOU… to help fix the Army
Army

The 18th Airborne Corps wants YOU… to help fix the Army

“We just realized, as we were finalizing our plans, that there’s just so much potential that we can unlock from our membership."

Feds say wounded Air Force vet used ‘We Build The Wall’ funds to buy luxury fishing boat named ‘Warfighter’
Air Force

Feds say wounded Air Force vet used ‘We Build The Wall’ funds to buy luxury fishing boat named ‘Warfighter’

Money well spent!

Never-before-seen footage reveals the horror and heroism of World War II’s final days in ‘Apocalypse ‘45’
Entertainment

Never-before-seen footage reveals the horror and heroism of World War II’s final days in ‘Apocalypse ‘45’

This is not your typical World War II documentary.

The value of service: pursuing career success at McKesson
Transition

The value of service: pursuing career success at McKesson

Despite coming from different backgrounds and having varied goals, military veterans find career success with nationwide health services company McKesson that recognizes and values the unique talents they bring to the table