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Ex-soldier who raped and took nude photos of minor pleads guilty in exploitation case
Army

Ex-soldier who raped and took nude photos of minor pleads guilty in exploitation case

His sentencing hearing is scheduled for mid-December.

Let the good vibes roll: Veterans and Gold Star families can soon visit national parks for free
Benefits

Let the good vibes roll: Veterans and Gold Star families can soon visit national parks for free

Gold Star families and military veterans will now be able to visit national parks, wildlife refuges, and other federal lands starting on Veterans Day (Nov. 11) and continuing until August 2021.

This is what’s inside the Air Force’s new F-35 Arctic survival kit
Air Force

This is what’s inside the Air Force’s new F-35 Arctic survival kit

“Over the years, we’ve worked with [survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists] to develop this kit and decided what is the most essential equipment needed to survive”

Army

The Army repeatedly screwed this combat veteran. Now he’s being kicked out of the service — again

"Looking at all the facts and circumstances, he’s suffered quite enough"

Samuel L. Jackson has killed more than 1,700 people on screen. Which is just, wow. That’s a lot
Entertainment

Samuel L. Jackson has killed more than 1,700 people on screen. Which is just, wow. That’s a lot

That's right, folks: Samuel mother-f--king Jackson is deadlier than some of Hollywood's biggest action stars, at least on screen.

The #2 Space Force officer has COVID-19
Space Force

The #2 Space Force officer has COVID-19

Gen. David D. Thompson tested positive for the disease on Wednesday soon after learning that a close family member he had been in close contact with had also tested positive, according to a service press release.

Mandatory Fun

That time an airman took 75 minutes to pee for a drug test

"I expected a nice steady river. Instead I got a Saharan drought.”

A Navy veteran exposes the insanely gross food served on warships in a viral Facebook post
Navy

A Navy veteran exposes the insanely gross food served on warships in a viral Facebook post

"I want people to know about this – and I want somebody higher than me to know about this"

A San Diego man bilked $30 million out of the VA using ‘fake students’ in one of the largest GI Bill fraud cases ever
United States

A San Diego man bilked $30 million out of the VA using ‘fake students’ in one of the largest GI Bill fraud cases ever

The owner of a technical training school in San Diego is going to prison for being, well, shady as all hell.

The Pentagon has engineered a brand new MRE substitute to punish your insides
United States

The Pentagon has engineered a brand new MRE substitute to punish your insides

Kiss your beloved pizza MRE goodbye, service members: the Defense Department is working on a brand new lightweight combat ration designed to keep troops fueled up while inevitably ruining your bowels

A Fort Campbell soldier came up with an award-winning fix to scheduling training in a ‘Shark Tank’-style competition
Army

A Fort Campbell soldier came up with an award-winning fix to scheduling training in a ‘Shark Tank’-style competition

The 18th Airborne Corps called the new app "a game-changing piece of technology"

Ex-Marine exposed on neo-Nazi forum charged with allegedly manufacturing illegal guns while still on active duty
Marine Corps

Ex-Marine exposed on neo-Nazi forum charged with allegedly manufacturing illegal guns while still on active duty

A lance corporal who was kicked out of the Marine Corps last month after he was identified as a frequent contributor to a neo-Nazi message board has surfaced in a federal indictment on charges that he and two other men conspired to illegally manufacture weapons, ammunition, and suppressors

We salute the Marine who rushed to aid an injured police officer after a motorcycle wreck
Marine Corps

We salute the Marine who rushed to aid an injured police officer after a motorcycle wreck

Like a boss

Airman earns Bronze Star for supporting airstrikes in Iraq that killed more than 100 enemy fighters
Air Force

Airman earns Bronze Star for supporting airstrikes in Iraq that killed more than 100 enemy fighters

“I wasn’t thinking about it when I went out there. When it became a reality, it was still a shock.”

This military graphic on electronic warfare should give everyone nightmares
United States

This military graphic on electronic warfare should give everyone nightmares

I can't decide if this is an atrocity or a work of art

An A-10 Thunderbolt accidentally lost a munition somewhere in South Korea
Air Force

An A-10 Thunderbolt accidentally lost a munition somewhere in South Korea

An A-10 Thunderbolt II accidentally fired off a non-explosive munition during a training exercise in South Korea in early October, prompting a three-day search for the lost weapon, Task & Purpose has learned

Soldiers are about to get a brand new infantry assault buggy to play with
Army

Soldiers are about to get a brand new infantry assault buggy to play with

The Army has been on the hunt for a lightweight battlewagon to ferry infantry squads around the battlefield since 2018

Why this Air Force squadron is like the Night’s Watch from ‘Game of Thrones’
Entertainment

Why this Air Force squadron is like the Night’s Watch from ‘Game of Thrones’

Cold dark places, mysterious enemies ... what are we waiting for?

Emails reveal how Capt. Crozier’s pleas for help from the Navy fell on deaf ears until his bombshell letter leaked
Navy

Emails reveal how Capt. Crozier’s pleas for help from the Navy fell on deaf ears until his bombshell letter leaked

'Letter seems to have gotten the ball rolling ‐ hopefully not too late,' Crozier wrote in a March 31 email.

Navy reserve officer caught in ‘Borat’ sequel making anti-Semitic remarks
Entertainment

Navy reserve officer caught in ‘Borat’ sequel making anti-Semitic remarks

A Navy reservist was recently caught on tape making anti-Semitic remarks in Sacha Baron Cohen's latest mockumentary, 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'