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Navy identifies two aviators killed in plane crash
Navy

Navy identifies two aviators killed in plane crash

Both were killed when their aircraft went down about 5 p.m. on Oct. 23 in a residential area of Foley, Alabama.

Social media is the greatest threat to US service members
Analysis

Social media is the greatest threat to US service members

The Army seems to be the Typhoid Mary of America’s ongoing social media stupidity pandemic.

‘I feared for my life’ — Sexual harassment complaint gets senior Air Force leader’s attention
Air Force

‘I feared for my life’ — Sexual harassment complaint gets senior Air Force leader’s attention

"Things shouldn’t have escalated to this level. Sarah should never have been placed in this predicament."

Watch a C-17 pull off a gnarly gear-up landing at Kandahar Air Field
Aircraft

Watch a C-17 pull off a gnarly gear-up landing at Kandahar Air Field

That's one helluva belly rub

Marine commandant to leaders: Quit the ‘soft relief’ of fired officers
Marine Corps

Marine commandant to leaders: Quit the ‘soft relief’ of fired officers

In a letter sent earlier this month to a wide swath of the Marine officer corps, commandant Gen. David Berger reminded everyone from general to lieutenant that they needed to hold Marines accountable with a paper trail.

Meet the refugee who escaped civil war and became an American soldier
Army

Meet the refugee who escaped civil war and became an American soldier

At 20 years old, Army Spc. Poe Hsee understands selfless service more than others. Born into the ethnic Karen minority in Burma (Myanmar), Hsee fled to Thailand before moving to the United States when he was 8. He knew nothing about the culture or how to speak much English, but today he’s on his way to achieving U.S. citizenship while stationed with the Oregon Army National Guard in Kosovo.

The US lost $19 billion in Afghanistan to waste, fraud, and abuse over a decade
Afghanistan

The US lost $19 billion in Afghanistan to waste, fraud, and abuse over a decade

The U.S. government lost approximately $19 billion in taxpayer dollars to waste, fraud, and abuse in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2018, according to the top government watchdog for the reconstruction effort there

u.s. army abrams tank barbie dreamhouse
Army

Meet the Army crew that named their tank ‘Barbie Dreamhouse’

"Come on, Barbie, let's go party"

The Navy is trolling the Army over Fort Bragg’s horny tweets
Army

The Navy is trolling the Army over Fort Bragg’s horny tweets

U mad, bro?

Fort Bragg is officially the horniest Army base on Twitter
Army

Fort Bragg is officially the horniest Army base on Twitter

We truly — truly — hate to see it

Lawmakers are mad about the Army’s new fitness test and think the leg tuck is useless
Army

Lawmakers are mad about the Army’s new fitness test and think the leg tuck is useless

They said they have "considerable concerns regarding the negative impact it may already be having on so many careers"

The admiral in charge of America’s nukes says he has pictures of the world’s worst dictators with ‘not today’ on his office wall
Nuclear

The admiral in charge of America’s nukes says he has pictures of the world’s worst dictators with ‘not today’ on his office wall

U.S. Strategic Command chief Navy Adm. Charles "Chas" Richard has some very unusual portraits hanging in his office

The Marine Corps is investigating a deployed machine-gunner who seems to be a Nazi fanboy
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is investigating a deployed machine-gunner who seems to be a Nazi fanboy

More than two dozen Marines have been investigated over extremist or racist ties since 2017, including at least one officer.

‘Starship Troopers’ is off the Marine commandant’s reading list, but ‘White Donkey’ by Terminal Lance is in
Marine Corps

‘Starship Troopers’ is off the Marine commandant’s reading list, but ‘White Donkey’ by Terminal Lance is in

There are so many good f--king books in here.

The Army is looking into the soldier who vibed with cranberry juice and Fleetwood Mac during an airborne jump
Army

The Army is looking into the soldier who vibed with cranberry juice and Fleetwood Mac during an airborne jump

A soldier has one-upped everyone filming themselves skating while drinking cranberry juice and singing along with Fleetwood Mac with a new version of the beloved TikTok meme that was filmed hundreds of feet in the air

The Air Force’s new top enlisted leader won’t stand for any Facebook trolling
Air Force

The Air Force’s new top enlisted leader won’t stand for any Facebook trolling

"Respect is a two-way street that doesn’t end when our Airmen decide to engage on social media"

Navy pilot ejects safely as F/A-18E Super Hornet crashes in California
Navy

Navy pilot ejects safely as F/A-18E Super Hornet crashes in California

The pilot is was taken to a local medical facility for examination

The Navy and Marine Corps are proud to have gone a full year without a fatal aircraft crash
Marine Corps

The Navy and Marine Corps are proud to have gone a full year without a fatal aircraft crash

The Navy and Marine Corps are pleased to announce that, for the first time in nearly a century of United States naval aviation, the services have collectively managed to not lose any pilots in the last year

New law will create a 988 hotline for veterans in crisis
Mental Health

New law will create a 988 hotline for veterans in crisis

"This will save tens of thousands of lives every year."

Marine commandant fires two-star general amid investigation into alleged use of a racial slur
Marine Corps

Marine commandant fires two-star general amid investigation into alleged use of a racial slur

Marine Maj. Gen. Stephen M. Neary is under investigation for allegedly saying the N-word.