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Lawmakers turn up the heat on the VA to explain how it’ll reduce its 125,000 claim backlog
United States

Lawmakers turn up the heat on the VA to explain how it’ll reduce its 125,000 claim backlog

'We have not heard how you intend to ensure sanitation measures, supply PPE to veterans and providers, and manage the growing backlog.'

A missile full of swords was likely behind the death of two Al Qaeda commanders in Syria
Middle East

A missile full of swords was likely behind the death of two Al Qaeda commanders in Syria

A drone strike that killed two senior commanders of an al Qaeda-linked terror group in northwestern Syria likely employed a unique variant of the beloved Hellfire missile

Man killed at Camp Lejeune was married to an active-duty Marine
Marine Corps

Man killed at Camp Lejeune was married to an active-duty Marine

The man’s name is being withheld at the request of his next of kin.

Latest Pentagon official overseeing special operations leaving as musical chairs continue
United States

Latest Pentagon official overseeing special operations leaving as musical chairs continue

Thomas Alexander is leaving the Defense Department on June 19.

Soldiers will start taking the new Army fitness test in October, but don’t worry — it doesn’t count yet
Army

Soldiers will start taking the new Army fitness test in October, but don’t worry — it doesn’t count yet

If you've been struggling with the leg tuck, we have some good news.

The trailer for ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ just dropped and I can’t wait to hop into a Tie Fighter and destroy Rebel scum
Entertainment

The trailer for ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ just dropped and I can’t wait to hop into a Tie Fighter and destroy Rebel scum

The new trailer for Star Wars: Squadrons is here, and it is freaking glorious.

Top Army general in Korea issues ban on Confederate flag
Army

Top Army general in Korea issues ban on Confederate flag

"Regardless of perspective, one thing is clear: it has the power to inflame feelings of racial division. We cannot have that division among us."

F-15C pilot from RAF Lakenheath killed in crash
Fighter Aircraft

F-15C pilot from RAF Lakenheath killed in crash

The pilot's name has not been released pending next of kin notification.

‘My squad and I are ready because of the millions who came before us’ — Here’s the Army’s 245th birthday video
Army

‘My squad and I are ready because of the millions who came before us’ — Here’s the Army’s 245th birthday video

"This 245th birthday, I am standing tall with more than one million U.S. soldiers."

One man shot and killed, another injured after being stabbed several times at Camp Lejeune
Marine Corps

One man shot and killed, another injured after being stabbed several times at Camp Lejeune

The name of the man who was killed has not yet been released.

Trump delivers message of unity at West Point amid growing concern over civil-military relations
Army

Trump delivers message of unity at West Point amid growing concern over civil-military relations

President Donald Trump delivered the commencement address for 1,110 new officers graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in upstate New York

‘Nothing stood in my way’— Meet the first observant Sikh woman to graduate West Point
Army

‘Nothing stood in my way’— Meet the first observant Sikh woman to graduate West Point

"If they are truly passionate about it, if they work hard and if they have that drive to excel, then anybody is capable of doing anything."

Every day, things get worse at the Pentagon
United States

Every day, things get worse at the Pentagon

The Defense Department is lurching from one civil-military crisis to the next and the Five-Sided Funhouse is the center of it all.

Meet Cpl. Adonis Maximus Badass, the Brit soldier with the best name in military history
Mandatory Fun

Meet Cpl. Adonis Maximus Badass, the Brit soldier with the best name in military history

That's right, somewhere out there within the ranks of the British Army is a corporal with the single greatest name in the history of military service: Adonis Maximus Badass.

The Air Force’s Viper demonstration team definitely goes hard in the paint
Mandatory Fun

The Air Force’s Viper demonstration team definitely goes hard in the paint

10/10 would buy the model kit

CENTCOM chief: US troops can’t keep up with the flood of cheap drones downrange
Drone Swarms

CENTCOM chief: US troops can’t keep up with the flood of cheap drones downrange

U.S. service members deployed to Middle East are unprepared to deal with the rising proliferation of small unmanned aerial platforms among adversaries in the region, the head of U.S. Central Command warned on Wednesday

We already have the army of skilled workers we need to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic: Our veterans
Opinion

We already have the army of skilled workers we need to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic: Our veterans

We need an army of specially trained workers to help turn the tide amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, but no one is talking about the army we've already built and paid for: Our military veterans.

‘Da 5 Bloods’ takes on wars in Vietnam and at home
Entertainment

‘Da 5 Bloods’ takes on wars in Vietnam and at home

As George Floyd-inspired protests rage in the streets, Academy Award-winning writer-director Spike Lee delivers another cinematic piece of history with 'Da 5 Bloods'

The Army’s new ‘pink and greens’ are coming to new soldiers in 2021
Army

The Army’s new ‘pink and greens’ are coming to new soldiers in 2021

The Army's 'pink and green' uniforms will arrive in the hands of new soldiers by 2021, with recruiters and drill sergeants expected to receive the World War II-era throwback uniform by the end of the year

The case for rethinking the politicization of the military
Analysis

The case for rethinking the politicization of the military

The military is a political creature — it’s time for it to consider what that means in a more practical and appropriate manner