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Destroyer captain fired amid investigation, Navy says
Cmdr. John Gaines took command of the destroyer USS Arleigh Burke in August 2019
TikTok video shows US troops hunting for a porn star in Syria
U.S. troops have a new high-value target in Syria on their mind, and her name is Mia Khalifa
VA secretary dismisses mail-order prescription delays as ‘conspiracy theories’ despite his department confirming they were real
The top leader of the Department of Veterans Affairs wrote in a Wednesday op-ed that reported delays in mail-order prescription deliveries due to changes at the U.S. Postal Service amounted to little more than "conspiracy theories,” despite his agency confirming those deliveries have recently been delayed on average by roughly 25 percent
Stars and Stripes could cease publication on Sept. 30 without DoD funding, lawmakers warn
'If publishing is discontinued and there is an order to dissolve the organization then there will be a phasing of staff separations.'
Report: Army Ranger to receive Medal of Honor for saving dozens of prisoners held by ISIS
“Time was of the essence ... If we didn’t action this raid, then the hostages were likely to be executed.”
The old school safety brief you didn’t realize you were missing: ‘I’ll punch you dead in your mouth’
This safety brief is a masterpiece.
The Army’s first replacement for its Vietnam-era armored personnel carrier just rolled off the assembly line
Have no fear: the Army's next battlewagon is officially here
Meet the tough-as-nails women who broke glass ceilings in the US military
The role of women in the U.S. military has come a long way — and I mean a really long way
The Air Force just awarded a contract to develop a supersonic Air Force One
As if a hypersonic executive aircraft wasn't enough, the Air Force just awarded a contract to develop a supersonic passenger plan that could one day shuttle the President of the United States around the world in the blink of an eye
The Army has announced yet another investigation into Fort Hood leadership
When it comes to Fort Hood, the investigations start coming and they don't stop coming
On a Marine Corps base in Japan, the mold will continue until morale improves
“The mold has definitely been brought up but absolutely nothing has been done about it."
Pentagon warns China’s military could pull ahead of the US by 2049
The 2020 China Military Power Report paints the Chinese military as a formidable foe that is growing stronger by the day.
Crew survives Navy Hawkeye crash in Virginia
The crew was conducting a training flight at the time of the crash, the Navy said.
The Coast Guard has launched ‘Operation Bubba Gump.’ No, seriously
When America's intrepid Coasties aren't spending their days leaping aboard rogue narco-subs and opening fire on friggin' sharks, they're often saddled with more mundane tasks — among them, Operation Bubba Gump
Army lieutenant gets lost trying to navigate human decency after joking about the Holocaust on TikTok
That's gonna be a yikes from me, dawg.
Watch the Navy blow the hell out of a warship in a not-so-subtle message to China
The largest largest maritime military exercise in the world may have been scaled back this year due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), but that doesn't mean the U.S. Navy and its naval allies are skipping all of its critical war games
Government watchdog to review the Army’s sexual assault prevention program
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) called for the review in July
The inside story of how The Village People shot the music video for ‘In The Navy’ onboard an active warship
The U.S. Navy invited The Village People to shoot the music video for 'In The Navy' aboard the Knox-class frigate USS Reasoner. What happened next is the stuff of pop culture legend
‘Unsafe’ intercept of a B-52 over the Black Sea is the latest example of the Russians being jerks
'The Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while crossing within 100 feet of the nose of the B-52 multiple times at co-altitude and while in afterburner causing turbulence and restricting the B-52’s ability to maneuver.'