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Netflix’s ‘Space Force’ is a biting satire of the defense industry
Space Force

Netflix’s ‘Space Force’ is a biting satire of the defense industry

Don't believe the bad press: It's worth watching.

Army Reserve identifies soldier who died of COVID-19
Army

Army Reserve identifies soldier who died of COVID-19

Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Sgt. Simon Zamudio at this time

COVID-19 and the loneliness of American heroism
News

COVID-19 and the loneliness of American heroism

"I now stand in the shoes of those who tried to thank me when I came home. I profusely thank the checkout clerk, the pharmacy technician, the nurses and doctors I know. But in my heart, I wonder if each time I try to express my gratitude, I’m only creating a moment for them to remember that while I am relatively safe from harm, and they are risking their lives and livelihoods, so that I can have a bowl of cereal in the morning"

Pentagon spokesman clashes with New York Times over editorial criticizing bases named after Confederates
Army

Pentagon spokesman clashes with New York Times over editorial criticizing bases named after Confederates

To be fair, Appomattox was only 155 years ago.

US Navy accuses Russian pilots of ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ intercept over Mediterranean Sea
Navy

US Navy accuses Russian pilots of ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ intercept over Mediterranean Sea

The Navy released multiple photos and video showing the Russian plane coming close to the wings of the P-8 on Tuesday

No, the Marine Corps is not replacing the M27 with the Army’s next-generation squad weapon after all
Army

No, the Marine Corps is not replacing the M27 with the Army’s next-generation squad weapon after all

Wait, what?

A third service member has died from COVID-19
United States

A third service member has died from COVID-19

RIP

Army vet turned country star Craig Morgan on service, loss, and his favorite MRE
Army

Army vet turned country star Craig Morgan on service, loss, and his favorite MRE

“I tell military service members all the time, what they are experiencing now, the friendship, there’s no occupation in their life that they will go to where they will ever experience that relationship again."

How those left behind are reflecting on love and loss this Memorial Day
Analysis

How those left behind are reflecting on love and loss this Memorial Day

'The only thing time has changed is our ability to manage our grief. It hasn’t eliminated it.'

Why veterans are particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic
Veterans

Why veterans are particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic

Many of the problems veterans face now existed long before COVID-19 arrived on U.S. shores

These stick figure comics will change how you see the Coast Guard
Coast Guard

These stick figure comics will change how you see the Coast Guard

“People in the Coast Guard feel like they didn’t serve, and I don’t want people to not seek treatment because of that.”

Watch the Navy fry a drone with a new shipboard laser weapon for the first time
Navy

Watch the Navy fry a drone with a new shipboard laser weapon for the first time

Pew pew pew

‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ based its newest in-game kit on a Medal of Honor recipient
Entertainment

‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ based its newest in-game kit on a Medal of Honor recipient

It's based on the same kit he wore while deployed to Afghanistan

Watch an Oklahoma airmen get arrested after leading police on a 180-mph motorcycle chase
Air Force

Watch an Oklahoma airmen get arrested after leading police on a 180-mph motorcycle chase

Everyone feels the need for speed. Not everyone acts on it

The American pistol that’s served the US military in battle for more than 100 years
Guns

The American pistol that’s served the US military in battle for more than 100 years

For more than a hundred years, one weapon has traveled with American troops into almost every crisis, hot spot, and war the United States has participated in

6 things you should definitely not say to a veteran on Memorial Day
Mandatory Fun

6 things you should definitely not say to a veteran on Memorial Day

Don't be That Guy

The trailer just dropped for ‘The Outpost’ — a new movie about one of the bloodiest battles of the Afghan War
Entertainment

The trailer just dropped for ‘The Outpost’ — a new movie about one of the bloodiest battles of the Afghan War

The trailer for The Outpost, an upcoming military thriller about the Battle of Kamdesh, has finally arrived.

Marine vet arrested on weapons charges following FBI SWAT team raid
Marine Corps

Marine vet arrested on weapons charges following FBI SWAT team raid

He's being held on $1 million bail.

The Pentagon is no longer interested in using flying lasers to stop incoming missiles
Missiles

The Pentagon is no longer interested in using flying lasers to stop incoming missiles

BUT WHY NOT?!

NAS Corpus Christi shooter is dead, FBI says
Navy

NAS Corpus Christi shooter is dead, FBI says

The FBI is investigating the shooting as a terrorist attack.