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For American security, Tammy Duckworth is the pick for Biden
Opinion

For American security, Tammy Duckworth is the pick for Biden

"There's no one who would be better serving by his side than someone whose soul embodies the type of selfless service and resilience that makes this nation great: Retired Lt. Col. Tammy Duckworth."

Navy recruits are being quarantined at Great Wolf Lodge, but water slides are sadly out of the question
Mandatory Fun

Navy recruits are being quarantined at Great Wolf Lodge, but water slides are sadly out of the question

Enjoy your stay!

F-22 Raptor crashes in Florida
Air Force

F-22 Raptor crashes in Florida

The Air Force only has about 186 F-22s in its inventory

What the COVID-19 pandemic reveals about the US military’s role in defending the nation
Analysis

What the COVID-19 pandemic reveals about the US military’s role in defending the nation

COVID-19 is a stark reminder that America’s defense requires more than the Department of Defense

Stop waiting for a COVID-19 action hero to save you
Analysis

Stop waiting for a COVID-19 action hero to save you

"Our times call for us to stop relying upon our history’s greatest hits, the same old battle-weary warriors who are only good anymore for a quick fix of patriotic nostalgia: The most underrated part of leadership is good management"

Navy tells SEAL to remove Trident from his book about Cairo, the hero dog alongside him on the Bin Laden raid
Navy

Navy tells SEAL to remove Trident from his book about Cairo, the hero dog alongside him on the Bin Laden raid

Will Chesney, a Navy SEAL who participated in the May 2, 2011 raid that killed Osama Bin Laden, was recently told by the Navy to remove the Navy Special Warfare insignia from cover of his new book, despite the fact that a dozen other novels and memoirs seem to be sporting it as well.

This former Air Force colonel survived two suicide attempts. He wants you to know life doesn’t have to hurt so much
Air Force

This former Air Force colonel survived two suicide attempts. He wants you to know life doesn’t have to hurt so much

"One problem is we can call this or that number or call the chaplain, without realizing the person in that dark space doesn’t want help. We’ve got to give them a reason to call that number."

5 sailors test positive for COVID-19 after returning to the USS Theodore Roosevelt from isolation
Navy

5 sailors test positive for COVID-19 after returning to the USS Theodore Roosevelt from isolation

Another 18 crew members who are not showing symptoms have been taken off the ship as a precaution

Former VA doctor charged with sexual abuse of patients at West Virginia medical center
Veterans

Former VA doctor charged with sexual abuse of patients at West Virginia medical center

A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted Jonathan Yates, 51, on seven charges, including sexual and civil rights abuses, stemming from his time as a doctor at the Veterans Affairs Medical center in Beckley, West Virginia.

DoD video shows troops finding creative ways to do PT with gyms closed
Fitness

DoD video shows troops finding creative ways to do PT with gyms closed

No sergeants major were injured in the making of this video.

‘He was a great leader’ — Airmen mourn loss of beloved 21st Space Wing commander
Air Force

‘He was a great leader’ — Airmen mourn loss of beloved 21st Space Wing commander

"He was the best commander I’ve ever had.”

Hundreds of soldiers and Marines have already handled the Army’s next-generation squad weapon
Army

Hundreds of soldiers and Marines have already handled the Army’s next-generation squad weapon

Not even COVID-19 can stop the Army's mighty Next Generation Squad Weapon program

SecDef Esper uses the USS Theodore Roosevelt to tout America’s naval supremacy amid the COVID-19 crisis
Navy

SecDef Esper uses the USS Theodore Roosevelt to tout America’s naval supremacy amid the COVID-19 crisis

Sorry, but the Big Stick is not exactly synonymous with naval supremacy at the moment

The Army is using its multi-million dollar terror-tracking software to do something Google does for free
Navy

The Army is using its multi-million dollar terror-tracking software to do something Google does for free

The Army's terrorism-tracking tool is being used to help installation commanders get real-time updates about COVID-19 – something they could probably accomplish using Google Alerts

The fiction of an Afghan peace process died when gunmen murdered babies in Kabul
Afghanistan

The fiction of an Afghan peace process died when gunmen murdered babies in Kabul

On Tuesday, gunman invaded a maternity ward in Kabul, killing at least 24 people – including two newborn babies

The Army is working on a ramjet artillery round for its next-generation super cannon
Army

The Army is working on a ramjet artillery round for its next-generation super cannon

Here comes the boom ...

Battleship USS Nevada, a symbol of American ‘resilience and stubbornness,’ rediscovered after 72 years
Navy

Battleship USS Nevada, a symbol of American ‘resilience and stubbornness,’ rediscovered after 72 years

"Nevada is an iconic ship that speaks to American resilience and stubbornness. It reminds us of those who took up the challenge of defending the United States"

The Navy is going under a microscope for its handling of shipboard COVID-19 outbreaks
Navy

The Navy is going under a microscope for its handling of shipboard COVID-19 outbreaks

The Defense Department plans on investigating the Navy's response to spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) among its warships, according to an announcement from the department's top watchdog

COVID-19 forces Army to cancel summer training for ROTC cadets at Fort Knox
Army

COVID-19 forces Army to cancel summer training for ROTC cadets at Fort Knox

Training will be held on-campus or at nearby military installations instead of at Fort Knox.

SOCOM chief: Door-kickers are out, cyber operators are in
United States

SOCOM chief: Door-kickers are out, cyber operators are in

The future of U.S. special operations may no longer involve a gaggle of commandos busting through a door, according to U.S. Special Operations Command's top general, but 'cyber operators' tasked with bringing their unique set of tools to bear on adversaries