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National Guard

Biden’s likely pick for defense secretary says using National Guard on election day would be unhealthy for democracy

'Our democracy is on the line here.'

Marine Corps

Intense video shows fiery Marine Corps F-35 crash after colliding with a C-130

Video circulating on social media appears to show the fiery crash of a Marine Corps F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in southern California following a mid-air collision with one of the service's KC-130J Hercules refueling aircraft

Fighter Aircraft

A French fighter jet’s sonic boom scared the bejesus out of Paris

A French fighter jet broke the sound barrier on Wednesday as it scrambled to join a commercial jet that had lost contact with air traffic control, causing a sonic boom that reverberated through Paris and its suburbs, the country's defense ministry said

Culture

Your technical manual for online learning

Online learning can be ideal for active duty service members and veterans looking to pursue higher education. The flexible environment makes studying available to working veterans, busy families, and those stationed around the world. With accessibility comes great demand, however: you may not be living in a dorm, but you can still be easily distracted by piles of laundry, your job and that Reddit thread you’ve been following for over 3 days already.

Analysis

What leaders can do now to strengthen US special operations forces

To build stronger special operations teams, leaders at all levels must identify and enforce priorities, focus on health and resilience, and ruthlessly manage operations tempo to provide time for recovery and professional development

Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is officially going Glock

The Coast Guard plans on purchasing Glock 19 Gen5 MOS through an existing contract with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Glock announced on Tuesday

Navy

Fire strikes fourth Navy warship since mid-July

Four U.S. Navy warships have caught fire in just over two months.

Navy

The Navy’s top officer had heart surgery last month for a ‘pre-existing’ medical issue

Gilday is 57 years old.

Army

Grab your woobies — The Army wants you to nap like your life depends on it

We love to see it.

Analysis

No, military women are not getting pregnant to avoid deployment

“Now I look back, and I'm horrified that I put that female Marine through that level of crap over it."

Marine Corps

Marines are finally about to receive their first new amphibious vehicle since Vietnam

The Marine Corps plans on fielding its first batch of Amphibious Combat Vehicles to grunts starting in October, the service announced on Monday

Guns

SOCOM getting a fancy new sight for aiming grenade launchers

The Acquire Read Deploy Sight reads out the angle the weapon platform is raised and calculates the distance the round will travel.

Navy

Navy updates SEAL ethos with gender-neutral language

The Navy has modified its SEAL ethos and creed for special warfare combatant crewmen to remove references to "man" or "brotherhood" in favor of gender-neutral language, a Navy official said Monday.

National Guard

The military has seen a significant increase in suicide deaths since COVID-19 hit

Deaths by suicide began increasing in the spring, according to the Associated Press.

Marine Corps

Marine accused of fleeing from Camp Lejeune faces robbery charges in civilian court

Miller is currently in jail in lieu of $100,000 bond.

Entertainment

Holocaust survivor, Korean War hero, and one-man wrecking crew: New comic celebrates MoH recipient Tibor Rubin

A new comic book pays homage to Cpl. Tibor Rubin, a Holocaust survivor whose battlefield bravery during the Korean War was surpassed only by his indomitable spirit.

Army

Two soldiers were almost hit by a car during a live TV report on traffic safety in D.C.

Stay safe out there, y'all.

Analysis

Smedley Butler’s fiery speech to World War I veterans is still relevant today

'Makes me so damn mad, a whole lot of people speak of you as tramps. By God, they didn't speak of you as tramps in 1917 and '18.'

Army

It’s been 80 days since DoD leaders promised to release an investigation ‘within days’ into an Army helicopter buzzing protesters

'I would expect it pretty shortly, like within days, perhaps early next week,' Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on July 9.

United States

Newly resurfaced video shows Biden jokingly calling troops ‘stupid bastards’

A recently resurfaced video clip from 2016 shows then-Vice President Joe Biden giving a speech to troops overseas in which he jokingly refers to them as "stupid bastards."