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The Air Force is putting together an Esports team for an international video game tournament in Las Vegas
Air Force

The Air Force is putting together an Esports team for an international video game tournament in Las Vegas

Those airmen who make the cut will head to the Vegas strip where they'll compete for a cash prize, and bragging rights for best temporary duty orders in the military.

DoD extends stop movement order to June 30, though exemption details remain fuzzy
United States

DoD extends stop movement order to June 30, though exemption details remain fuzzy

The new order will make restrictions around deployments and redeployments “a bit looser,” but most moves will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Marine Corps leaders can’t admit that haircuts are not mission-essential during a COVID-19 pandemic
Marine Corps

Marine Corps leaders can’t admit that haircuts are not mission-essential during a COVID-19 pandemic

Marine Corps leadership would rather get a Brazilian wax than suspend haircuts.

Air Force captain docked pay for having four times the cut-off level of THC in his urine
Air Force

Air Force captain docked pay for having four times the cut-off level of THC in his urine

“The Capt admitted to using a vaping device containing CBD oil, eating CBD infused gummies and cooking with CBD infused flour.”

Marine dies during training at Twentynine Palms
Marine Corps

Marine dies during training at Twentynine Palms

RIP

Navy boots sailor who allegedly served as recruiter for neo-Nazi group
Navy

Navy boots sailor who allegedly served as recruiter for neo-Nazi group

A Navy spokesman declined to say if the sailor was separated specifically because of the investigation's findings

Army to resume sending recruits to basic training despite COVID-19 cases at Fort Jackson
Army

Army to resume sending recruits to basic training despite COVID-19 cases at Fort Jackson

“We’ve done pretty well overall, all things considered.”

USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor under investigation for leaving hotel room while under quarantine in Guam
Navy

USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor under investigation for leaving hotel room while under quarantine in Guam

The sailor was reportedly caught on security camera footage while leaving his room but was stopped before he could leave the hotel.

The Marine Corps is done explaining why it’s still requiring haircuts during the COVID-19 pandemic
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is done explaining why it’s still requiring haircuts during the COVID-19 pandemic

Here is the Marine Corps' final word on haircuts and COVID-19.

A Marine crew just rocked an MQ-9 Reaper drone downrange for the first time
Marine Corps

A Marine crew just rocked an MQ-9 Reaper drone downrange for the first time

Have no fear: the Reaper is here

The US military needs to suck it up and embrace telecommuting forever
Analysis

The US military needs to suck it up and embrace telecommuting forever

The 21st century military shouldn’t work and train like the 19th century

Navy identifies USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor who died from COVID-19
Navy

Navy identifies USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor who died from COVID-19

Fair winds and following seas

Troops can now retain 120 days of unused leave so that COVID-19 doesn’t ruin their travel plans
United States

Troops can now retain 120 days of unused leave so that COVID-19 doesn’t ruin their travel plans

Troops won't have to worry about losing extra leave they have racked up during the COVID-19 travel restrictions

Night ops just got a lot more comfy thanks to all these plushy weapons of war
Mandatory Fun

Night ops just got a lot more comfy thanks to all these plushy weapons of war

Why yes, this is an M18 Claymore Mine neck pillow, and yes, you can buy it, along with an arsenal of other plushy weapons of mass destruction thanks to the folks over at Evike.

Jeff and Tina would be rolling in their graves over a new report on DoD’s cybersecurity efforts
United States

Jeff and Tina would be rolling in their graves over a new report on DoD’s cybersecurity efforts

The military hasn’t fully implemented those programs, GAO found, and DoD isn’t keeping good track of its efforts overall. That’s a problem, because cybersecurity is a group effort.

Speaking of COVID-19, the Pentagon would like to remind you that it invented the Internet
Mandatory Fun

Speaking of COVID-19, the Pentagon would like to remind you that it invented the Internet

What the fuck did I just read

Here are all the financial resources for troops and veterans hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic
Benefits & Pay

Here are all the financial resources for troops and veterans hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic

C.R.E.A.M.

The Army is picking up some fresh suppressors for its next-generation squad weapon
Army

The Army is picking up some fresh suppressors for its next-generation squad weapon

The Army is eyeing a pair of new suppressors as part of its much-anticipated Next Generation Squad Weapon program

Everything is normal despite Iranian, Russian, Chinese, and North Korean provocations amid COVID-19 pandemic, top US military officials say
China

Everything is normal despite Iranian, Russian, Chinese, and North Korean provocations amid COVID-19 pandemic, top US military officials say

As the U.S. military continues to battle the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) within the ranks, America's adversaries appear poised to take advantage of the tumult

The first US service member to test positive for COVID-19 has recovered
Army

The first US service member to test positive for COVID-19 has recovered

The soldier spent 49 days in isolation