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Marine Corps

Marines simulated a takedown of a hostile ship in the South China Sea in a ‘flex’ at China

"Marines flex in the South China Sea."

Entertainment

Jon Stewart to Pentagon: The F-35 can wait, but troops dying from burn pit exposure can’t

Jon Stewart, the former host of Comedy Central's "Daily Show" took to Capitol Hill to rail against the federal government's insistence that building a fleet of newfangled jets (some which don't work) is a better use of taxpayer dollars than caring for our wounded and ill.

Mandatory Fun

The Space Force is calling its members ‘space professionals’ until it figures out a real term for them

Because 'Jedi Knights' is already taken.

Entertainment

Alwyn Cashe just took the field on the helmet of a Steelers player and former Army Ranger

Alejandro Villanueva, a former Army Ranger and an offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers bore the name of Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe on his helmet during Monday's game against the New York Giants.

Russia

Trump campaign ad urges ‘support our troops’ with a picture of Russian soldiers and jets

To be fair, the ad did not specify which troops should garner Americans' support

Air Force

Watch the Air Force use a hypersonic bullet to blast a drone out of the sky

The Defense Department has released footage of a recent test of the U.S. military's vaunted hypervelocity projectile in action

Air Force

The Air Force has already built and flown a prototype of its first new fighter jet in two decades

The Air Force has secretly designed, built, and flown a prototype of a future fighter jet under its Next Generation Air Dominance program, Defense News reports

Army

The new Army Reserve chief is planning to (virtually) crash your staff meetings

“People seeing us doing that — that will spread."

Air Force

Man found unresponsive on Guam base pronounced dead

An airman assigned to Andersen Air Force Base was found unresponsive in base lodging on Tuesday

Army

‘He will be truly missed’ — Fort Wainwright soldier dies

RIP

Marine Corps

Trial for Marine lieutenant accused of white supremacist activity postponed as new allegations surface

Marine 2nd Lt. Felippe Maher had been slated to appear before a general court-martial later this month before the case was withdrawn on Sept. 9.

Army

The Army just picked up a huge-ass gun for its next-generation Bradley replacement

The Army is now in possession of a handful of beastly 50mm cannons to incorporate into future prototypes for its fleet of next-generation replacements for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle

Army

South Dakota Attorney General, an Army reservist, allegedly hit and killed a man with his car and said it was a deer

"At this time I offer my deepest sympathy and condolences to the family."

Mandatory Fun

5 ways the military is an absurdist organization

So you joined the military to change the world, huh? Cool, go sweep the motor pool for five hours in the rain.

United States

Hack at Veterans Affairs agency exposes personal information of roughly 46,000 veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday that roughly 46,000 veterans had their personal information, like social security numbers, exposed in a data breach.

Army

‘This all could have been prevented’ — Inside the disappearance and death of Vanessa Guillén

“You know how they say no one’s perfect? Vanessa, she was like, the definition of perfection."

Air Force

Air National Guardsman receives Purple Heart for injuries sustained during brazen Taliban attack on Bagram Air Base

"I am always ready and will always say 'yes.'"

Air Force

The Air Force successfully tested a mobile laser weapon to protect convoys from enemy drones

The U.S. military's hypersonic bullets and robot dogs aren't the only innovative technologies to get a workout during a recent Air Force exercise

Air Force

Airman killed in vehicle accident in Kuwait remembered as ‘exceptionally noble servant to the nation’

"Jason lived with passion and shared compassion with purpose to everyone."

Navy

The F/A-18 Super Hornet that pulled off the US’s first air-to-air kill in 18 years still has the war paint to prove it

The Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet shot down a Syrian Sukhoi Su-22 fighter-bomber in the U.S. military's first air-to-air kill since 1999.