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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

Iran is back to harassing US ships in the Persian Gulf
Navy

Iran is back to harassing US ships in the Persian Gulf

The Iranians are back at it again.

Here’s a bunch of photos from World War II that prove regulation haircuts don’t win wars
Mandatory Fun

Here’s a bunch of photos from World War II that prove regulation haircuts don’t win wars

I never imagined I'd have to write this out, but here it goes: "Winning World War II had nothing to do with haircut regulations."

Fired as acting Navy secretary, Modly is now stuck in COVID-19 quarantine
Navy

Fired as acting Navy secretary, Modly is now stuck in COVID-19 quarantine

Former Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly is currently in quarantine, along with two of his staff, following his ill-fated April 5 visit to the USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam, Task & Purpose has learned

Navy vet allegedly planned to bomb Kansas City hospital over the government’s COVID-19 response
Navy

Navy vet allegedly planned to bomb Kansas City hospital over the government’s COVID-19 response

A Navy veteran who was the subject of a months-long domestic terrorism investigation reportedly planned on bombing a hospital due to his fears over the government's response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to court documents

The great haircut debate has stoked fears of the military undermining its civilian overseers
Analysis

The great haircut debate has stoked fears of the military undermining its civilian overseers

Some fear that civilian control over the military is dangling by a thread of very long hair.

Hurlburt Field airman arrested for indecent exposure at Florida TJ Maxx
Air Force

Hurlburt Field airman arrested for indecent exposure at Florida TJ Maxx

The victim told deputies that she saw A1C Michael Leary watching her while shopping and following her around the store

Analysis

‘Thank you for service’ now applies to far more people than our nation’s veterans

Hopefully we’ll come to recognize more forms of courage than just “going downrange,” and it turns out even your grocer has some.

This ultra-realistic military game makes you the micromanaging commander with the radio, and it’s a lot harder than you think
Entertainment

This ultra-realistic military game makes you the micromanaging commander with the radio, and it’s a lot harder than you think

In "Radio Commander" you play as the commander of an infantry unit, bravely leading your men into battle... from inside a tent with a radio.

The COVID-19 pandemic could actually result in more accessible behavioral health care for soldiers and families
Army

The COVID-19 pandemic could actually result in more accessible behavioral health care for soldiers and families

So that's something

Top general cites 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima as reason Marines need to get haircuts during a pandemic
Marine Corps

Top general cites 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima as reason Marines need to get haircuts during a pandemic

Haircuts are part of the military discipline that allowed the Marines to defeat the Japanese at Iwo Jima, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Watch the world’s most advanced F-15 make its maiden flight with a ‘Viking’ takeoff
Fighter Aircraft

Watch the world’s most advanced F-15 make its maiden flight with a ‘Viking’ takeoff

If you're looking for a taste of what the Air Force's first new F-15 fighter jet in nearly 20 years might look like, look no further than the first flight of the F-15QA

A technical glitch saved a French fighter jet after a civilian passenger freaked out and ejected
Europe

A technical glitch saved a French fighter jet after a civilian passenger freaked out and ejected

The situation somehow could have gotten worse

Another USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor with COVID-19 has been moved into intensive care
Navy

Another USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor with COVID-19 has been moved into intensive care

A second Theodore Roosevelt crew member has been admitted to intensive care 'for increased observation due to shortness of breath.'

The Air Force’s flying car competition is officially here
Air Force

The Air Force’s flying car competition is officially here

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) be damned, the Air Force is moving forward with its push to add a "Jetsons car" to its arsenal by 2023