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United States

The Pentagon is terrified of talking to reporters again

The Pentagon cannot be afraid of its own shadow lest it wants service members on TikTok to become the Defense Department’s primary spokespeople.

Army

Army sergeant major to receive Medal of Honor for saving 75 hostages from ISIS

Navy

Destroyer captain fired amid investigation, Navy says

Cmdr. John Gaines took command of the destroyer USS Arleigh Burke in August 2019

Entertainment

TikTok video shows US troops hunting for a porn star in Syria

U.S. troops have a new high-value target in Syria on their mind, and her name is Mia Khalifa

United States

VA secretary dismisses mail-order prescription delays as ‘conspiracy theories’ despite his department confirming they were real

The top leader of the Department of Veterans Affairs wrote in a Wednesday op-ed that reported delays in mail-order prescription deliveries due to changes at the U.S. Postal Service amounted to little more than "conspiracy theories,” despite his agency confirming those deliveries have recently been delayed on average by roughly 25 percent

Entertainment

Stars and Stripes could cease publication on Sept. 30 without DoD funding, lawmakers warn

'If publishing is discontinued and there is an order to dissolve the organization then there will be a phasing of staff separations.'

Army

Report: Army Ranger to receive Medal of Honor for saving dozens of prisoners held by ISIS

“Time was of the essence ... If we didn’t action this raid, then the hostages were likely to be executed.”

Mandatory Fun

The old school safety brief you didn’t realize you were missing: ‘I’ll punch you dead in your mouth’

This safety brief is a masterpiece.

Army

The Army’s first replacement for its Vietnam-era armored personnel carrier just rolled off the assembly line

Have no fear: the Army's next battlewagon is officially here

History

Meet the tough-as-nails women who broke glass ceilings in the US military

The role of women in the U.S. military has come a long way — and I mean a really long way

Air Force

The Air Force just awarded a contract to develop a supersonic Air Force One

As if a hypersonic executive aircraft wasn't enough, the Air Force just awarded a contract to develop a supersonic passenger plan that could one day shuttle the President of the United States around the world in the blink of an eye

Army

The Army has announced yet another investigation into Fort Hood leadership

When it comes to Fort Hood, the investigations start coming and they don't stop coming

Military Life

On a Marine Corps base in Japan, the mold will continue until morale improves

“The mold has definitely been brought up but absolutely nothing has been done about it."

China

Pentagon warns China’s military could pull ahead of the US by 2049

The 2020 China Military Power Report paints the Chinese military as a formidable foe that is growing stronger by the day.

Navy

Crew survives Navy Hawkeye crash in Virginia

The crew was conducting a training flight at the time of the crash, the Navy said.

Mandatory Fun

The Coast Guard has launched ‘Operation Bubba Gump.’ No, seriously

When America's intrepid Coasties aren't spending their days leaping aboard rogue narco-subs and opening fire on friggin' sharks, they're often saddled with more mundane tasks — among them, Operation Bubba Gump

Army

Army lieutenant gets lost trying to navigate human decency after joking about the Holocaust on TikTok

That's gonna be a yikes from me, dawg.

Navy

Watch the Navy blow the hell out of a warship in a not-so-subtle message to China

The largest largest maritime military exercise in the world may have been scaled back this year due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), but that doesn't mean the U.S. Navy and its naval allies are skipping all of its critical war games

Army

Government watchdog to review the Army’s sexual assault prevention program

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) called for the review in July

Entertainment

The inside story of how The Village People shot the music video for ‘In The Navy’ onboard an active warship

The U.S. Navy invited The Village People to shoot the music video for 'In The Navy' aboard the Knox-class frigate USS Reasoner. What happened next is the stuff of pop culture legend