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‘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

Products for warfighters by warfighters
Transition

Products for warfighters by warfighters

BAE Systems is dedicated to recruiting and employing veterans and transitioning them back to civilian life

The Harry S. Truman carrier strike group is staying at sea to avoid COVID-19 exposure
Navy

The Harry S. Truman carrier strike group is staying at sea to avoid COVID-19 exposure

The crews of Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group will have to wait a while longer before they get back to port, the Navy announced on Monday.

In the IRR? The military may want you back if you served in one of these jobs
Transition

In the IRR? The military may want you back if you served in one of these jobs

At least one of the military services says it's looking for members of the Individual Ready Reserve to come back into the fold — and the call goes beyond just those who served in medical specialties

Knowing is half the battle: You can now watch the classic 80s ‘GI Joe’ cartoons for free on YouTube
Mandatory Fun

Knowing is half the battle: You can now watch the classic 80s ‘GI Joe’ cartoons for free on YouTube

Thanks to the folks over at Hasbro, you can re-watch the first 15 episodes 'G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero' for free on YouTube

Here’s how military spouses can finish their education while on the move
Education

Here’s how military spouses can finish their education while on the move

More than 80 percent of active-duty Air Force bases in the US have a COVID-19 case
Air Force

More than 80 percent of active-duty Air Force bases in the US have a COVID-19 case

More than four fifths of active-duty Air Force bases in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.

A USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor has died of COVID-19
Navy

A USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor has died of COVID-19

A sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt has died of complications related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Navy announced on Monday

The USS Theodore Roosevelt fiasco shows how paranoid the Pentagon is about China
Navy

The USS Theodore Roosevelt fiasco shows how paranoid the Pentagon is about China

When it comes to China, every uniformed and civilian leader in the United States is completely paranoid

The Marine Corps is keeping barber shops open amid the COVID-19 pandemic, defying common sense
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is keeping barber shops open amid the COVID-19 pandemic, defying common sense

The commander of tens of thousands of troops at Camp Pendleton wants Marines to keep their cuts high and tight — and base barber shops are more than happy to oblige

Special tactics airmen receive valor awards for daring Middle East raids, one of which took out top Al Qaeda leader
Air Force

Special tactics airmen receive valor awards for daring Middle East raids, one of which took out top Al Qaeda leader

A group of special tactics airmen were honored with valor awards for their "selfless actions" during a series of raids carried out during a three-month deployment to Afghanistan, one of which resulted in the death of a top Al Qaeda leader in the region,

There’s a realistic zombie apocalypse gun course to help you prepare for the end times
Mandatory Fun

There’s a realistic zombie apocalypse gun course to help you prepare for the end times

This three-gun shooting company let's you live out your wildest fantasies of being an intrepid slayer of the undead, as you make your way through a timed course, landing headshots left and right on flesh-eating zombies

Hero soldier praised for saving children during El Paso mass shooting found dead at Fort Bliss
Army

Hero soldier praised for saving children during El Paso mass shooting found dead at Fort Bliss

Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley Jr., the 23-year-old soldier who won praise from the the public, the Army and President Donald Trump for his heroism during a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart in last year, was found dead in his quarters at Fort Bliss on Wednesday, officials said