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Veterans need to get a copy of their JST now
Transition

Veterans need to get a copy of their JST now

When you joined the military, someone probably spoke to you about all the education benefits and possibilities that would come with military life. Maybe you even took a few classes towards a college degree. But then life got in the way: between PCS moves, TDY assignments, and overseas deployments, it’s challenging to finish college classes while in the military. That’s why over 50% of veterans don’t have a degree when they leave military service.

Chief of Naval Operations quarantined; head of National Guard tests positive for COVID-19
National Guard

Chief of Naval Operations quarantined; head of National Guard tests positive for COVID-19

Neither Gilday nor Lengyel attended a meeting at the White House on Saturday with President Donald Trump and senior military leaders.

Iraq puts US-supported general in charge of elite counter-terrorism force
Iran

Iraq puts US-supported general in charge of elite counter-terrorism force

Lt. Gen. Abdul Wahab al-Saadi has been named commander of Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service.

Nuke the Murder Hornets
Analysis

Nuke the Murder Hornets

Murder hornets look like something out of Satan’s worst acid trip.

Trump, Esper, and Wilkie didn’t wear masks while meeting with WWII veterans despite COVID-19 threat
Veterans

Trump, Esper, and Wilkie didn’t wear masks while meeting with WWII veterans despite COVID-19 threat

President Donald Trump and military and veterans affairs leaders did not wear masks during a Friday ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of VE-Day despite the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

‘That place is a dumpster fire’ — Inside the Air Force’s dilapidated Reaper school, which won’t be fixed anytime soon
Air Force

‘That place is a dumpster fire’ — Inside the Air Force’s dilapidated Reaper school, which won’t be fixed anytime soon

"They have a massive workload in a condemned building and instruction quality suffers because they are exhausted.”

Chris Pratt to play a Navy SEAL (again) in new Amazon series ‘The Terminal List’
Entertainment

Chris Pratt to play a Navy SEAL (again) in new Amazon series ‘The Terminal List’

Chris Pratt has long since graduated from lovable goof to full-blown action star, so it's not too surprising that he's been cast in an upcoming Navy SEAL series from Amazon Prime

Former airman shot and killed by Indianapolis police while streaming pursuit on Facebook
Air Force

Former airman shot and killed by Indianapolis police while streaming pursuit on Facebook

Dreasjon Reed, 21, was shot and killed by members of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department while running from officers after a car chase on Wednesday evening

Mother’s Day message from Trump: I’ll be in meetings but F-35 is ‘best in the world’
Mandatory Fun

Mother’s Day message from Trump: I’ll be in meetings but F-35 is ‘best in the world’

President Donald Trump has a message for American moms ahead of Mother's Day on Sunday: The F-35 is awesome, and so is the military.

Here are 10 strange jobs US troops had to do during WWII
World War II

Here are 10 strange jobs US troops had to do during WWII

Blacksmiths, pigeoneers, crystal grinders and other seemingly archaic jobs were essential parts of the US military in WWII.

The Army is tripling the power of one of its vehicle-mounted laser systems
Army

The Army is tripling the power of one of its vehicle-mounted laser systems

The Army is working overtime to ramp up to output of one of its next-generation vehicle-mounted laser weapon systems

‘The end of the war is an anti-climax’ — A reporter’s notes on VE-Day, 75 years later
World War II

‘The end of the war is an anti-climax’ — A reporter’s notes on VE-Day, 75 years later

"It ended at different times for different soldiers. It ended when the Germans in front of them gave up.”

When your chronic pain becomes a daily hindrance
Veterans

When your chronic pain becomes a daily hindrance

Chronic pain is a common side effect of military service. Whether you have a bad back, aching joints, or a knee that can predict the weather, the extreme physical demands of military life can age your body far beyond its years. Some veterans have extensive combat injuries, while others deal with painful joints from too many nights sleeping on the ground. Maybe you have become used to pain as part of your daily routine. “It’s no big deal,” you say, or you shrug it off as another side effect of the Big Green Weenie.

Pentagon health agency contradicts Esper’s claim that Navy ships at sea are ‘safest place to be’ right now
Navy

Pentagon health agency contradicts Esper’s claim that Navy ships at sea are ‘safest place to be’ right now

'DoD shipboard populations are at increased risk of COVID-19.'

No, having COVID-19 doesn’t disqualify you from joining the military
United States

No, having COVID-19 doesn’t disqualify you from joining the military

You can still join the ranks if you've had COVID-19.

Meet the Army Special Forces vets behind that botched coup attempt in Venezuela
Army

Meet the Army Special Forces vets behind that botched coup attempt in Venezuela

Details have begun to emerge about the trio of U.S. military veterans purportedly behind an attempt to overthrow Venezuela's president, President Nicolas Maduro

Netflix’s wildly popular action shoot-em-up ‘Extraction’ is getting a sequel
Entertainment

Netflix’s wildly popular action shoot-em-up ‘Extraction’ is getting a sequel

Just weeks after 'Extraction' blew audiences — and a ton of armed bad guys — away, Netflix's hybrid action-escape shoot-em-up is already locked in for a sequel

DARPA’s next robot warship looks suspiciously like an Imperial Star Destroyer
Entertainment

DARPA’s next robot warship looks suspiciously like an Imperial Star Destroyer

As if you needed more proof that the U.S. military is absolutely a part of the Galactic Empire and not the Rebel Alliance

Who did it better: the real Space Force recruiting spot or the trailer for Netflix’s ‘Space Force’?
Entertainment

Who did it better: the real Space Force recruiting spot or the trailer for Netflix’s ‘Space Force’?

This is probably the first time in history that the military is figuring out how to prop up a new branch while a major entertainment network sets out to make fun of it every step of the way.

The Space Force’s top officer has some suggestions for Netflix’s ‘Space Force’
Entertainment

The Space Force’s top officer has some suggestions for Netflix’s ‘Space Force’

"The one piece of advice that I would give to Steve Carell is to get a haircut. He’s looking a little too shaggy if he wants to play the Space Force chief," said the actual chief of the Space Force, Gen. John W. Raymond.