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Marines are officially getting a brand new rifle optic
Marine Corps

Marines are officially getting a brand new rifle optic

Marines can officially kiss their existing rifle optics goodbye: the service just issued a $64 million contract to furnish grunts with a brand new Squad Common Optic.

‘He was risking his own life’ — Marine awarded for rescuing pregnant woman who was swept out to sea
Marine Corps

‘He was risking his own life’ — Marine awarded for rescuing pregnant woman who was swept out to sea

After a pregnant woman was caught in a dangerous rip current and pulled out to sea, a Marine officer put his own life on the line when he swam out to rescue her — and remained in the water to keep her afloat for an hour until rescue swimmers arrived.

Here are the 5 biggest problems military families faced in 2019
Mental Health

Here are the 5 biggest problems military families faced in 2019

“Military families are American families, and as such, want similar life expectations and family dynamics as their civilian counterparts."

The VA has some serious problems with how it handles claims of military sexual trauma
Opinion

The VA has some serious problems with how it handles claims of military sexual trauma

Too often, military sexual trauma survivors report being re-traumatized by the very system that's meant to help them

US service member tests positive for coronavirus in South Korea in first for military
Korea

US service member tests positive for coronavirus in South Korea in first for military

A U.S. service member in South Korea has tested positive for COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus, in a first for the U.S. military.

A woman is about to finish Green Beret training for the first time in history
Army

A woman is about to finish Green Beret training for the first time in history

A female National Guard soldier is set to become the first to join the Green Berets

Man allegedly tried to blow up service member’s vehicle in Pentagon parking lot, police say
United States

Man allegedly tried to blow up service member’s vehicle in Pentagon parking lot, police say

Matthew Dmitri Richardson faces between 5 and 20 years in prison if convicted.

Afghanistan truce still in effect despite Taliban attacks
Afghanistan

Afghanistan truce still in effect despite Taliban attacks

Overall, violence in Afghanistan is on a downward trend, the top U.S. military commander there says

AFRICOM claims it killed leader of deadly raid on US forces in Kenya
Africa

AFRICOM claims it killed leader of deadly raid on US forces in Kenya

The U.S. military in Africa claims it killed a senior leader of al-Shabaab in an airstrike on Saturday, nearly two months after an attack in Manda Bay, Kenya that left one U.S. soldier and two American contractors dead

The US military is preparing to battle the coronavirus in the Pacific
Indo-Pacific

The US military is preparing to battle the coronavirus in the Pacific

The U.S. military is preparing to face a new enemy in the Asia-Pacific region: the burgeoning coronavirus epidemic

The Air Force wants to make its dream of a ‘flying car’ a reality
Air Force

The Air Force wants to make its dream of a ‘flying car’ a reality

Buckle up, everyone: the Air Force is forging ahead with its push to develop a "flying car" straight out of your science-fiction dreams.

Man who ran from Pentagon police taken in for questioning
United States

Man who ran from Pentagon police taken in for questioning

Law & Order: Special Pentagon Unit.

82nd Airborne paratrooper killed in motorcycle crash in North Carolina
Army

82nd Airborne paratrooper killed in motorcycle crash in North Carolina

Pfc. Joseph Del Hierro, 26, joined the Army in September 2018 and arrived at Fort Bragg last March.

Cops arrest suspected burglars after soldier deployed to Iraq sees them on his Nest cam
Iraq

Cops arrest suspected burglars after soldier deployed to Iraq sees them on his Nest cam

A soldier deployed to Iraq spotted a pair of would-be burglars on his Nest doorbell camera leaving his garage with his power tools, so he called the cops... from thousands of miles away.

Air Force board recommends kicking out airman who raised money for white supremacist group
Air Force

Air Force board recommends kicking out airman who raised money for white supremacist group

Investigators found that Tech Sgt. Corey Reeves raised money for the white supremacist group Identity Evropa.

Barrett's bolt-action Multi-Role Adaptive Design (MRAD) system
Analysis

This is the US military’s next sniper rifle of choice

The U.S. military appears to have fallen in love with a relatively new sniper system: The Multi-Role Adaptive Design (MRAD) bolt-action sniper rifle from Barrett Firearms

Traumatic brain injury is often called an ‘invisible’ wound. It’s anything but
Opinion

Traumatic brain injury is often called an ‘invisible’ wound. It’s anything but

Empowered through work: How a military spouse found strength in her job with The Home Depot
Jobs

Empowered through work: How a military spouse found strength in her job with The Home Depot

Stephanie Rasmussen is a strong woman. She never knew what her capabilities really were until she married into the Army and started working at The Home Depot.

US Forces Korea on high alert for coronavirus after dependent tests positive
Korea

US Forces Korea on high alert for coronavirus after dependent tests positive

U.S. military forces in South Korea aren’t taking any chances after the widow of a retired soldier tested positive for the coronavirus, the first US Forces Korea-related individual to do so according to military officials there

combat, war, battle
Analysis

This is your brain on war

Courage isn’t the absence of fear. It’s an ability to control it, or replace it with something else.