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Army leaders are confident they’ll hit a recruiting goal that doesn’t actually exist yet
Army

Army leaders are confident they’ll hit a recruiting goal that doesn’t actually exist yet

Though the Army has yet to actually set an official recruiting goal for this year, leaders are confident they're going to bring in more soldiers than last year.

The Air Force has started testing its UH-1 Huey replacement
Air Force

The Air Force has started testing its UH-1 Huey replacement

The MH-139A Grey Wolf completed its first test flight with a combined Boeing and Air Force crew on Feb. 11, the service announced in a statement, allowing the Air Force "its first in-flight look at the capabilities of the aircraft."

Taliban: No peace agreement if US troops stay in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Taliban: No peace agreement if US troops stay in Afghanistan

"My fellow Afghans will soon celebrate this historic agreement," Sirajuddin Haqqani wrote in the New York Times. "Once it is entirely fulfilled, Afghans will see the departure of all foreign troops"

We salute the Army crew that named their tank ‘Baby Yoda’
Army

We salute the Army crew that named their tank ‘Baby Yoda’

Baby Yoda is the diminutive king of the Internet, so it was only a matter of time before some enterprising tank crew offered up their tank to him as tribute

Video shows US military vehicle running a Russian military truck off the road in Syria
Middle East

Video shows US military vehicle running a Russian military truck off the road in Syria

A video has emerged showing a U.S. military vehicle running a Russian armored truck off the road in Syria after it tried to pass an American convoy.

Alaska airman punished for peeing in office coffee maker
Air Force

Alaska airman punished for peeing in office coffee maker

Five days AWOL, Five letters of reprimand, one smelly coffee maker

For years he sold the military’s version of the Iraq War. Now he’s on a mission to convey ‘the chaos and absurdity of that experience’
Veterans

For years he sold the military’s version of the Iraq War. Now he’s on a mission to convey ‘the chaos and absurdity of that experience’

​With his new memoir, "Attention Servicemember" Army veteran and former conflict photographer Ben Brody shows war the way he saw it.

100 soldiers will leave the Army for the Space Force sooner than you think
Army

100 soldiers will leave the Army for the Space Force sooner than you think

"I think it would be a great opportunity for these young men and women," Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said.

Top Pentagon policy official who certified Ukraine aid fired
Russia

Top Pentagon policy official who certified Ukraine aid fired

John Rood is perhaps best known for sending a letter to Congress in May 2019 in which he certified that Ukraine had made enough progress fighting corruption to allow the Defense Department to provide the Ukrainian government with a $250 million military assistance package

A call to action at the VA on sexual harassment and assault
News

A call to action at the VA on sexual harassment and assault

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie allegedly sought to intentionally discredit a female veteran who reported a sexual assault at a VA medical center. This will not stand

The Pentagon lost track of $715 million in weapons and gear funneled to anti-ISIS allies in Syria
Middle East

The Pentagon lost track of $715 million in weapons and gear funneled to anti-ISIS allies in Syria

The U.S. government failed to effectively account for nearly $715.8 million in weapons and equipment allocated to Syrian partners as part of the multinational counter-ISIS fight, according to a new report from the Defense Department inspector general

DARPA wants to build a flying machine gun
United States

DARPA wants to build a flying machine gun

What's cooler than a single missile? How about a missile with a high-powered machine gun attached?

Does Tulsi Gabbard believe Syrian dictator Bashar Assad is a war criminal? It’s complicated
Army

Does Tulsi Gabbard believe Syrian dictator Bashar Assad is a war criminal? It’s complicated

Gabbard has often claimed that Syria is not a U.S enemy, although she did call Assad a "brutal dictator" this year. Still, questions have lingered about how far she is willing to go to criticize Assad

The Army is doubling down on a brand new sniper rifle
Army

The Army is doubling down on a brand new sniper rifle

The Army is almost doubling its purchase of the bolt-action Precision Sniper Rifles for its primary anti-personnel sniper system, according to budget documents

California to officially apologize for the WWII internment of Japanese Americans
World War II

California to officially apologize for the WWII internment of Japanese Americans

California expected to approve, with Gov. Gavin Newsom's endorsement, a formal apology to all Americans of Japanese descent for the state's role in policies that culminated with their mass incarceration

75 years ago, Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone was killed in battle at Iwo Jima
Marine Corps

75 years ago, Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone was killed in battle at Iwo Jima

Seventy-five years ago today, Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was killed in action during the battle of Iwo Jima and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for heroism — making him the first and only enlisted Marine to receive the Medal of Honor, as well as the Navy Cross, during World War II.

Exclusive: US-Taliban ceasefire to begin on Feb. 22
Afghanistan

Exclusive: US-Taliban ceasefire to begin on Feb. 22

The temporary truce is part of efforts to reach a peace agreement with the Taliban that would pave the way for the U.S. military to reduce its footprint in Afghanistan to a residual counter-terrorism force of about 8,600 troops.

One of the last USS Arizona sailors to survive Pearl Harbor has passed away
Navy

One of the last USS Arizona sailors to survive Pearl Harbor has passed away

Donald Stratton, one of the few remaining members of the USS Arizona who survived the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 97 years old.

US and partner forces kick off annual exercise to better counter violent extremism in Africa
Africa

US and partner forces kick off annual exercise to better counter violent extremism in Africa

Forces from over 30 countries plan to participate.

The border wall is a succubus draining ever more of the Pentagon’s budget
Around the World

The border wall is a succubus draining ever more of the Pentagon’s budget

Since April, the Defense Department has committed to funding a total of 481 miles of border wall, of which more than 30 miles has been built so far.