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The Navy’s $13 billion supercarrier isn’t ready to defend itself in combat
Navy

The Navy’s $13 billion supercarrier isn’t ready to defend itself in combat

The USS Gerald R. Ford has come a long way in shaking off its technical woes in recent years, but the Navy's $13 billion supercarrier is still facing a major challenge: it's unprepared to actually defend itself in combat

Diverse veteran job possibilities at Mohawk Industries
Transition

Diverse veteran job possibilities at Mohawk Industries

The manufacturing field offers a surprising variety of job choices for a post-military career. Three veterans exemplify the diversity of opportunities in a company like Mohawk Industries, "the largest floor covering manufacturer in the world"

Misawa AFB airmen are facing a tighter curfew after a wave of alcohol-related incidents
Air Force

Misawa AFB airmen are facing a tighter curfew after a wave of alcohol-related incidents

"The purpose of this Temporary Liberty Order is to refocus Air Force personnel on our mission here at Misawa."

Trump reiterates that he wants to end the Afghanistan war and ‘bring our troops back home’
Afghanistan

Trump reiterates that he wants to end the Afghanistan war and ‘bring our troops back home’

'We are working to finally end America's longest war and bring our troops back home!'

Army pilots are getting their first incentive pay raise in almost 20 years
Army

Army pilots are getting their first incentive pay raise in almost 20 years

Cha-ching.

Top Navy SEAL admiral who clashed with president over Gallagher case will reportedly retire early
Navy

Top Navy SEAL admiral who clashed with president over Gallagher case will reportedly retire early

Rear Adm. Collin Green reportedly vowed to resign or be fired rather than not revoke now-retired SEAL Eddie Gallagher of his trident.

Air Force colonel sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty on child porn charges
Air Force

Air Force colonel sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty on child porn charges

Col, Mark Visconi, who pleaded guilty in October, was recently sentenced to five years in prison and another 15 years of supervised release.

Urban Outfitters has a knockoff set of Navy coveralls for $120 for those who wanted to enlist, but…
Navy

Urban Outfitters has a knockoff set of Navy coveralls for $120 for those who wanted to enlist, but…

That's right, Urban Outfitters, the premiere retailer for overpriced of mil-swag is at it again, this time with the Vintage US Navy Coverall for $120.

AFN duped into giving Super Bowl shoutout to a porn star
Entertainment

AFN duped into giving Super Bowl shoutout to a porn star

LOL

Three years after a deadly collision, the USS Fitzgerald is heading back out to sea
Navy

Three years after a deadly collision, the USS Fitzgerald is heading back out to sea

"We are excited to take the next step to get Fitzgerald back out to sea where the ship belongs."

The new trailer for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ will make you feel the need for speed
Entertainment

The new trailer for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ will make you feel the need for speed

A new promo for Top Gun: Maverick dropped during the Super Bowl, and it's becoming abundantly clear that the much-anticipated (and fretted about) sequel to the 1986 aviation classic feels the need ... the need for speed

Afghan security forces averaged one insider attack every 4 days in the closing months of 2019, new data shows
Afghanistan

Afghan security forces averaged one insider attack every 4 days in the closing months of 2019, new data shows

Afghan National Defense and Security Forces personnel carried out 33 insider attacks during the fourth quarter of 2019, resulting in 90 casualties, according to a new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

The Air Force recorded a 33% increase in suicide deaths last year
Air Force

The Air Force recorded a 33% increase in suicide deaths last year

'Whether it's a relationship problem, work issues or anything else, if we know our teammates and care enough to learn about their lives, we can recognize when they may need a little extra help. We should be there, right next to them, to see them through the tough times.'

The deputy secretary of the VA was just fired ‘due to a loss of confidence’
United States

The deputy secretary of the VA was just fired ‘due to a loss of confidence’

The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert Wilkie, just fired his deputy, James Byrne.

Texas man accused of hanging veteran’s support dog for barking
Veterans

Texas man accused of hanging veteran’s support dog for barking

A Texas man is accused of using an electrical cord to hang a veteran's emotional support dog after he was annoyed by her barking at the home he was boarding in rural Florida

No, a US soldier deployed to Lithuania hasn’t come down with the Wuhan coronavirus
Army

No, a US soldier deployed to Lithuania hasn’t come down with the Wuhan coronavirus

Has a U.S. Army soldier deployed to Lithuanian come down with the deadly coronavirus? That's fake news, according to both the website that posted the claim in the first place and the Lithuanian armed forces

How the US military’s love of boot-shaming gave America the gift of ‘IDK’
Mandatory Fun

How the US military’s love of boot-shaming gave America the gift of ‘IDK’

Boot-shaming is a time-honored U.S. military tradition that goes back to at least World War I. It's also, apparently, the original source of some of a well-worn piece of digital slang

Taliban attacks in Afghanistan are at their highest level in a decade
Afghanistan

Taliban attacks in Afghanistan are at their highest level in a decade

The Taliban launched more attacks across Afghanistan in during the last three months of 2019 than during the same period each year since the U.S. first started collecting data back in 2010, according to a new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

US troops in South Korea are facing quarantine over the Wuhan coronavirus
Air Force

US troops in South Korea are facing quarantine over the Wuhan coronavirus

The U.S. military has ordered a mandatory quarantine for any service members based in Korea how have visited China in the last two weeks as Wuhan coronavirus continues to spread across the globe

1,000 US citizens to be quarantined at four stateside military bases due to the Wuhan coronavirus
United States

1,000 US citizens to be quarantined at four stateside military bases due to the Wuhan coronavirus

These latest evacuees are in addition to the 200 U.S. citizens who have already been evacuated from Wuhan, China, to March Air Reserve Base, California.