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We salute the Air Force tech sergeant who moonlights as a Star Wars bounty hunter for charity
Air Force

We salute the Air Force tech sergeant who moonlights as a Star Wars bounty hunter for charity

"As a cop, I love being able to help people, but upon discovering I could do it while being a character for Star Wars, I was hooked."

A Navy SEAL was promoted to chief petty officer two months after he allegedly killed a Green Beret
Navy

A Navy SEAL was promoted to chief petty officer two months after he allegedly killed a Green Beret

The Navy SEAL accused of strangling Army Special Forces Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar was promoted to chief petty officer two months after Melgar's death, according to a new report from The Daily Beast

California Air Force base to house US citizens evacuated from China due to Wuhan coronavirus
Air Force

California Air Force base to house US citizens evacuated from China due to Wuhan coronavirus

"March Air Reserve Base and the DoD stand ready to provide housing support to Health and Human Services (HHS) as they work to handle the arrival of nearly 200 people."

Training for the ACFT? There’s now an app for that
Army

Training for the ACFT? There’s now an app for that

"It delivers on all fronts of physical training"

4 Marines recognized for heroic rescue of mother and 2 daughters caught in a deadly rip current
Marine Corps

4 Marines recognized for heroic rescue of mother and 2 daughters caught in a deadly rip current

When a group of Marines noticed a family was being swept along by a powerful rip current at Atlantic Beach in North Carolina they immediately swam out to save them

50 US troops now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury from Iranian missile attack
Iran

50 US troops now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury from Iranian missile attack

Of the 16 additional service members who have been diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury, 15 have returned to duty in Iraq, said Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col. Thomas Campbell.

Watch an Air Force vet sh*t a brick when he finds out his Rolex is worth $700,000
Air Force

Watch an Air Force vet sh*t a brick when he finds out his Rolex is worth $700,000

There's nothing quite like finding out that the nifty little trinket you blew a paycheck on when you were a junior enlisted service member is actually worth three-quarters of a million dollars.

The Air Force is officially picking up its first new F-15 in nearly 20 years
Air Force

The Air Force is officially picking up its first new F-15 in nearly 20 years

It's been nearly 20 years since the most recent F-15 rolled off the assembly line for the U.S. Air Force, and the service is officially looking to add a fresh variant of the aircraft to its inventory

While the Army pours resources into Fort Wainwright after suicides, leaders stress one reminder: Look out for your teammates
Army

While the Army pours resources into Fort Wainwright after suicides, leaders stress one reminder: Look out for your teammates

"We want less suicides. No matter how you put this down, in any kind of way, that's just how we want to see it."

Special Operations Command review finds deployment and leadership issues but no ‘systemic ethics problem’
Military Deployment

Special Operations Command review finds deployment and leadership issues but no ‘systemic ethics problem’

The biggest issue is that SOCOM has been the U.S. military's weapon of choice to fight terrorists and insurgents for the past two decades, and that created a "vicious cycle" in which special operators have become more focused more on deploying than developing leaders, the review found.

An Army veteran shares the career advice that got him from Harvard to Gap Inc
Army

An Army veteran shares the career advice that got him from Harvard to Gap Inc

Kevin Releford spent five years in the Army as an Armor Officer. After transitioning out of the military, he earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and now works as a senior director at Gap Inc. This experienced leader shares with us the military skills that made him successful, and how veterans can have a smoother transition into civilian workplaces

Ex-Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly: ‘I believe’ John Bolton and think he should testify
Marine Corps

Ex-Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly: ‘I believe’ John Bolton and think he should testify

"I believe John Bolton."

The Air Force is using Uber-like technology to more efficiently vaporize bad guys
Air Force

The Air Force is using Uber-like technology to more efficiently vaporize bad guys

"You can see the driver, the license plate, you can watch that person coming towards you. You start thinking about that application militarily … it's exciting."

The US government is letting Marine veteran Austin Tice languish in a Syrian prison, according to his mother
Marine Corps

The US government is letting Marine veteran Austin Tice languish in a Syrian prison, according to his mother

'Apparently, somewhere in the chain, there is a senior U.S. government official who is hesitating or stalling,' Debra Tice reportedly said at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

An F-15 is rocking a WWII paint job to honor a B-17 pilot who gave his life to save a wounded crewman
Air Force

An F-15 is rocking a WWII paint job to honor a B-17 pilot who gave his life to save a wounded crewman

An F-15C Eagle is sporting a badass World War II-era paint job in honor of a fallen bomber pilot who gave everything to ensure his men survived a deadly crash

The US dropped more munitions on Afghanistan last year than any other time in the last decade
Afghanistan

The US dropped more munitions on Afghanistan last year than any other time in the last decade

The U.S. military dropped more munitions on targets across Afghanistan in 2019 than during any other year stretching back to at least 2009, according to Air Force data

Army two-star: Don’t waste your ‘energy’ mourning Kobe Bryant
Army

Army two-star: Don’t waste your ‘energy’ mourning Kobe Bryant

Beloved basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday

Air Force E-11A communications aircraft crashes in Afghanistan
Air Force

Air Force E-11A communications aircraft crashes in Afghanistan

A total of four E-11As are assigned to the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron at Kandahar Airfield

One injury confirmed after rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad
Iraq

One injury confirmed after rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad

CNN reporter Barbara Starr confirmed on Sunday that the embassy had been struck by three rockets. Iraq's former foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari tweeted that one of the rockets hit the embassy's dining facility.

An Afghanistan peace deal is shimmering above the horizon — just like a desert mirage
Afghanistan War

An Afghanistan peace deal is shimmering above the horizon — just like a desert mirage

Your friend and humble narrator is extremely skeptical that peace may be at hand.