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Army

Meet the hero soldier who took down an active shooter with his truck on a Kansas bridge

“He won’t call himself a hero, but I will,” Leavenworth's police chief told reporters. “He saved countless lives. His actions were extraordinary, and he should be commended for that"

Air Force

The Air Force is getting blasted by its own service members for trying to cover up institutional racism

“Absolutely no one should be surprised by this."

Entertainment

Futurist P.W. Singer on military computing, the mind-blowing rise of AI, and what sex bots can teach us about ethics

The reality is we may have to figure out whether to fight or salute our metal masters one day, but during my lifetime, it's not a revolt of the robots. It's robotics revolution. It's an industrial revolution going on all around us.

United States

VA secretary says removing Nazi headstones from veterans cemeteries would ‘erase’ history

"Erasing these headstones, removes them from memory, and as we continue to study the Holocaust, the last thing any Holocaust scholar wants to do is erase that memory," Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie told House lawmakers on Thursday.

National Guard

Trump to extend orders for National Guardsmen, who will be eligible for federal benefits

Trump will extend the federal orders from June 24 until mid-August.

United States

US troops responding to the COVID-19 pandemic could receive hazardous duty pay and awards

The Pentagon should have guidance on hazardous duty pay within the next 30 days.

Entertainment

Here’s your first look at the official poster for ‘The Outpost’

Check it out!

Army

Meet the Fort Jackson trainees who overcame COVID-19 and graduated basic training

"I got a fever, really weak and I had aches. I coughed a lot and when I blew my nose I had red spots"

Navy

Navy completes investigation into the COVID-19 outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt

'It will take time for the investigation’s recommendations to be reviewed and endorsed by Adm. Gilday.'

Air Force

Here’s how to watch today’s historic SpaceX launch

Former Marine Corps pilot Doug Hurley and Air Force Col. Bob Behnken will become the first NASA astronauts to launch into space from U.S. soil since the last space shuttle launch in 2011.

Entertainment

Netflix’s ‘Space Force’ is a biting satire of the defense industry

Don't believe the bad press: It's worth watching.

Army

Army Reserve identifies soldier who died of COVID-19

Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Sgt. Simon Zamudio at this time

Opinion

COVID-19 and the loneliness of American heroism

"I now stand in the shoes of those who tried to thank me when I came home. I profusely thank the checkout clerk, the pharmacy technician, the nurses and doctors I know. But in my heart, I wonder if each time I try to express my gratitude, I’m only creating a moment for them to remember that while I am relatively safe from harm, and they are risking their lives and livelihoods, so that I can have a bowl of cereal in the morning"

Army

Pentagon spokesman clashes with New York Times over editorial criticizing bases named after Confederates

To be fair, Appomattox was only 155 years ago.

Navy

US Navy accuses Russian pilots of ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ intercept over Mediterranean Sea

The Navy released multiple photos and video showing the Russian plane coming close to the wings of the P-8 on Tuesday

Army

No, the Marine Corps is not replacing the M27 with the Army’s next-generation squad weapon after all

Wait, what?

United States

A third service member has died from COVID-19

RIP

Entertainment

Army vet turned country star Craig Morgan on service, loss, and his favorite MRE

“I tell military service members all the time, what they are experiencing now, the friendship, there’s no occupation in their life that they will go to where they will ever experience that relationship again."

Analysis

How those left behind are reflecting on love and loss this Memorial Day

'The only thing time has changed is our ability to manage our grief. It hasn’t eliminated it.'

United States

Why veterans are particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic

Many of the problems veterans face now existed long before COVID-19 arrived on U.S. shores