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A drunk driver crashed into this Cobra attack helicopter
Mandatory Fun

A drunk driver crashed into this Cobra attack helicopter

In news you didn't expect to hear today.

Mike Rowe says there are no ‘safe spaces’ in the military. He’s wrong.
Opinion

Mike Rowe says there are no ‘safe spaces’ in the military. He’s wrong.

"The military is not a safe space," Rowe said.

A Marine infantry battalion is searching for 2 missing rifles at Camp Lejeune
Marine Corps

A Marine infantry battalion is searching for 2 missing rifles at Camp Lejeune

Merry Christmas

A new study says troops might be overpaid
United States

A new study says troops might be overpaid

"Military compensation is an emotional issue ... At the same time, it is a major cost element."

Transitioning your paycheck: Can you really retire?
Retirement

Transitioning your paycheck: Can you really retire?

After a string of suicides, the Army’s remote Alaska post is working to improve conditions for soldiers
Army

After a string of suicides, the Army’s remote Alaska post is working to improve conditions for soldiers

A study found that 10% of 4,000 surveyed soldiers "wanted to hurt themselves over the past month."

Top US general says troops who died in Afghanistan did not give their lives for nothing
Afghanistan

Top US general says troops who died in Afghanistan did not give their lives for nothing

"Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines who have given their lives in Afghanistan have not given their lives in vain, in my view."

4 ways to Crossfit your finances
Military Life

4 ways to Crossfit your finances

Blue Angels fly missing man formation in honor of Pensacola shooting victims
Navy

Blue Angels fly missing man formation in honor of Pensacola shooting victims

On Dec. 19, the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flew a missing man formation in honor of the three sailors killed during a mass shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida earlier this month.

The Pentagon has declared war on…*checks notes*… Tik Tok
Entertainment

The Pentagon has declared war on…*checks notes*… Tik Tok

The Dec. 16 cyber awareness message advises DoD employees that uninstalling Tik Tok, "Will not prevent already potentially compromised information from propagating, but it could keep additional information from being collected."

Bah humbug: Air Force unit in Turkey barred from drinking booze
Air Force

Bah humbug: Air Force unit in Turkey barred from drinking booze

Some airmen in Turkey are staring down a very dry Christmas this year

30% of the Pentagon’s top leadership positions will be vacant in 2020
United States

30% of the Pentagon’s top leadership positions will be vacant in 2020

With the most recent departures, a total of 18 of the 59 presidentially-appointed, Senate-confirmed positions on the Defense Department staff will be vacant.

The Air Force’s new UH-1 Huey replacement has a name like something out of a Tom C​lancy novel
Air Force

The Air Force’s new UH-1 Huey replacement has a name like something out of a Tom C​lancy novel

The Air Force's replacement for the iconic UH-1N Huey helicopter that defined the U.S. military presence in Vietnam is finally here, and it officially has a name clearly primed to strike fear into the heart of America's adversaries

Inside SOCOM’s effort to build a ‘hyper-enabled operator’ who can outsmart the enemy at every turn
United States

Inside SOCOM’s effort to build a ‘hyper-enabled operator’ who can outsmart the enemy at every turn

Rather than focusing on physical advantages like body armor or load-bearing exoskeletons, the so-called  'hyper enabled operator' of the future will be cognitively enhanced, able to "think better and think faster"

The US and Russia’s top generals are totally excited to meet each other
Russia

The US and Russia’s top generals are totally excited to meet each other

It's hard to tell which general doesn't want to be there the most

Watch the actors of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ nearly puke in their helmets as they pull 7 to 8 Gs
Entertainment

Watch the actors of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ nearly puke in their helmets as they pull 7 to 8 Gs

Thanks to a new behind-the-scenes trailer for ​the highly anticipated ​Top Gun​ sequel, we get to watch a bunch of actors ride in the back seat of an F/A-18 Super Hornet and try desperately not to lose their lunch

You can now score your very own Army surplus M17 pistol for a limited time
Army

You can now score your very own Army surplus M17 pistol for a limited time

Sig Sauer is offering a limited number of surplus M17 pistols originally fielded by the Army, the company announced on Wednesday

The USS George Washington just won the sh*t out of Christmas
Humor

The USS George Washington just won the sh*t out of Christmas

The United States Navy is recalling some its most seasoned leaders in time for the Holiday season to train up its green pilots, and no, we're not talking about Maverick.

Thousands of deployed troops are going to see the new ‘Star Wars’ before everyone else
Culture

Thousands of deployed troops are going to see the new ‘Star Wars’ before everyone else

Starting on Dec. 18, two days before its theatrical release, troops deployed to Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, and elsewhere, will have a chance to see the highly anticipated final installment in the ​Star Wars​ franchise that began a long time ago, in May, 1977.

Chicken soup and bedsheet camouflage: Battle of the Bulge veteran shares his story of historic fight
Veterans

Chicken soup and bedsheet camouflage: Battle of the Bulge veteran shares his story of historic fight

"It's great to be here ... I'm very glad to be not digging foxholes."