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Two Marine Raiders and a Navy corpsman charged in death of American contractor
Marine Corps

Two Marine Raiders and a Navy corpsman charged in death of American contractor

All three service members are assigned to the 3rd Marine Raider Battalion. They are not in pretrial custody and no trial dates have been set yet

Here are the new weapons and gear infantry troops will rock downrange in 2020
Guns

Here are the new weapons and gear infantry troops will rock downrange in 2020

U.S. soldiers and Marines can expect to see a slew of new gear in their kits at the start of the next decade, from improved body armor to better sniper rifles and grenade launchers

Air Force F-35s and Army howitzers are practicing double-teaming enemy air defenses
Air Force

Air Force F-35s and Army howitzers are practicing double-teaming enemy air defenses

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's insane array of advanced sensors is getting a new role on the battlefield: helping Army howitzers snipe at enemy air defenses from miles away.

The new trailer for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ puts Tom Cruise back in the danger zone
Entertainment

The new trailer for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ puts Tom Cruise back in the danger zone

The second trailer for ​Top Gun: Maverick​ just dropped, and it's everything we hoped and dreamed for

2 Air Force special operations medics receive Silver Star for saving dozens in Afghanistan battles
Air Force

2 Air Force special operations medics receive Silver Star for saving dozens in Afghanistan battles

Bad. Ass.

There are lies, damn lies, and even more damn lies about Afghanistan
Afghanistan

There are lies, damn lies, and even more damn lies about Afghanistan

As Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pointed out during the June 2018 confirmation hearing for the current U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, "We've supposedly turned the corner so many times that it seems now we're going in circles."

Get ready for some gun-fu: Both ‘John Wick 4’ and ‘Matrix 4’ will be premiering on the same day in 2021
Entertainment

Get ready for some gun-fu: Both ‘John Wick 4’ and ‘Matrix 4’ will be premiering on the same day in 2021

John Wick will be back and so will Neo, on the same day, when "John Wick 4" and "Matrix 4" come out on May 21, 2021.

Decorated Navy EOD commander relieved due to loss of confidence
Navy

Decorated Navy EOD commander relieved due to loss of confidence

Cmdr. Sean Shigeru Kido, who headed the Imperial Beach, California-based EOD Mobile Unit 11, was not relieved due to any specific instance of misconduct, EOD Group One spokesperson Lt. Kara Handley told Task & Purpose

No limits: How stepping outside of his comfort zone helped one veteran achieve success at Xerox
Transition

No limits: How stepping outside of his comfort zone helped one veteran achieve success at Xerox

Brad Lieurance was never one to settle. From his time in college through his 25 years in the Army to his career with Xerox, he has pushed the limits and achieved success in ways he never thought possible. Now Lieurance is using his experiences to encourage others to step outside the career comfort zone.

Mattis: No, the war in Afghanistan isn’t ‘just one undistinguished defeat after another’
Marine Corps

Mattis: No, the war in Afghanistan isn’t ‘just one undistinguished defeat after another’

"If you read this, you'd almost think it's a total disaster and it's not that at all."

Has justice actually been served for the USS Fitzgerald disaster?
Navy

Has justice actually been served for the USS Fitzgerald disaster?

Shortly after seven sailors died aboard USS Fitzgerald when she collided with a merchant ship off Yokosuka in 2017, I wrote that the Fitzgerald's watch team could have been mine

The forgotten nurse who saved hundreds of American lives during the Battle of the Bulge
World War II

The forgotten nurse who saved hundreds of American lives during the Battle of the Bulge

Students of history know that adversity and dread can turn on a dime into freedom and change, and it's often the most humble and little-known individuals who are the drivers of it. During the very darkest days of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, Augusta Chiwy was such a catalyst, and hundreds of Americans lived because of her

The Taliban may not have breached the walls of Bagram, but they damaged the hell out of its main passenger terminal
Afghanistan

The Taliban may not have breached the walls of Bagram, but they damaged the hell out of its main passenger terminal

Airmen were busy on Thursday clearing debris from Bagram Airfield's passenger terminal following a Taliban attack that came uncomfortably close the previous day

‘The Hurt Locker’ will be coming out in ‘Digital 4K Ultra HD’ so you can watch every inaccuracy in excruciating detail
Entertainment

‘The Hurt Locker’ will be coming out in ‘Digital 4K Ultra HD’ so you can watch every inaccuracy in excruciating detail

The ​Hurt Locker​ will be getting the high-def treatment come Feb. 4, when Lionsgate releases it on demand in "Digital 4K Ultra HD." We can't wait...

Congress doesn’t plan on authorizing extra cash for the Army’s next-generation squad weapon after all
Army

Congress doesn’t plan on authorizing extra cash for the Army’s next-generation squad weapon after all

It looks as though lawmakers aren't too keen on shelling out additional funding for the Army's much-hyped next-generation squad weapon after all

Pentagon insists the US government’s repeated lies about Afghanistan are no big deal
Afghanistan

Pentagon insists the US government’s repeated lies about Afghanistan are no big deal

"Those statements appear for the most part to be people looking back retrospectively on things that they had seen previously and using hindsight to speak to comments they made."

An Army colonel’s alleged abuse saddled his wife with ongoing medical needs. Escaping him could bring that care to a screeching halt.
Army

An Army colonel’s alleged abuse saddled his wife with ongoing medical needs. Escaping him could bring that care to a screeching halt.

"The look in his eyes … I did not know that man."

Soldier charged in deadly West Point vehicle rollover will face court-martial
Army

Soldier charged in deadly West Point vehicle rollover will face court-martial

The schedule will be set by a military judge.

Mark Wahlberg and his family’s fast-casual chain Wahlburgers may be coming to a base near you
United States

Mark Wahlberg and his family’s fast-casual chain Wahlburgers may be coming to a base near you

Actor Mark Wahlberg will be visiting troops overseas to plug Wahlburgers, a fast-casual restaurant chain owned by the actor and his two brothers, Donnie Wahlberg, and chef Paul Wahlberg.

US troops will not burn and pillage like Genghis Khan’s hordes as a result of Trump intervening in war crimes cases, Milley says
United States

US troops will not burn and pillage like Genghis Khan’s hordes as a result of Trump intervening in war crimes cases, Milley says

"We will not turn into a gang of raping, burning, and pillaging throughout ... That is not going to happen."