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The Marine Corps’s ATV is getting some racing-inspired upgrades
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps’s ATV is getting some racing-inspired upgrades

After two years of getting knocked around by grunts in the field, the Marine Corps is applying a raft of upgrades to its lightweight all-terrain vehicles to improve safety and performance, including reinforced floorboards and run-flat tires

Army unit remembers the Battle of the Bulge with a photo of a Nazi whose troops killed American prisoners
Army

Army unit remembers the Battle of the Bulge with a photo of a Nazi whose troops killed American prisoners

"This is in no way intended to glorify the German forces, but to fully portray the odds stacked up against the Americans by December 19th"

‘I gave 100 percent’ — The first female enlisted Guard soldiers have graduated from Army Ranger School
Army

‘I gave 100 percent’ — The first female enlisted Guard soldiers have graduated from Army Ranger School

"It is a big deal to be the first enlisted females in the National Guard graduating Ranger School ... It's groundbreaking"

Curfew for troops in South Korea will officially be a thing of the past
Korea

Curfew for troops in South Korea will officially be a thing of the past

Honestly, congrats.

PSA: Your commander can’t inspect your phone to make sure you downloaded an app
Analysis

PSA: Your commander can’t inspect your phone to make sure you downloaded an app

There seems to be some confusion

This Air Force master sergeant claimed his unit ignored sexual assault for years. He nearly lost his career because of it
Air Force

This Air Force master sergeant claimed his unit ignored sexual assault for years. He nearly lost his career because of it

"The only way to change it is to stand up and say something."

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?
Opinion

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...