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The Navy wants lasers to shoot down drones and missiles, but its ships lack the power to fire them
Navy

The Navy wants lasers to shoot down drones and missiles, but its ships lack the power to fire them

'We are out of Schlitz with regard to power ... we don't have as much' extra for additional functions"

3 injured at Pearl Harbor naval base after active shooter incident
Navy

3 injured at Pearl Harbor naval base after active shooter incident

US reportedly could surge another 14,000 troops to the Middle East to prevent Iranian attacks
Iran

US reportedly could surge another 14,000 troops to the Middle East to prevent Iranian attacks

"We have sent very clear and blunt signals to the Iranian government about the potential consequences of aggression because all of this is intended to produce stability and deter potential attacks."

An internal investigation spurred by a nude photo scandal shows just how deep sexism runs in the Marine Corps
Marine Corps

An internal investigation spurred by a nude photo scandal shows just how deep sexism runs in the Marine Corps

The scandal, researchers found, was merely a symptom of a much larger problem.

This new military true crime podcast will make you pull your woobie over your head
Entertainment

This new military true crime podcast will make you pull your woobie over your head

"It's the stories of the 'heroes' that commit heinous crimes — that brought me to create Military Murder."

You can now score your very own version of the US military’s compact new M18 pistol
Guns

You can now score your very own version of the US military’s compact new M18 pistol

Sig Sauer has launched a commercial version of the lightweight M18 pistol currently in use by the U.S. military

‘If he was on the battlefield, he probably would’ve been shot in the back’— Inside the toxic command of Air Force Lt. Gen. Lee Levy
Air Force

‘If he was on the battlefield, he probably would’ve been shot in the back’— Inside the toxic command of Air Force Lt. Gen. Lee Levy

Working for Levy, "was harder than a deployment, because there was no job satisfaction," said one airman.

The US reportedly took out an alleged terrorist with a Hellfire missile full of swords
Middle East

The US reportedly took out an alleged terrorist with a Hellfire missile full of swords

The Pentagon's secretive R9X Hellfire missile may be more akin to a flying anvil full of switchblades than a traditional munition, but that doesn't mean it's any less effective

Soldiers get to wear this brown fleece cap now so congrats on that I guess
Army

Soldiers get to wear this brown fleece cap now so congrats on that I guess

Just in time for Christmas.

Opinion: Pardoning war criminals will hurt US troops deployed overseas. I know from experience
Opinion

Opinion: Pardoning war criminals will hurt US troops deployed overseas. I know from experience

"What I held as the unfathomable moral bedrock of the U.S. military — condoning the worst actors on the battlefield — has now become an acceptable reality"

New report confirms that excusing bad military housing with high occupancy rates is total BS
Housing

New report confirms that excusing bad military housing with high occupancy rates is total BS

You didn't really need a fancy report to tell you that.

SEAL and Marine Raider accused of murdering Green Beret to go on trial next year
Marine Corps

SEAL and Marine Raider accused of murdering Green Beret to go on trial next year

Both men face a maximum punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.

America’s senior military officers should retire from becoming America’s TV talking heads
Opinion

America’s senior military officers should retire from becoming America’s TV talking heads

Former military officers commenting on military matters have valuable perspectives. On anything outside of that, their opinion is worth no more or less than anyone else's

Fort Bragg soldier saves shop owner’s life with a power tool cord tourniquet
Army

Fort Bragg soldier saves shop owner’s life with a power tool cord tourniquet

"It probably wasn't smart going up there but I know he would be dead if I didn't," Montgomery told WTVD reporter Morgan Norwood.

5 mistakes service members make when going back to school
Military Life

5 mistakes service members make when going back to school

Dyess AFB airman dies following standoff with Texas police
Air Force

Dyess AFB airman dies following standoff with Texas police

An airman assigned to Dyess Air Force Base in Texas was shot and killed during an incident involving a police officer on Saturday morning, the Abilene Police Department said

We salute the Finnish sailors who earned a challenge coin for going viral as hell on TikTok
Mandatory Fun

We salute the Finnish sailors who earned a challenge coin for going viral as hell on TikTok

The U.S. military may not be too keen on TikTok, but that hasn't stopped certain members of the Finnish Defense Forces from embracing it with gusto

Florida man loses more than 180 pounds to join the Army
Mandatory Fun

Florida man loses more than 180 pounds to join the Army

Hooah, Montijo.

Two A-10 pilots receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for rescuing troops under heavy fire in Afghanistan
Afghanistan War

Two A-10 pilots receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for rescuing troops under heavy fire in Afghanistan

The Distinguished Flying Cross is rarely awarded, let alone awarded twice on the same day to two members of the same fighter squadron, but that's exactly what happened for two A-10 pilots who saved troops under fire in Afghanistan during missions in 2008 and 2010

US Marine wanted for murder captured days after being placed on FBI’s Most Wanted list
Marine Corps

US Marine wanted for murder captured days after being placed on FBI’s Most Wanted list

He was captured "without incident."