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Mexico rejects Trump’s offer to help destroy the drug cartels that massacred a Mormon family
Mexico

Mexico rejects Trump’s offer to help destroy the drug cartels that massacred a Mormon family

You boys ever been to Mex-E-Co?

DoD IG: Military sexual assault more likely than combat to result in PTSD
Mental Health

DoD IG: Military sexual assault more likely than combat to result in PTSD

While senior leaders continue to say this is a priority, safeguards continue to fail.

‘Why did you come here and invade my country?’ — Marine vet arrested in alleged acid attack on Hispanic man
Marine Corps

‘Why did you come here and invade my country?’ — Marine vet arrested in alleged acid attack on Hispanic man

A Marine Corps veteran has been arrested in connection to an attack on a Hispanic man in Wisconsin during which the suspect allegedly threw battery acid in the victim's face and subjected him to an anti-immigrant tirade, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports

This officer candidate just maxed the new ACFT, so step up your game
Army

This officer candidate just maxed the new ACFT, so step up your game

A senior drill sergeant said the "special sauce" is "hard work and motivation."

Marine veteran reflects on 444 days of hell after Iran’s seizure of the US embassy in Tehran
Marine Corps

Marine veteran reflects on 444 days of hell after Iran’s seizure of the US embassy in Tehran

Paul Lewis hoped the Iranians would release the hostages around Christmas. When that didn't happen, he wondered if he might be held for several years, like American service members during the Vietnam War.

Trial delayed for Fort Riley soldier who allegedly helped others build explosives in order to cause ‘chaos’
News

Trial delayed for Fort Riley soldier who allegedly helped others build explosives in order to cause ‘chaos’

"He told me that if chaos results in the death of people, even through information he provided, it doesn't affect him."

The unbelievable story of a Texas businessman who launched a freelance commando raid in Iran
Iran

The unbelievable story of a Texas businessman who launched a freelance commando raid in Iran

In 1979 after two of his employees working in Iran were arrested, Ross Perot brought together a team to get to Tehran and rescue them

Trump expected to intervene in Golsteyn, Lorance, and Gallagher war crimes cases by Veterans Day
United States

Trump expected to intervene in Golsteyn, Lorance, and Gallagher war crimes cases by Veterans Day

"The president … has a lot of latitude under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to dismiss a case or change a sentence," said Fox News contributor Pete Hegseth. "From what I understand that is likely what will happen here shortly"

SOCOM wants ‘true color’ night vision to make operators deadlier in the dark
Tactics

SOCOM wants ‘true color’ night vision to make operators deadlier in the dark

"We own the night" has remained the battle cry of American night vision dominance for decades. Now, U.S. Special Operations Command wants to take the U.S. military's capabilities to the next level

The Netherlands accidentally welcomed its first operational F-35 with a foam bath
Stealth

The Netherlands accidentally welcomed its first operational F-35 with a foam bath

Nothing makes a celebration like bubbles — sort of

The Navy reportedly asked Carnival Cruise Line for help with its ongoing aircraft carrier maintenance issues
Navy

The Navy reportedly asked Carnival Cruise Line for help with its ongoing aircraft carrier maintenance issues

Navy officials reportedly enlisted the help of executives with the Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line to find solutions for its ongoing maintenance and readiness issues that have stranded a majority fo the service's aircraft carriers in non-deployable status

It’s not bias to ask if Trump and the Pentagon know what they are doing
United States

It’s not bias to ask if Trump and the Pentagon know what they are doing

For the past 14 years, I've had the honor to tell the stories of U.S. service members who are taking the fight to the enemy. But telling the U.S. military's story has become harder since the Pentagon and combatant commands began treating basic information as if it were nuclear missile launch codes.

Rudy Boesch, legendary Navy SEAL and fan favorite of first ‘Survivor’, dies at 91
Navy

Rudy Boesch, legendary Navy SEAL and fan favorite of first ‘Survivor’, dies at 91

Rudy Boesch, the retired Navy SEAL who was one of the first contestants to appear on the reality television show Survivor, has died at 91.

US Navy officer and others charged with trying to smuggle military-style boats and engines to China
Navy

US Navy officer and others charged with trying to smuggle military-style boats and engines to China

An active duty U.S. Navy officer, his wife, and two Chinese nationals have been arrested and charged with attempting to smuggle military style boats and outboard motors to China

4 military money saving hacks
Benefits & Pay

4 military money saving hacks

We salute Ricochet, the badass therapy dog that surfs with wounded veterans
Veterans

We salute Ricochet, the badass therapy dog that surfs with wounded veterans

While the news may be abuzz with stories about Conan, the hero dog on the Delta Force raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, there's another canine who's been quietly serving behind the scenes: Ricochet.

The legendary Carl Gustaf just took a major step towards a lethal new upgrade
Guns

The legendary Carl Gustaf just took a major step towards a lethal new upgrade

The 84mm Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle has remained among the most beloved weapons in infantry anti-tank arsenals for decades. Now, after years of tweaking, everyone's favorite boomstick is picking up a serious update: laser-guided precision munitions

Meet the 1-star general using Twitter to hear what you actually think about the Army
Army

Meet the 1-star general using Twitter to hear what you actually think about the Army

More of this, please.

Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher’s family is asking Trump for a presidential pardon
Navy

Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher’s family is asking Trump for a presidential pardon

Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher plans on asking President Donald Trump for a presidential pardon, his family announced on Thursday

The ISIS defector who gave up Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will reportedly get a piece of the $25 million bounty
Middle East

The ISIS defector who gave up Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will reportedly get a piece of the $25 million bounty

The ISIS defector who helped the U.S. zero in on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will be getting a piece of the $25 million reward that was placed on the terror leader's head.