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SOCOM is giving one of its sniper rifles a 6.5mm facelift
Guns

SOCOM is giving one of its sniper rifles a 6.5mm facelift

U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for modify one its sniper systems to chamber the command's new 6.5mm intermediate precision round in a push to enhance operators' range and hit probability

C-130J Super Hercules damaged by nose gear collapse at Little Rock Air Force Base
Air Force

C-130J Super Hercules damaged by nose gear collapse at Little Rock Air Force Base

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 314th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base was damaged when its nose gear collapsed while the plane was on the tarmac

USS Hornet Haunted
Entertainment

These military ghost stories will have you hiding under your Woobie

"I'm not a true believer in all of that stuff," said one former Navy SEAL. "But I saw what I saw."

Halloween costumes based on military stereotypes (that are kinda true)
Mandatory Fun

Halloween costumes based on military stereotypes (that are kinda true)

Meet "Sick Call Ranger," "Lost Lieutenant," and more!

It’s not stolen valor on Halloween
Mandatory Fun

It’s not stolen valor on Halloween

Halloween is most importantly a day for playing make-believe — the only day adults can escape their 9-to-5 jobs and pretend to be something they're not.

F-16 crashes during training flight near Holloman Air Force Base
Air Force

F-16 crashes during training flight near Holloman Air Force Base

An F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed during a training flight near Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico on Tuesday, Air Force officials announced

4 Navy special operators arrested for trespassing and drunkenly beating a police car in Okinawa
Navy

4 Navy special operators arrested for trespassing and drunkenly beating a police car in Okinawa

Japanese police on the island of Okinawa arrested four sailors assigned to Naval Special Warfare Command over the weekend in Onna village.

No, hazing doesn’t teach discipline. It actually does the opposite
Analysis

No, hazing doesn’t teach discipline. It actually does the opposite

Hazing represents the opposite [of discipline]... it is the product of a lack of self-control and laziness.

This Green Beret earned a Medal of Honor by being everywhere at once during a hellacious Afghan battle
Afghanistan War

This Green Beret earned a Medal of Honor by being everywhere at once during a hellacious Afghan battle

"At no one point did I ever sit there and say, 'This is it, it's over.'"

Here’s the military record of Lt. Col. Vindman, the soldier testifying at Trump’s impeachment inquiry
Army

Here’s the military record of Lt. Col. Vindman, the soldier testifying at Trump’s impeachment inquiry

He's served for two decades as an Army infantry officer.

Paul Rudd is now the face of the Pentagon’s Baskin-Robbins for a very good reason
Entertainment

Paul Rudd is now the face of the Pentagon’s Baskin-Robbins for a very good reason

Baskin-Robbins always finds out

Top Navy admiral upholds sentence for Eddie Gallagher but will let him retire as an E-6
Navy

Top Navy admiral upholds sentence for Eddie Gallagher but will let him retire as an E-6

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday upheld the sentence for Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, who earlier this year was found not guilty of allegedly killing an ISIS detainee in Iraq, allowing him to retire at a reduced rank of First Class Petty Officer (E6) rather than being automatically reduced to an E1 in accordance with Navy regulations

US nuclear forces have quietly kissed their floppy disks goodbye
Nuclear

US nuclear forces have quietly kissed their floppy disks goodbye

For more than 50 years, the Defense Department has used 8-inch floppy disks to coordinate the operational functions of the United States' nuclear arsenal — until now

One of Baghdadi’s security guards reportedly stole his underwear to prove where he was to US intel
Middle East

One of Baghdadi’s security guards reportedly stole his underwear to prove where he was to US intel

A source described as a "security advisor" to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi reportedly stole a pair of the terror mastermind's drawers about three months ago in order to prove he was being truthful to U.S. intelligence, according to NBC News.

How we found out the Army let hundreds of soldiers back in after previously kicking them out — and all kinds of other sh*t
Army

How we found out the Army let hundreds of soldiers back in after previously kicking them out — and all kinds of other sh*t

How We Found Out explores recent reporting from Task & Purpose, answering questions about how we sourced our stories, what challenges we faced, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at how we cover issues impacting the military and veterans community.

WWI documentary ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ is returning to theaters for 3 days only
World War I

WWI documentary ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ is returning to theaters for 3 days only

​If you missed out on seeing ​They Shall Not Grow Old​ in theaters last year, you'll finally have a chance to correct that horrible, awful, just terribly bad mistake that you made.

We salute the heroic military working dog injured in the Baghdadi raid
Middle East

We salute the heroic military working dog injured in the Baghdadi raid

Such a good dog!

The Pentagon named its mission to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for one of his American victims
Iraq

The Pentagon named its mission to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for one of his American victims

The U.S. military operation that successfully targeted elusive ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at a compound in Syria on Saturday night was named for Kayla Mueller, an American humanitarian aid worker who died in 2015 while held hostage by the terror group, National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien revealed on Sunday.

The White House says John Kelly was ‘totally unequipped to handle the genius’ of Trump in a totally real statement
Marine Corps

The White House says John Kelly was ‘totally unequipped to handle the genius’ of Trump in a totally real statement

Is it just me or does this statement from the White House rebuking retired Marine Gen. John Kelly sound like a piece of North Korean propaganda?

Here’s Trump watching the al-Baghdadi raid from the White House Situation Room
Iraq

Here’s Trump watching the al-Baghdadi raid from the White House Situation Room

The White House on Sunday released a photo showing President Donald Trump and senior administration officials observing the U.S. special operations forces raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in northwestern Syria