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West Point announces that a cadet and his weapon have gone missing
Army

West Point announces that a cadet and his weapon have gone missing

Anyone with information about this missing cadet is asked to call the West Point Military Police at 845-938-3333.

When booty calls: A Vermont Air Guard commander allegedly used an F-16 for a romantic getaway
Air Force

When booty calls: A Vermont Air Guard commander allegedly used an F-16 for a romantic getaway

The commander of the Vermont Air National Guard was quietly forced out of his job after bogarting an F-16 Fighting Falcon in what amounted to an interstate booty call with an Army officer in Washington, D.C.

This rifle could be a dark horse candidate for the Army’s next-generation squad weapon — and you can snag one next year
Army

This rifle could be a dark horse candidate for the Army’s next-generation squad weapon — and you can snag one next year

And they plan on making their NGSW submissions available for consumer purchase as early as next year.

3 soldiers killed in Bradley Fighting Vehicle rollover at Fort Stewart
Army

3 soldiers killed in Bradley Fighting Vehicle rollover at Fort Stewart

Three soldiers were killed and another three injured while riding in their Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a training accident at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Sunday morning, Army officials announced

There’s a problem with this Trump tweet on the Kurds in Syria, and it ain’t ‘Mark Esperanto’
Middle East

There’s a problem with this Trump tweet on the Kurds in Syria, and it ain’t ‘Mark Esperanto’

Mark Esper is the third person after James Mattis and Patrick Shanahan to helm the Pentagon since Donald Trump became president, and he's apparently not making much of an impression on the commander-and-chief

The Army is teaming up with former Blink-182 singer Tom DeLonge’s UFO group to research all the weird things
Army

The Army is teaming up with former Blink-182 singer Tom DeLonge’s UFO group to research all the weird things

Former Blink-182 vocalist Tom Delonge .The U.S. Army. No, this isn't the most unusual team-up in pop culture history — it's a bona fide investigation into the mysteries of super-science

Army families got the chance to tell senior leaders what really grinds their gears at AUSA
News

Army families got the chance to tell senior leaders what really grinds their gears at AUSA

"In the big picture, it's not happening."

The most requested video game among US service members and vets isn’t what you’d expect
Entertainment

The most requested video game among US service members and vets isn’t what you’d expect

Hint: It ain't 'Call of Duty'

A new documentary series about Clint Lorance pits the infantry officer convicted of murder against his former soldiers
Army

A new documentary series about Clint Lorance pits the infantry officer convicted of murder against his former soldiers

The fog of war, just kills, and war crimes are the focus of a new documentary series about Lt. Clint Lorance, the Army infantry officer who was convicted on murder charges for ordering his soldiers to fire on three unarmed Afghan men on a motorcycle, killing two and wounding the third.

Good Boyfriend Cory Booker read a WWII novel to Rosario Dawson over the phone and I’m here for it
Mandatory Fun

Good Boyfriend Cory Booker read a WWII novel to Rosario Dawson over the phone and I’m here for it

Boyfriends can do some really weird shit, but this...this is adorable

Colt is offering vintage ‘Black Army’ M1911 pistols to a handful of lucky buyers
Guns

Colt is offering vintage ‘Black Army’ M1911 pistols to a handful of lucky buyers

A new limited run of vintage Colt Model 1911 'Black Army' pistols were designed to invoke the World War I heritage of the M1911's original blackened finish that Colt used in lieu of the standard Carbonia Blue finish to boost wartime production

Former VA Secretary: ‘Now is the time’ to research medical marijuana
United States

Former VA Secretary: ‘Now is the time’ to research medical marijuana

The former Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs thinks that the VA needs to start researching medical marijuana. Not in a bit. Not soon. Right goddamn now.

US and Turkey agree on temporary cease fire to allow Kurdish fighters to withdraw from northeast Syria
Middle East

US and Turkey agree on temporary cease fire to allow Kurdish fighters to withdraw from northeast Syria

Vice President Mike Pence announced that Turkey will halt its invasion of Syria to allow Kurdish fighters with the YPG to withdraw from a safe zone being established on Turkey's border with Syria.

They started the US war against ISIS. Now they have an important message for Trump on abandoning the Kurds
Iraq

They started the US war against ISIS. Now they have an important message for Trump on abandoning the Kurds

You've heard from politicians. You've heard from pundits. Now it's time you hear from two U.S. military veterans who were among the first to take the fight to ISIS five years ago — and know exactly what an irrevocable mistake the administration of President Donald Trump has made in Syria

A Marine in this iconic Iwo Jima photo was misidentified for nearly 75 years — until now
Marine Corps

A Marine in this iconic Iwo Jima photo was misidentified for nearly 75 years — until now

Marine Cpl. Harold P. Keller was one of the six men raising the American flag in Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal's famous World War II photograph, 'Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima'

US bombs its own ammo dump in Syria as most troops beat a hasty retreat from the country
Middle East

US bombs its own ammo dump in Syria as most troops beat a hasty retreat from the country

"Blowing the ammo was part of the plan. Abandoning unguarded ammo would not be prudent."

Meet the retired Navy admiral running for president who is being ignored by most of the media
Navy

Meet the retired Navy admiral running for president who is being ignored by most of the media

"If you have a commander in chief, you better have someone who, when faced a decision to use our military, will know how it will end before deciding if it's wise to begin," said retired Rear Adm. Joe Sestak.

Army leaders aren’t worried about the ACFT, despite women failing at an astronomical rate
Army

Army leaders aren’t worried about the ACFT, despite women failing at an astronomical rate

Time to work it.

US troops left behind dick drawings at an abandoned Syrian camp they knew Russian soldiers would take over
Middle East

US troops left behind dick drawings at an abandoned Syrian camp they knew Russian soldiers would take over

Nothing says "hello" from one fighting force to another like a bunch of crude dick drawings

The Army is praying that Generation Z will take the service to a whole new level
Army

The Army is praying that Generation Z will take the service to a whole new level

The Army has a really optimistic view of Generation Z, and as a Millennial who has been blamed for ruining everything under the sun, may I just say — must be nice!