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Benefits

Lawmakers approve emergency fix to ensure GI Bill benefits continue even as campuses close and classes move online

Students going to college on the G.I. Bill will continue to receive their monthly housing stipend, even as college courses transition online in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Marine Corps

Thousands of Marines are about to endure a horrible barracks staycation in Australia

Roughly two and a half thousand Marines are flying halfway around the world just to spend two weeks in isolation amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

Marine Corps

TRUMP: Syria must release Marine veteran Austin Tice immediately

'If he is alive we would very much like to get him back quickly,' President Donald Trump said on Thursday.

Army

Army Special Forces candidate dies after being found unresponsive in his room

The cause of death is under investigation

Afghanistan

Some troops will be stuck in Afghanistan beyond their departure dates due to coronavirus screening

Operation Resolute Support is currently assessing how many U.S. troops will have to stay in Afghanistan longer than expected.

Iraq War

A brick too far: How General Mattis used Legos to plan out the invasion of Iraq

Gen. Jim Mattis needed a plan to keep the 5,000 vehicles of the 1st Marine Division chugging into southern Iraq. And every good plan needs a few good Legos.

Marine Corps

Marines reveal charges against lieutenant accused of white supremacist activity

Marine 2Lt. Felippe Maher is charged with a number of offenses for allegedly being part of a white supremacist group, lying about it, and wrongfully trying to obtain steroids

Air Force

This Air Force vet stockpiled 17,700 bottles of hand sanitizer. Now he’s under investigation

The Air Force veteran who became the object of national ire after hoarding more than 17,000 bottles of hand sanitizer amid growing panic over the coronavirus pandemic is now under investigation for price gouging

Afghanistan

Afghanistan drawdown? Not so fast, says Covid-19

There are currently 22 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Afghanistan.

Army

Trump directs Army to award 30th Infantry Division with Presidential Unit Citation for heroism during WWII

“This action rightfully recognizes our veterans who triumphed against incredible odds."

Marine Corps

First two Marines arrested in massive Camp Pendleton human smuggling ring get prison time

All told, 24 Marines faced administrative or judicial action.

Army

75 years ago, this Medal of Honor recipient braved a ‘death-sown’ minefield to reach 2 injured soldiers

After two soldiers were grievously wounded by German anti-personnel mines, Army Pvt. William D. McGee went forward alone to rescue them.

Mandatory Fun

We salute these mustachioed A-10s for making close air support classy AF

Sometimes, the traditional teeth-and-maw of the A-10 Warthog just doesn't cut it — you need a motherf*cking mustache to inspire fear

Army

Army reservist turned police officer killed in the line of duty in Missouri shooting

An Army reservist and police officer in Springfield, Missouri was shot and killed on Sunday night in a mass shooting incident that left four others dead, law enforcement officials said

Entertainment

9 military movies from the ’90s that are still worth watching

Here are 9 military movies from the ‘90s that capture the spirit of that decade.

Marine Corps

That time the 1st Marine Division brought pigeons to the 2003 invasion of Iraq

When it came to detecting nuclear, biological and chemical agents, Marine Corps planners decided they something more low-tech. Really low-tech.

United States

Some military units think the best way to fight coronavirus is crowded all-hands meetings on social distancing

Oh FFS

Iran

US troops in Iraq are leaving 3 smaller bases as ISIS threat wanes and tensions with Iran grow

Nothing to see here, U.S. military says.

Army

These are the two official contenders to replace the Army’s Black Hawk fleet

The Army has selected Bell Helicopter's V-280 Valor and Boeing and Sikorsky's SB>1 Defiant to move forward as part of the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft’s (FLRAA) Competitive Demonstration and Risk Reduction Program (CD&RR) program.

Entertainment

These Space Force action figures feature Trump and Obama teaming up to beat the Russians to Mars

No U.S military branch is complete without a line of gun-toting action figures, and with your help, the Space Force could finally get its plastic treatment … though with a few Sci-Fi twists.