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More than 2,000 awesome human beings showed up to a funeral for a veteran with no immediate family
Veterans

More than 2,000 awesome human beings showed up to a funeral for a veteran with no immediate family

Thousands of people attending the memorial service for Edward K. Pearson, an Army veteran who died in August with no immediate family.

One special ops deployment resulted in 21 Purple Hearts, 7 Bronze Stars, and 5 Silver Stars for combat heroism
Military Awards

One special ops deployment resulted in 21 Purple Hearts, 7 Bronze Stars, and 5 Silver Stars for combat heroism

The Army may have hit this year’s recruiting goal, but the service still has a long way to go
Army

The Army may have hit this year’s recruiting goal, but the service still has a long way to go

Despite touting new initiatives, digital platforms, and marketing techniques (and lowering its goal by 12,000 in 2019 amid a more modest growth plan in the next five years), the Army is not in the clear yet

The Army has a new plan to win future wars. Here are 3 things it needs to do so it doesn’t fail
Army

The Army has a new plan to win future wars. Here are 3 things it needs to do so it doesn’t fail

For senior Army leaders and national security analysts, one guiding question persists — Can the Army repeat the comprehensive AirLand Battle renaissance from the 1980s? The optimists and speechwriters want the answer to clearly be yes, however the reality of recent attempts at replicating AirLand Battle's success have not always matched the rhetoric.

This Purple Heart recipient sacrificed himself to save his 3-year-old granddaughter from a home explosion
News

This Purple Heart recipient sacrificed himself to save his 3-year-old granddaughter from a home explosion

A 69-year-old Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient died last Monday after saving his 3-year-old granddaughter when his home exploded two weeks ago

A Marine vet’s best advice for post-military life: Don’t drop your pack
Marine Corps

A Marine vet’s best advice for post-military life: Don’t drop your pack

"You just can't give up after the military. A lot of veterans go that way, then they lose that sense of belonging"

Intel Inspector General calls bullsh*t on a bunch of whistleblower conspiracy theories
United States

Intel Inspector General calls bullsh*t on a bunch of whistleblower conspiracy theories

The Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community called bullshit on a whole bunch of conspiracy theories regarding the CIA whistleblower at the center of a Trump impeachment inquiry.

Air Force identifies airman found dead along with his wife near Offutt Air Force Base
Air Force

Air Force identifies airman found dead along with his wife near Offutt Air Force Base

No information was available on how Tech. Sgt. Zachary P. Firlik and his wife died.

The downside to life as a military brat
Family

The downside to life as a military brat

Buying lunch for movers: yea or nay?
Military Moves

Buying lunch for movers: yea or nay?

People are going nuts over the ‘Tetris Challenge’ — which is basically every anal-retentive SNCO’s dream
Entertainment

People are going nuts over the ‘Tetris Challenge’ — which is basically every anal-retentive SNCO’s dream

I have news for everyone: The Tetris Challenge is a fucking gear inspection.

Exclusive: Ex-Marine pleads guilty to smuggling more than 150 pounds of meth and cocaine from Mexico
Marine Corps

Exclusive: Ex-Marine pleads guilty to smuggling more than 150 pounds of meth and cocaine from Mexico

A former Marine corporal has pleaded guilty to allegedly smuggling more than 150 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico into the United States and will be sentenced in November.

Military leaders ahead of the herd
History

Military leaders ahead of the herd

Trump says Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford helped him to decide to run for president
Marine Corps

Trump says Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford helped him to decide to run for president

"He helped me form an opinion. He gave me a lot of information – and he has ever since."

This cockpit video of a C-17 zipping by skyscrapers in Australia will make you sh*t your flight suit
Aircraft

This cockpit video of a C-17 zipping by skyscrapers in Australia will make you sh*t your flight suit

The words "terrain, terrain, terrain," and "obstacle ahead" blare over the intercom as the pilots expertly navigate a C-17 past buildings in Brisbane, Australia.

USCIS is reducing when and where naturalization services are available to US troops around the world
United States

USCIS is reducing when and where naturalization services are available to US troops around the world

U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services will now provide naturalization services to U.S. military members at just four "hubs" one week each quarter as part of its ongoing push to close down offices around the world and "streamline and make immigration processing more efficient," the agency announced Monday

Investigation launched after service member and his spouse found dead near Offutt Air Force Base
Air Force

Investigation launched after service member and his spouse found dead near Offutt Air Force Base

An active duty service member assigned to Offutt Air Force Base, and his spouse died after an incident at base housing Saturday night.

‘Joker’ director is really annoyed that people are concerned about violence in his movie, but they don’t seem to mind it in ‘John Wick’
Culture

‘Joker’ director is really annoyed that people are concerned about violence in his movie, but they don’t seem to mind it in ‘John Wick’

His argument basically amounts to: Well, what about all these ​other​ violent movies?

China has launched its first amphibious assault ship
Navy

China has launched its first amphibious assault ship

"It highlights China's growing maritime power projection and the expansion of its amphibious warfare ambitions and forces."

The Pentagon is doing its damnedest to avoid being dragged into the Ukraine mess
Europe

The Pentagon is doing its damnedest to avoid being dragged into the Ukraine mess

Vice President Mike Pence said a $250 million security assistance package to Ukraine was withheld due to fears of corruption, even though a top DoD official had certified that Ukraine had taken "substantial actions" to tackle corruption.