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Marine Corps

Reunion of Iwo Jima veterans canceled over coronavirus fears

The 75th annual Reunion of Honor set to take place on the island of Iwo Jima has been cancelled out of an "abundance of caution" due to fears of the coronavirus.

Army

An Army base in South Korea is advertising a ‘COVID-19 Special’ at restaurants

U.S. Forces Korea has restricted military personnel from "attending non-essential off-installation activities and social events," which includes dining out, which may explain the decision to offer a hefty discount for restaurants on post.

Afghanistan

Taliban may have free reign to attack Afghan troops and police under peace deal with US

It is unclear if the Taliban have pledged to stop killing Afghan security forces as part of a deal with the US.

Entertainment

Tom Hanks is here to ‘bring hell from on high’ in new WWII naval flick ‘Greyhound’

Tom Hanks is shipping off to World War II, again.

Mandatory Fun

We salute the USS America for rocking a Captain America flag at sea

Everybody, even the Navy, loves Captain America.

United States

A veteran is now being treated for coronavirus at the Palo Alto VA

The coronavirus has officially spread to the veteran community, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie told House lawmakers in a hearing on Wednesday.

Marine Corps

PETA demands ‘giddy Marines’ stop ‘guzzling cobra blood’ at Cobra Gold training exercise

PETA says it's "more reminiscent of a frat party gone wrong than a military drill."

Air Force

‘There are profound problems with the system’ — the Air Force’s desperately-needed tanker replacement is still years away

The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is designed to replace the aging KC-135 Stratotanker, but a problem with the new plane’s design will prevent it from doing so until 2023 or 2024.

Afghanistan

Milley downplays renewed Taliban attacks in Afghanistan by focusing on ‘things that aren’t happening’

Always look on the bright side of life.

Military Life

‘What the hell happened?’ — Lawmakers grill privatized military housing reps on their years of inaction

"We are not going to walk away from this," one tenant said. "And if they think they can stall and this will all lose energy and momentum — that’s not going to happen.”

Vehicles

SOCOM is eyeing a new armored tactical vehicle

U.S. Special Operations Command is on the hunt for a brand new battlewagon.

Afghanistan

What peace deal? US launches airstrike on Taliban fighters attacking Afghan security forces

So much for the reduction in violence.

Army

The Army is now screening recruits for coronavirus before they start basic training

With coronavirus beginning to spread across the United States, the Army wants to make sure the only thing you catch during basic training is a hefty dose of grief from your drill sergeant

Entertainment

‘Irresistible,’ a new comedy about politicizing military service, might be exactly what we need right now

The upcoming political comedy Irresistible, written and directed by Jon Stewart and starring Steve Carell, takes aim at the tried, tested (and frankly, tired) political strategy of grabbing the nearest veteran and pushing them to run for office

Air Force

Air Force crew receives medals for ‘legendary airmanship’ in 9-hour firefight against ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan

“In 10 years as a JTAC, I’d never seen any kind of fire support as responsive."

Afghanistan

The Taliban claims that Trump spoke with one of their leaders by phone

President Donald Trump spoke with Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar following the recent signing of an Afghanistan withdrawal agreement, the Taliban announced in a news release on Tuesday

Army

This agile copter could be the Army’s next scout helo

Boeing on Tuesday finally revealed its bid for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition that's intended to replace both the Army's retired OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout copters and half of the service's AH-64 Apache fleet in the coming year

Army

The Army is working overtime to develop a coronavirus vaccine

Army researchers are working hard to help find a vaccine for the new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, that's sickened tens of thousands of people around the world

United States

Service chiefs say coronavirus has no ‘significant’ impact on military readiness

"We’re trying to mitigate it the best way we know"

Air Force

Air Force general nominated to become the service’s first African-American chief of staff

Widely known as 'CQ,' Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. is an F-16 pilot who has racked up more than 2,900 flying hours – including 130 combat hours.