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Shoots like a carbine, holsters like a pistol

"He's been gone for seven years now and it's past time for him to be home. Congress can help accomplish that mission."

If we cannot laugh at wiping out our nation's youth, what can we laugh at?

When Saudi Arabia calls for help, it's time to break out those yellow ribbons again.

Thirteen Marines have been formally charged for their alleged roles in a human smuggling ring, according to a press release from 1st Marine Division released on Friday.

The recruiting commercials for the Army Reserve proclaim "one weekend each month," but the real-life Army Reserve might as well say "hold my beer."

"Readiness requirements are almost impossible to meet," one soldier said.

"[Deter] Russia in the near-term with a 'good enough' force in Europe, while investing in the long-term requirements against the larger threat in Asia."

"Spouses feel they are unable to advocate effectively for their families."

In what's being billed as the largest expansion of new shoppers in the military commissary system in 65 years, veterans will be allowed back into many of the same retail outlets they had access to while in uniform starting on Jan. 1, 2020, thanks to a measure put in to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.

The Army is looking for some fresh body parts — $32.5 million worth, to be precise

Four U.S. special operators along with a British service member and a Malian security guard allegedly broke into Melgar's room to make a video of Melgar being restrained and sexually assaulted.

Well, of course it is.

The Marine Corps is loading up one of its experimental unmanned ground vehicle with a buttload of firepower

"Jason was a noble American serving his nation while deployed as a 609th Air Operations Center civilian intelligence analyst at Al Udeid Air Base."

He was facing up to 70 years behind bars if all the charges stuck, but now he's getting five years probation. How'd that happen?

Colt, one of the nation's largest and best-known gunmakers, will stop producing AR-15s for the civilian market, the company said this week

"I have real concerns about using fifth-generation aircraft to strike a bunch of terrorists hiding in the bushes."

If diamond are a girl's best friend, then pearls may soon be a soldier's — sort of

The U.S. has to make hard choices about whether spending that money is worth it. Unfortunately, our approach has been that of the Yankees great Yogi Berra. "When faced with a fork in the road, take both."