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‘An insane game changer’ — Soldiers are about to receive the Army’s most advanced night vision goggles yet
Army

‘An insane game changer’ — Soldiers are about to receive the Army’s most advanced night vision goggles yet

The Army will field the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B) to soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division on Sept. 25, said Col. Travis Thompson, Deputy Director of the Soldier Lethality Cross Functional Team (SL CFT), in an Army press release

The Pentagon needs to man up and hold a news briefing about Afghanistan
Afghanistan

The Pentagon needs to man up and hold a news briefing about Afghanistan

No one at the Pentagon or at the U.S. military's headquarters in Kabul dares to talk to the press about Afghanistan.

Green Beret charged with murdering suspected Taliban bomb-maker will finally get his day in court
Army

Green Beret charged with murdering suspected Taliban bomb-maker will finally get his day in court

Nearly a decade after he allegedly murdered an unarmed Afghan civilian during a 2010 deployment, the case of Army Maj. Matthew Golsteyn is finally going to trial

Marine sees two high school kids fighting and responds in the most Marine Corps way possible
Marine Corps

Marine sees two high school kids fighting and responds in the most Marine Corps way possible

"As a service, we take great pride in being members of the community and would never want a student to be injured by the actions of any Marine or to jeopardize our relationships with the high schools where our recruiters often serve."

Marines will be able to kiss their green-tinted night vision goodbye by 2020
Marine Corps

Marines will be able to kiss their green-tinted night vision goodbye by 2020

The Marine Corps is full speed ahead with the acquisition of a new helmet-mounted night vision system with one twist: grunts will no longer see green when they're in the field

Trump’s raid on military construction funds for his border wall will screw over critical Air Force projects, report says
News

Trump’s raid on military construction funds for his border wall will screw over critical Air Force projects, report says

The Trump administration's September move to reprogram $3.6 billion in Defense Department funding for military construction projects to erect a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border will impact 51 specific Air Force projects

Soldier who died at Fort Rucker buried with full military honors
Army

Soldier who died at Fort Rucker buried with full military honors

Our thoughts are with this officer's loved ones.

Joe Biden wants US troops based in Pakistan to fight terrorists in Afghanistan. No, seriously. He really said that.
Afghanistan

Joe Biden wants US troops based in Pakistan to fight terrorists in Afghanistan. No, seriously. He really said that.

Bold strategy, Cotton.

US F-15s nearly took out a pair of parachutists over southern England
Fighter Aircraft

US F-15s nearly took out a pair of parachutists over southern England

Two U.S. F-15 fighter jets came dangerously close to colliding with a pair of parachutists above southern England in April, according to a report from the United Kingdom's air safety board

Army Secretary nominee sides with Trump on cancelling meeting with the Taliban
News

Army Secretary nominee sides with Trump on cancelling meeting with the Taliban

"I think it was the right decision to step back from the table."

Edwards Air Force Base airman killed in training parachute accident
Air Force

Edwards Air Force Base airman killed in training parachute accident

"Adam touched many lives during his time here and our hearts and prayers go out to his family, friends and coworkers."

Dying of cancer, this Green Beret has one last mission: Getting Congress to fight for military medical malpractice reform
Army

Dying of cancer, this Green Beret has one last mission: Getting Congress to fight for military medical malpractice reform

For the last year a terminally ill Green Beret has been travelling to Washington, D.C., to try to rally congressional support to change the Feres Doctrine. Is Congress answering his call?

Senator wants Air Force to ban airmen from staying at Trump resorts while flying missions
News

Senator wants Air Force to ban airmen from staying at Trump resorts while flying missions

"The appearance – wholly apart from the reality – of the president profiting from Department of Defense expenditures at properties he owns is absolutely unacceptable"

Marine lieutenant colonel charged with assault for allegedly hitting his wife right before Christmas
Marine Corps

Marine lieutenant colonel charged with assault for allegedly hitting his wife right before Christmas

His wife detailed multiple instances of domestic abuse over the course of their marriage.

The Air Force’s entire A-10 Warthog fleet is getting a raft of lethal new upgrades
Air Force

The Air Force’s entire A-10 Warthog fleet is getting a raft of lethal new upgrades

Fresh off a fraught decade-long rewinging effort, the Air Force's beloved A-10 Thunderbolt II fleet is poised to keep on BRRRTing in the free world for at least another decade — and the beloved attack aircraft will pick up some tasty new upgrades along the way

Will the VA’s AMA process actually help veterans with disability claims?
Veterans

Will the VA’s AMA process actually help veterans with disability claims?

6 industries droning out the competition
Tech & Tactics

6 industries droning out the competition

Trump says the US military has super weapons that are even bigger and better than its nuclear arsenal
Munitions

Trump says the US military has super weapons that are even bigger and better than its nuclear arsenal

Peace On Earth. Purity Of Essence.

Military and Veteran Community Choice Awards winners announced
Veterans

Military and Veteran Community Choice Awards winners announced

Captain of USS Fitzgerald during 2017 collision ordered to appear before a Navy board of inquiry
Navy

Captain of USS Fitzgerald during 2017 collision ordered to appear before a Navy board of inquiry

Seven sailors were killed when the destroyer USS Fitzgerald was struck by a merchant vessel on June 17, 2017.