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Marine Corps

Ex-Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly: ‘I believe’ John Bolton and think he should testify

"I believe John Bolton."

Air Force

The Air Force is using Uber-like technology to more efficiently vaporize bad guys

"You can see the driver, the license plate, you can watch that person coming towards you. You start thinking about that application militarily … it's exciting."

Marine Corps

The US government is letting Marine veteran Austin Tice languish in a Syrian prison, according to his mother

'Apparently, somewhere in the chain, there is a senior U.S. government official who is hesitating or stalling,' Debra Tice reportedly said at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Air Force

An F-15 is rocking a WWII paint job to honor a B-17 pilot who gave his life to save a wounded crewman

An F-15C Eagle is sporting a badass World War II-era paint job in honor of a fallen bomber pilot who gave everything to ensure his men survived a deadly crash

Afghanistan

The US dropped more munitions on Afghanistan last year than any other time in the last decade

The U.S. military dropped more munitions on targets across Afghanistan in 2019 than during any other year stretching back to at least 2009, according to Air Force data

Entertainment

Army two-star: Don’t waste your ‘energy’ mourning Kobe Bryant

Beloved basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday

Air Force

Air Force E-11A communications aircraft crashes in Afghanistan

A total of four E-11As are assigned to the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron at Kandahar Airfield

Iraq

One injury confirmed after rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad

CNN reporter Barbara Starr confirmed on Sunday that the embassy had been struck by three rockets. Iraq's former foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari tweeted that one of the rockets hit the embassy's dining facility.

Afghanistan War

An Afghanistan peace deal is shimmering above the horizon — just like a desert mirage

Your friend and humble narrator is extremely skeptical that peace may be at hand.

Army

The Army thought it lost a Vietnam-era helicopter. It was never actually lost

The light helicopter that went missing from Fort Hood over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend actually wasn't missing after all

Navy

Florida senators are pushing for Purple Hearts for service members wounded in the NAS Pensacola shooting

Florida's two senators are pushing the Defense Department to award Purple Hearts to the U.S. service members wounded in the December shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola

Army

US soldier killed in Syria during vehicle rollover

"Antonio was one of the best in our formation. He will be missed by all who served with him."

Navy

Aircrew in stable condition after US Navy helicopter goes down in Philippine Sea

Three crew members have been transported to Naval Hospital Okinawa for evaluation.

Army

‘He was our brother’ — Soldiers honor Army PFC who died during basic training

"The ones you love never truly die."

United States

VFW demands apology after Trump claims traumatic brain injuries are not ‘very serious’

Space Force

The US Space Force now has a logo

Report to Starfleet immediately

Navy

Navy reportedly investigating secret PornHub videos taken of sailors in a bathroom

Officials believe the videos were taken through a peephole in a bathroom, and the individuals were not aware they were being taped.

Army

Two Army Ranger medics saved lives by taking fresh blood from uninjured soldiers in the middle of a firefight

""Rangers train casualty care every day, leaders train to handle casualties, and our medics take pride in being the world experts in tactical combat casualty care."

Entertainment

Netflix’s upcoming workplace comedy ‘Space Force’ is already trolling the actual Space Force on Twitter

An upcoming comedy show is boldly mocking what everyone else is, well, already mocking: The Space Force.

Veterans

Russia is trying to tear apart America’s veteran community. Don’t let them

Be careful out there.