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The Marine Corps’s new JLTV is officially ready for a fight
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps’s new JLTV is officially ready for a fight

The service's JLTV has hit initial operational capacity, Marine Corps Systems Command announced on Monday, declaring the vehicle ready to deploy and "support missions of the naval expeditionary force-in-readiness" around the world

Pentagon identifies Marine Raider killed in Iraq
Marine Corps

Pentagon identifies Marine Raider killed in Iraq

On Aug. 10, 2019 Marine Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Koppenhafer, 35, was killed after "being engaged by enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations," according to an Aug. 11 statement from the Pentagon.

Stressed out about passing your PT test? The Air Force has got you covered.
Air Force

Stressed out about passing your PT test? The Air Force has got you covered.

"This specific effort is meant to help get us to a culture of fitness and alleviate some of this anxiety that we have as a result of our culture of fitness testing."

How Hollywood hubris turned ‘The Code’ into the worst military TV series in recent memory
Entertainment

How Hollywood hubris turned ‘The Code’ into the worst military TV series in recent memory

When CBS announced that it picked up The Code in 2018, the network clearly thought it had the next JAG on its hands. Instead, it got an unmitigated disaster

Fact or fiction: Congressman claims evidence links Lyme disease to US military bioweapons research
United States

Fact or fiction: Congressman claims evidence links Lyme disease to US military bioweapons research

"There's just too much evidence for a reasonable man or woman to just turn the page and say: 'Put on your tinfoil fat. This is just a conspiracy theory,'" said Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.)

Warrant officer charged with stealing over $2 million of military gear from Fort Bragg
Army

Warrant officer charged with stealing over $2 million of military gear from Fort Bragg

He was apparently selling gear to a military surplus store.

The Army biowarfare lab that tests pathogens like Ebola and the plague failed a safety inspection
Army

The Army biowarfare lab that tests pathogens like Ebola and the plague failed a safety inspection

Research at an Army lab that tests infectious diseases like the Ebola virus has been temporarily shut down after a government agency found safety concerns within the lab, so that's exciting to think about

Here’s a look inside the narco sub from that viral Coast Guard video — and the mission to capture it
Coast Guard

Here’s a look inside the narco sub from that viral Coast Guard video — and the mission to capture it

But the story of how Coasties took down the so-called "narco sub" began about 12 hours before the video took place, according to Capt. James Estramonte, the commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro, the high endurance vessel credited with its seizure

Marine Corps’ first female F-35 pilot makes history
Marine Corps

Marine Corps’ first female F-35 pilot makes history

"I am incredibly excited to get to VMFA-121 and look forward to the opportunity to serve in the Fleet Marine Forces."

Army vet who attacked child for wearing hat during national anthem claims he was just following Trump’s orders
Army

Army vet who attacked child for wearing hat during national anthem claims he was just following Trump’s orders

39-year-old Army veteran Curt Brockway was charged on Monday with felony assault after reportedly picking up a 13-year-old boy and slamming him into the ground during a rodeo at the Mineral County Fairgrounds in Missouri on Saturday

The son of a fighter pilot killed in the Vietnam War flew his father’s remains home after more than 50 years
Vietnam War

The son of a fighter pilot killed in the Vietnam War flew his father’s remains home after more than 50 years

Col. Roy Knight's remains were returned to the same airport where his 5-year-old son waved goodbye to him decades ago. On Thursday, his son flew his father home

The Air Force is pulling a quarter of its C-130s out of service for wing crack inspections
Air Force

The Air Force is pulling a quarter of its C-130s out of service for wing crack inspections

This is the latest body blow to the Air Force, which has been struggling to keep older aircraft flying despite recent increases in defense spending since President Donald Trump took office

Toxic leadership at the top
News

Toxic leadership at the top

Unfortunately, our commander-in-chief, President Donald Trump, exhibits the qualities of a toxic leader

Former soldier found guilty of sexually abusing a minor at Fort Polk
News

Former soldier found guilty of sexually abusing a minor at Fort Polk

7 airplane travel hacks with kids
Family

7 airplane travel hacks with kids

6 Road trip travel hacks for kids
Family

6 Road trip travel hacks for kids

Navy reassigns prosecutor caught trying to spy on Gallagher defense team before trial
Navy

Navy reassigns prosecutor caught trying to spy on Gallagher defense team before trial

"The role of Senior Trial Counsel at RLSO SW will now be filled by Cmdr. Phil Hamon," a spokesman said.

Trump pulled critical US personnel out of Syria and Iraq. Now ISIS is making a bloody comeback
Iraq

Trump pulled critical US personnel out of Syria and Iraq. Now ISIS is making a bloody comeback

Nearly six months after President Donald Trump declared ISIS defeated, the terror organization is making a comeback in both Iraq and Syria, according to a new report from the Pentagon inspector general's office — and that's largely thanks to the president's decision to prematurely pull the rug out from under local security forces at a critical time

Chuck Norris has a new TV special, so we’re going to use this as an excuse to make a bunch of Chuck Norris jokes
Entertainment

Chuck Norris has a new TV special, so we’re going to use this as an excuse to make a bunch of Chuck Norris jokes

In July, History launched the 40-minute-long feature hosted by the star of "Walker, Texas Ranger," and the only man alive who can kill two stones with one bird.

No, SEALs don’t need ‘slack’ from their elite standards
Navy

No, SEALs don’t need ‘slack’ from their elite standards

While the SEALs seem to have conduct issues disproportionate to the size of their organization, this idea that service — especially combat service — somehow earns one a free pass, seems to have some currency today.