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Two US troops killed in Afghanistan in apparent insider attack
Afghanistan

Two US troops killed in Afghanistan in apparent insider attack

Our nation owes these two service members a debt that can never be repaid.

The SEALs can learn a lot from the Marines about honesty
Marine Corps

The SEALs can learn a lot from the Marines about honesty

Unlike the SEALs, the Marines understand that hiding bad news does not make it go away.

British SAS soldier who died in Syria was killed by friendly ‘accidental detonation,’ not IED like Pentagon initially claimed
Army

British SAS soldier who died in Syria was killed by friendly ‘accidental detonation,’ not IED like Pentagon initially claimed

A member of the British Army's elite Special Air Service who died alongside a U.S. special operator during a counter-ISIS operation in Syria last year was killed by "the accidental detonation of explosives carried by coalition forces" rather than an enemy IED as the Pentagon initially claimed

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office
Mexico

Trump gets the green light to use $2.5 billion from the military’s budget for the border wall

We've come a long way from "Mexico will pay for the wall!"

The Navy reportedly booted SEAL Team 7 out of Iraq after a senior enlisted platoon member allegedly raped a female service member
Navy

The Navy reportedly booted SEAL Team 7 out of Iraq after a senior enlisted platoon member allegedly raped a female service member

"Deterioration of good order and discipline" is an understatement

Here’s how the arrest of those 16 Marines at Camp Pendleton actually went down
Marine Corps

Here’s how the arrest of those 16 Marines at Camp Pendleton actually went down

None of the Marines who were arrested have yet been charged.

An official survey shows Army families are even less happy with their privatized housing
Army

An official survey shows Army families are even less happy with their privatized housing

I, for one, am shocked.

Nomination of Joint Chiefs vice chairman back on track despite sexual assault allegations
Air Force

Nomination of Joint Chiefs vice chairman back on track despite sexual assault allegations

Sen. Tammy Duckowrth has said she finds Hyten's accuser 'very believable.'

Senate confirms Army Gen. Mark Milley as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army

Senate confirms Army Gen. Mark Milley as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

"My dad at the beaches of Iwo Jima went 19 consecutive days without eating in some of the most brutal combat in military history," Milley said in 2018. "Combat is not for the faint of heart. It's not for the weak-kneed."

16 Marines arrested after being tied to smuggling of undocumented immigrants from Mexico
Marine Corps

16 Marines arrested after being tied to smuggling of undocumented immigrants from Mexico

Motz declined to comment on what specific unit was involved (Law and Salazar-Quintero were both assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment).

Army Reserve soldier killed in severe weather incident in Virginia
Army

Army Reserve soldier killed in severe weather incident in Virginia

Our thoughts are with this soldier's loved ones.

It’s 2019 and the Pentagon only now just got around to removing racist terms from its official government forms
United States

It’s 2019 and the Pentagon only now just got around to removing racist terms from its official government forms

More than 20 years after the federal government issued guidance on how race and ethnicity should be documented on government forms, the military still hasn't gotten the memo.

SEALs fly drone near dead ISIS fighter
Navy

Booze. Coke. Hazing. Forced redeployment. What’s wrong with the Navy SEALs?

The SEALS have faced a remarkable fall from grace, yet Special Operations Command claims the problems they face are not systemic.

Possible Space A Program Changes for “Gray Area” Military Retirees
Benefits & Pay

Possible Space A Program Changes for “Gray Area” Military Retirees

US forces in South Korea only made it a month without a curfew before a soldier got drunk and stole a taxi
Army

US forces in South Korea only made it a month without a curfew before a soldier got drunk and stole a taxi

Get it together, people

CBS has cancelled infuriatingly inaccurate military drama ‘The Code’
Entertainment

CBS has cancelled infuriatingly inaccurate military drama ‘The Code’

It looks like America broke The Code, and not in a good way

Veterans: It’s on you to bridge the civil-military divide
Opinion

Veterans: It’s on you to bridge the civil-military divide

In the real world the number of jobs where run time and pull-ups are part of your performance evaluation is vanishingly small.

Meet the M1299, the new Army howitzer with twice the range of the Paladin
Army

Meet the M1299, the new Army howitzer with twice the range of the Paladin

The future of Army long-range precision officially has a name

Defense Secretary says US military ‘will be available’ to escort commercial ships passing Iran
News

Defense Secretary says US military ‘will be available’ to escort commercial ships passing Iran

"We would want to prevent the Iranians seizing or stopping a ship, certainly for any arbitrary reason whatsoever."

The Marine Corps is getting ‘a web of all-seeing eyes’ to keep watch on bases around the world
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is getting ‘a web of all-seeing eyes’ to keep watch on bases around the world

The Marine Corps has tapped a new Silicon Valley defense firm to develop a "digital fortress" of unified surveillance systems in order to enhance the situational awareness of security forces at installations around the world