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5 ways to save when building your dream gun
Guns

5 ways to save when building your dream gun

No liberty in Hong Kong for US Navy sailors as China tries to strangle democracy in its cradle
News

No liberty in Hong Kong for US Navy sailors as China tries to strangle democracy in its cradle

The term 'no liberty' means more than just cancelled shore leave in this case.

The family of a Green Beret killed in the Niger attack will receive the Silver Star on Wednesday
Military Awards

The family of a Green Beret killed in the Niger attack will receive the Silver Star on Wednesday

He is one of two soldiers that were killed that day, and posthumously awarded the Silver Star.

Panel rules in favor of a Marine who broke the rules to send a warning before a deadly insider attack
Marine Corps

Panel rules in favor of a Marine who broke the rules to send a warning before a deadly insider attack

Marine Maj. Jason Brezler's 7-year legal ordeal might be nearing its end.

The Army’s next infantry assault buggy might be a classic ‘G.I. Joe’ battlewagon
Army

The Army’s next infantry assault buggy might be a classic ‘G.I. Joe’ battlewagon

The Army has been on the hunt for a lightweight battlewagon to ferry infantry squads around the battlefield since September 2018. Now, two defense contractors are teaming up on a G.I. Joe-inspired vehicle to get the job done

An FBI agent had a surprise guest at his retirement ceremony: a Marine he rescued as a baby 22 years ago
Marine Corps

An FBI agent had a surprise guest at his retirement ceremony: a Marine he rescued as a baby 22 years ago

"I wouldn't be a Marine. My family wouldn't be the same," Cpl. Stewart Rembert said before meeting the FBI agent who saved his life 22 years ago.

Marine who sent Nazi imagery to ‘Terminal Lance’ creator gets busted down to private
Entertainment

Marine who sent Nazi imagery to ‘Terminal Lance’ creator gets busted down to private

Marine Forces Reserve launched an investigation after then- Pfc. Anthony Schroader sent the picture to Marine veteran Maximilian Uriarte, who is Jewish.

The A-10 Warthog will keep on BRRRTing in the free world for at least another decade
Air Force

The A-10 Warthog will keep on BRRRTing in the free world for at least another decade

The beloved A-10 Warthog is primed and ready to make close air support great again

The Marine Corps has reinvented itself throughout its history. The new Commandant is doing it again.
Opinion

The Marine Corps has reinvented itself throughout its history. The new Commandant is doing it again.

Berger has rightly decided that the way the Marines' plans for amphibious assaults isn't going to work going forward, as a "Sands of Iwo Jima" redux will end with thousands of dead Marines and Sailors at the bottom of the ocean.

With the facts of his death murky, an investigation will see if a Marine was killed in Iraq by friendly fire
Marine Corps

With the facts of his death murky, an investigation will see if a Marine was killed in Iraq by friendly fire

U.S. officials stressed that the investigation will look into all possible causes of death, not just friendly fire.

Someone made a massive Marine Corps Air Station out of Legos and it’s absolutely glorious
Mandatory Fun

Someone made a massive Marine Corps Air Station out of Legos and it’s absolutely glorious

This Lego Marine Corps Air Station has everything: F-35s, Ospreys, attack helicopters, bored Marines on duty and even a blue portajohn that's probably overflowing with brown bricks.

3 things not to bring to the Pentagon: a loaded shotgun, a rusted machete, and Jim Beam Vanilla
United States

3 things not to bring to the Pentagon: a loaded shotgun, a rusted machete, and Jim Beam Vanilla

In this episode of 'COPS: Pentagon Edition,' here's a list of what NOT to bring in your car.

Top Indiana Guard general resigns after being accused of having an affair with a subordinate
Army

Top Indiana Guard general resigns after being accused of having an affair with a subordinate

His resignation was announced on Monday.

SOCOM announces ‘comprehensive review’ of culture and ethics in special ops
United States

SOCOM announces ‘comprehensive review’ of culture and ethics in special ops

The head of U.S. Special Operations Command has announced an immediate review of the culture, ethics, and recruiting of members of Special Operations Forces in light of recent incidents that have gotten the command on the proverbial skyline.

The Royal Navy is eyeing jetpacks for amphibious assaults, which is a terrible idea
Navy

The Royal Navy is eyeing jetpacks for amphibious assaults, which is a terrible idea

The future of flying soldiers just took one more turbine-assisted leap towards becoming a reality — maybe

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.)