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Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter is coming out with a book he says ‘will truly help people’
Veterans

Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter is coming out with a book he says ‘will truly help people’

Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter announced a new book on Thursday that he believes "will truly help people" when it comes out in October.

‘A miracle’ — All 143 survive after jet skids off runway into a river at NAS Jacksonville
Navy

‘A miracle’ — All 143 survive after jet skids off runway into a river at NAS Jacksonville

Some might say Friday night's aircraft crash scene at Naval Air Station Jacksonville is "The Miracle on the St. Johns."

This Army surgeon can break every bone in your body while naming them. Now he’s headed into space
Army

This Army surgeon can break every bone in your body while naming them. Now he’s headed into space

"The greatest honor of my life was to serve alongside them in a combat zone when our country asked us to. And nine months in space isn't going to change that."

2 soldiers were dropped a rank for ‘bullying’ after they catfished another soldier and shared their nude photos with their unit
Army

2 soldiers were dropped a rank for ‘bullying’ after they catfished another soldier and shared their nude photos with their unit

The unit's newsletter said they were punished for "bullying."

The Army is practicing firing artillery from boats for the first time since the Vietnam War
Army

The Army is practicing firing artillery from boats for the first time since the Vietnam War

A Virginia Army National Guard unit travelled to the Marine Corps' Camp Lejeune in North Carolina in late April for a relatively unusual training exercise: firing a howitzer from a landing craft in the Army's first waterborne artillery mission since the Vietnam War and this particular unit's first waterborne artillery mission since the D-Day landings nearly 75 years ago

Soldier survives 70-foot fall into one of the world’s ‘most active’ volcanoes
Army

Soldier survives 70-foot fall into one of the world’s ‘most active’ volcanoes

The local fire chief said he's doing "remarkably well" for what happened.

Military sexual assaults have reached a four-year high as the Pentagon downplays its failures
News

Military sexual assaults have reached a four-year high as the Pentagon downplays its failures

The Pentagon's estimate of the number of U.S. service members who were sexually assaulted rose 37.5 percent from 14,900 in fiscal 2016 to 20,500 in fiscal 2018

An Army ROTC cadet sacrificed his life to save his fellow classmates during the UNC Charlotte shooting
Army

An Army ROTC cadet sacrificed his life to save his fellow classmates during the UNC Charlotte shooting

When a gunman opened fire on the campus of University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesday, Army ROTC cadet Riley Howell sprang into action

15 years after her Blackhawk was shot down, Tammy Duckworth finds an Iraq ‘on the precipice’
Army

15 years after her Blackhawk was shot down, Tammy Duckworth finds an Iraq ‘on the precipice’

Duckworth — a former Army Lt. Col. and Blackhawk pilot, and current Democratic senator from Illinois — was shot down in Iraq in 2004. When she woke up, she'd lost both of her legs.

Watch a Green Beret testify on how the military botched his cancer diagnosis
Army

Watch a Green Beret testify on how the military botched his cancer diagnosis

An Army Green Beret discusses how military care providers failed to diagnosis his lung cancer, and the Supreme Court precedent that bars him from suing.

The Army’s up-armored Strykers are now getting extra firepower to match
Army

The Army’s up-armored Strykers are now getting extra firepower to match

After testing out a batch of brand new upgunned Stryker infantry fighting vehicles with outfitted 30mm autocannons in Europe, the Army is looking to extend the extra-lethal unmanned weapon system to its existing fleet of up-armored battlewagons

The Pentagon is ending a training program for Afghan pilots after nearly half go AWOL in the US
Afghanistan

The Pentagon is ending a training program for Afghan pilots after nearly half go AWOL in the US

The U.S. military may no longer track how much territory the Afghan government controls, but here's at least one definite metric of success

White House wants another $377 million to pay for active-duty and National Guard troops on the border
News

White House wants another $377 million to pay for active-duty and National Guard troops on the border

About 2,900 active-duty and 2,000 National Guardsmen are currently deployed to the border as part of a mission that is now called Operation Guardian Support.

Former Green Berets get 9 years in jail for trying to bring 40 kilos of Colombian bam bam into the US
Army

Former Green Berets get 9 years in jail for trying to bring 40 kilos of Colombian bam bam into the US

They tried bringing in almost $1 million worth of cocaine through gutted punching bags.

A new bill in Congress could finally allow troops to sue the military in cases of medical malpractice
United States

A new bill in Congress could finally allow troops to sue the military in cases of medical malpractice

The legislation would allow service members and their families to sue the government when a member of the military is a victim of military medical malpractice.

The next Marine Commandant says another gender-integrated boot camp class could happen in 2020
News

The next Marine Commandant says another gender-integrated boot camp class could happen in 2020

"Although the previous decision was made by leadership in support of training efficiency, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island will continue to assess the results of India Company's training and future opportunities that may permit this company training model."

The high-tech stealth F-35A made its combat debut against… a cave
Stealth

The high-tech stealth F-35A made its combat debut against… a cave

Better late than never.

‘My trust is completely broken’  — Victims of military medical malpractice testify before Congress on the Feres Doctrine
United States

‘My trust is completely broken’ — Victims of military medical malpractice testify before Congress on the Feres Doctrine

Members of Congress on Tuesday heard directly from victims of military medical malpractice who are barred from suing the government due to a decades-old Supreme Court precedent known as the Feres Doctrine.

Roughly 320 US troops are deploying to the border as caterers, drivers, and lawyers
News

Roughly 320 US troops are deploying to the border as caterers, drivers, and lawyers

"In any situation that requires DoD personnel to be in proximity to migrants, DHS [Department of Homeland Security] law enforcement personnel will be present to conduct all custodial and law enforcement functions, and provide force protection of military personnel."

Corps investigating Marine for sending boot swastika photo to ‘Terminal Lance’ creator
Entertainment

Corps investigating Marine for sending boot swastika photo to ‘Terminal Lance’ creator

"There is no place for racial hatred or extremism in the Marine Corps. The Terminal Lance tweet featuring derogatory behavior by Marines is currently being investigated."