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Marine Commandant: Border deployments aren’t hurting readiness, even though I said they would
News

Marine Commandant: Border deployments aren’t hurting readiness, even though I said they would

Deploying troops to the U.S.-Mexico hasn't hurt Marine Corps readiness as much as previously reported, Commandant Gen. Robert Neller told lawmakers on Tuesday, directly contradicting the "unacceptable risk" to readiness the Corps' top officer had explicitly detailed in a pair of internal memos that leaked last month

Trump officially nominates Gen. Mark Milley to take over as Joint Chiefs chairman
Army

Trump officially nominates Gen. Mark Milley to take over as Joint Chiefs chairman

President Donald Trump has officially nominated Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to take over as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced on Tuesday

Meet the former Air Force test pilot who broke into the marijuana industry and wants you to join him
Air Force

Meet the former Air Force test pilot who broke into the marijuana industry and wants you to join him

"Don't say no immediately to something just because it seems weird..."

The last Doolittle Raider has died at 103
News

The last Doolittle Raider has died at 103

"We're going to miss Col. Cole and we offer our eternal thanks and our condolences to his family. The legacy of the Doolittle Raiders will live forever in the hearts and minds of airmen long after we've all departed."

Trump, who likes people who weren’t captured, honors former POWs anyway
United States

Trump, who likes people who weren’t captured, honors former POWs anyway

President Donald Trump wants to honor former prisoners of war, even if he prefers U.S. service members who, you know, weren't prisoners of war

Ex-SOUTHCOM commanders: Cutting aid to Central America will only make border problem ‘more costly’
Americas

Ex-SOUTHCOM commanders: Cutting aid to Central America will only make border problem ‘more costly’

Five former commanders of U.S. Southern Command have warned in an open letter that cutting aid to Central America will only make matters worse on America's southern border.

An Afghan contractor who was initially reported killed by an IED blast has been found alive
News

An Afghan contractor who was initially reported killed by an IED blast has been found alive

In the chaos following the blast, the contractor was treated for his injuries along with Afghan civilians who had been wounded by the explosion.

Japanese F-35 fighter crashes while flying over Pacific Ocean
Stealth

Japanese F-35 fighter crashes while flying over Pacific Ocean

An F-35A fighter with Japan's Air Self Defense Force has gone missing while flying over the Pacific Ocean roughly 84 miles from the Japanese mainland.

Wounded warrior Kirstie Ennis is on a mission to conquer Mount Everest
Fitness

Wounded warrior Kirstie Ennis is on a mission to conquer Mount Everest

Time and again Kirstie Ennis has gone to the extreme to "redefine what it means to be disabled," as the 28-year-old, above-the-knee amputee describes her purpose. Next weekend, Ennis will begin her next mountain climb — Mount Everest.

A Dutch F-16 fighter shot itself with its own cannon
Air Force

A Dutch F-16 fighter shot itself with its own cannon

During a training exercise involving two F-16's over the island of Vlieland on Jan. 21, one pilot opened fire with the Vulcan cannon and found "at least one fired cartridge caused damage" to the plane's exterior and engine.

Homeland Security shake-up comes smack dab in the middle of what Trump calls a ‘major national emergency’
News

Homeland Security shake-up comes smack dab in the middle of what Trump calls a ‘major national emergency’

Hate when that happens.

3 US service members, one contractor killed in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

3 US service members, one contractor killed in Afghanistan

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these troops and contractor.

Marines are finally getting the grenade launcher that civilians have rocked in ‘Battlefield’ for a decade
Marine Corps

Marines are finally getting the grenade launcher that civilians have rocked in ‘Battlefield’ for a decade

After years of testing, the Marine Corps is poised to field the M320A1 grenade launcher to infantry squads as a replacement for the underslung M203, the latest much-needed update to the service's Vietnam-era arsenal in pursuit of delicious lethality

Corps to Marines: Would a small black umbrella make you happy?
Marine Corps

Corps to Marines: Would a small black umbrella make you happy?

The Corps wants to know: would you like to use a f*cking umbrella when it's raining?

After 18 years of conflict, Congress needs to rein in the forever wars
Opinion

After 18 years of conflict, Congress needs to rein in the forever wars

Two opposing veterans groups are joining forces to urge Congress to reassert its role in authorizing the use of military force.

Army special ops keep freaking out civilians with training exercises
Mandatory Fun

Army special ops keep freaking out civilians with training exercises

Everybody just chill out for a second.

US officially designates Iranian military unit as a ‘foreign terrorist organization’
Iran

US officially designates Iranian military unit as a ‘foreign terrorist organization’

Andersen Air Force Base was sanitizing drinking water with a pesticide used in swimming pools
Air Force

Andersen Air Force Base was sanitizing drinking water with a pesticide used in swimming pools

Personnel at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam had been consuming drinking water that had been sanitized with chlorination tablets typically used in swimming pools, an Air Force spokesman said.

DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned
United States

DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned

Effective immediately.

US troops temporarily leave Libya as security deteriorates
Africa

US troops temporarily leave Libya as security deteriorates

It's unclear where they're relocating.