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The Taliban captured 150 Afghan soldiers as they tried to flee the country
Afghanistan

The Taliban captured 150 Afghan soldiers as they tried to flee the country

The Taliban captured 150 Afghan soldiers after they tried to flee into neighboring Turkmenistan but were forced back.

Search scaled back for Marine lieutenant missing in California mountains for nearly 2 weeks
Marine Corps

Search scaled back for Marine lieutenant missing in California mountains for nearly 2 weeks

The search for the Marine lieutenant missing in the California mountains for nearly two weeks is being scaled back to a "limited continuous search status" since rescuers have been unable to locate him along his planned route.

Navy minesweeper damaged after fire breaks out while docked in Bahrain
Navy

Navy minesweeper damaged after fire breaks out while docked in Bahrain

The Navy is still determining the extent of the damage to the ship caused by the fire.

Airman at Minot AFB arrested over hundreds of child porn images, sexual messages with minors
Air Force

Airman at Minot AFB arrested over hundreds of child porn images, sexual messages with minors

He's awaiting trial, which is scheduled for June.

Former Starbucks CEO apologizes for claiming he spent ‘more time’ with the military than other 2020 presidential candidates
United States

Former Starbucks CEO apologizes for claiming he spent ‘more time’ with the military than other 2020 presidential candidates

The former CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, opened his mouth, and quickly inserted his foot when he claimed that he spent more time with the military than other 2020 presidential candidates

White House releases painfully obvious statement about Trump visiting the Pentagon
United States

White House releases painfully obvious statement about Trump visiting the Pentagon

The White House released the most painfully obvious statement about President Donald Trump visiting the Pentagon on Friday.

US special operations snipers are getting a new rifle that fires 3 different calibers
Guns

US special operations snipers are getting a new rifle that fires 3 different calibers

After years in the making, U.S. Special Operations Command has its sights set on its next big sniper rifle

Dunford: Google’s work in China is providing a ‘direct benefit’ to the Chinese military
China

Dunford: Google’s work in China is providing a ‘direct benefit’ to the Chinese military

"The work that Google is doing in China is indirectly benefitting the Chinese military. Frankly, 'indirect' may be not be a full characterization of the way it really is. It's more of a direct benefit to the Chinese military."

An outside-the-box approach to Mission Command
News

An outside-the-box approach to Mission Command

Mission Command philosophy blends the art of command with the science of control. At least in theory.

The most realistic toy about Army life ever made is this set with a soldier bored as hell in the barracks
Army

The most realistic toy about Army life ever made is this set with a soldier bored as hell in the barracks

If you're looking for a realistic toy that captures the mundanity of military life in the barracks, then you're in luck!

It looks like the JLTV won’t fully replace the Humvee after all
Vehicles

It looks like the JLTV won’t fully replace the Humvee after all

The Army may bill its brand new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle as a replacement to the much-maligned Humvee, but soldiers will remain stuck with the latter for the foreseeable future

‘There is no slush fund,’ Acting SecDef Shanahan says of $165 billion wartime budget (that mostly doesn’t fund combat operations)
News

‘There is no slush fund,’ Acting SecDef Shanahan says of $165 billion wartime budget (that mostly doesn’t fund combat operations)

The Pentagon wants a 139 percent increase in its wartime budget even though it is not fighting any new wars.

DoD will finally tell Congress which construction projects could be cancelled to pay for the border wall
News

DoD will finally tell Congress which construction projects could be cancelled to pay for the border wall

President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 15 that he was declaring a national emergency that allowed him to take $3.6 billion from military construction projects to pay for the border wall.

The Pentagon wants a buttload of guided rockets to slap Russia and China from hundreds of miles away
Missiles

The Pentagon wants a buttload of guided rockets to slap Russia and China from hundreds of miles away

The Pentagon's proposed budget for fiscal year 2020 contains a reversal of that old chestnut from Top Gun: When it's too far for guns, then switch to missiles

The soldier who allegedly took an APC joy ride through Virginia is now accused of violating his bond
Army

The soldier who allegedly took an APC joy ride through Virginia is now accused of violating his bond

Whatever happened to that guy who allegedly stole an APC and went on an epic joy ride through Virginia, with police chasing him as he apparently live-tweeted the incident?

Feast your eyes on these 9 very good and adorable military dogs for National K-9 Veterans Day
Mandatory Fun

Feast your eyes on these 9 very good and adorable military dogs for National K-9 Veterans Day

There are some very good pups out there who deserve lots of love today (and every day.)

A US official accurately predicted a ‘perfect storm’ of catastrophes before the 2003 Iraq invasion
Iraq War

A US official accurately predicted a ‘perfect storm’ of catastrophes before the 2003 Iraq invasion

"Following are some very quick and informal thoughts on how events before, during and after an effort to overthrow the regime in Baghdad could unravel if we're not careful, intersecting to create a 'perfect storm' for American interests."

VA Chief Robert Wilkie is reportedly lobbying to be the next Defense Secretary
News

VA Chief Robert Wilkie is reportedly lobbying to be the next Defense Secretary

Robert Wilkie has reportedly tossed his name into the hat to replace James Mattis as secretary of Defense, according to the Washington Post.

Here’s everything you need to know about the DoD’s transgender ban
United States

Here’s everything you need to know about the DoD’s transgender ban

You have questions about the transgender ban. We have answers.

US ‘friendly fire’ air strike wipes out Afghan military checkpoint
Afghanistan

US ‘friendly fire’ air strike wipes out Afghan military checkpoint

U.S. military aircraft effectively "wiped out" an Afghan military checkpoint in Tarin Kot on Wednesday after soldiers there mistakenly fired on a joint patrol of Afghan and American troops.