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Witness seeks immunity to testify against SEAL accused of battlefield murder
Navy

Witness seeks immunity to testify against SEAL accused of battlefield murder

"Making sure the truth of what he personally witnessed comes out at trial is the right thing to do, and he will not be intimidated from doing that, despite the leaks that have happened in this case."

The right way to be a military innovator
News

The right way to be a military innovator

Too often, people who would be innovators either give up too early or never put the work in to see their ideas through. Then they get disillusioned and blame the system for their own failures.

Robert O’Neill, the Navy SEAL who shot Bin Laden, just landed a movie deal
Entertainment

Robert O’Neill, the Navy SEAL who shot Bin Laden, just landed a movie deal

Robert O'Neill, the Navy SEAL Team 6 operator who fired the shots that killed Osama Bin Laden during the May 2011 Abbottabad, Pakistan raid, recently signed a movie deal with Universal Studios to base a film on his best-selling biography.

This Marine veteran Congressman may enter the 2020 presidential race as a national security hawk
Marine Corps

This Marine veteran Congressman may enter the 2020 presidential race as a national security hawk

"With regards to 2020; yes, I am looking at a potential campaign."

Navy Admiral on ship collisions: Those were tragedies, but what about the other 280 ships that didn’t collide?
Navy

Navy Admiral on ship collisions: Those were tragedies, but what about the other 280 ships that didn’t collide?

Navy Adm. Philip Davidson thinks recent ship collisions that left more than a dozen sailors dead were tragedies, but as he told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, we should also remember that 280 other ships didn't collide and that's gotta be worth something.

Hulu’s ‘Catch-22’ remake looks like the sarcastic war story we’ve all been waiting for
Entertainment

Hulu’s ‘Catch-22’ remake looks like the sarcastic war story we’ve all been waiting for

Hulu is remaking Joseph Heller's beloved satirical World War II novel as a miniseries, and it looks amazing.

This is all that was left of Kyle Carpenter’s M4 after the attack that led to his Medal of Honor
Veterans

This is all that was left of Kyle Carpenter’s M4 after the attack that led to his Medal of Honor

This is how the military's youngest living Medal of Honor recipient does a Throwback Thursday post.

5 MREs we reviewed so you don’t have to
Tactics

5 MREs we reviewed so you don’t have to

The 1982 Pork Patty was good. Emphasis on "was."

Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan showed up to Afghanistan looking like a Bond villain
Afghanistan

Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan showed up to Afghanistan looking like a Bond villain

Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan showed up to Afghanistan on Monday wearing an outfit befitting the most evil of Bond villains.

The Pentagon blew $65 million on fake scar cream nobody wanted
United States

The Pentagon blew $65 million on fake scar cream nobody wanted

A former Marine helped recruit service members for a scheme to bilk the Department of Defense out of more than $65 million by selling tubes of scar cream that did nothing to treat scars for insane prices, according to a remarkable investigation by the Nashville Tennessean

How to find a special connection with the Pentagon while staying in the friendship zone
Culture

How to find a special connection with the Pentagon while staying in the friendship zone

To cover the Pentagon, one must make it the center of one's universe.

Former Green Beret charged with murder says he killed suspected Taliban bomb-maker in an ambush
Army

Former Green Beret charged with murder says he killed suspected Taliban bomb-maker in an ambush

"The Taliban fighter/bomb-maker was a combatant at the time. He had been released, as required, sometime earlier, i.e., he was not a detainee, and was killed on the battlefield."

Soldier billed as ‘timeless example of heroism under fire’ to have award upgraded to Distinguished Service Cross
Army

Soldier billed as ‘timeless example of heroism under fire’ to have award upgraded to Distinguished Service Cross

His actions let his soldiers inflict "severe punishment on a numerically superior enemy force."

Arlington National Cemetery quietly changed its policy on ‘full military honors’ for Medal of Honor heroes
United States

Arlington National Cemetery quietly changed its policy on ‘full military honors’ for Medal of Honor heroes

Lawmakers are calling for Medal of Honor recipients and prisoners of war to receive "full military honors" at Arlington National Cemetery.  It turns out the cemetery has already made some of those changes.

Florida Army vet claims threats to kill Muslims, women and children were just ‘a cadence he learned in the military’
Army

Florida Army vet claims threats to kill Muslims, women and children were just ‘a cadence he learned in the military’

A Florida Army veteran totally understands how you might see his tweets as threatening

The Army wants to shoot missiles out of the sky just like Israel can
News

The Army wants to shoot missiles out of the sky just like Israel can

The Army is purchasing two Iron Dome batteries to test out if it would be a good fit. They're still assessing other options

Some schools are barring recruiters from talking to students, Army secretary says
Army

Some schools are barring recruiters from talking to students, Army secretary says

Army Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday that some schools "are not letting our recruiters in" to talk to students, and some school counselors "are not even presenting [the Army] as an opportunity, the chance to serve their country."

The Army’s next-generation rifle will be the iPhone of lethality, officials say
Army

The Army’s next-generation rifle will be the iPhone of lethality, officials say

The Army isn't on the hunt for any old rifle for it's Next Generation Squad Weapon program — it's looking to spark a "revolution in small arms" on par with what the iPhone did to consumer electronics

Mother Earth is apparently trying to devour the Marine Corps
Marine Corps

Mother Earth is apparently trying to devour the Marine Corps

If Marine recruits are the lowest form of life on Earth, then their upcoming descent into the depths of the planet will be a walk in the park

The Navy’s top officer just admitted the much-hyped electromagnetic railgun is a big mess
Navy

The Navy’s top officer just admitted the much-hyped electromagnetic railgun is a big mess

Less than a year after declaring the U.S. Navy "fully invested" in the service's much-hyped electromagnetic railgun, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson is apparently experiencing some buyer's remorse over the $500 million supergun's troubled development