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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

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.

A 20-year-old Georgia woman allegedly helped recruit ISIS hackers
United States

A 20-year-old Georgia woman allegedly helped recruit ISIS hackers

A 20-year-old Georgia woman allegedly helped to recruit hackers and propagandists to help getting out messages from ISIS, according to the Department of Justice.

Soldier to receive posthumous Medal of Honor for tackling a suicide bomber in Iraq
Army

Soldier to receive posthumous Medal of Honor for tackling a suicide bomber in Iraq

Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins died after engaging in "hand-to-hand combat" with a man wearing a suicide vest.

The Army’s beastly new short-range air defense turret is moving full steam ahead
Army

The Army’s beastly new short-range air defense turret is moving full steam ahead

After years in development, the Army's high-powered mobile short-range air defense system (M-SHORAD) for Stryker brigade combat teams is marching towards an explosive debut on a battlefield near you

Army Captain among those reported killed in Ethiopia plane crash
Army

Army Captain among those reported killed in Ethiopia plane crash

A total of 157 people died in Sunday's plane crash.

Troop pay raise, border wall, and wartime funding: Here’s your 2020 Pentagon budget
News

Troop pay raise, border wall, and wartime funding: Here’s your 2020 Pentagon budget

U.S. troops could get up to $1,000 extra per year under the pay raise included in the Pentagon's proposed fiscal 2020 budget.

Does Captain Marvel rate backpay? We called the Air Force to find out
Air Force

Does Captain Marvel rate backpay? We called the Air Force to find out

We really wanted to know if Captain Marvel rated back pay after returning to earth, so we called up the Air Force and harassed them to find out.

Here’s what it looks like when an F-16 makes a highway patrol officer’s radar go apesh*t
Mandatory Fun

Here’s what it looks like when an F-16 makes a highway patrol officer’s radar go apesh*t

This is what feeling the need for speed feels looks like to those who are tasked by law to slow you down

That ‘mysterious fire’ at 1st Battalion, 6th Marines HQ resulted in $100,000 of damages, and is officially ‘suspicious’
Marine Corps

That ‘mysterious fire’ at 1st Battalion, 6th Marines HQ resulted in $100,000 of damages, and is officially ‘suspicious’

Last month the rumor mill was abuzz with stories of disgruntled Marines setting fire to 1st Battalion, 6th Marines' HQ. Now we know how big the fire really was.

Troops could get their biggest pay raise since 2010 under DoD’s proposed fiscal 2020 budget
United States

Troops could get their biggest pay raise since 2010 under DoD’s proposed fiscal 2020 budget

Show me the money.

African paratroopers can’t jump good
Mandatory Fun

African paratroopers can’t jump good

There's a video going around purportedly of soldiers in an unnamed African country jumping out the back of an aircraft, and unfortunately they can't jump good.

The fallen Thunderbird pilot who helped ‘Captain Marvel’ soar
Air Force

The fallen Thunderbird pilot who helped ‘Captain Marvel’ soar

'Captain Marvel' ​blasted across movie screens around the world with a blockbuster opening weekend, and the film's directors say they owe a debt of gratitude not just to the Air Force, but to a fallen Thunderbird pilot

Leaving Afghanistan: How the first ‘Forever War’ might finally end.
Military Life

Leaving Afghanistan: How the first ‘Forever War’ might finally end.

"This 'plan,' like the Trump administration's negotiations with the Taliban, is fanciful. Victory will not be had just because you declare it."

Search continues for Marine lieutenant missing in the California mountains for over a week
Marine Corps

Search continues for Marine lieutenant missing in the California mountains for over a week

A massive search effort is still underway in central California for a Marine lieutenant who went missing while on a backcountry skiing trip sometime on or around March 4.