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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."

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

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.

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.

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.

Marine Corps

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.

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.

News

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

Hate when that happens.

Afghanistan

3 US service members, one contractor killed in Afghanistan

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

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

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?

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.

Mandatory Fun

Army special ops keep freaking out civilians with training exercises

Everybody just chill out for a second.

Iran

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

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.

United States

DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned

Effective immediately.

Africa

US troops temporarily leave Libya as security deteriorates

It's unclear where they're relocating.

News

The Pentagon thinks it doesn’t need to talk to the press. Here’s why they’re wrong.

You deserve answers from the higher ups, who seem obsessed with making your lives more complicated. The Pentagon briefing room isn't big enough for you to hold the military brass' feet to the fire; so by God, they will answer to me.

Mandatory Fun

Storm the blocky beaches of Normandy with these excellent WWII Lego knock-offs

At long last, you can bring history to life — or just recreate your favorite scenes from 'Saving Private Ryan'

Navy

Gunman killed, female sailor wounded in ‘domestic shooting’ at Naval Air Station Oceana

"The shooter was armed with a single hand gun and was not carrying any additional weapons or ammunition."