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United States

High standards: Pentagon says there’s no policy against investing in companies that legally sell marijuana

"While, currently, no official DoD guidance specific to financial involvement in marijuana exists, the department continues to research the topic."

Opinion

Trump is taking an important first step in fighting veteran suicide. But will it be enough?

The White House's new executive order targeting veteran suicide is a commitment long overdue, though it's not surprising, given President Donald Trump's loud and vocal support of our military and veterans, that he is taking up the charge.

Army

Army snipers are putting their next rifle through its paces with new upgrades

Eight snipers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division are currently field testing the upgraded CSASS at Fort Carson, part of the limited user testing laid out by the Army last summer.

Army

Parents of deceased West Point cadet retrieve his sperm so a part of him ‘might live on’

Commander of Cadets, Brig. Gen. Steve Gilland, said Peter Zhu "embodied the ideals of the Corps of Cadets."

News

The Trump administration’s next push to stop veterans suicides: grants for care beyond the VA

The Trump administration is looking into offering grants to connect veterans who are not already getting care from the Department of Veterans Affairs with the outside support they need as part a new initiative to tackle veterans suicides

Afghanistan

Sen. Rand Paul wants to end the war in Afghanistan with a ‘victory bonus’ for all GWOT vets

Senator Rand Paul thinks it's finally time to bring the 17-year-old United States military campaign in Afghanistan to close — and that veterans of the Global War on Terror should get a fat stack of cash for their sacrifices

Entertainment

‘The Hurt Locker’ is now on Netflix in case you needed a reminder of how much it sucks

Get your television remote and your puke bucket ready, because The Hurt Locker is now on Netflix.

Marine Corps

Trump claims he gave Mattis his hated ‘Mad Dog’ nickname

"I said we're going to give you a new nickname, because 'Chaos' is not a good nickname."

News

Trump wants to give peace a chance, and it’s not working

Trump wants peace for our time, but his reach often exceeds his grasp.

Mandatory Fun

Watch an Air Force tech sergeant reenlist in the backseat of an F-16

Pilots, man. They get to wear those aviator glasses and do barrel rolls before they reenlist.

Air Force

Air Force lieutenant gets off light after strangling a Korean taxi driver

A U.S. Air Force 1st lieutenant assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base was reprimanded in February for strangling a Korean national after a night of drinking, according to a recent discipline update

Mexico

Here is the full list of active-duty military units deployed to the southern border

With the most recent deployment, there are currently more than 4,000 active-duty troops on the U.S./Mexico border.

Army

Army wife writes scathing open letter rejecting husband’s reenlistment bonus: ‘His life is worth more than $105,000’

"There's a fine line between what is good for national security and regional stability, and our own pride."

Humor

The US military’s obsession with ‘lethality’ has officially gone too far

A gentle suggestion for U.S. military public affairs officials: Not everything needs to be about "lethality"

Mandatory Fun

The story behind ‘Combat Kamasutra’ — the parody military sex book you never knew existed

We heard there was a military sex manual called the 'Combat Kamasutra,' so we tracked down the author and asked him why he made it.

Mandatory Fun

Space Force will not be the military branch that repels an alien invasion, officials say

Extraterrestrial intelligence does not pose a national security threat -- yet.

Mandatory Fun

Roman soldiers drew penises all over Hadrian’s Wall more than 1,800 years ago

Drawing penises in the sky or on the inside of a bomber cockpit may earn you a stiff punishment in the U.S. military, but phallic graffiti is apparently a tradition as old as warfare

Entertainment

The war documentary the Marine Corps doesn’t want you to see is finally hitting theaters

It looks nothing like the recruiting pitch being sold to American teenagers, which is probably why the Marine Corps itself wanted nothing to do with it.

News

The US may reportedly wash its hands of Afghanistan in the next 5 years

Like Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong, U.S. officials have a five-year plan — for ending America's longest war, that is

News

Trump says no deal on North Korean nukes, but at least he and Kim Jong Un still like each other

"This wasn't a walk away, like you get up and walk out. No, this was very friendly. We shook hands. You know, there's a warmth that we have, and I hope that stays. I think it will."