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Marine Corps

I went down a rabbit hole chasing a rumor about a Marine who tried to set the battalion HQ on fire. Here’s what I found out

After Task & Purpose heard a rumor about a mysterious fire at an infantry battalion's headquarters on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, I went in search of answers.

Marine Corps

Marine gets ‘adverse administrative action’ for blaming statutory rape on underage girls

"There would be no such thing as statutory rape if there weren't young girls WILLING to have sex with older Men there would only be Rape!" Master Sgt. Mark McBride wrote on Facebook.

Marine Corps

On its first combat deployment, the Marine Corps’ F-35 bombed both the Taliban and ISIS

"Every single one of the pilots employed ordnance in theater. So, we were very busy."

News

Shanahan and Congress have changed their relationship status to ‘it’s complicated’ over troops in Syria

"I always think of Sen. Graham as an ally and we have shared interests. He is a problem-solver and I am very confident we will come together with solutions for Syria."

Entertainment

The US military volleyball championships are coming up, so here are some ‘Top Gun’ GIFs

Mandatory Fun

The 11 best photos of the US military in 2018, according to an award-winning Army photographer

Somebody get me some frames.

Fighter Aircraft

An Oregon Air Guard F-15 reportedly took a million-dollar munitions dump before an emergency landing

An Oregon Air National Guard F-15C Eagle that made an emergency landing on Thursday ditched its entire arsenal of live air-to-air missiles before touching down at Portland International Airport, The War Zone reports

Middle East

What withdrawal? Hundreds of US troops to remain in Syria

U.S. troops will remain along Syria's border with Turkey and at the al-Tanf garrison

Mexico

Trump claims border wall is under construction ‘right now’ using fence repair footage from 5 months ago

This isn't really new wall construction at all, and certainly not "the wall" that Trump has been haggling with Congress over.

Americas

Group of American vets detained in Haiti on weapons charges brought back to US, arrested upon landing

A group comprised of former U.S. military veterans and security contractors who were detained in Haiti on weapons charges has been brought back to the United States and arrested upon landing.

Army

The Army allegedly missed this soldier’s stomach cancer for 4 years. His widow wants someone to answer for it

Following the death of Sgt. Jeremy Seals, his widow is bringing a medical malpractice case against the military, but due to a decades-old legal rule, it will be an uphill battle.

Coast Guard

White supremacist Coast Guard officer stockpiled firearms and hit list of Democrats for mass terror attack

"I am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth."

Americas

At least 4 American veterans among group arrested in Haiti with weapons and tactical gear

At least four American veterans were among a group of eight men arrested by police in Haiti earlier this week for driving without license plates and possessing an arsenal of weaponry and tactical gear.

Marine Corps

H&K to Marines: Please don’t try to break your new rifle, you crayon-eating simpletons

"If any of you crayon eaters are reading this, please treat them nice, even though we built them to be Marine proof."

Middle East

Sen. Graham tells Shanahan that leaving Syria is ‘the dumbest f*****g idea I’ve ever heard’

"I am now your adversary, not your friend."

United States

The White House will keep challenging the Pentagon on the threat of climate change until it gets an answer it likes

The White House is preparing to assemble a panel of experts to evaluate whether climate change poses an imminent threat to the national security of the Unites States despite the fact that multiple defense and intelligence agencies have affirmed the role of extreme climate shifts as a threat multiplier to the U.S. military

Air Force

The Air Force is eyeing an F-15 variant nobody wants while still struggling with the F-35

After more than a decade and billions spent developing the consistently troubled F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Air Force is eyeing a new variant of the F-15 — much to lawmakers' dismay

Entertainment

Netflix’s new military action flick looks like ‘Narcos’ meets ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

A new trailer for Netflix's ​Triple Frontier ​recently dropped, and it looks like a gritty mash-up of post-9/11 war dramas ​and crime thrillers.

Army

Soldier who tackled a man in a suicide vest to have award upgraded to Distinguished Service Cross

Not everyone would engage "in hand to hand combat" with someone wearing a bomb

Opinion

‘Amoeba warfare’ — Looking at drone swarms under a microscope

Drones have been used in conflicts across the globe and will play an even more important role in the future of warfare. But, the future of drones in combat will be different than what we have seen before.