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Army Reserve Col. Reece Roberts
Army

Army Reserve colonel allegedly pocketed $62,000 in fake rental property scheme

Army Reserve Col. Reece Roberts is accused of falsely claiming he lived out of state to collect rent and family separation payments.

beards army alaska
Mandatory Fun

Alaska paratroopers get a secret weapon for the arctic: beards

The 11th Airborne just finished an Alaska-based exercise at the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center in late February.

VA health care expansion
Veterans

VA expands health care access to millions earlier than expected

The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding access to government healthcare for millions of veterans years earlier than previously allowed.

Air Force airman on fire washington d.c.
Air Force

Active-duty airman set himself on fire in front of Israeli embassy

Washington, D.C. emergency services took the man to a hospital with "critical life threatening injuries."

US, UK hit Houthi sites in Yemen in fourth round of strikes
Middle East

US, UK hit Houthi sites in Yemen in fourth round of strikes

The attacks come after Houthi missiles damaged a commercial ship, leaving an oil spill in the waters off of Yemen.

2 Army National Guard soldiers killed in helicopter crash identified
National Guard

2 Army National Guard soldiers killed in helicopter crash identified

Chief Warrant Officers Bryan Andrew Zemek and Derek Joshua Abbott died on Friday when their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed in Mississippi.

Two years into war, Ukraine’s ammunition crisis is a tipping point
Ukraine

Two years into war, Ukraine’s ammunition crisis is a tipping point

Zelensky vows to fight on despite Avdiivka falling and American aid held up by political stalemate.

recon marines
Marine Corps

Marine Corps passes its audit, the first military branch to do so

First to fight, first to not fail an audit.

AH-64 Apache helicopter
Army

2 Mississippi National Guard soldiers killed in Apache helicopter crash

The two soldiers’ identities have not been publicly released.

frank wright marine raider marsoc world war ii
Culture

You should know who Marine Raider Frank Wright is

Always Faithful, Always Forward.

Afghanistan’s ‘Angel of Death’ is retiring from Air Force special ops
Air Force

Afghanistan’s ‘Angel of Death’ is retiring from Air Force special ops

Col. Allison Black is retiring from the Air Force. Afghan fighters called her "the Angel of Death" for her radio calls from AC-130 gunships.

Army astronaut
Army

Army astronaut with record for most days in space receives rare honor

Col. Frank Rubio is a Black Hawk Pilot, medical doctor, and astronaut.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Army

Doctor accused of abusing dozens of JBLM patients faces charges

Maj. Michael Stockin, an anesthesiologist at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, faces over 50 counts of abusing patients.

iranian weapons houthi siezed
Navy

4 charged with weapons smuggling on raid where 2 SEALs died

DOJ said the seizure included a warhead, propulsion and guidance components for medium range ballistic missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles.

New headstones unveiled for wrongly executed Buffalo Soldiers
Army

New headstones unveiled for wrongly executed Buffalo Soldiers

The Army wrongfully executed 19 Black Buffalo soldiers for their involvement in a mutiny during the race riots in Houston in 1917. 

Navy Federal Credit Union is here to jump-start your savings plan with sky-high rates

Navy Federal Credit Union is here to jump-start your savings plan with sky-high rates

Take advantage of all the benefits NFCU membership has to offer.

Cover of the book "Life and Death at Abbey Gate" by Mikael Cook.
Entertainment

Afghan war veteran on writing ‘Life and Death at Abbey Gate’

"I know that there's a ton of other people that did some heroic shit, and I felt like their stories need to be told, too."

Drill sergeant shoots first perfect score at Army marksman course
Army

Drill sergeant shoots first perfect score at Army marksman course

Staff Sgt. Do Hwan Yi is the first soldier to shoot a perfect score in the Army's Marksmanship Master Trainer Course at Fort Moore.

Naturalization Ceremony
News

No, the military isn’t recruiting illegal immigrants

Immigrants not in the country legally would not be eligible for the program.

jody china PLA marriage
Entertainment

In China, if ‘Jody’ steals your girl, he gets 10 months in jail

Ain't no use in lookin' back, Jody's got a 10 month prison sentence.