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The Pentagon has engineered a brand new MRE substitute to punish your insides

Kiss your beloved pizza MRE goodbye, service members: the Defense Department is working on a brand new lightweight combat ration...

13 pieces of gear that will help you enjoy a cold beer in the great outdoors

There are few better things in life than the taste of a cold beer in the great outdoors. We've selected...

Prime Day primer: What you need to know about Amazon Prime Day 2020

With Prime Day being so close to Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year, it’s tough to know what to...

The Air Force has approved longer hair for male and female airmen

In a new update to dress and appearance standards, the U.S. Air Force is allowing its airmen to grow their...

Sergeant Major of the Army breaks down voting basics

Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III gives a public service announcement about voting in elections.

How to dress like you ‘wanted to join the military, but…’

We've got everything you need to help land you in crushing debt as you spend huge wads of cash flaunting...

US Forces Japan to troops: Please don’t break quarantine for a one-night stand

Troops in Japan are apparently breaking quarantine for hookups

How to crush your two-mile run like an Olympian

Of all the events that make up the Army Combat Fitness Test, the two-mile run generally causes soldiers the most...

The Army’s new ‘pink and greens’ are coming to new soldiers in 2021

The Army's 'pink and green' uniforms will arrive in the hands of new soldiers by 2021, with recruiters and drill...

We salute the guy who turned his riding lawnmower into a tank named ‘COVID Killer’

It even rocks a spud-launching gun turret

Navy recruits are being quarantined at Great Wolf Lodge, but water slides are sadly out of the question

Enjoy your stay!

Yes, this photo of Mattis modeling a leather jacket is very real

For just over $1,300, it could be yours!

Night ops just got a lot more comfy thanks to all these plushy weapons of war

Why yes, this is an M18 Claymore Mine neck pillow, and yes, you can buy it, along with an arsenal...

The Marine Corps is keeping barber shops open amid the COVID-19 pandemic, defying common sense

The commander of tens of thousands of troops at Camp Pendleton wants Marines to keep their cuts high and tight...

7 battlefield-tested tips from an Army sniper on how not to lose your mind in isolation

On the battlefield, snipers often find themselves isolated from the rest of the force for days at a time, if...

You know things are officially f*cked when Waffle House starts to close

America's battle with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) may be at a turning point, at least, according to Waffle House

The Navy is relaxing its grooming standards to battle the spread of the coronavirus

Sailors will be excused from meeting strict hair-length standards during the coronavirus crisis, Navy leaders announced Wednesday night.

The Air Force is modifying its song to be more inclusive of women

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein updated the lyrics of the official Air Force song on Thursday to...

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A Marine vet is on a mission to make the media capitalize ‘veteran’ all the time

Should media organizations capitalize the word 'veteran' as a formal title? One Marine veteran certainly thinks so

Base commissaries are bracing for a surge of new veteran customers in 2020

Until now only active duty military, retirees, Medal of Honor recipients and veterans who were 100 percent disabled could shop...

Marines at Camp Lejeune can now get food delivered straight to their barracks with ‘ChowCall’

ChowCall delivers food from restaurants to hungry customers much the same way as similar food delivery business such as Grubhub...

Why we really eat turkey on Thanksgiving

Pilgrims and natives probably stuffed themselves silly with venison, not turkey. So why do we really eat it on Thanksgiving?

Meet the Coastie who moonlights as a drag performer

"It's like Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana," Rangel joked. "I just go out there and live my best life."

The good, the bad, and the ugly of celebrating Thanksgiving while deployed

In an ideal world, Thanksgiving is spent at the dining room table, surrounded by beloved family, close friends, and good...