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By Paul Szoldra, Business Insider Dec 7, 2020

History

Incredible photos show present-day Pearl Harbor compared with the day of the attack

On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor suffered a devastating attack from the air and...

By James Clark Nov 27, 2020

History

8 unbelievable stories from the Second Battle Of Fallujah

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2015. This time of year marks the anniversary of one of the...

By Paul D. Mooney Nov 11, 2020

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What not to say to a service member on Veterans Day

Veterans Day puts veterans and the military as a whole in the limelight and gives people, particularly those who may...

By Jared Keller Sep 13, 2020

Military Tech

The F/A-18 Super Hornet that pulled off the US’s first air-to-air kill in 18 years still has the war paint to prove it

According to recent Pentagon photos, the F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA-87 that shot down a Syrian Sukhoi Su-22 fighter-bomber in...

By James Clark Sep 8, 2020

Immigration Rundown

The Taliban drove his family out of Afghanistan when he was a child. Now he wants to go back as a Marine

23 years ago, the Taliban drove Pvt. Atiqullah Assadi and his family from their home in Afghanistan. Now, he's a...

By Jared Keller Aug 30, 2020

Entertainment

The inside story of how The Village People shot the music video for ‘In The Navy’ onboard an active warship

The U.S. Navy invited The Village People to shoot the music video for 'In The Navy' aboard the Knox-class frigate...

By Crispin Burke Aug 19, 2020

Community

6 smart habits of the US military’s most successful commanders

We need a few good men and women with leadership experience — and what better leadership school than the U.S....

By James Clark Aug 16, 2020

Entertainment

The darkest moment in ‘Jaws’ had nothing to do with that shark

I now realize the true horror of the film doesn't play out in blood-soaked waters, but inside the cabin of...

By James Clark Aug 16, 2020

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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...

By Adam Weinstein Aug 14, 2020

History

Watch a WWII Code Talker sing the Marine Corps hymn in Navajo

President Ronald Reagan designated August 14 National Navajo Code Talkers Day in honor of the American Indians who joined the...

By Tom Porter, Business Insider Aug 6, 2020

History

Here’s why the pilot of Enola Gay had no regrets about dropping the first atom bomb

Early in the morning of August 6, 1945, a U.S. Air Force B29 bomber, the Enola Gay, took off with...

By Adam Linehan May 22, 2020

Humor

6 things you should definitely not say to a veteran on Memorial Day

Don't be That Guy

By Aaron Gell Mar 5, 2020

History

CIA agents were on the ground before we invaded Iraq, and they knew it was going to be a clusterf*@k

"It’s not Hollywood, it’s not sexy. It’s the down and dirty — guys doing what had to be done.”

By Jared Keller Feb 27, 2020

History

This is the Army video that finally introduced America to the Green Berets

The film — produced by the Army Signal Corps and first broadcast on the Corps’ documentary program, “The Big Picture”...

By David Roza Feb 24, 2020

History

51 years ago, this airman threw himself on a burning flare to save his crew

Sgt. John Levitow (then an Airman First Class) saved his entire aircrew in the sky above Vietnam by throwing himself...

By Vicki Terwilliger, Republican & Herald Feb 23, 2020

History

The backstory of how the Marine Corps was able to correct the identity of a Marine in this iconic Iwo Jima photo

"They stayed two days and opened every drawer and took pictures. If Dick were still alive, he'd say 'what a...

By Jeff Schogol Feb 20, 2020

News

Taliban: No peace agreement if US troops stay in Afghanistan

"My fellow Afghans will soon celebrate this historic agreement," Sirajuddin Haqqani wrote in the New York Times. "Once it is...

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters Feb 20, 2020

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‘Hit with a truck’ — How Iran’s missiles inflicted traumatic brain injuries on US troops

Reuters interviewed more than a dozen officials and soldiers and spoke with brain-injury specialists to assemble the most comprehensive account...

By Jared Keller Feb 20, 2020

Mandatory Fun

We salute the Army crew that named their tank ‘Baby Yoda’

Baby Yoda is the diminutive king of the Internet, so it was only a matter of time before some enterprising...

By Paul Szoldra Feb 19, 2020

News

Video shows US military vehicle running a Russian military truck off the road in Syria

A video has emerged showing a U.S. military vehicle running a Russian armored truck off the road in Syria after...

By David Roza Feb 19, 2020

News

Alaska airman punished for peeing in office coffee maker

Five days AWOL, Five letters of reprimand, one smelly coffee maker

By Amy Bushatz, Military.com Feb 19, 2020

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Here’s the list of military clinics that will no longer serve retirees and families

Pentagon officials on Wednesday released a list of military treatment facilities and clinics that will no longer provide care to...

By Hadley Barndollar, Portsmouth Herald, N.H. Feb 19, 2020

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Judge orders Navy to release documents on the 1963 USS Thresher disaster which killed 129 sailors

Conflicting theories about the sinking include an electrical failure and flooding in the engine room. The documents could lend more...

By Task & Purpose Feb 19, 2020

News

First group of coronavirus evacuees leaves quarantine at MCAS Miramar

After two weeks pent up at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, the first group of coronavirus evacuees to arrive in...

By James Clark Feb 19, 2020

Community

For years he sold the military’s version of the Iraq War. Now he’s on a mission to convey ‘the chaos and absurdity of that experience’

With his new memoir, "Attention Servicemember" Army veteran and former conflict photographer Ben Brody shows war the way he saw...

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Incredible photos show present-day Pearl Harbor compared with the day of the attack

8 unbelievable stories from the Second Battle Of Fallujah

What not to say to a service member on Veterans Day

The F/A-18 Super Hornet that pulled off the US’s first air-to-air kill in 18 years still has the war paint to prove it

The Taliban drove his family out of Afghanistan when he was a child. Now he wants to go back as a Marine

The inside story of how The Village People shot the music video for ‘In The Navy’ onboard an active warship

6 smart habits of the US military’s most successful commanders

The darkest moment in ‘Jaws’ had nothing to do with *that* shark

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

Watch a WWII Code Talker sing the Marine Corps hymn in Navajo

Here’s why the pilot of Enola Gay had no regrets about dropping the first atom bomb

6 things you should definitely not say to a veteran on Memorial Day

CIA agents were on the ground before we invaded Iraq, and they knew it was going to be a clusterf*@k

This is the Army video that finally introduced America to the Green Berets

51 years ago, this airman threw himself on a burning flare to save his crew

The backstory of how the Marine Corps was able to correct the identity of a Marine in this iconic Iwo Jima photo

Taliban: No peace agreement if US troops stay in Afghanistan

‘Hit with a truck’ — How Iran’s missiles inflicted traumatic brain injuries on US troops

We salute the Army crew that named their tank ‘Baby Yoda’

Video shows US military vehicle running a Russian military truck off the road in Syria

Alaska airman punished for peeing in office coffee maker

Here’s the list of military clinics that will no longer serve retirees and families

Judge orders Navy to release documents on the 1963 USS Thresher disaster which killed 129 sailors

First group of coronavirus evacuees leaves quarantine at MCAS Miramar

For years he sold the military’s version of the Iraq War. Now he’s on a mission to convey ‘the chaos and absurdity of that experience’

The darkest moment in ‘Jaws’ had nothing to do with that shark