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The inside story of the deadliest attack on a U.S. military base during the Iraq War
Rep. Madison Cawthorn decided that a hearing on burn pits was a good time to clean his firearm
A soldier was beheaded at Fort Bragg. Over a year later, the Army still doesn’t know why
The legendary pistol that fought on both sides of WWII is back from the dead — and looking better than ever
There’s an abandoned Air Force base with underground tunnels for sale on Facebook right now
Marine Corps says goodbye to its ‘Island Warrior’ infantry battalion after 80 years
The wild story of Marine legend Smedley Butler that you won’t hear at boot camp
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How the US military’s coronavirus response may screw over the reserves
The endless pursuit of lethality combined with perverse incentives for commanders means the U.S. military’s reserve component risks being left in the lurch by the government’s broad response to COVID-19
We need to talk about that study claiming that US troops are ‘overpaid’
[shortcode-Op-Ed-disclosure] A recent RAND study on military compensation has recently garnered some attention, with the main takeaway of many being...
Why going AWOL to avoid fighting against Iran is a terrible idea
In the wake of the U.S. airstrike against Iranian commander Maj. Gen Qasem Soleimani, some left-leaning veterans groups have suggested on social media that if you don't want to go to war with Iran, you should go UA (unauthorized absence). This is terrible advice. I know, because at the height of the war in Iraq, I helped kick out more than 100 Marines who did just that.
Has justice actually been served for the USS Fitzgerald disaster?
Shortly after seven sailors died aboard USS Fitzgerald when she collided with a merchant ship off Yokosuka in 2017, I wrote that the Fitzgerald's watch team could have been mine
The White House says John Kelly was ‘totally unequipped to handle the genius’ of Trump in a totally real statement
Is it just me or does this statement from the White House rebuking retired Marine Gen. John Kelly sound like a piece of North Korean propaganda?
What the Guadalcanal campaign revealed about the nature of warfare — and why it matters for modern conflicts
Between Aug. 7, 1942, and Feb. 9, 1943, U.S. forces sought to capture – and then defend – the Pacific island of Guadalcanal from the Japanese military. What started as an amphibious landing quickly turned into a series of massive air and naval battles. The campaign marked a major turning point in the Pacific theater of World War II
This Army vet died of an overdose in his jail cell. He deserved better than his guards’ laughter
[shortcode-Op-Ed-disclosure] “I understand how difficult the transition can be, but we are still responsible for our own choices regardless of...
