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By Jeff Schogol Jan 5, 2021

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Are UFOs a threat to national security? We may find out in 6 months

Are the Russians and Chinese ahead of the US?

By Jeff Schogol Dec 23, 2020

News

Congress demands Pentagon take Russian bounties story seriously

The military's investigation into the bounties is still open.

By Jeff Schogol Dec 17, 2020

News

New US maritime strategy urges taking ‘calculated tactical risks’ against Russia and China

"This is not about being provocative," said Marine Maj. Gen. Paul Rock Jr.

By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times Dec 1, 2020

News

Coast Guard icebreaker returns to Arctic for first time in 38 years to counter Russia

"I told the crew we were trading our penguins for polar bears and the northern lights."

By Amy Dickey, Sandboxx Nov 24, 2020

History

Meet the Night Witches: The female pilots who struck fear into Nazi troops

The main goal of the 588th was to disorient and sleep deprive the enemy, and it became clear they were...

By Reuters Staff Nov 24, 2020

News

Russia claims it chased off a US Navy destroyer after threatening to ram it

Russia said on Tuesday one of its warships caught and chased off a U.S. destroyer operating illegally in its territorial...

By Richard Sisk, Military.com Nov 23, 2020

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The US is only ‘marginally’ ready for a war with Russia or China, new assessment finds

Despite record budgets in recent years, the U.S. military is underfunded and needs more troops, planes, ships, and high-tech assets...

By Haley Britzky Nov 17, 2020

News

Former Green Beret pleads guilty in Russian espionage case

“Debbins betrayed his oath, his country, and his Special Forces team members with the intent to harm the United States...

By Aaron Holmes, Business Insider Nov 16, 2020

Mandatory Fun

The Pentagon reportedly published cartoons depicting Russian hackers as silly bears in order to infuriate them

The Department of Defense's Cyber Command regularly announces hacking operations that they're countering — but in recent weeks, those announcements...

By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Nov 15, 2020

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Military activity is picking up in the quiet waters between the US and Russia

"The Northwest Passage and the Northern Passage all link through one strategic waterway in the West, and that's through the...

By Jared Keller Nov 12, 2020

Mandatory Fun

Check out these photos of Russian troops doing some real ninja sh*t

The Russian Ministry of Defense recently dropped a cache of photos showing service members participating in specialized combat training in...

By Reuters Staff Nov 9, 2020

News

Russian soldier kills three fellow service members in gun and ax attack

A Russian conscript soldier killed three fellow servicemen on Monday at a military air base after attacking them with an...

By Gina Harkins, Military.com Nov 9, 2020

News

The Marine Corps’ next mission: helping to fight enemy submarines

Leathernecks will be getting in on the undersea fight north of Norway and in the Western Pacific, where the U.S....

By David Roza Oct 27, 2020

Mandatory Fun

Why this Air Force squadron is like the Night’s Watch from ‘Game of Thrones’

Cold dark places, mysterious enemies ... what are we waiting for?

By Jeff Schogol Oct 25, 2020

Analysis

Social media is the greatest threat to US service members

The Army seems to be the Typhoid Mary of America’s ongoing social media stupidity pandemic.

By Chris Miller and Doug Livermore Oct 19, 2020

Analysis

Special Forces needs to go back to basics to win against China and Russia

This article provides force management recommendations meant to bring Special Forces “back to basics” and address this capability gap by...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Oct 7, 2020

Military Tech

Russia just released footage of its new hypersonic anti-ship missile in action

The Russian Ministry of Defense on Wednesday offered a first look at a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile being fired...

By Stavros Atlamazoglou, Business Insider Oct 2, 2020

News

Two of the US’s closest allies are picking sides as a border dispute threatens to engulf the region

With the help of Turkish and Israeli drones, Azerbaijan enjoys crucial air superiority over the battlefield.

By Jared Keller Oct 1, 2020

Military Tech

Russia just released footage of a brand new combat exoskeleton in action

Russian state-owned defense corporation Rostec has released footage of a brand-new combat exoskeleton for assault operations

By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Sep 30, 2020

News

The Navy is training to meet a new kind of challenge from Russia in the Atlantic

With increasingly sophisticated Russian submarines prowling the Atlantic, the U.S. Navy is working harder to keep track of what's happening...

By Mark Trevelyan, Reuters Sep 28, 2020

News

Why Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting each other and why it matters

Already dozens have been killed and several hundred wounded in the latest flare-up.

By Jeff Schogol Sep 19, 2020

Analysis

Why there’s no such thing as ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons

"I don’t think there is any such thing as a ‘tactical nuclear weapon,’" former Defense Secretary James Mattis told Congress...

By Jeff Schogol Sep 19, 2020

Analysis

Why there’s no such thing as ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons

"I don’t think there is any such thing as a ‘tactical nuclear weapon,’" former Defense Secretary James Mattis told Congress...

By Jeff Schogol Sep 16, 2020

Mandatory Fun

Air Force general on UFOs: ‘Occasionally you see stuff that you can’t explain’

Task & Purpose asked Wilsbach point blank if he personally believes that aliens have visited this planet.

By Jeff Schogol Sep 16, 2020

Analysis

Here’s where Trump, Biden, and Jorgensen stand on the issues most important to the US military

Where the three major presidential candidates stand on military and veterans issues.

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Are UFOs a threat to national security? We may find out in 6 months

Congress demands Pentagon take Russian bounties story seriously

New US maritime strategy urges taking ‘calculated tactical risks’ against Russia and China

Coast Guard icebreaker returns to Arctic for first time in 38 years to counter Russia

Meet the Night Witches: The female pilots who struck fear into Nazi troops

Russia claims it chased off a US Navy destroyer after threatening to ram it

The US is only ‘marginally’ ready for a war with Russia or China, new assessment finds

Former Green Beret pleads guilty in Russian espionage case

The Pentagon reportedly published cartoons depicting Russian hackers as silly bears in order to infuriate them

Military activity is picking up in the quiet waters between the US and Russia

Check out these photos of Russian troops doing some real ninja sh*t

Russian soldier kills three fellow service members in gun and ax attack

The Marine Corps’ next mission: helping to fight enemy submarines

Why this Air Force squadron is like the Night’s Watch from ‘Game of Thrones’

Social media is the greatest threat to US service members

Special Forces needs to go back to basics to win against China and Russia

Russia just released footage of its new hypersonic anti-ship missile in action

Two of the US’s closest allies are picking sides as a border dispute threatens to engulf the region

Russia just released footage of a brand new combat exoskeleton in action

The Navy is training to meet a new kind of challenge from Russia in the Atlantic

Why Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting each other and why it matters

Why there’s no such thing as ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons

Why there’s no such thing as ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons

Air Force general on UFOs: ‘Occasionally you see stuff that you can’t explain’

Here’s where Trump, Biden, and Jorgensen stand on the issues most important to the US military