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Screenshot of aerial footage showing a small boat moving through the sea.

Trump says US military hit a third boat in the Caribbean

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 20, 2025

An F-35A Lightning II performs a restricted climb over March Air Reserve Base during takeoff for a practice demonstration, April 11, 2025. The F-35A Demonstration Team showcases the power, precision, and lethality of the world’s most advanced multirole stealth fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Nathan Poblete)

US sending F-35s to Puerto Rico as military buildup in the Caribbean continues

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 5, 2025

Forget Santa, this enlisted airman just gifted 1,300 pairs of shoes to Honduran kids in need

Forget Santa, this enlisted airman just gifted 1,300 pairs of shoes to Honduran kids in need

Posted on Dec 22, 2021

Guantanamo Bay prison has outlasted the War in Afghanistan and it’s not going anywhere

Guantanamo Bay prison has outlasted the War in Afghanistan and it’s not going anywhere

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 10, 2021

Why is the military worried about China expanding into South America?

Why is the military worried about China expanding into South America?

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 22, 2021

Ex-Marine sergeant found guilty of smuggling guns to Haiti

Ex-Marine sergeant found guilty of smuggling guns to Haiti

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

We salute the Army Black Hawk crew who saved a child from hurricane floodwaters in Honduras

We salute the Army Black Hawk crew who saved a child from hurricane floodwaters in Honduras

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 9, 2020

Meet the Army Special Forces vets behind that botched coup attempt in Venezuela

Meet the Army Special Forces vets behind that botched coup attempt in Venezuela

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 7, 2020

Feds say former sergeant posed as a Marine officer to help a friend bring guns into Haiti

Feds say former sergeant posed as a Marine officer to help a friend bring guns into Haiti

Posted on Jan 7, 2020

Video shows mass arrest of 16 Marines at Camp Pendleton on human smuggling charges

Video shows mass arrest of 16 Marines at Camp Pendleton on human smuggling charges

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 8, 2019

Semper High: Marine charged in alleged Mexican smuggling ring was also allegedly slinging LSD on base

Semper High: Marine charged in alleged Mexican smuggling ring was also allegedly slinging LSD on base

Posted on Sep 27, 2019

Guantanamo Bay only has 40 prisoners left. They cost half a billion dollars a year

Guantanamo Bay only has 40 prisoners left. They cost half a billion dollars a year

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Sep 17, 2019

Here’s a look inside the narco sub from that viral Coast Guard video — and the mission to capture it

Here’s a look inside the narco sub from that viral Coast Guard video — and the mission to capture it

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Aug 9, 2019

Former Green Berets get 9 years in jail for trying to bring 40 kilos of Colombian bam bam into the US

Former Green Berets get 9 years in jail for trying to bring 40 kilos of Colombian bam bam into the US

By Haley Britzky

Posted on May 1, 2019

Watch Julian Assange, looking like bearded David Letterman, as he’s arrested outside Ecuador’s embassy

Watch Julian Assange, looking like bearded David Letterman, as he’s arrested outside Ecuador’s embassy

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Apr 11, 2019

Ex-SOUTHCOM commanders: Cutting aid to Central America will only make border problem ‘more costly’

Ex-SOUTHCOM commanders: Cutting aid to Central America will only make border problem ‘more costly’

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Apr 9, 2019