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Is the F-15 allowed to fly over the ocean? I thought that was owned by the Navy.

RAND Corporation recently summarized some of the findings in the Defense Department’s survey on military health. Here are the ones...

That’s what Kimba is wondering.

An interesting conversation, relayed by Defense Secretary James Mattis at the Virginia Military Institute on Tuesday: I was out in...

This was posted yesterday in response to a comment of mine about stovepiping in the Navy. I liked it so...

Thus endeth the contest that went where military journalism hasn’t gone much. And apparently you neither, given the paucity of...

Welcome to Gearhead Wednesday, a regular gear review column by Chief Kristin Beck (ret.), a decorated veteran of the Naval Special...

Retired Marine Sgt. Maj. John Canley will receive the Medal of Honor for his heroism in Vietnam during the Battle...

Isolationism is on the rise in America. Promises of negotiating “beautiful, better deals” by imposing tariffs feed the appetite of...

“One veteran I spoke with had interviewed for several jobs in the same industry without success. He attributed this to...

Welcome to My Worst Day, a semi-frequent series of not-so-fond memories from our time in the U.S. armed forces. Submit your...

Over the last six months, the government has released a series of strategic documents and executive orders that have led...

It probably isn’t a good sign when the global political situation is such that the September issue of ARMY magazine...

There is a lot of talk about the profession of arms and what a professional soldier should look like. I...

I have heard a number of my colleagues at the University of Kansas voice their dissatisfaction with the defense budget...

When looking at interstate wars, conflict between groups may actually be more about internal group dynamics than about the actions...

The next time we have a big war, I think the Navy will be our armed service that is caught...

Here’s the fourth entry in our Combat Pooping contest, and it’s a strong one. If you have something you think is...

“The VA is a broken system that does not care about veterans and does nothing to help them.” This is...

To improve the quality of its brigade and battalion commanders, and to reduce the number of reliefs for moral and...

Bad things happen to veterans every day. But to hear some people, anything bad that happens to a veteran is...

We’re celebrating “Turdsay” by dropping the “turd” entrance in our combat pooping contest. If you have something you think is as...

John Boyd forever changed the way the United States fights wars, both on the ground and in the air. This...

As usual, my wife Mary spotted the warning signs, knew what they meant and knew what needed to be done....

I doubt Trump really wants to know who wrote that anonymous op-ed attacking his administration from the perspective of an insider....