News

‘I was, frankly, shocked’ — Top general tells Congress he doesn’t know exact number of missing military weapons
Jun 17, 2021 3:29 PM
News
Diversity officer for Special Operations Command allowed back on duty
Jun 17, 2021 2:58 PM
News
As a child in Baghdad, he watched US Marines on patrol. Now he’ll make Marines as a drill instructor
Jun 17, 2021 12:13 PM
News
‘The Army has a transparency problem’ — Inside the Army’s failure to communicate
Jun 17, 2021 11:42 AM
News
Navy reading list becomes latest battle in the ‘woke military’ war
Jun 17, 2021 8:46 AM
News
Review: How the Victorinox Swiss Army Rescue Tool could save your life
Jun 17, 2021 8:35 AM
Reviews
Duct tape keeps the military going. What have you fixed with it?
Jun 16, 2021 1:30 PM
Culture
The unfortunate truth of why we’ll never have space marines, according to science or whatever
Jun 16, 2021 9:27 AM
Culture
Review: the CRKT Pryma multitool is a solution in search of a problem
Jun 16, 2021 9:27 AM
Reviews
The myth of the ‘dangerous veteran’ with PTSD isn’t going away, new survey shows
Jun 16, 2021 8:27 AM
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By May 16, 2021
News

For an ‘Afghan Hand,’ explosions and crashes echo loss and ‘a romanticized idea of adventure’

“His story is so much the story of Afghanistan: youth destroyed violently while fighting for a better home."
By Oct 13, 2020
History

The Marine Corps legend who tried to stop the Vietnam War

"Militarism in America is in full bloom and promises a future of vigorous self-pollination."
By Mar 12, 2020
News

US Military in peace talks with Afghanistan

The U.S military and the Taliban have been in peace talks recently. The two sides signed a withdrawal agreement on...
By Jan 7, 2020
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‘We’re going to war, bro’ — preparing for battle with the 82nd Airborne

"The Army is an all-volunteer force. We want to do this. You pay your taxes and we get to do...
By Jun 6, 2019
popular

Army War College under fire over historian’s upcoming lecture on ‘clash of civilizations’ between Islam and the West

The Philadelphia chapter of a leading Muslim civil rights group is urging the U.S. Army War College to reconsider an...
By May 21, 2019
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Trump: US will respond with ‘great force’ if Iran attacks

His comments came as two U.S. government sources said the United States strongly suspects Shi'ite militias with ties to, and...
By May 17, 2019
Mandatory Fun

9 of the worst-named military missions and war games in history

How do military leaders come up with these? In the case of the U.S., military commands are assigned blocks of...
By May 14, 2019
popular

The White House’s military options on Iran reportedly include a 120,000-troop deployment

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has presented an updated military plan to President Donald Trump's administration that envisions sending up...
By Feb 9, 2019
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Marines are getting a taste of what war with Russia might look like

"There clearly are threats out there."
By Jan 7, 2019
The Long March

‘The Many Faces of War’ Isn’t A Comfortable Book, But It’s A Damn Good One

'The Many Faces of War' is a well-researched, creative, historical, mythological and academic look at war, in the cold and...
By Dec 20, 2018
The Long March

No One Saw It Coming: How Russia Went to War Against China in 2020

Tom note: Here is the fifth entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 6th most-read item of...
By Sep 19, 2018
The Long March

Why We Fight: It’s Not Always Because We Face An Enemy

When looking at interstate wars, conflict between groups may actually be more about internal group dynamics than about the actions...
By Aug 30, 2018
The Long March

Why I Fear America’s Veteran Suicide Epidemic Is Going To Get Much Worse

Editor’s note: The Long March will be closed for inventory the month of August. We regret any inconvenience this causes...
By Aug 2, 2018
Mandatory Fun

A Post-9/11 Marine Vet Recalls His Earliest Memories Of Operation Desert Storm

My earliest television memory other than my Saturday morning cartoon ritual was watching Operation Desert Storm occur live. And since...
By Jul 27, 2018
The Long March

Time For A ‘National Political Warfare Center’ To Run US Actions Overseas?

Ryan Crocker and some other smart, experienced guys propose just that, to better coordinate low-level U.S. wars. In their short...
By Jul 19, 2018
Entertainment

‘Overlord’: Paratroopers Fight Nazi Zombies, Because Why Not?

World War II is returning to the big screen; let’s be honest though, it never left. This time though, it’s...
By Jun 8, 2018
News

The World Is Less Peaceful Now Than At Any Point In The Past Decade

The world is less peaceful than at any point in the past 10 years as the number of refugees worldwide...
By Jun 1, 2018
The Long March

War Doesn’t Remake People — It Just Highlights Who They Already Are

In a 2015 U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center presentation for his book “Doughboys on the Great War: How American...
By May 24, 2018
The Long March

The Military Doesn’t Really Want To End The Forever War

Alexis de Tocqueville rightly notes that democratic armies crave war; the draft must be reinstituted in America in order to...
By May 10, 2018
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10 Things You Probably Never Knew About ‘Saving Private Ryan’

Editor's note: This story originally appeared in March 2016 and has been republished for the 20th anniversary of 'Saving Private...
By Apr 29, 2018
Reviews

KA-BAR Celebrates 120 Years Of Knife-Making And ‘BAR’ Slaying

Few pieces of gear are steeped in as much martial history as the KA-BAR Fighting Utility Knife — from stories...
By Apr 27, 2018
The Long March

Long March Comment Of The Week: Do Cops Police Themselves Like The Military?

From Peter Watanabe, a comment on the issue of some of today’s recent vets disliking cops: “31 year old Marine...
By Apr 25, 2018
The Long March

The Real Questions Worth Asking To Assess The Army’s War Record

Gen. Frederick Kroesen commanded a rifle company in World War II, a battalion in Korea, and a brigade and a...
By Apr 13, 2018
Voices

He Was Hit In The Face By An RPG. Only Returning To War Made Him Whole

Editor's note: Carmen Gentile has covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and been featured in the New York Times,...
By Apr 6, 2018
Analysis

Trump Finds Himself Trapped Again By A War He Campaigned Against

President Donald Trump surprised his top aides last week when he said he wanted U.S. troops out of Syria “very...