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The inside story of the deadliest attack on a U.S. military base during the Iraq War
This Netflix animated short was inspired by one grunt’s pill-induced delirium in Afghanistan
The Army’s reputation for sexual harassment and suicide is keeping Gen Z from joining up, Army secretary says
Goodbye Bragg and Benning: These are the potential names for Army bases honoring Confederates
Trump’s former Defense Secretary Mark Esper explains why he didn’t quit like Mattis
An Army vet bodybuilder scammed the VA out of $245,000 while claiming he couldn’t even lift, bro
This new soldier’s first Army mentor was a general sitting next to him on the way to basic training
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‘We were treated like second-class citizens’ — a female Marine reflects on her two decades of service
Jackie Huber was one of the few, but she never felt particularly proud as a woman Marine.
What The US Army Should Learn From the British Army’s Punchy Recruiting Campaign
The U.S. Army will always face challenges recruiting the soldiers it needs, but an uphill battle is no excuse not to strive to do better —or learn from other countries' modernization efforts
Pay The Coast Guard Or Risk Losing The Next Generation Of Public Servants
The Coast Guard does so much the masses on your local beach don't see.
Yet Another Civil War Casualty, This Time By Cannonball Explosion
Another report arrives courtesy of @EliseCLambert: Guy blew himself up cleaning a Civil War cannonball in his driveway midway between...
A Belligerent Interview With The Ex-Marine Penman Of Grunt Life
In his Iraq War memoir Eat the Apple, Marine infantry veteran Matt Young offers readers a meditation on grunt life...
The Future of Warfighting? Pulse Mortars, Exploding ‘Roaches’ And Open-Market Air Support
Editor's note: Not long ago, the British Army approached August Cole, author of the 2015 E-ring cult thriller Ghost Fleet...
‘Eat The Apple’ Is The Belligerent, Unflinchingly Honest Iraq War Memoir We Needed
Editor’s note: With self-lacerating wit, Eat The Apple is a new Iraq war memoir that spares nothing and no one,...
What Are The Weirdest Reenlistment Ceremonies You’ve Heard Of?
The Air National Guard has a problem. No, not pilot retention or cockpit safety. This is hotter: A master sergeant...
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,...
Remembering The Most Accomplished Marine Private Of All Time
When you stroll the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery, almost haphazardly placed around the thousands of simple headstones, there’s no...
She Tried To Raise The Standard For Female Recruits. The Marines Fired Her For It. This Is Her Story
Infantrywoman. Tank commander. Aircraft door gunner. On March 1, to kick off Women’s History Month, the U.S. Marine Corps released...
A Gold Star wife’s message to veterans: honor the fallen by living
"This life of freedom was bought for me with my husband's life. With such a gift so great, and that I am so unworthy of, how could I not live?"
