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A Marine’s new book is a ‘deeply lyrical account’ of infantry life in the Post 9/11 age
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Here’s why the Air Force’s workhorse C-17 is called ‘the Moose’
Aug 03, 2021 6:44 PM
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Army to court-martial soldier charged over mysterious firefight in Syria
Aug 03, 2021 12:24 PM
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Police officer killed in attack outside Pentagon [Updated]
Aug 03, 2021 6:12 PM
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The ‘Forever Wars’ aren’t really ending under President Biden
Aug 03, 2021 1:46 PM
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The Navy wants to weaponize your own voice against you
Aug 02, 2021 3:53 PM
Military Tech
Man who shot at National Guard soldiers during Minnesota protests gets eight years in prison
Aug 02, 2021 6:00 PM
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Review: Can the Olight Warrior Mini 2 dazzle its way past the company’s reputation?
Aug 02, 2021 11:56 AM
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‘We are all suffering in silence’ — Inside the US military’s pervasive culture of eating disorders
Aug 02, 2021 12:09 PM
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Aug 01, 2021 9:00 AM
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By Apr 17, 2020
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The US military needs to suck it up and embrace telecommuting forever

The 21st century military shouldn’t work and train like the 19th century
By Apr 14, 2020
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‘Thank you for service’ now applies to far more people than our nation’s veterans

Hopefully we’ll come to recognize more forms of courage than just “going downrange,” and it turns out even your grocer has some.
By Mar 11, 2020
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Understanding the sacrifice and sunk cost of the war in Afghanistan

Perhaps the military is learning about the sunk cost fallacy.
By Jan 24, 2020
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Russia is trying to tear apart America’s veteran community. Don’t let them

Be careful out there.
By Jan 23, 2020
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We need to talk about that study claiming that US troops are ‘overpaid’

[shortcode-Op-Ed-disclosure] A recent RAND study on military compensation has recently garnered some attention, with the main takeaway of many being … Continued
By Jan 15, 2020
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The military’s love affair with computer-based training needs to change

Please stop.
By Oct 29, 2019
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No, hazing doesn’t teach discipline. It actually does the opposite

Hazing represents the opposite [of discipline]... it is the product of a lack of self-control and laziness.
By Oct 12, 2019
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Right makes might: How the US will lose its strategic advantage if it loses its ethics

We see ourselves as upholding a higher standard. We aren't just some overgrown banana republic. We're a "shining city on a hill."
By Sep 19, 2019
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The US is headed for a reckoning between its military ambitions and its budget

The U.S. has to make hard choices about whether spending that money is worth it. Unfortunately, our approach has been that of the Yankees great Yogi Berra. "When faced with...
By Aug 6, 2019
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No, SEALs don’t need ‘slack’ from their elite standards

While the SEALs seem to have conduct issues disproportionate to the size of their organization, this idea that service — especially combat service — somehow earns one a free pass,...