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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO JUMP OUT OF A PLANE STRAPPED TO AN ARMY PARATROOPER WHO’S DONE
IT 6,000 TIMES

6,233 to be exact, but who’s counting?

By Haley Britzky


AIR FORCE GENERAL URGES AIRMEN TO GET VACCINATED AFTER GETTING ‘BREAKTHROUGH’
COVID CASE

"Don't assume just because you're healthy you'll avoid a severe case."

By David Roza


 * MARINES INVESTIGATING AFTER MISSING 155MM ARTILLERY ROUNDS TURN UP AT CAMP
   PENDLETON
   
   Three artillery rounds miraculously sprouted legs. By Paul Szoldra


 * FROM COMBAT TO CODING: FORMER ARMY RANGER EXPLAINS HOW TO BREAK INTO TECH
   AFTER THE MILITARY
   
   You will have to learn a new language. By Alex Proskurnya


 * THIS IS THE ARMY’S PLAN TO STOP PHYSICALLY BREAKING SO MANY OF ITS SOLDIERS
   
   “My sergeants major right now, they hurt. Their bodies hurt." By Haley
   Britzky


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WE FINALLY KNOW WHY THE ARMY FIRED ITS THREE-STAR GENERAL IN CHARGE OF HOUSING

The Army's housing chief was relieved in August 2019.

By Jeff Schogol


 * THE MARINE CORPS IS CONSIDERING MAJOR CHANGES TO ITS TATTOO POLICY
   
   By James Clark


 * AIR FORCE UNIFORM THAT COVERED SLEEPING AFGHAN CHILD IN EVACUATION PHOTO
   HEADED TO A MUSEUM
   
   By David Roza


 * THE ARMY IS REVIEWING ITS HEIGHT AND WEIGHT STANDARDS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
   DECADES
   
   By Haley Britzky

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AIR FORCE AND NAVY PILOTS IN ONE SHORT VIDEO

"One is gentle and graceful, and the other is a full-send yeet."

By David Roza


 * WHAT THAT ONE SCENE IN ‘SAVING PRIVATE RYAN’ TEACHES US ABOUT COMPLAINING IN
   THE MILITARY
   
   By James Clark


 * WHAT COLIN POWELL LEARNED ABOUT LEADERSHIP AFTER LOSING HIS SIDEARM
   
   By Kyle Gunn


 * A VETERAN’S ODYSSEY AFTER HANGING UP THE UNIFORM IN AN AMERICA HE DOESN’T
   RECOGNIZE
   
   By John Thampi, The War Horse

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THE AIR FORCE IS ABOUT TO SLAP A FRICKIN’ LASER BEAM ON ITS DEADLIEST GUNSHIP

By David Roza


 * THIS FAKE-LOOKING AIR FORCE PHOTO IS TOTALLY REAL AND TOTALLY AMAZING
   
   By Paul Szoldra


 * MARINES ARE TESTING A NEW SCOPE THAT ‘LOCKS ON’ TARGET
   
   By Jeff Schogol


 * THE ARMY HAS QUIETLY STARTED FIELDING ITS NEWEST SNIPER RIFLE TO THESE LUCKY
   SOLDIERS
   
   By Haley Britzky

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WE SALUTE THIS ARMY FIRST SERGEANT FOR LOOKING EXACTLY HOW WE’VE ALL FELT IN THE
FIELD

By James Clark


 * ‘PEARL HARBOR’ IS ACTUALLY A GOOD MOVIE AND ALL YOU CRITICS ARE JUST HATERS
   
   By Haley Britzky


 * THIS IS WHAT AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF THEY WERE WORKS OF ART
   
   By David Roza


 * REVIEW: PULL THE PIN ON A FLAVOR EXPLOSION WITH THE GENERAL’S HOT SAUCE
   
   By Brett Allen

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HOW KIRSTIE ENNIS OVERCAME HER WOUNDS – BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL

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OPINION


THE MILITARY HAS A SUICIDE CRISIS. ITS LEADERS BEAR MOST OF THE BLAME

Oct 15, 2021 8:12 AM
Opinion


OPINION: DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN MUST RESIGN

Oct 12, 2021 3:21 PM
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IT’S TIME TO STOP AWARDING THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL

Oct 8, 2021 11:50 AM
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HOW A FEW GOOD ‘BASTARDS’ FROM THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD HELPED SECURE THE KABUL
AIRPORT

Sep 15, 2021 8:22 AM
Opinion


ON SEPT. 10, I WAS IN A ‘PEACETIME’ MILITARY. THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO WAR

Sep 10, 2021 12:54 PM
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AMERICA’S LONGEST WAR IS FINALLY OVER. NOW IT’S TIME TO LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES

Sep 2, 2021 11:36 AM
Opinion


AN AFGHAN WAR VETERAN DESCRIBES THE ‘DETACHMENT’ OF WATCHING HIS WAR END

Aug 22, 2021 9:58 AM
Opinion


I FOUGHT IN AFGHANISTAN. THOSE WHO SERVED THERE ALWAYS FEARED IT WOULD FALL
APART

Aug 17, 2021 10:15 AM
Opinion


WHAT A STOLEN MOTORCYCLE REVEALS ABOUT AMERICA’S FAILED STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN

Aug 10, 2021 8:40 AM
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A MARINE’S NEW BOOK IS A ‘DEEPLY LYRICAL ACCOUNT’ OF INFANTRY LIFE IN THE POST
9/11 AGE

Aug 3, 2021 2:49 PM
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LATEST

By Jeff Schogol Oct 25, 2021
News


MARINE CORPS ANNOUNCES CAREER-ENDING CONSEQUENCES FOR MARINES REFUSING TO GET
COVID VACCINE

USMC: You Signed the Motherf—king Contract


By Haley Britzky Oct 25, 2021
News


THE INSIDE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO OF THE LAST SOLDIER TO LEAVE AFGHANISTAN

"I was stressed the entire time, like ‘Please be in focus, please be in focus.'"


By Maurice Naylon, The War Horse Oct 24, 2021
Voices


WHEN I HEAR A FAR-OFF BOOM, I IMAGINE THE WORST

“I knew I wasn’t in Afghanistan. I knew soldiers weren’t dying in the distance.
But in reality, that knowledge didn’t matter.”


By Jeff Schogol Oct 23, 2021
Pentagon Run-Down


FORGET CHINA: THE PENTAGON NEEDS TO DEFEAT SHARKS

Sharks are the real 'pacing challenge.'


By Jeff Schogol Oct 22, 2021
News


MEET JAMES KILCER, THE MARINE VETERAN SEEN DISARMING A ROBBER IN A VIRAL VIDEO

The Yuma County Sheriff will present him with a citizens valor award.


By David Roza Oct 22, 2021
News


AIR FORCE MEDICAL GROUP COMMANDER FIRED AFTER LESS THAN 4 MONTHS ON THE JOB

She was relieved of command over "loss of trust and confidence in her ability to
lead and maintain readiness," according to the service.


By James Clark Oct 22, 2021
News


A PARATROOPER TURNED MOVIE ADVISOR EXPLAINS WHY SHOOTINGS LIKE ALEC BALDWIN’S
SHOULDN’T HAPPEN

“If there’s lessons to be learned by everybody, then there’s lessons to be
learned. I’d like to think that the whole industry, globally, will take those
lessons on board.”


By David Roza Oct 22, 2021
Unsung Heroes


WHY THIS AIR FORCE COMMANDO WHO FOUGHT WITH A SHOT LUNG DOESN’T COUNT
DEPLOYMENTS

“Even if you go once, you did more than most."


By David Roza Oct 21, 2021
News


KILL THE CAC? WHY SOME PEOPLE REALLY WANT THE MILITARY’S ID CARDS TO GO AWAY

“I hope Lt. Gen. Skinner succeeds in killing it, but I won’t hold my breath.”


By Jeff Schogol Oct 21, 2021
News


ATTACK ON US TROOPS IN SYRIA UNDERSCORES THAT AMERICA IS STILL VERY MUCH AT WAR

Forever War 2.0


By James Clark Oct 20, 2021
News


SOLDIER WHO HELPED SECURE KABUL AIRPORT WITH TOYOTA TECHNICAL TRADED FOR DIP
GETS PROMOTED

Well deserved.


By David Roza Oct 20, 2021
News


AN AIR FORCE BASE IS SETTING UP RESERVED PARKING JUST FOR JUNIOR ENLISTED

"I’m a big proponent of treating junior enlisted better, but this just seems
kinda stupid."


By Jeff Schogol Oct 20, 2021
News


DAMNING INVESTIGATION INTO USS BONHOMME RICHARD FIRE REVEALS SAILORS WERE
TOTALLY UNPREPARED

“Although the fire was started by an act of arson, the ship was lost due to an
inability to extinguish the fire.”


By David Roza Oct 19, 2021
News


THERE’S A GOOD REASON WHY THIS AIR FORCE GENERAL ONLY WEARS 3 RIBBONS ON HIS
DRESS UNIFORM

Tell me you put the team first without telling me you put the team first.





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