Air Force ‘standards update’ includes more inspections and review of ‘waivers and exceptions’
The review comes as Air Force leadership is expected to brief Congress on a possible pilot program that would allow airmen to ...
Operation Greenland, Hegseth’s looming confirmation hearing and other military news
Pete Hegseth’s confirmation is next week, the Army can’t figure out social media, and the president-elect really wants more ...
This WWII Tanker took more than 20 prisoners while armed only with a spoon
Following a fierce tank battle, a WW II tanker managed to bamboozle both Italian and German troops into surrendering to a ...
Soldiers use nicotine pouches close to 10 times more than civilians, study finds
In focus groups, soldiers have said that they can’t carry a lot of energy drinks in the field, so they bring nicotine pouches ...
Soldiers are turning to social media when the chain of command falls short. The Army sees it as a nuisance.
Social media has become a tool for junior soldiers to get problems in their units fixed, but it has put them at odds with ...
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You can now score your very own Army surplus M17 pistol for a limited time
Sig Sauer is offering a limited number of surplus M17 pistols originally fielded by the Army, the company announced on Wednesday By Jared Keller Updated on Dec 10, 2020 Sig Sauer is offering a ...
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Marine who served on Iwo Jima recalls the time a Japanese soldier asked for some of his hot chocolate
Corporal Don Graves was in a fox hole on Iwo Jima, close to Japanese lines, when he heard a Japanese soldier inviting him over. By Paul Szoldra Updated on Feb 23, 2021 The Battle of Iwo Jima ...
The Army wants to overhaul its dining halls with ‘campus’-style food and maybe even delivery service
The Army wants to model its next generation of chow halls on college campus cafeterias. They may even have delivery services.
Storied Marine infantry battalion to be transformed into Littoral Combat Team
Battalion, 4th Marines was captured in World War II and reforged from the Marine Corps' first Raider units. Now it will ...
A day in the life of a Vietnam ‘tunnel rat’
Soldiers who called themselves 'tunnel rats' fought an underground war in Vietnam through an intricate maze of hardened ...
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4 Navy special operators arrested for trespassing and drunkenly beating a police car in Okinawa
Japanese police on the island of Okinawa arrested four sailors assigned to Naval Special Warfare Command over the weekend in Onna village. By Paul Szoldra Posted on Oct 30, 2019 The top officer in ...
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Pentagon identifies 2 Special Forces soldiers killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has identified the two soldiers were killed in combat in Afghanistan on Wednesday as members of U.S. Army Special Forces. By Paul Szoldra Posted on Aug 23, 2019 The Pentagon has ...