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News, culture, and analysis by and for the military community. Talk to us at [email protected] or slide into our DMs.
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Navy pilot spotted with patch depicting Houthis as ‘Star Wars’ sand people
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A JROTC Freshman Sacrificed Himself To Help Classmates Escape During Florida Shooting
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“Shock and awe” strikes on Iraq began 20 years ago today. Coalition forces would invade the next day.
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The biggest movie in China is about how 12 Chinese divisions couldn't defeat one US Marine division at the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War
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A Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) calms an infant during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20. (Photo: Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/USMC)
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The Army has awarded Medals of Heroism, the service’s highest medal awarded for Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets, to the three JROTC students killed defending their classmates last week
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In the final two hours of his life, Air Force Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman saved the lives of an entire special operations teams. Today, he becomes the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War
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BREAKING: Marine commandant banishes Confederate symbols from all Corps installations
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Evan Wright, journalist and ‘Generation Kill’ author, dead at 59.
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We mistakenly poked fun at this but we’ve just confirmed a Delta SEAL Team Ranger Recon Force Forklift Certified Soliders Platoon has landed in California and is declaring marital law.
BREAKING NEWS! Military landing in suburban neighbors in Larksper California. Massive military movements being reported in multiple states. Anyone have more info on this, please post below. My contact that sent this video is local military and says it is NOT a drill.
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No, the ‘presidential salute’ still isn’t a thing — and neither is the ‘vice presidential salute’.
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The VA employee seen in this video put the 73 year-old Vietnam vet in the hospital for three days on April 28th. He is still employed by the VA as of June 21st >.
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Today’s safety brief:. Do not shoot at the balloon. It is too high up. You will not hit it.
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Opinion: Project 2025 would slash veterans’ hard-earned benefits
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Today is National Purple Heart Day. To all who have received our nation’s oldest military award, we thank you.
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Green Beret veteran Ryan Hendrickson is doing incredible work clearing mines in Ukraine
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Marine Corps commandant completes combat fitness test 324 days after open heart surgery
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@TheEconomist Old enough to remember when The Economist argued in favor of sending those same veterans to war.
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‘Best captain we ever had’ — Watch the crew of USS Roosevelt give their fired skipper a triumphant send-off
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China's biggest box office hit is about how 12 Chinese divisions couldn't defeat on US Marine division at Chosin Reservoir
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EVERYONE: I mean, don't reinvent the wheel, right?. DARPA: Hold my beer
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A photo allegedly showing the last flight from the US embassy in Kabul with the US Flag.
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Three. That’s how many times Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe entered the burning carcass of his Bradley Fighting Vehicle after it struck an IED, willingly sacrificing his own life to rescue six soldiers and a translator. Where's his Medal of Honor?
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Hey @TheEconomist this you?
An enormous rise in disability payments may complicate debt-reduction efforts 👇.
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Roman soldiers drew penises all over Hadrian's Wall more than 1,800 years ago
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Eleven years since the bin Laden raid. Let’s see what he’s up to now:
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NEW: Meet the hero soldier who saved lives during the El Paso Walmart shooting
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Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller and Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier were both relieved of command for publicly criticizing their superiors. They're now working at the Pentagon.
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We have been unverified. Some people are saying this means Elon hates the troops, we aren’t saying it, but some are.
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Young military hopefuls are willing to go to war for their country. Instead, many are losing their lives in school shootings
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Because there seems to be some confusion. If you get kicked out of the Marine Corps for being a self-proclaimed Nazi then you are an ex-Marine.
Two ex-Marines sentenced for terror plot to attack power grid
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Wondering who is Clint Lorance, the Army lieutenant who @realDonaldTrump just pardoned?. Read this from @adam_linehan, published in 2017: .
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Marine Corps drill instructors will scream at anything
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Three. That’s how many times Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe entered the burning carcass of his Bradley Fighting Vehicle after it struck an IED, willingly sacrificing his own life to rescue six soldiers and a translator. Where's his Medal of Honor?
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324 days after having open heart surgery, General Smith ran his CFT.
I ran my CFT today. If you haven’t completed yours yet, be sure to do so soon. Have a good Thanksgiving. Semper Fidelis.
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Just re-posting the story of Sergeant Hay becoming the first active-duty female sniper in the Army in case anybody out there thinks she isn't real or something completely insane like that
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ICYMI: Meet the real life Green Beret that 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' turned into a playable character
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Prosecutions of serious crimes like sexual assault, domestic violence and murder will be moved outside the chain of command of those accused.
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The Army has brought back "Be All You Can Be" and this is the first commercial. Thoughts?
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Soldier who pulled survivors from rubble after Tower 22 drone attack awarded Purple Heart
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The youngest and oldest living Medal of Honor recipients met, and this epic photo is the result
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Technician Accidentally Fires Vulcan Cannon And Destroys An F-16 On The Ground In Belgium
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Defying Trump, Navy Secretary backs effort to revoke tridents from Eddie Gallagher and other SEALs
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Russia's only aircraft carrier caught on fire — again
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In 1986 the DOD wanted a new rifle to increase accuracy on the battlefield so they started the Advanced Combat Rifle program to replace the M16. They had submissions from AAI, Colt, Steyr, and H&K. Here is the H&K submission, which was the most outlandish of the 4.
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Colonel Paris Davis (ret) received his Medal of Honor today for actions in Vietnam in 1965 as a captain. He endured a 19-hour battle with a numerically superior enemy force, constantly exposing himself to fire to rescue his fellow Green Berets, even after being wounded himself.
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Fifteen years after 35-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe sacrificed his life to pull injured comrades out of a burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
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When the field exercise is done but you don't wanna count the leftover ammo
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African-American Woman Becomes First To Earn West Point’s Top Cadet Position
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No, military helicopters are not invading California
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Lt. Col. Vindman’s former commander speaks out: ‘I would trust Alex with my life’
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Okay, so the last thing the Army released was a "sizzle reel" and not a commercial, but here is the first "Be All You Can Be" commercial. Thoughts?
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A push to cut veterans’ disability benefits is gaining traction, experts warn
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Starship Troopers: Pentagon wants rocket-launched soldiers anywhere on earth in hours
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Privates after getting their first paycheck out of boot camp
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BREAKING: .Alwyn Cashe to finally receive posthumous Medal of Honor for Iraq War heroism.(By @halbritz)
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An Army ROTC cadet sacrificed his life to save his fellow classmates during the UNC Charlotte shooting
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Air Force crews who shot down waves of Iranian drones include first woman to earn a Silver Star
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This Army hero fought off 600 Nazis virtually alone. Now he'll posthumously become the second most decorated service member of World War II, surpassed only by Audie Murphy
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Details of the 2018 firefight between US Special Forces and Syrian forces backed by Russia's Wagner Group are emerging
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The U.S. Men's Gymnastics team, who just won a medal for the first time in 16 years, looks like a typical military friend group
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Snow falls in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 3, 2022. This was the first snow of the year. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser)
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It's been 13 years since Cashe willingly sacrificed his own life to rescue six soldiers and a translator from a burning vehicle. Where's his Medal of Honor?
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‘What the f--k are you doing on our land?’ — How ordinary Ukrainians are defying Russia
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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was guarded by an all-woman team for the first time ever.By @PaulSzoldra .
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'Nothing stood in my way’— Meet the first Sikh woman to graduate West Point
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EXCLUSIVE: Mullet Recruit is now officially Pvt. Mullet, having graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Friday. Here's what he looks like now
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Today is hard and getting harder. Take care of yourselves and each other.
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About that helicopter flying low over a relief site in North Carolina causing things to blow all over. It was an NC National Guard Black Hawk. At this time, there is no reason to believe it was on purpose. The pilots left the area as soon as they saw what was happening below.
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We can't believe we have to revisit this @NateBoyer37 story two years later, but here we are .
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27 year old staff sergeant, 2nd lieutenant, battalion commander
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Update 👇🏻.
JROTC freshman Peter Wang may not have actually served in the U.S. armed forces, but that's not stopping the members of r/military from arranging a uniformed presence at his funeral
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Just a couple heroes back from doing the war getting a free coffee on Veterans Day!
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“Their priority was to protect civilians from Chief Gallagher, not ISIS”
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It's been 13 years since Cashe willingly sacrificed his own life to rescue six soldiers and a translator from a burning vehicle. Where's his Medal of Honor?
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There are no more US Army bases named for Confederates now that Fort Gordon is Fort Eisenhower
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The Russian army in Ukraine is finding out the hard way that mud is one of the greatest threats against tanks and other vehicles.
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72 Years Ago, The US Army Blew Up A Giant Swastika In Nazi Germany
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