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Mighty MilSpouse

Should you join the Facebook Spouse Group?

They're not all created equal.

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History

The world’s first jump jet: How we got the legendary Harrier II

"Where we're going, we don't need roads."

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Retirement Memoir

Retirement Memoir: Mark the Time

"At least we’re fumbling through it together."

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Mighty MilSpouse

The 3 phases of becoming ‘another milspouse in the group chat’

You're welcome any time you're ready.

Body Bearers with Marine Barracks Washington carry the casket of repatriated Marine, Cpl. Thomas H. Cooper, during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., March 10, 2022. Cooper, 22, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was a member of Company A, 2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands during World War II, and was killed in action. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert)
Feature

Why the Marine Corps only uses six body bearers for funeral ceremonies

The other branches use eight body bearers.

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History

One of Rome’s greatest badasses is a general you’ve never heard of

Belisarius fought only to serve the empire.

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History

How ‘Hail to the Chief’ became the Presidential entrance music

Trying to change the tradition hasn't really worked for anyone.

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Firearms

Why the Army didn’t finish testing the Sig Sauer P320 during the XM17 competition

It came down to cost.

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PCS

One month to go: 5 things every military family should do before a PCS

Some things are worth revisiting.

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History

Genghis Khan killed so many people it was good for the environment

We're not this desperate... yet.

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Military News

Watch two Marine Corps veterans stop a knife-weilding stabbing suspect

A man at a Michigan Walmart was on a stabbing rampage.

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Entertainment

20 years later, NatGeo’s ‘Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time’ docuseries exposes failures and heroes

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Entertainment

After losing a family friend, Matt Rogers uses his voice to confront veteran suicide

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Wars

12 surprising facts about the War of 1812

The War of 1812 is usually forgotten by everyone who doesn't live near the Great Lakes.

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Movies

‘Atomic Echoes’ follows the stories of atomic bomb survivors 80 years after World War II

Two women follow their roots from the U.S. to Japan in new PBS documentary.

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Sports

Remembering the time Hulk Hogan won the Gulf War (after it ended)

Sgt. Slaughter turned heel as a Saddam-loving enemy sympathizer.

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Military Life

6 of the goofiest military myths and urban legends

Don't believe everything you hear.

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PCS

PCS Hair Hustle: Why finding a Black stylist shouldn’t be a military mission

Because "just anyone" can’t do a silk press on 4C, ma'am.

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Movies

A master summary of every ‘Fantastic Four’ movie

We had to endure a lot of bad movies before they got to the MCU.

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Fixed Wing

Why Saddam Hussein buried Iraq’s air force in the desert

Saddam wanted to preserve his aircraft for a future that never came.