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Feature

Military promotions should not be political leverage

Service members and their families are unwillingly caught in political crossfire.

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Entertainment

This is what it’s like to play a petty officer on ‘NCIS’

A small part in one of television's most iconic franchises meant everything.

The HICAR is intended to replace the URG-I (Upper Receiver Group-Improved) in SOCOM. (U.S. Army)
Firearms

Green Beret says SOCOM’s hypervelocity rifle will kill SIG M7 rifle

One Green Beret likened the M7 to the "buffoonery" of ACUs.

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Coast Guard

How the most incredible Coast Guard cold-water rescue ever unfolded

The Alaska Ranger's crew faced bone-chilling temperatures and rough seas after their boat sank.

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Civil War

How the Marine Corps fought the Civil War

Marines fought in the Civil War, it just didn't make it into the Marine Corps Hymn.

Retired Adm. William McRaven
Navy

10 life lessons that William McRaven learned in Navy SEAL training

"Nothing mattered but your will to succeed."

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World War II

This American flag survived D-Day, then was returned to the US 75 years later

"It's about honoring the people who died for our freedom."

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This new PCS resource hub will make moving a breeze

Checklists, special offers, and more!

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Feature

Vietnam vet Bill Roedy left the Army for cable TV—and helped win the Cold War

There's a reason they named the West Point library rotunda after him.

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Military News

Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient Bruce ‘Snake’ Crandall dies at 93

He received the medal for his daring at the Battle of Ia Drang.

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq War

The $1 billion robbery that Saddam Hussein pulled off before US bombs fell

The heist is believed to be one of the biggest ever.

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Mighty MilSpouse

7 hacks for the hard truths about raising kids in a dual-military household

Who said military family life was boring? Like. No. One. Ever.

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Mighty MilSpouse

5 sneaky habits wrecking military family mental health (and nobody talks about)

The military community is tough, but even tough people need help sometimes.

Military spouse homecoming
Mighty MilSpouse

The silent identity shift that military spouses undergo to survive the lifestyle

Here's the stuff no one tells you about.

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Mighty MilSpouse

HomeFront Haven is a place of respite for military spouses

How a milspouse used her story to create a community of care.

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Entertainment

‘I’ll always regret it if I don’t’: Army veteran trades filmmaking for music in his 40s

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History

An Afghan SOF veteran explores America and the universal bonds of special operators in ‘Noori’

Afghanistan's special operators found a new home in the United States.

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Entertainment

Darius Rucker receives Veterans Voice Award at the 52nd American Music Awards

"Those overseas USO shows stay with you forever."

'Bill Nye the Science Guy'
World War II

How his father’s time in a Japanese POW camp influenced Bill Nye

Edwin "Ned" Nye was working on Wake Island when the Japanese bombed it on December 8, 1941.

USS Buckley
World War II

The US Navy took out a German sub in a legendary, high-stakes WWII battle

The USS Buckley's crew performed heroically in the historic engagement on May 6, 1944.