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While the selection of retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as Secretary of Defense drew a lot of attention, there are some other nominations at the Pentagon that are waiting in the wings — the service secretaries. There is a Secretary of …
Saudi forces who have been fighting Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen will now have to find some alternative sources for precision-guided munitions and intelligence. That's because the United States is cutting back on some support fo…
A video of the Dec. 3 raid released on YouTube by the Russian Republic of Dagestan shows some highlights of the mission that resulted in the death of the commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's Russian affiliate. But of you lo…
With his soothing voice and famous catchphrases, Robert Norman "Bob" Ross inspired many Americans to pick up a paintbrush and put it to canvas. The famed oil pa…
Maritime patrol aircraft from several NATO countries — including United States Navy P-8 Poseidons — are scrambling to carry out a mission that comes from the darkest days of the Cold War: Locating sneaky Russian submarines skulking around good-g…
The United Kingdom's current drone fleet is made up primarily of aircraft purchased from the U.S. But the country is now working on its own unmanned aerial vehicle dubbed "The Protector" which will feature specialized sensors and will …
The Dec. 13 crash of a MV-22B Osprey off the coast of Okinawa is the eighth involving this plane – and the fourth since the plane was introduced into service in 2007. Over its lengthy R&D process and its operational career, 39 people have been…
After feeling slighted by President-elect Donald Trump's accepting a phone call from Taiwanese president Ing-wen Tsai, the Beijing sent a little message of its own. According to a report by
[brid video="114052" player="7965" title="Mighty Minute Lachhimann Gurung"]The martial tradition, training, and dominating warrior spirit of Gurkhas means they will do things in a fight that wouldn't occur to even the most seasoned combat vet…
We're always on the look out for new military flicks, and this one caught our eye. A new sniper movie featuring WWE superstar John Cena and Aaron Taylor Johnson — the nerdy hero in
In mid-December, the Army will receive the first of nearly 150 Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles from British Aerospace for what is officially described as the "Engineering and Manufacturing Development" phase. What they're really doing i…
People see the world through the lens of their own experiences. If you spent much of your career working and then studying intelligence, you may start to see potential spies everywhere.
What if the Allies lost World War II and the United States was invaded by Japan on the Pacific Coast and the Nazis on the Atlantic? The Amazon Studios show "The Man in the High Castle" premiered in November 2015 to answer just that question. The s…
The Marine Corps will now require most of its troops to wear a single camouflage uniform during both summer and winter months, changing a post-9/11-era rule that allowed Marines the option to don either a desert pattern uniform or a woodland one.
Fresh off a tweet targeting the climbing costs of the new Air Force One, President-elect Donald Trump has now turned his attention to a much bi…
A U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster II on its way to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, crashed into Gannett Mountain in November 1952, killing all 52 service members on board. The wreckage of the crash was found but was soon covered by de…
The Battle of the Somme was one of the bloodiest engagements in human history with over 1.5 million people wounded and killed from Jul. 1 to Nov. 18, 1916. The …
[brid video="114038" player="7965" title="Military Insider Apache AirtoAir"]The AH-1 Apache attack helicopter is the big brother in the sky that grunts love to see, hear, and feel flying above them. Its racks of Hellfire missiles ar…
The Coast Guard may not have a lot of hulls, but what they have, they make very good use of. In fact, they were able to keep old ships in service for a long time, and they even bring in some unique systems. Here's some of the cool stuff they've us…
John Glenn may be one of the United States Marine Corps' most epic alums. And that's saying a lot (he's in good company). In his 95 years on planet Earth — and his time off the planet — Glenn racked up accomplishment after accomp…