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Women in combat may cause Congress to end selective service process
The House Armed Services Committee will reexamine the Selective Service System's viability and explore possible alternatives in this year's review of the National Defense Authorization Bill, the legislation that sets the spending guidelines and po…
The Air Force has created an F-35 Oculus Rift game
Want to get behind the stick of the world's most advanced aircraft? Well, the Air Force now has a traveling Oculus Rift experience that will let you do just that. …
The Coast Guard has awesome lasers the FDA won’t let them use
The U.S. Coast Guard, like other law enforcement and national defense agencies, has a great need for targeting optics.
How to protect the most important six inches you have
Legendary U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James "Mad Dog" Mattis once said, "The most important six inches on the battlefield is between your ears." Service members who …
What happens in the pleasure squad, stays in the pleasure squad (with one exception)
The young women of North Korea's "pleasure squad" are employees of the state whose work involves -- a'hem -- "entertainment" services. In 2010, Mi Hyang, a member Kim Jung Il's pleasure squad defected to South Korea after …
B-52s are blasting ISIS targets
The Air Force has deployed the B-52 heavy bombers originally designed to carry nuclear weapons into the heart of the Soviet Union have begun using precision weapons against ISIS terrorists.
It looks like Syrian rebels are using Nazi-era artillery
A new video uploaded on Facebook likely shows German Wehrmacht artillery being used by Syrian rebels in that nation's current civil war:
Here are the winners of the 2015 US military photographer awards
Every year, the U.S. military's photographers, videographers, and graphic artists submit their work to a panel of seasoned photographers in the Visual Information Award Prog…
These glasses can turn any location into a simulated battlefield
Marines training on the use of indirect fires and air support can now practice their engagements nearly anywhere thanks to Augmented Immersive Team Training, an augmented reality tool that projects a digital battlefield onto any terrain. …
Hear the poignant and heartbreaking stories of those who bury the fallen
When service members overseas make the ultimate sacrifice, a team of people goes to work to get them home and to rest with dignity. While each service provides personnel to escort their own fallen warriors home, the mortuary affairs airmen at Dove…
This Russian helicopter is an eight-bladed, troop-hauling, heavy-lifting beast
Russia's Mil Mi-26 is one of the world's largest helicopters and an absolute beast, capable of carrying 44,000 pounds, including 90 soldiers or 60 stretchers, anywhere. The 8 rotor blades are powered by two engines to generate the necessary lift…
6 ridiculous things POGs do at the range
Yes, #notallPOGs and all that. But seriously Persons Other than Grunts, the range rules aren't that crazy. First, learn to safely handle your weapon. Second, learn to fire your weapon. And third, get off the range without embarrassing yourself.
These are the ten most powerful militaries in the world
Each year, the website Global Firepower ranks countries in what they call the "global firepower index," a ranking of the world's 126 most powerful militaries. The index uses a…
This Marine and his service dog have a hilarious comedy routine
[brid video="115738" player="7965" title="ASAP Michael Garvey 540"]Michael Garvey is a Marine veteran and alumnus of the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) Comedy Bootcamp program. ASAP is …
A Navy carrier just broke the record for dropping bombs on ISIS
The USS Harry S. Truman is celebrating the work of its crew after setting the record for ordnance dropped on ISIS. The Truman launched over 1,118 ordinance pieces against terrorist targets over the past five months, surpassing t…
Here’s how DARPA’s Gremlins are going to change strike warfare forever
DARPA wants "gremlins" to fly out of the bellies of C-130s or other large planes, assist jets in bombing missions, and then return to their motherships for the flight home in order to be ready for another mission within 24 hours. …