Failed Bomb-Sniffing Elephants Show Why We Use Dogs Instead
Dogs are made for the military. Elephants are not. We know this because the U.S. Army spent $50,000 to find out. In March 2015, Sen. John McCain published a report on […]
Jerk Leaves Nasty Note on Car, Makes Marine Dad Weep
To say Florida native Lewis Alexander is proud of his son, a United States Marine, is like saying Albert Einstein was a smart guy, or that the color of an […]
Will Obama Declassify the 9/11 Commission’s Final 28 Pages?
While the political climate and circumstances leading up to the September 11 attacks are well documented, some of that information still hasn’t been released to the public. In 2003, two […]
A Drone … With a Chainsaw … Decapitating Snowmen … in Finland
It’s no secret that the Finns detest snowmen. They hate them with every fiber of their being — a being that may or may not be stuffed with mustikkapiirakka and rapu.** […]
U.S. Navy Officer Charged With Spying for China
This is juicy. And not in a good way. It’s also frightening. For the United States Navy AND the whole damn country. It’s also impossible to fathom. But here it is […]
Military Academies Defend Against Hackers in Annual Competition
The long-standing rivalries between the military academies has been well documented by students, graduates and military community members alike. Now the prestigious schools are duking it out once more in […]
Navy P-8 Spots Desperate Message from Above, Rescues Island Castaways
Note to self: when stranded on a desert island, writing “HELP” in the sand really does work. When three Americans went missing in the Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard enlisted a Navy […]
Navy SEAL Who Says He Killed Bin Laden Charged With DUI
Drunken driving charges have been filed by authorities in Montana against the former Navy SEAL who claims to have pulled the trigger on the gun that killed the most infamous […]
See the Navy’s New Sub-Hunting Drone Comb Open Water
It might look like a skinny boat with aquatic training wheels, or a bad metal damselfly sculpture, or a chunk of the Delaware Memorial Bridge broken off, but it’s not. […]
Marine Amputee Who Hugged Prince Harry Unveils Post-Surgery Body
When U.S. Marine Sgt. Kirstie Ennis walked 1,000 miles straight into Prince Harry’s tearful embrace in November 2015, she was preparing to have her left leg amputated. Nearly six months down the […]
Clinton: I’ll Tell You Another Place Where Black Lives Matter … Africa
Is living in the White House uncomfortable? Is it creepy and/or unsettling? Does it get really hot in the summer or frigidly cold in the winter? Is there a strange house […]
Price of B-21 Bomber Remains Shrouded in Mystery
We’ve essentially memorized the exorbitant cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program ($1.5 trillion!), so of course we were bound to notice that fact that the price of the […]
Murder Suicide at Lackland AFB, Two Airmen Dead [UPDATED]
One person is dead and maybe more at a shooting at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. According to the Associated Press, the gunman is unfortunately, still active. […]
Navy Finds It’s Sort of Hard to Make Yeoman Gender Neutral
(Photo Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Veronica Mammina/Released) The U.S. Navy is stumped. How do you make a term like ‘yeoman’ gender neutral? Yeoperson? Yeotechnician? Yeoprofessional? Since […]
Reporter Mocks Native American-Slugged Team With T-Shirt
The Cleveland Indians. The Washington Redskins. These are sports franchises that exist in the United States currently … in 2016. Which, when you think long and hard about it, is, […]
Soldier Succumbs to Cancer After Fighting for VA Benefits
The family of Sgt. John Marshall, a decorated Army veteran battling cancer, confirmed Monday that he had finally passed away. He is survived by his wife and two children. Marshall’s […]
This Dazzling Tune Was Written By a U.S. Army Cook
He cooked. He served. All while he served. During the Korean War, legendary San Francisco jazz impresario Vince Guaraldi was a United States Army soldier. His main job? He was […]
Marine Corps FIRES Sgt. Frank Cala for Comments About Female Marines
Sgt. Frank Cala’s last confessional during his exit from “Hell’s Kitchen” just cost him his job. The Marine was fired as Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller’s personal chef after he […]
Witness! Military Working Dogs Training With Marines
Training a family dog, a pet who will lounge and bask in the good life while receiving treats and love and regular massages, is a pretty straightforward task. Make sure he […]
Why 50,000 Military Veterans Are Now Uber Drivers
Popular cab-sharing service Uber founded UberMILITARY in late 2014 as a promise to hire more military veterans, active duty troops and military spouses as drivers. Only 18 months into the program, […]