The SITREP Military Blog

  • News
  • Humor
  • Aircraft
  • Vet Pack
  • More
    • Firepower
    • Stolen Valor
    • Dogs

  • Recent
  • Featured
  • ICBM
    US Warship Downs ICBM for the First Time
    1 year ago
  • Basketball arena for sports fans
    4 Places to Buy a Holiday Gift for Sports Fans
    1 year ago
  • Veteran wearing backpack and holding notebooks for education
    How to Access your GI Bill Education Benefits
    1 year ago
  • military veteran looking for benefits on laptop
    Yellow Ribbon Program Info and Benefits
    1 year ago
  • National Museum of the United States Army exhibit
    National Museum of the United States Army Now Open
    1 year ago
  • GI Bill education benefits at college
    What education benefits does the GI Bill grant?
    1 year ago
  • Russian Civil War
    The History of the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia
    1 year ago
  • troops in Afghanistan
    Pentagon Announces Troop Withdrawals in Afghanistan and Iraq
    1 year ago
  • Best Veterans Day Deals for Health and Beauty 2020
    2 years ago
  • Best Veterans Day Deals for Home & Auto 2020
    2 years ago
  • Best Veterans Day Deals for Shoes and Accessories 2020
    2 years ago
  • Best Veterans Day Deals for Technology 2020
    2 years ago
  • Best Veterans Day Deals for Apparel 2020
    2 years ago
  • Veterans Day salute
    A Brief History of Veterans Day
    2 years ago
  • military shipping packages
    2020 Military Holiday Shipping Deadlines
    2 years ago
  • using credit card and phone to purchase online
    The 5 Best Online Military Discounts on Shoes Including adidas, Reebok, and more
    2 years ago
  • college campus building
    GI Bill COVID-19 Student Protections Extended Through 2021
    2 years ago
  • soldiers sleeping
    US Army Tells Soldiers to Take More Naps
    2 years ago
  • military coyote attack
    Troops at Camp Lejeune Warned to Stop Running at Night After Coyote Attacks
    2 years ago
  • navy ships
    Experts Say Navy Needs 500 Ships, But Paying for Them Won’t be Easy
    2 years ago
  • ICBM
    US Warship Downs ICBM for the First Time
    1 year ago
  • National Museum of the United States Army exhibit
    National Museum of the United States Army Now Open
    1 year ago
  • Russian Civil War
    The History of the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia
    1 year ago
  • troops in Afghanistan
    Pentagon Announces Troop Withdrawals in Afghanistan and Iraq
    1 year ago
  • Veterans Day salute
    A Brief History of Veterans Day
    2 years ago
  • military shipping packages
    2020 Military Holiday Shipping Deadlines
    2 years ago
  • college campus building
    GI Bill COVID-19 Student Protections Extended Through 2021
    2 years ago
  • soldiers sleeping
    US Army Tells Soldiers to Take More Naps
    2 years ago
  • military coyote attack
    Troops at Camp Lejeune Warned to Stop Running at Night After Coyote Attacks
    2 years ago
  • navy ships
    Experts Say Navy Needs 500 Ships, But Paying for Them Won’t be Easy
    2 years ago
  • NFL football salute to service
    Win the Ultimate Fan Cave from the NFL & USAA Salute to Service Sweepstakes
    2 years ago
  • basic training
    A 59-Year-Old Combat Vet Redid Basic Training and Finished in the Top 10% of His Class
    2 years ago
  • coast guard hurricane disaster relief cleanup
    National Guard and Coast Guard Hurricane Cleanup from Laura, Sally
    2 years ago
  • Arlington national cemetery
    Arlington National Cemetery to Reopen With Reduced Hours
    2 years ago
  • military covid-19 vaccine trials
    Five Military Hospitals to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
    2 years ago
  • mlb baseball legend veteran marine
    Remembering Mets Legend and Marine Vet Tom Seaver
    2 years ago
  • shark attack
    Coast Guard Crew Surprised by Shark Attack During Swim
    2 years ago
  • wargaming center exercises
    New High-Tech Marines Wargaming Center Expected to be Up in 2024
    2 years ago
  • Air Force Seeks to Bring Computers and Human Brains Closer Together
    2 years ago
  • These 23 Retailers Are Juicing Up Their Military Discounts For Veterans Day
    3 years ago
© 2017 - All Rights Reserved.
News

132 Years Ago Today, the Statue of Liberty Arrived in New York City

The date was June 17, 1885. The now iconic lady was packed away, broken up into 350 giant iron and copper puzzle pieces — resting in 200 separate cases. As […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Vet Pack

Daughter Discovers Late Vet Dad’s Untold Hero Story

Diane Liss of La Salle, Illinois thought she knew all there was to know about her late father, Frank J. Ajster. A WWII veteran, Ajster had served in the United […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Aircraft

Watch This Plane Almost Land on This Camera Guy’s Head

Is Saint Barts (i.e. Saint Barthélemy) so stunningly gorgeous that it makes a rational individual lose one’s mind? Does its tropical surroundings pump you up with so much bliss that your amygdala […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Vet Pack

A 97-Year-Old WWII Vet on the Secret to a Long, Long Life

Raymond Hunter is 97 years old. Raymond Hunter served in World War II. Raymond Hunter was “the tenth one they pulled out of the bowl when they had the draft.” […]

  •  
5 years ago0
News

See Hero of Virginia Shooting Throw Out First Pitch at Congressional Baseball Game

This week, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul credited Capitol Police officers David Bailey and Crystal Griner for preventing a massacre at the baseball field where congressmen and their staff practiced for […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Community News

Air Force Sergeant Buys Historic New York Mansion

Good things come to those who wait … and have some major finances to back them up. In Watertown, New York, Air Force Staff Sergeant Tyler F. Weese scooped up […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Community News

Watch These Airmen Get a Standing Ovation on “America’s Got Talent”

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. All the way from Colorado Springs, Colorado, via the United States Air Force Academy, here’s “In the Stairwell.” Give it up for them? The audience on […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Vet Pack

Watch ‘Cruel Intentions’ Star Ryan Phillippe Testify at Military Hearing

Hollywood actor and activist Ryan Phillippe joined former North Carolina senator Elizabeth Dole Wednesday on Capitol Hill to testify before the Senate Special Committee on Aging to highlight one extremely […]

  •  
5 years ago0
News

Iranian Naval Ship Shines Laser at U.S. Marine Helicopter

If something’s too mean to do to your dog, then it’s probably not a good idea to go ahead and do it to a bunch of United States Marines. In a […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Hacks

Military Freebies You Need to Know About This Week

All across this great country, there are flag-waving retailers offering deals, discounts and freebies to the military community. And every week, they launch new ones into the ether of the […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Community News

U.S. Army Birthday Cakes, Revisited

No celebration within any of the military branches is complete without an elaborate cake. One of the most famous instances of this unspoken ritual occurs on June 14 — the […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Trivia

Here’s the Song ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ Beat out to Become the Anthem

“The Star-Spangled Banner”, the inspired words penned by lawyer Francis Scott Key while a “guest” on a British ship during the War of 1812 — words that eventually became the […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Community News

How the American Flag Got to Be So Beautiful

Ever wonder how the American flag got so handsome? With over two centuries of refinement, it’s no wonder it still waves so colorful, bright and free. The United States Department […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Vet Pack

Vet After Being Told He Can’t Fly Old Glory: ‘Don’t Mess With My Flag’

A homeowner association in Georgia is learning the hard way after attempting to lay down absurd, unAmerican rules that stated residents could only fly Old Glory 23 days of the […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Community News

Ohio Congressman & Iraq War Vet Describes the Alexandria Shooting

While details are still pouring in about the harrowing scene at a northern Virginia baseball field where — according to the Washington Post — James T. Hodgkinson, 66, of Illinois, […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Vet Pack

These Father’s Day Gifts Come With Big, Fat Military Discounts

Every year, it seems to get harder and harder to get your dad the perfect gift for Father’s Day. Over the years, you’ve gotten him dozens of ties, various lack-luster […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Community News

U.S. Navy IDs Sailor They Think Fell Overboard [UPDATED]

A sailor the United States Navy believes fell overboard while serving on the USS Shiloh while it performed “routine operations” a few hundred miles off the coast of Japan last week […]

  •  
5 years ago0
News

See Great White Shark Attack Boater Minutes Before Coast Guard Arrives

The United States Coast Guard is, often times, the only hope for boaters, swimmers, surfers and any other human who faces danger out on the high seas. The military branch rescues those […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Vet Pack

Why This Army Vet’s Batman Was the Greatest Batman

There’s only one real Batman. And he’s the only one who ever served his country. Adam West, born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington, was […]

  •  
5 years ago0
Aircraft

New Details Emerge About the SR-71’s Daughter — the SR-72

The most storied aircraft in the history of the United States military — the SR-71 Blackbird — is ever closer to have some offspring. A daughter? if you will? The […]

  •  
5 years ago0
1234