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MANBIJ, Syria — A raid by the U.S. Army’s secretive Delta Force was nearly aborted when an operator discovered endangered Apollo Swallowtail butterflies, sources confirmed today. Details about the
WASHINGTON — Citing the importance of recruiting in the 18 to 24-year-old demographic, the U.S. Navy has updated its policy to allow sailors to wear man-buns while
HELSINKI, Finland — President Donald Trump once again denied Russia was responsible for any kind of hacking during the 2016 election as Russian President Vladimir Putin was seen furiously typing on
TEHRAN — The war of words between the U.S. and Iran reached a fever pitch after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted a middle finger emoji at President Donald Trump, sources
KUWAIT CITY — The US Olympic table tennis team has been training at a US military encampment in Kuwait where “the best ping-pong players in the world” are found, a
NORFOLK, Va. — Senior Coast Guard leaders have approved a new advertising campaign designed to increase enlistment numbers, keep up retention rates and encourage other service members to lateral over to
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Pentagon has narrowed down the finalists of the unit slogan contest to roughly 500 variations of “Tip Of The Spear,” sources report. The contest, announced earlier this
Got a room or building filled with insurgents right in front of you and need to clear it? An Air Force combat controller knows the best way forward. As an
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. — Tens of thousands of civilian and military leaders took part in a three-day Fraud and Waste Prevention Summit held off the Georgia coast over the weekend
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – ISIS soldier Ibraheem Lakdim has uploaded a video to his YouTube channel about ‘stolen martyrdom’ from the cab of a truck that was wired with 250 lbs
The following is an opinion piece by the Specialist with a juris doctorate degree in your Basic Training platoon. The Meal: Ready-to-Eat military ration is one of the
ARLINGTON, Va. – In response to workload concerns by some parents, Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller has published a list of shows and movies that can be binge-watched in lieu
HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN — The United Nations has awarded its prestigious Public Service Award to the Taliban Shadow Government of Helmand Province to commemorate their widespread, successful efforts to root out
WALTHAM, Massachusetts — In the ongoing war on fiscal prudence, a new bomb from Raytheon is ready to blow up the scene, sources confirmed today. Raytheon is set to move into
THE PENTAGON — Coffee served on U.S. military bases worldwide will finally include caffeine beginning in January of 2019, according to Gen. Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
WASHINGTON — The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats totally got on bloop and Bobby Brown when testifying about countering transnational organized crime before the House Committee
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After snorting three MRE coffee packets during a land navigation exercise at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Pvt. Dillen Roebuck rocketed from the surface of the earth and landed
WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard is turning 228 years old today, and Congress is surprising them with a $2.28 billion budget cut in fiscal year 2019. As a result, the
WASHINGTON — The Chief of Naval Operations today published a long-awaited instruction clarifying the difference between rumor intelligence, scuttlebutt and gouge. OPNAV Instruction 9710894.666, Understanding and Disseminating RUMINT, Scuttlebutt
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department’s Public Affairs Office has unveiled a new aircraft to combat dumpster fires today, according to its own press release. Dana White, the Assistant to the
THE PENTAGON — Deployed service members will no longer be allowed to perform any physical activity in combat zones, according to a new Pentagon policy announced this week. The policy change
WASHINGTON — President Trump has signed an executive order that would put Chik-fil-A restaurants on all U.S. military bases, sources confirmed today. The order, which comes on the
GATEWAY STATION — In the latest sign of trouble for the nascent Space Force, Pfc. Jenette Vasquez of the Colonial Marine Corps has gone public with a sexual harassment complaint she
ABILENE, Texas — A Texas National Guardsman says he is suffering from "emotional scars" after returning from a deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border, sources confirmed today. Spc.
PENTAGON — Pentagon officials say the Taliban can just have the city of Ghazni in Afghanistan since the U.S. military didn't really want it anyway, sources confirmed today.
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