Son proudly follows in father's, grandfather's footsteps in faking military service

CLEVELAND, Ohio – John Jakeman always knew he wanted to be a fake veteran, ever since he grew up following his father Sullivan "Sully" Jakeman around to

Army PFC buys Ford Mustang after deployment, gets 'really great deal'

FORT BLISS, TX — Most soldiers draw up lists of what they want to do when they get back from deployment overseas -- from biting into a Big Mac

Mission accomplished: Soldier screws up PowerPoint slide, ends war in Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Last night at 2140 Afghan local time, outgoing ISAF Joint Command (IJC) leader Lt. Gen. Curtis Scapparotti announced to assembled press and senior military officials that

Hawaii Army National Guard unit has Luau with Afghan locals, invites friendship, riots

FOB SHIELDS, AFGHANISTAN - In an effort to move past cultural scandals involving U.S. military members in Afghanistan, members of the 28th Infantry Brigade Combat Team recently

Pentagon proposes controversial policy assigning ranks to military spouses

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A new policy is currently being considered by the Department of Defense that would assign rank to spouses of military members. The controversial measure announced

General’s controversial graduation speech sparks riots, 11 killed

SAND HILL, Fort Benning, Ga. — Many soldiers and family members are angry over reports of controversial remarks from the Commanding Officer of Fort Benning at a recruit graduation.

New Army physical fitness test to incorporate yoga event

Afghan Army responds to corpse desecration, mentors US troops on culture

"We were deeply saddened by what we saw in that video," said Maj Jagran Akhtar of the Afghan National Army, through an interpreter to a seated

Army awards dining facility contract to Burger king, troops 'have it their way' for chow

THE PENTAGON - Burger King announced today that it has won a multi-billion dollar contract to run Army dining facilities (DFACs), beating out strong competition from Kellogg, Brown,

Outrage: Army announces officer promotions to be based on merit, performance

WASHINGTON, D.C. - US Army staff officers were stunned today after the announcement from the Chief of Staff that future promotions will be based on merit and

Army marksman wins Olympic gold; stop-lossed, deployed to Afghanistan

LONDON, UK - After a near-flawless performance in the Olympic skeet shooting competition, Army Sergeant Vincent Hancock has been stop-lossed and deployed to Afghanistan. Army officials have said

Army increases combat effectiveness with more reflective belts, extremely safe combat patrols

82nd Airborne soldiers leave their forward operating base with safety on their side. PANJWAI DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN - Army Sergeant First Class James Hargrove knows the dangers of war.

Army struggles to respond to epidemic of suicides during suicide prevention briefs

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A spokesman for the U.S. Army announced today that top leadership was struggling to respond to what he called a "suicide epidemic&

US Army introduces 'revolutionary' new woodland camouflage uniform to replace ACU

FORT BELVOIR, VA - In a surprise move, the US Army’s Program Executive Office-Soldier has announced that it has selected a "revolutionary" new woodland camouflage

Army times: Military working dogs smarter than junior officers

NEW YORK, NY — Military Working Dogs are more intelligent than second and first lieutenants, according to an article to be published next week in Army Times. The article,

Army spends $100 million on piece of equipment that doesn't do anything

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — After extensive research and development, the Army announced today it would field a new piece of equipment that does absolutely nothing. The commander of

Junior enlisted party presidential candidate: Free Copenhagen, porn at the Shoppette

FORT DRUM, N.Y. — A third-party presidential candidate is making waves this election season by focusing on the wants and needs of low-ranking troops. In many ways, Army

Army to field mine resistant ambush protected-walker vehicle

RED ROCK RIVER, TX - The Army has recently announced their plans to replace the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle with an updated vehicle dubbed the MRAP-Walker,

Army replaces defective radios with carrier pigeons, smoke signals

FORT BLISS, TX- Following the failure of a planned communications system that would help all military members communicate more effectively, the Army is now conducting research and development

Army launches 'eat right, don't eat at the chow hall' campaign

FORT BRAGG, NC - The Army launched its new health initiative today, which spokesmen called the "Eat Right, Don't Eat at the Chow Hall"

US Army, Marine Corps facing charges of forcible sodomy

THE PENTAGON - Both the United States Army and Marine Corps are facing startling allegations of misconduct against millions of military members, including charges of forcible sodomy, according

Lifetime releases details on ‘Army wives’ Spinoff show: ‘Army husbands’

HOLLYWOOD, CA - The Lifetime network has released more details on Army Husbands, a spinoff of the hit show Army Wives that will debut this fall. "We&