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Good Lord, the head of U.S. 2nd Fleet is a PT stud

Is Vice Adm. Doug Perry the fittest admiral of all?

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 weeks ago

A personal account of a paratrooper who jumped into Normandy on D-Day

Lt. Col. Gerhard Bolland, an 82nd Airborne Division officer, described what it was really like to parachute during the invasion of Normandy.

By Gerhard L. Bolland

5 weeks ago

Chinese Jody hit with jail time after stealing military spouse

A Chinese man was sentenced to 10 months in prison for ruining the marriage of a People’s Liberation Army soldier.

By Sarah Sicard

5 months ago

ChatGPT-val: Sailor claims AI helped write annual performance eval

A Reddit user claiming to be a sailor said ChatGPT helped to complete the dreaded annual performance evaluation.

By Zamone Perez

Passenger absolved of in-flight bomb hoax that prompted F-18 response

The passenger, then 18, alleged the bomb threat was a joke.

By Sarah Sicard

Chinese Army defector claims air force cooked meals using missile fuel

A former Chinese military member says troops were forced to use missile fuel to cook dinner.

By Sarah Sicard

Edge-of-your-seat movies troops should watch for in 2024

These nine thrilling films are at the top of our 2024 must-see list.

By Sarah Sicard

Please return LT’s Humvee. This is no longer funny. Stop.

A satirical imagining of events after an M1165A1 Humvee was (really) stolen from Fort Liberty’s Mott Lake training area between Nov. 7 and Nov. 8.

By Davis Winkie

Navy wife films heartwarming pregnancy reveal gone awry

This Navy family's pregnancy reveal fail will warm your icy heart.

By Sarah Sicard

Unmistakable signs the Grinch is actually a veteran

The Grinch boasts a number of curmudgeonly veteran tendencies.

By Sarah Sicard