Here are the differences between all the US military's elite special-ops units
You’ve heard about the men who come in the night, the badasses, the snake eaters. These are the rough-and-tumble soldiers who spill out of helicopters and kick in doors, neutralizing a high-value...
View ArticleThe US-trained commander of Tajikistan's elite police force just defected to...
The US-trained commander of Tajikistan's elite police force has defected to the Islamic State, he said in a YouTube video, and his former unit will issue a statement condemning him, media said on...
View ArticleBowe Bergdahl's lawyers want someone else to preside over his case
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Lawyers for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan charged with desertion, sought on Friday to have the general overseeing the military...
View ArticleAwesome photos of the US Army through history
June 14 is the US Army's Birthday. The Army traces its roots to the foundation of the Continental Army which was formed on June 14, 1775, from a combination of state militias.From this inauspicious...
View ArticleHere are the 3 high-tech vehicles vying to replace the Humvee
The US Army is finally set to phase out one of the most consistent images of modern American military power: the Humvee.Earlier this year, the US Army announced the three finalists for the massive...
View ArticleIf Wal-Mart's workers were an army, it would be the second largest in the world
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View ArticleA US doctor lost his license for his 'abhorrent and abnormal' treatment of...
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) - A state board revoked the license of a former U.S. Army doctor on Friday, finding that he plied students with hypnotic drugs during battlefield-trauma training and performed...
View ArticleHere's how Machiavelli's world shaped our own
AnalysisThe world in which Florentine statesman Niccolo Machiavelli lived scarcely resembles our own. City-states have been replaced with nation-states.Empires have collapsed, never to be rebuilt. And...
View ArticleThe US military took these incredible photos in just a single week
The military has very talented photographers in its ranks, and they constantly attempt to capture what life as a service member is like during training and at war.This is the best of what they shot...
View ArticleThere's a New York City street named in honor of a Confederate army leader
The killing of nine people at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, last Wednesday has ignited a nationwide debate over the Confederate flag.But in New York, one of the country's...
View ArticleThe harrowing story of how World War II turned the US Army Rangers into one...
June 19, 1942, is not a familiar date to most. But members of the Army’s elite 75th Ranger Regiment know it well. It’s the date of activation of the 1st Ranger Battalion, under the command of Lt. Col....
View ArticleChina's military is a paper tiger
Both of these statements are true:1. China possesses a rapidly improving military that, in certain local or regional engagements, could match — and even defeat — U.S. forces in battle.2. In military...
View ArticleAl Sharpton's organization wants the US military to remove 'all remnants of...
The Rev. Al Sharpton's civil rights group, the National Action Network, wants the US military to rename all of its facilities that honor Confederate Army figures including a street named for Robert E....
View ArticleCombat medic: Here's how to stop bleeding
As docs, all of us spend a lot of time training people how to do this basic medical stuff themselves. We do this for several reasons.First, remember Combat Medicine Axiom #1: We may be busy looking...
View ArticleUS military morale is reportedly at 'rock bottom' again
Since 2009, $287 million has been spent on programs aimed at improving morale within the US military, which has shouldered two major overseas combat deployments over the past decade.But these efforts...
View ArticleThis founder used to split his time between Amazon and the Army, and it shows
Isaac Oates manages a team of 42 people at Justworks, an HR and payroll management startup that he founded in 2012.Justworks wants to take the pain out of starting a business by making it easy to get...
View ArticleResearchers think they can identify which US Army soldiers are most likely to...
A new study identifies distinct profiles for U.S. army officers and enlisted soldiers at highest risk of attempting suicide.Researchers say the results particularly highlight the importance of focusing...
View ArticleThe US military took these amazing photos this week
The military has very talented photographers in its ranks, and they constantly attempt to capture what life as a service member is like during training and at war. This is the best of what they shot...
View ArticleSee 240 years of US Army uniforms in 2 minutes
For the 240th anniversary of the US Army, Sgt. Jake Hughes models the uniforms from wars throughout American history.Video courtesy of ReutersFollow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the conversation about...
View ArticleThis is what the first 36 hours of Marine boot camp is like
This post originally appeared as an answer by Trace Evans to the Quora thread: What is U.S. Marine Corps boot camp like?Here was my experience at Marine Corps Boot Camp in San Diego, California.As has...
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