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Adam Weinstein · 01/06/14 04:30PM
Heckler Hurls Racist Remark at Comic, Gets Taken Down with Class
Neetzan Zimmerman · 01/06/14 11:45AMMarines Quietly Conclude That Women Sort of Suck at Doing Pullups
Adam Weinstein · 12/31/13 11:00AMHere's a Touching Video From the First Gay Wedding on This Army Base
Adam Weinstein · 12/23/13 10:00AMThis is the arch of swords, the longstanding funnysweet ritual that closes military weddings. This one, held at Fort Bragg, is a little different, though—in a lovely, historic way.
Air Force General Fired for Awesomest Overseas Drunken Bender Ever
Adam Weinstein · 12/20/13 08:59AMMarines Finally Get Around to Banning Fashionable Hairstyles
Adam Weinstein · 12/18/13 02:46PMHamilton Nolan · 12/17/13 10:28AM
China's Smog Is Double-Plus Good for National Defense, Says China
Adam Weinstein · 12/09/13 09:50AMSome Brass-Balled Genius Tried to Sneak A Lot of Pot Into the Pentagon
Adam Weinstein · 12/06/13 05:47PMFemale Soldiers Were Goaded Into Prostitution on Texas Army Base
Adam Weinstein · 12/04/13 05:00PMGabrielle Bluestone · 12/03/13 10:24PM
In the last year, the TSA has collected more than $500,000 in change left behind by passengers at security checkpoints. A Florida Representative has proposed the money, which was deposited into an "aviation security fund," go towards upgrades for members of the military and their families when they fly.
The Pentagon's New Top Woman Inspired Kelly McGillis' Top Gun Role
Adam Weinstein · 12/03/13 01:16PMThe Air Force Is Bullying Its Cadets Into a Secret Snitch Program
Adam Weinstein · 12/02/13 10:46AMThe Air Force Academy's Honor Code states that its cadets "will not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate among us anyone who does." But the service apparently suspended that code when it forced mostly minority students to spy on their classmates to catch suspected drug users and sex offenders—only to forget all about them after they've been used as informants.
U.S. Flies B-52 Bombers Over Disputed Chinese Air-Defense Zone
Adam Weinstein · 11/26/13 12:53PMThe United States challenged China's newly-declared defense zone over a disputed set of Pacific islands by flying two Air Force B-52 bombers over it Monday night, an official told WSJ. The official added: "The flight was without incident." But that doesn't mean a larger dispute couldn't spill over into the holiday.
Your Local Cops Are Probably Out Buying Ex-Iraq Death Trucks Right Now
Adam Weinstein · 11/25/13 02:59PMThis is an MRAP, a mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle. It didn't exist until well into the Iraq War, when we went to war with the Army we had, and that Army's Humvees didn't survive very well. We bought a lot of MRAPs. The Iraq War is over. Now, how many of these MRAPs can we put your police down for?
It's No Surprise the Air Force Academy Has a Gay Conversion Therapist
Adam Weinstein · 11/21/13 10:55AMTen Fun Facts About Blackwater's Founder on the Eve of His Book Tour
Adam Weinstein · 11/20/13 01:33PMThe First Four Women to Pass Marine Infantry Training Took This Selfie
Adam Weinstein · 11/20/13 09:45AMCord Jefferson · 11/19/13 02:53PM
As the Army prepares to integrate women into ground combat positions, an internal Army email says it's best to use "average-looking women" in media materials so as not to give the wrong impression: "In general, ugly women are perceived as competent while pretty women are perceived as having used their looks to get ahead."