This article by Sarah Sicard was originally published by Observation Post (Military Times) Outside of 2014′s “American Sniper,” featuring a fake baby and Bradley Cooper as slain Navy SEAL marksman Chris Kyle, there aren’t very many pop culture samples that delve deep into military sniper culture. As a result, the internet is, predictably, full of […]
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2021 F-150 Raptor takes inspiration from its aviation namesake
LifestyleThis article by J.D. Simkins originally appeared on Military Times Tom Liu is a fan of Raptors. The four-wheeled variety. The winged version. The veloci-type? Maybe. It should come as no surprise, then, that Liu, the 30-year-old lead exterior designer of the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor, looked to the F-22 fighter for inspiration while designing the […]
Wormuth nominated to be first female Secretary of the Army
Military AffairsThis article by Jennifer Judson was originally published by Army Times. Christine Wormuth has been nominated to serve as the first female secretary of the Army, part of a trio of defense nominees announced Monday by the White House. Wormuth previously served as the undersecretary of defense for policy during the Obama administration and was […]
US Army’s extended-range guided rocket sees successful 80-kilometer test shot
TechThis article by Jen Judson originally appeared on Defense News The U.S. Army’s new extended-range version of its Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System had a successful 80-kilometer flight demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, on March 4, according to a Lockheed Martin announcement. Lockheed Martin is the manufacturer for the GMLRS munition and has worked with the […]
Guardians, the Space Force wants you to help determine your enlisted rank insignia
LifestyleThis article by Howard Altman originally appeared in the Air Force Times So now that the great name debate is over, Space Force wants its enlisted guardians to help determine how their rank insignia will look. To that end, the military’s newest service on Tuesday launched a survey complete with four choices of insignia for […]
Medal of Honor recipient, a chaplain who died in captivity, identified among Korean War remains
NewsThis article by Harm Venhuizan originally appeared in the Army Times The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has identified the remains of Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun, a Medal of Honor recipient who died as a prisoner of war in Korea. Kapaun was identified on Mar. 2, the DPAA announced Friday. His remains were among the 867 […]
This woman is the Army’s only female salvage diver
ArmyThis article by J.D Simkins was originally published by the Army Times Not many outside of the occupation are likely to associate the job of a salvage diver with the minimally aquatic United States Army. Even fewer would identify the job as one ordinarily occupied by an enlisted woman. But Sgt. Stephanie Johnson is no […]
Eyeing China, Indo-Pacific Command seeks $27 billion deterrence fund
Military AffairsThis article by Joe Gould originally appeared on Defense News U.S. military officials have outlined new spending requirements to boost deterrence against China, including new weapons, new construction, and closer military-to-military collaboration with America’s allies in the region. A report from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command delivered to Congress on Monday calls for roughly $27 billion in […]
Navy SEAL who oversaw Bin Laden raid pens children’s book
LifestyleThis article by J.D. Simkins was originally published by Observation Post. Navy SEAL memoirs have reached every person on the planet. The trident-fueled evangelism that spared no corner of the globe in its pursuit of educating people on the wondrous existence of frogmen has, at long last, reached its end. Films, documentaries, TV shows, memoirs, […]
Army seeks about 3,500 more infantry recruits this year
RecruitingThis article by Kyle Rempfer was originally published by Army Times. The Army wants to assess roughly 15,000 infantry recruits this fiscal year, and will likely continue offering cash incentives to potential soldiers in an effort to meet its goals, according to Army Recruiting Command boss Maj. Gen. Kevin Vereen. “The Army needs just an overabundance of infantrymen to […]
