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Four Days, One Game: Inside the Army Trading Leave for Grand Theft Auto VI

Grab your drinks and snacks: after more than a decade, the long-awaited sequel to Grand Theft Auto V finally launches in November. For many gamers, that just...

Here's What You Need to Know About Polarsteps & Location Sharing

Sharing a vacation on social media is common. You can take a snap and directly post it on an app. Travel apps take that a step further by letting people record...

What Jonny Kim Can Teach the Navy’s Next Generation of Aviators

Jonny Kim has spent much of his career learning how people perform when the margin for error gets small. He served as a Navy SEAL and special operations combat...

The Marine Corps Is Bringing Back Mandatory Flu Shots for Some (But Not All) Personnel

While by no means the biggest issue members of the US Armed Forces often find themselves dealing with, the intense and pseudoscientific skepticism of vaccines...

The Military Has a $285 Billion Maintenance Backlog. Barracks Are Paying the Price

For many service members, their barracks are more than just a place to sleep. After all, the very word “barracks” conjures up ideas of service and camaraderie....

The Pentagon Wants Troops Offline, But Its Recruiting Strategy Depends on the Opposite

On August 19th, the acting Navy secretary ordered Sailors, Marines, and even their families to scrub all military ties from social media platforms. Five weeks...