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1Mar 19, '23“Shock and awe” strikes on Iraq began 20 years ago today. Coalition forces would invade the next day.417×6.4M6.8k1.8k1.2k
2Sep 7, '23Oh sweet sweet summer child…just you wait395×6.1M6.7k274243
3Sep 15, '23Chinese propaganda makes US troops look so cool378×5.8M14k1.4k1.9k
4Jul 14, '24Evan Wright, journalist and ‘Generation Kill’ author, dead at 5983.6×1.3M3.1k382269
5Aug 8, '23Starship Troopers: Pentagon wants rocket-launched soldiers anywhere on earth in hours71.6×1.1M962102135
6May 27, '23The biggest movie in China is about how 12 Chinese divisions couldn't defeat one US Marine division at the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War59.4×919k6.3k588524
7Nov 2, '24Navy pilot spotted with patch depicting Houthis as ‘Star Wars’ sand people53.7×830k11k557922
8Mar 6, '23The Army has brought back "Be All You Can Be" and this is the first commercial. Thoughts?42.4×656k1.1k14594
9Feb 3, '23Today’s safety brief: Do not shoot at the balloon. It is too high up. You will not hit it.34.3×530k2.1k30117
10Dec 29, '23Prosecutions of serious crimes like sexual assault, domestic violence and murder will be moved outside the chain of command of those accused.28.1×435k94819014
11Jun 17, '23We mistakenly poked fun at this but we’ve just confirmed a Delta SEAL Team Ranger Recon Force Forklift Certified Soliders Platoon has landed in California and is declaring marital 27.9×431k2.4k17252
12May 12, '23Details of the 2018 firefight between US Special Forces and Syrian forces backed by Russia's Wagner Group are emerging26.3×407k871229210
13Dec 3, '24A push to cut veterans’ disability benefits is gaining traction, experts warn25.4×392k994468121
14Mar 8, '23Okay, so the last thing the Army released was a "sizzle reel" and not a commercial, but here is the first "Be All You Can Be" commercial. Thoughts?23.8×367k930135103
15Apr 9, '24Spot six differences between the two pictures22.6×350k1.5k79178
16Apr 11, '23In 1986 the DOD wanted a new rifle to increase accuracy on the battlefield so they started the Advanced Combat Rifle program to replace the M16. They had submissions from AAI, Colt17.8×275k1.1k85105
17Sep 2, '22This Canadian paratrooper living his best life16.1×012k1.8k433
18Jun 13, '23Fort Polk is renamed Fort Johnson14.7×227k1.7k22923
19Sep 28, '23China's biggest box office hit is about how 12 Chinese divisions couldn't defeat on US Marine division at Chosin Reservoir14×217k1.9k179175
20Feb 16, '18A JROTC Freshman Sacrificed Himself To Help Classmates Escape During Florida Shooting13.5×08.2k2.6k1
21Aug 14, '2327 year old staff sergeant, 2nd lieutenant, battalion commander13.1×203k8159116
22Jul 28, '22The border between Latvia and Estonia looks rad12.8×011k1.2k206
23Jan 23, '25Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller and Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier were both relieved of command for publicly criticizing their superiors. They're now working at the Pentagon.12.4×192k1.5k28457
24Aug 13, '23Marine Corps drill instructors will scream at anything12.4×191k1.3k25695
25Jun 18, '23No, military helicopters are not invading California11.7×180k8829111
26Nov 30, '24🤯11.2×172k2.6k513156
27Jul 3, '23🫡9.5×147k1.1k14139
28Oct 27, '22New Marine commercial. Thoughts?9.1×04.7k831385
30Feb 20, '18The Army has awarded Medals of Heroism, the service’s highest medal awarded for Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets, to the three JROTC students killed defending their classmat8.2×05.2k1.7k0
31Apr 20, '23We have been unverified. Some people are saying this means Elon hates the troops, we aren’t saying it, but some are.8.0×123k1.2k1337
33Nov 29, '24Hey @TheEconomist this you?7.3×113k1.6k28463
34Jul 21, '24Opinion: Project 2025 would slash veterans’ hard-earned benefits7.3×112k1.8k1k93
35Jun 22, '22The VA employee seen in this video put the 73 year-old Vietnam vet in the hospital for three days on April 28th. He is still employed by the VA as of June 21st >6.8×02.3k1.6k68
36Aug 20, '21A Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) calms an infant during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20. (Photo: Sgt. 6.8×05.1k92652
37Aug 22, '18In the final two hours of his life, Air Force Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman saved the lives of an entire special operations teams. Today, he becomes the first airman to receive the Me6.3×04.3k1.2k13
38Jul 14, '23🫡6.1×95k1.1k918
39Jul 9, '23Privates after getting their first paycheck out of boot camp6.0×92k9186952
40Dec 23, '22Russia's only aircraft carrier caught on fire — again5.8×90k9801097
41Mar 4, '23Colonel Paris Davis (ret) received his Medal of Honor today for actions in Vietnam in 1965 as a captain. He endured a 19-hour battle with a numerically superior enemy force, consta5.6×87k96814619
42May 1, '24Green Beret veteran Ryan Hendrickson is doing incredible work clearing mines in Ukraine5.5×86k2.1k25031
43Mar 23, '21No, the ‘presidential salute’ still isn’t a thing — and neither is the ‘vice presidential salute’5.3×02.1k68596
44May 1, '24Promote ahead of peers4.9×75k9689247
45Nov 28, '24Marine Corps commandant completes combat fitness test 324 days after open heart surgery4.5×69k2k17842
46Dec 7, '23Just re-posting the story of Sergeant Hay becoming the first active-duty female sniper in the Army in case anybody out there thinks she isn't real or something completely insane li4.4×68k1.1k13910
47Feb 27, '20BREAKING: Marine commandant banishes Confederate symbols from all Corps installations4.4×03k60013
48Jun 24, '18EVERYONE: I mean, don't reinvent the wheel, right? DARPA: Hold my beer3.8×01.9k1k36
49Oct 28, '23There are no more US Army bases named for Confederates now that Fort Gordon is Fort Eisenhower3.8×58k7337513
50Nov 15, '24Air Force crews who shot down waves of Iranian drones include first woman to earn a Silver Star3.7×57k95313734
51Oct 9, '24About that helicopter flying low over a relief site in North Carolina causing things to blow all over... It was an NC National Guard Black Hawk. At this time, there is no reason to3.5×54k8544925
52May 24, '21“Whatever we don’t shoot you have to count.”3.0×01.7k21362
53Oct 13, '18Technician Accidentally Fires Vulcan Cannon And Destroys An F-16 On The Ground In Belgium3.0×01k62816
54Jul 27, '24Because there seems to be some confusion... If you get kicked out of the Marine Corps for being a self-proclaimed Nazi then you are an ex-Marine.2.9×45k1.2k10920
55Nov 27, '24324 days after having open heart surgery, General Smith ran his CFT.2.9×44k1.3k7732
56Aug 15, '21A photo allegedly showing the last flight from the US embassy in Kabul with the US Flag.2.8×01.7k48659
57Jul 29, '24The U.S. Men's Gymnastics team, who just won a medal for the first time in 16 years, looks like a typical military friend group2.7×41k8934518
58Apr 3, '20‘Best captain we ever had’ — Watch the crew of USS Roosevelt give their fired skipper a triumphant send-off2.5×01.7k46712
59Aug 7, '21Today is National Purple Heart Day. To all who have received our nation’s oldest military award, we thank you.2.5×02k3243
60Dec 5, '24Soldier who pulled survivors from rubble after Tower 22 drone attack awarded Purple Heart2.5×39k1.2k15718
61Nov 16, '19Wondering who is Clint Lorance, the Army lieutenant who @realDonaldTrump just pardoned? Read this from @adam_linehan, published in 2017:2.4×01.1k58592
62Aug 30, '18Three. That’s how many times Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe entered the burning carcass of his Bradley Fighting Vehicle after it struck an IED, willingly sacrificing his own life to2.4×01.4k5732
64Mar 1, '19Roman soldiers drew penises all over Hadrian's Wall more than 1,800 years ago2.4×01.3k39311
65May 8, '19Young military hopefuls are willing to go to war for their country. Instead, many are losing their lives in school shootings2.2×01.2k49410
66Aug 25, '18Three. That’s how many times Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe entered the burning carcass of his Bradley Fighting Vehicle after it struck an IED, willingly sacrificing his own life to2.0×01k4964
67May 25, '21Powerful. 1 ❤️ = 1 respect1.9×01.5k18441
68Aug 4, '19NEW: Meet the hero soldier who saved lives during the El Paso Walmart shooting1.7×01.1k3315
69Jul 12, '19Release yourself from misery1.7×01.1k27428
70May 2, '22Eleven years since the bin Laden raid. Let’s see what he’s up to now:1.6×01.4k14613
71Sep 23, '18Rest easy, soldiers — you're home now1.6×09653411
72Aug 26, '21Today is hard and getting harder. Take care of yourselves and each other.1.6×07784578
73Nov 16, '18“Their priority was to protect civilians from Chief Gallagher, not ISIS”1.6×074539717
74Sep 14, '18The youngest and oldest living Medal of Honor recipients met, and this epic photo is the result1.5×01k3030
75Apr 22, '20ICYMI: Meet the real life Green Beret that 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' turned into a playable character1.5×01.2k15817
76Sep 15, '21Just another day at the naval academy1.5×085216962
77Apr 3, '18It's been 13 years since Cashe willingly sacrificed his own life to rescue six soldiers and a translator from a burning vehicle. Where's his Medal of Honor?1.4×07883361
78Dec 14, '21When the field exercise is done but you don't wanna count the leftover ammo1.4×094110565
79Aug 16, '17African-American Woman Becomes First To Earn West Point’s Top Cadet Position1.4×08262830
80Sep 5, '18We can't believe we have to revisit this @NateBoyer37 story two years later, but here we are ...1.4×077230717
81Dec 8, '21BREAKING: Alwyn Cashe to finally receive posthumous Medal of Honor for Iraq War heroism (By @halbritz)1.3×09121945
82May 2, '19An Army ROTC cadet sacrificed his life to save his fellow classmates during the UNC Charlotte shooting1.3×07962711
83Nov 22, '19Defying Trump, Navy Secretary backs effort to revoke tridents from Eddie Gallagher and other SEALs1.3×09061804
84Aug 17, '18EXCLUSIVE: Mullet Recruit is now officially Pvt. Mullet, having graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Friday Here's what he looks like now1.3×07802051
85Aug 16, '1772 Years Ago, The US Army Blew Up A Giant Swastika In Nazi Germany1.3×06813010
86Feb 10, '20Lt. Col. Vindman’s former commander speaks out: ‘I would trust Alex with my life’1.3×07722626
87Jun 26, '18This Army hero fought off 600 Nazis virtually alone. Now he'll posthumously become the second most decorated service member of World War II, surpassed only by Audie Murphy1.2×08651986
88Nov 11, '20Fifteen years after 35-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe sacrificed his life to pull injured comrades out of a burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle...1.2×09291393
89Jan 5, '18It's been 13 years since Cashe willingly sacrificed his own life to rescue six soldiers and a translator from a burning vehicle. Where's his Medal of Honor?1.2×06982600
90Nov 4, '22Brrrrrrrt1.1×087510447
91Oct 2, '21The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was guarded by an all-woman team for the first time ever By @PaulSzoldra1.1×077816711
92Oct 3, '21It was too close to being PT...1.1×083311126
94Jun 13, '20'Nothing stood in my way’— Meet the first Sikh woman to graduate West Point1.1×08471354
95Nov 12, '21Just a couple heroes back from doing the war getting a free coffee on Veterans Day!1.0×0825747
96Feb 25, '22‘What the f--k are you doing on our land?’ — How ordinary Ukrainians are defying Russia1.0×07421704
97Jan 3, '22Snow falls in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 3, 2022. This was the first snow of the year. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser)1.0×08531033
98Mar 6, '22The Russian army in Ukraine is finding out the hard way that mud is one of the greatest threats against tanks and other vehicles.1.0×06991287

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