Osprey Crash Investigations Often Blame the Pilots and Crew. Is That Fair? Since 2022, Ospreys have crashed four times during routine training exercises, killing a total of 20 service members.
Inside Today's Navy Boot Camp: Less Yelling, Same Sleep Deprivation After a number of changes were made to the program in the last several years, we came to find out what’s so different – and...
Underreporting Child Abuse & The Case of China Lake On this episode we will be focusing on years of underreporting of child abuse at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in...
Vets in Hollywood and TV In this episode we examine the history of the military, Hollywood and the veterans who brought real-as-can-be portrayals of...
Troops and Tattoos: A History in Ink A few blocks away from Baltimore Harbor where many a sailor have made port and ships have launched for centuries, I walk into...
On the Ice with Marines Preparing for War in the Arctic We spent time with the Marines miles above the Arctic Circle in Norway as part of the largest NATO exercise in the region...
On the Hunt for Army Recruits at an NRA-Sponsored Sporting Convention Since the COVID-19 pandemic started four years ago, recruiting across the military services has been in crisis.
It's One of the VA's Biggest Expansions of Benefits in History. Some Veterans Missed Out. The PACT Act, which was meant to help veterans receive care and benefits after being exposed to toxins and burn pits while...
Fire Watch: How the Military’s Holiday Tradition of Tracking Santa Came to Be On this episode of Fire Watch, we learn about the decades-long tradition and speak to the service members who track Santa on...
A Thanksgiving Aboard the USS Forrest Sherman On this episode of the Fire Watch podcast, we’ll take a look at the tradition of Thanksgiving dinner at Naval Station Norfolk...
'That's Our Land': Homeless Veterans in LA Hail Court Ruling Ordering VA to Use Campus for Housing The class-action suit was filed in November 2022 by the nonprofit Public Counsel law firm on behalf of 14 unhoused and...
Air Force Top Enlisted Leader Says Trainees Carrying Real Rifles at Boot Camp Is 'Desired End State' Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi said during a media roundtable at the annual Air and Space Forces...
Soldiers Set to Get New Deployment Bonus as High Operations Tempos Strain the Army Soldiers will receive an extra monthly bonus -- ranging from $210 to $450 per month, depending on rank -- for time away from...
Ellsworth Air Force Base Fires Second Commander in Just 2 Months Lt. Col. Carsten Stahr, commander of the 28th Force Support Squadron, was relieved from duty last week, a brief news release...
Marine Who Published Memoir About Alleged Sexual Abuse of Underage Recruit Faces Court-Martial The charges come nearly a year after Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne published a book that described his own pursuit of a...