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Patrons exercise on treadmills at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

How to Complete the Gerkin Protocol Test on Treadmills

The Gerkin Protocol term often is used in running studies, treadmill documentation and other running-related articles, but...

Military police officer runs on a treadmill.

Treadmills That Train You for Military Fitness Tests

Professional treadmills have technology that can prepare you for athletic performance, and anyone training to enter a...

ROTC cadets run two miles for their Army physical fitness test at Clemson University

How to Prepare for the 2-Mile Army Run

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The Next Generation USID military spouse ID card

Renewed Military ID Cards Can Be Sent by Mail in New Pilot Program

Active-duty troops can now log in to renew their family members' military ID cards in a pilot program allowing the IDs to be...

U.S. Army soldier motivates spur candidates before the ruck march.

How the War in Iraq Changed the Military for Women

Some 2,200 active-duty women out of roughly 40,000 are serving in infantry, cavalry, armor and field artillery roles.

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A former manager at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center was sentenced to six months in federal prison for...

Georgia Army National Guard begin the two-mile run event of the Army Combat Fitness Test

Guardsman Dies After Fitness Test

A junior enlisted National Guard soldier died earlier this month after a physical fitness test during a drill weekend...

Iraqi civilians and U.S. soldiers pull down a statue of Saddam Hussein in downtown Baghdad

The First Casualty of War Is Truth: Iraq 20 Years Later

Four months prior to the invasion of Iraq, I found out that the George W. Bush administration was selling the war to the...

Ai Force in-flight relief system for women.

Female Air Force Pilots Would Be Able to Safely Pee In-Flight During Long Missions with New Tech Being Tested

Female pilots at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina, are ground testing a new bladder relief method.

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Chinese Leader Arrives in Moscow to Meet Putin

Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday on a three-day visit that shows off Beijing's new diplomatic...

Tear Gas Fired at Opposition Supporters in Kenya

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Xi to Meet Putin as Partnership Scrutiny Intensifies

China's President Xi Jinping will meet with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, as China aspires for a more...

Investigations and Features

Trading on Patriotism: How Extremist Groups Target and Radicalize Veterans

The issue of extremist groups has gained attention after the riot on Jan. 6 aimed at preventing the peaceful transfer of the...

They Said the Rise in Military Suicide Is a Mystery. Traumatic Brain Injury May Be an Answer.

Veterans who have had a head injury are at higher risk for suicide, but these deaths can be prevented, experts say.

Army News

Fort Bragg Soldier Charged With Murder in Serviceman's Death

Brandon Allen Amos-Dixon, who was stationed at the Fort Bragg military base, is also accused of trying to kill his fiancee...

U.S. Army military garrison at Camp Kosciuszko in Poznan, Poland.

The Army Digs in for Competition Against Russia, Sets Garrison in Poland

The Army now has a permanent garrison in Poland, a major milestone underscoring that country's central role as a hub of NATO...

Navy News

a tour at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii

Pearl Harbor Families Drank Antifreeze, Not Just Jet Fuel in Water, Department of Health Memo Reveals

The compound in the antifreeze, diethylene glycol, is used in aviation fuels to help prevent the formation of ice crystals.

Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) Stakeholder Safety Walkthrough in Halawa, Hawaii

Another Toxic Red Hill Spill, Only Recently Disclosed by the Navy, Affected Soil

The Navy said a spill of up to 1,500 gallons of toxic fire suppressant containing so-called "forever chemicals " at Red Hill...

Air Force News

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul R. Birch salutes.

Air Force Fires Guam Commander for 'Shortfalls in His Personal Conduct'

Brig. Gen. Paul R. Birch, commander of the 36th Wing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, was relieved of his duties "due to...

One of the Historic Brick Quarters homes at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Ohio

29 Houses at Wright-Patterson Waiting on 'High'-Cost Renovation After Contractor Protest

Historic residential housing of the kind slated for significant remodeling at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is rare in the...

Space Force News

U.S. Air Force Airmen and Space Force Guardians marching.

125% Increase to Space Force Bonuses Part of 2024 Budget Request that Would Grow Ranks

The Space Force wants to grow the number of Guardians by nearly 10% and hopes to offer almost $5 million in new bonuses to...

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman.

'Go Get Screened': Space Force Chief Urges Missileers to Get Tested as Cancer Study Underway

The Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine said last month it is conducting a study examining a potential link between...

Marine Corps News

The first Taco Bell. It was saved from destruction and moved to Taco Bell headquarters in Irvine, California. (Taco Bell)

A Marine Corps Cook Spread the Gospel of Tacos Throughout America

Glen Bell engineered a way to pre-make hard-taco shells in large quantities, with less mess and faster, like hamburgers were...