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Battlefield 6 review: the return of a war game worth fighting for
For troops and veterans, the Battlefield video game franchise has always been more than a shooter. Rather, it’s a test of tactics, communication and chaos management. After the rocky reception of Battlefield 2042, developer DICE needed a strong comeback. Battlefield 6, which launched Friday, mostly delivers. It restores structure, returns to its roots and brings back the kind of team-based warfare...[Read More]
Battlefield 6 review: the return of a war game worth fighting for
For troops and veterans, the Battlefield video game franchise has always been more than a shooter. Rather, it’s a test of tactics, communication and chaos management. After the rocky reception of Battlefield 2042, developer DICE needed a strong comeback. Battlefield 6, which launched Friday, mostly delivers. It restores structure, returns to its roots and brings back the kind of team-based warfare...[Read More]
Battlefield 6 review: the return of a war game worth fighting for
For troops and veterans, the Battlefield video game franchise has always been more than a shooter. Rather, it’s a test of tactics, communication and chaos management. After the rocky reception of Battlefield 2042, developer DICE needed a strong comeback. Battlefield 6, which launched Friday, mostly delivers. It restores structure, returns to its roots and brings back the kind of team-based warfare...[Read More]
Battlefield 6 review: the return of a war game worth fighting for
For troops and veterans, the Battlefield video game franchise has always been more than a shooter. Rather, it’s a test of tactics, communication and chaos management. After the rocky reception of Battlefield 2042, developer DICE needed a strong comeback. Battlefield 6, which launched Friday, mostly delivers. It restores structure, returns to its roots and brings back the kind of team-based warfare...[Read More]
Beating the clock: FRCE rapid repair team keeps C-130 on schedule
What started as a routine inspection on a KC-130J Hercules at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) quickly turned into a coordinated, cross-functional team effort to repair and return the aircraft to the fleet on time.
Beetle Bailey turns 75: the Army’s lovable slacker marches on
When “Beetle Bailey” debuted in 1950, it was a college strip about a lanky underachiever who wanted to do as little as possible. Six months later, creator Mort Walker had Beetle enlist in the Army during the Korean War. From that moment on, the reluctant private became one of the most recognizable characters in American comics, embodying the frustrations, absurdities and humor of military life. Se...[Read More]
Before he was a hero on 9/11, he was a hero in Vietnam
Rick Rescorla knew his history. The native of England knew how stories of the past, recent or distant, could move people. Be it the English victory at Agincourt in 1415 or the British victory at Rorke’s Drift in the Zulu War of 1879, his tales of individuals surmounting incredible odds could lift people that last small bit to keep fighting. To survive. To win. He wrote and sang songs to puff up mo...[Read More]
Bill aims to make military hazing a separate criminal offense
A lawmaker whose Marine nephew took his own life in 2011 after being hazed by unit members in Afghanistan has introduced a new bill that initiates the process for making hazing a dedicated offense under military law. The Harry Lew and Danny Chen Military Justice Reform Act, introduced today by Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., is named for Chu’s nephew, Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, and Chen, a 19-year-old Army pr...[Read More]
Bill from vets in Congress would keep military roles open to women
As the Pentagon pursues a review of the effectiveness of women in ground combat roles, a group of lawmakers is promoting legislation that would enshrine in policy the ability for women to serve in those roles. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, a Pennsylvania Democrat and former Air Force Officer, has introduced the Women Add Resourcefulness and Resilience to Improve Operational Readiness (WARRIOR) Act, which...[Read More]
Bill would raise VA compensation for severely injured vets, survivors
A bill in Congress would significantly increase the amount of disability compensation awarded to veterans with catastrophic injuries and survivors, but lawmakers are sparring over how to cover its estimated $7 billion cost. The Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, HR 6047, would raise the amount of disability compensation provided to these families by $10,000 a year an...[Read More]
Bipartisan group of senators vow to keep US in NATO despite Trump threats
A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday reaffirmed America’s commitment to NATO, just a day after President Donald Trump threatened to abandon the transatlantic alliance amid a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said he viewed U.S. membership in the defense pact as not merely up for debate but “beyond reconsideration.” However, he cannot withdraw unilaterally; doing so would require a tw...[Read More]
Blue Angels won’t be punished after low beach flyover, acting SECNAV says
U.S. Navy leadership announced Thursday that the flight demonstration squadron involved in an abnormally low flyover at Pensacola Beach, Florida, will not face consequences. Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao absolved the Blue Angels of their unorthodox Wednesday flight maneuver, which rattled civilian chairs and umbrellas. “Flight debrief complete,” Cao said in an X post. “No reprimands. No firings. ...[Read More]