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How troops can watch the NFL Playoffs for free
Service members can stream NFL playoff games on AFN.
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Military Culture
How Area 51 became a hotbed for conspiracy theories
The conspiracies about aliens out of Area 51 began more than 75 years ago.
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Medevac team successfully gets premature baby from Kuwait to Germany
An airlift team quickly and successfully transported a premature baby from Kuwait to Germany for emergency medical care.
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Northrop eyes low-rate production contract for B-21 this year
Northrop is wary of inflation and said more companies are pushing back on fixed-price contracts.
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Experts, data point to women as best military recruiting pool
Women are still in in the vast minority in the military, but experts say they are an important recruiting pool.
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Very few low-income troops eligible for Basic Needs Allowance so far
"DoD’s implementation of this benefit is inconsistent with congressional intent," said one military family advocate.
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Service members at odds over Indiana National Guard court-martial bill
A proposal would strip Indiana National Guard members of the right to refuse non-judicial punishment and demand a trial by court-martial.
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Lockheed: F-35 deliveries can’t resume until mishap investigation done
Lockheed Martin also previewed its plans for updating existing fighters with the hardware and software upgrades known as Technology Refresh 3.
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Why ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ should win the Oscar for Best Picture
It’s worth rooting for “Top Gun” to win it all, because it’s pure, unadulterated fun.
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National Guard pushing for health insurance, better pay, more training
The Guard wants pay and health benefits on par with active duty troops.
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DoD delays key F-35 tests, lowering chance of 2023 production decision
“They spent years trying to develop a simulator to test [the F-35], and they still can’t deliver that," POGO's Dan Grazier said.
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Top military movies to watch for in 2023
2023 is shaping up to be a good year for military movies.
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New DoD health agency director is ‘baddest woman in the Army’
Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland said she'll work with Tricare contractors to make sure all beneficiaries in the community are served.
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Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work
Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base in Montana have been diagnosed with blood cancer.
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U.S. and Japan team up for Indo-Pacific training exercise
American and Japanese forces recently participated in a bilateral exercise to showcase the close coordination between the two allies.
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US drops case against Marine veteran cop accused of spying for China
After gaining asylum in the U.S., Baimadajie Angwang became a Marine and served in Afghanistan before being honorably discharged.
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Marine dad’s ‘Periodic Table of Military Slang’ decodes grunt-speak
Those who have spent time around the military will know at least some of the table’s entries; few are likely to recognize them all.
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Pentagon strategy calls for integrated satellite comm networks
The plan features a three-phased approach, starting in fiscal 2023 with improving data standards — a step aimed at enabling better information sharing.
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