Country music no longer owns the troops, and that’s a good thing
Troops today are just as likely to share playlists filled with hip-hop, EDM or K-pop as they are with country music legends.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
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Deployment playlists, then and now: from Walkmans to wireless despair
Music has always been more than a distraction for deployed service members — it's a lifeline. Here's how its method of delivery has changed over time.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
‘Remember the lost ones’: The powerful song in this new music video was written by a Marine vet trying to explain his experience in Iraq
It’s “military heaven that’s done everything for us,” Wayne said.
By Andrea Scott
Op-ed: Trump upended the long history of US investment in Ukraine’s democracy
The professor believes the president of the United States has dangerously undermined Ukrainian national security.
By Matthew Pauly, Michigan State University
VIDEO: Watch Gen. Goldfein jam with Air Force band SuperSonic
The four-star general is known for sitting in with Air Force bands from time to time, such as when he was AFCENT commander.
Dutchmen arrested for trespassing near Area 51 with drone & camera equipment, because ... aliens
Though, the location is off, the alien-enthused festival still lives.
By J.D. Simkins
Black Rifle Coffee’s music video showcases the military’s day-to-day monotonies the public never sees
The melody brings to mind the many delectable symphonies concocted by legendary musicians and rock-wielding demon tamers, Tenacious D.
By J.D. Simkins
Seriously, you have to watch this security forces hip hop video
The video includes a cameo of a K-9 dog, doing what K-9s do best. You know you wanna see it.
Rising young Afghan pianist wants world to see a different side of his country
Elham Fanous, a gifted young Afghan pianist, will graduate soon with a bachelor of music degree from the City University of New York’s Hunter College.
By Kent Miller
‘To U.S. troops who served in Afghanistan: Thank you’
I wish I could talk to each of you. I would tell you that a generation of young Afghans has grown up in a civil society, which you enabled through your service and courage.
By Elham Fanous
Far out field trip: What the Marine Corps can learn from Burning Man
“If we had to do (Operation Iraqi Freedom) again, most people in the Marine Corps wouldn’t have the experience level these people do because they do Burning Man ever year," this retired major wrote.
By Todd South