The Army is turning to TikTok-famous soldiers to pump up recruiting — but it hit a snag

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Austin von Letkemann
Military influencers are able to talk about military life in ways that advertisements can't — the silly, mundane, gritty, or even just regular struggles — and that authenticity resonates with young people at a time when it's getting harder for services to find fresh recruits.

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The US is sending a strike group led by the Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier to support Trump's new drug war

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is rerouting the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, from the Mediterranean to Latin America, seen here transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, on Oct. 1, 2025.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is rerouting the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, from the Mediterranean to Latin America, seen here transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, on Oct.

NATO Tests ‘Unjammable, Undetectable’ Laser Comms at Sea—and It Worked

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Polaris Astrolight Nato Diana

China is making big aircraft carrier moves. Here's how its flattops stack up against the US Navy.

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China's aircraft carrier CNS Fujian sailing in a deep blue ocean.
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Trump went off about 'ugly' stealth warships in his wandering chat with US generals and admirals

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USS Zumwalt conducts at-sea tests and trials on the Kennebeck River.
The president called some of the US Navy's stealth ship designs "ugly."

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US Navy techs are stripping parts from fighter jets and subs to keep other ones working

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A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet flies over the Red Sea during routine operations in January.
A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet flies over the Red Sea during routine operations in January.

US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Willis

Trump's cartel war is pulling US warships into a Caribbean show of force. Another destroyer just showed up.

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Pacific Ocean (May 7, 2018) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockade (DDG 106) maneuvers alongside the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) to get into position during a replenishment-at-sea evolution.

I toured the only nuclear-missile submarine in the US open to the public. Take a look inside.

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The Growler submarine at the Intrepid Museum.
The USS Growler submarine at the Intrepid Museum.

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How this 106-year-old World War II Navy vet survived a kamikaze attack

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Of the more than 11 million American armed service members who served during World War II, only about 66,000 are still alive today.

Navies are facing a 'back to the future' moment as the sea drone threat rises, future of war study says

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A new released Sea Baby drone
Ukraine's arsenal of naval drones has wreaked havoc on Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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