Jared Keller

Jared Keller is the Managing Editor for content at Military.com. He is the former managing editor of Task & Purpose, where he oversaw daily news and evergreen content strategy, and previously worked for The Atlantic, Bloomberg Media, Al Jazeera America, and Maxim magazine. A former columnist for Pacific Standard magazine (RIP), his writing has appeared in Aeon, Entrepreneur, GQ, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Smithsonian magazine, and many other outlets.

Email: Jared.Keller@Military.com

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M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle at the firing range

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An artist's rendering of the Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator

Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet

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The USS America (LHA 6) sails into formation during Exercise Iron Fist in Sasebo Japan.

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The Army's Palletized High Energy Laser, or P-HEL

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A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt flies a replica of Capt. Oliver Hazard Perry’s ‘Don’t Give Up the Ship’ flag as it arrives at Apra Harbor in the Philippine Sea.

US Navy Battle Flags: A Visual Guide

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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, observe a Next-Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) machine gun with fire control during a Program Executive Office Soldier Operational Kit demonstration at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

The Army Has Finally Fielded Its Next Generation Squad Weapons

The Army has officially fielded its Next Generation Squad Weapon systems to its first unit, replacing its M4 and M249 weapons...

A photo illustration of an AC-130 equipped with a laser. (Image: U.S. Air Force)

The Air Force's Dream of Mounting a Laser Weapon on an AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship Is Dead

The Air Force no longer plans on installing and operating a high-energy laser weapon on a special operations gunship due to...

Amazon Big Spring Sale 2024: The Best Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Military Families

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The Tactical High-power Operational Responder

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The top general responsible for U.S. troops in the Middle East wants to see a surge of directed-energy weapons in the region...

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Were You Part of the Marine Corps-Wide Barracks Inspection? We Want to Hear from You.

The Marine Corps recently announced that it would conduct a force-wide barracks inspection. We want to hear from Marines on...

Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense

A Moment of Truth for the Army's Chief Laser Weapon

Four prototypes reportedly arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of operations in early February, with the Army...

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