Jared Keller

Jared Keller was the Managing Editor for content at Military.com. He is the former managing editor of Task & Purpose 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 Entrepreneur, Fast Company, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Smithsonian magazine, Wired, and many other outlets.

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Paramount Just Doubled its Military Discount for Veterans Day

Paramount is offering a 50% discount on Paramount+ subscriptions for life for verified military members ahead of Veterans Day...

Amazon's Veterans Day 2024 Deals Aren't Just for Service Members and Veterans

From now through Veterans Day, online shoppers can get 20% or more off of select items on Amazon, including clothing, shoes...

The future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John Basilone heading out of Bath, Maine on November 1, 2024.

The Navy’s Newest Warship Is Already Flying a Fresh Battle Flag at Sea

The future USS John Basilone is already flying a battle flag in tribute to its decorated Marine namesake.

An airman utilizes a pocket knife to adjust the sight on a M4 carbine at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 4, 2018. (Airman Eugene Oliver/U.S. Air Force photo)

The Best Field Gear Worth Buying, According to US Service Members and Veterans

We asked thousands of U.S. service members and veterans about their favorite pieces of military field gear. Here's what they...

The SOG Terminus XR LTE (from left), CRKT M16-01KS, Gerber LMF II, and Kershaw Link are solid choices for tactical knives . (Courtesy of Amazon)

The Best Deals on Tactical Knives on Amazon Right Now

From Spyderco to Ontario Knife Company, folding to fixed, we have the skinny on some of the best tactical knives on sale on...

Left: Medal of Honor recipient Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia in Iraq in 2004. Right: a Gerber Rex Applegate folding knife.

The Tactical Knife that Saved a Medal of Honor Recipient’s Life During Intense Hand-to-Hand Combat in Iraq

Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his heroic actions during the Second Battle of...

The Gerber Suspension-NXT multitool, Mystery Ranch Urban Assault 21 backpack, and Garmin tactix 7 smartwatch are among the best tactical gear deals on Amazon right now. (Photos courtesy of Amazon)

The Best Tactical Gear Deals on Amazon Right Now

If you’re building out your kit for military service or elsewhere, now’s the time to scope out some sweet deals on tactical...

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2024: The Best Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Military Families

The Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sale runs from Oct. 8-9, 2024, and offers more than 300,000 deals for Amazon Prime members.

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

The Navy's tradition of flying battle flags is as old as America itself. Here's an (incomplete) guide to the service's best...

A Quadrupedal-Unmanned Ground Vehicle (Q-UGV) goes over rehearsals at Red Sands IEC

Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East

The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.

Drowning Pool bass player Stevie Benton raises a fist in triumph

What Songs Defined Your Military Service During the Global War on Terror?

We’re surveying U.S. service members and veterans who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq about the battle songs that defined...

Soldiers Set to Get One Shoulder-Fired Round to Replace Multiple Weapons in Move to Ease Loads, Training

The XM919 Individual Assault Munition is intended to replace the service’s various anti-tank and anti-structure rounds with a...

A YouTuber Built an Armed 'Halo' Warthog Out of a Cybertruck

The age of the Cybertruck technical is upon us, and it is weird as hell.

M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle at the firing range

Marine Corps Wants Rifle-Mounted Jammers, 'Buckshot-Like' Ammo to Help Grunts Counter Drones

The Corps wants to make sure every individual Marine is equipped to deal with low-cost, weaponized drones no matter where...

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

The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...

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A person familiar with the matter says the FBI is searching the Maryland home of John Bolton, who served...

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