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.

Latest Articles

Hegseth and Other Top Trump Officials Just Failed OPSEC Jeff

The Atlantic editor-in-chief published a bombshell article detailing how members of the administration had accidentally...

Packages of red blood cell units sit inside a walk-in refrigerator in the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13, 2016.

Military Researchers Are Trying to Hack Troops' Blood

The Pentagon's research and development arm wants to modify U.S. service members' red blood cells to make them more resilient...

a snack shelf inside the newly opened Navy Exchange (NEX) Micro Market onboard Naval Submarine Base (SUBASE) New London on May 14, 2021.

What Are the Best Deployment Snacks?

Tell us about your favorite pogeybait.

A 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldier fires the XM7 rifle during New Equipment Training (NET) on the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW), April 15, 2024 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Soldiers Give the Army's New Rifle Optic Low Ratings

Soldiers graded the XM157 Fire Control smart scope for the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon rifles as "below average...

Drowning Pool vocalist Ryan McCombs sings into his signature microphone during a free concert on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

The Battle Songs that Defined the Global War on Terrorism, According to Service Members and Veterans

We asked U.S. troops and veterans what songs defined their service during the Global War on Terrorism. Here's what they had...

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Lam fires an MK 22 bolt-action sniper rifle during a battlesight zero range at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, May 1, 2024.

New Marine Sniper Rifle Reaches Full Operational Capability Ahead of Schedule

The Marine Corps' Mk22 Advanced Sniper Rifle will eventually replace the M40A6 and Mk13 Mod 7 in the service's arsenal.

The Best Military Books We Read in 2024

Just like last year, 2024 was a banner year for military books. They captured our attention, and who knows? They may just do...

Leatherman multitools, Garmin watches, and Cold Steel knives are on deep discount during Amazon's Black Friday Week 2024 sale.

The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families

America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...

The Best Military-Themed Gifts for the Extremely Moto Service Members and Veterans in Your Life

Some people have way too much enthusiasm for their military service. We have the perfect gifts for them.

The Pentagon’s F-35 Office Has No Idea What an F-35 Looks Like

Between missed readiness goals and rising costs, the Defense Department’s F-35 Joint Program Office likely has other stuff to...

Five members of Chapter 40, of Indiana Disabled American Veterans, attend a fundraising event at Golden Corral, in Fort Wayne, Ind., Nov. 9, 2013.

2024 Golden Corral Veterans Day Discount

For Veterans Day, Golden Corral is offering a free “thank you” meal to anyone who has served in the U.S. military.

Capt. Geoff Moore, commanding officer, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, and Donna Smith, district manager, Wendy's, cut the ribbon marking the grand opening of the new Wendy's restaurant on base on July 19, 2016.

2024 Wendy’s Veterans Day Discount

On Veterans Day, Wendy’s will offer a free Breakfast Combo during breakfast hours for U.S. service members of veterans at...

Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force eat lunch together as part of a motorcycle ride at a local Buffalo Wild Wings in Murrieta, Calif., May 29, 2014.

2024 Buffalo Wild Wings Veterans Day Discount

For Veterans Day, Buffalo Wild Wings will offer 10 free boneless wings and fries to U.S. military veterans and active-duty...

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...

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Here Are All the Big Cuts and Changes Coming to the Army

The service's aim is to streamline the force while investing in emerging technologies that Army officials say are critical to...

Reporter uses phone to record Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder

Hegseth Restricts Press Access at Pentagon, Says Journalists Will Be Required to Sign Pledge

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken yet another step to curtail the work of the press inside the Pentagon by imposing...

An American flag is folded during the interment for U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Eugene Darrigan

WWII Bomber Crash Left 11 Dead and 'Non-Recoverable.' 4 Are Finally Coming Home

More than 200 people honored Staff Sgt. Eugene Darrigan, some waving flags from the sidewalk during the procession to the...

Gavel and American flag with scales of justice.

Navy Petty Officer Is Charged in Child Pornography, Torture Case

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Rumaldo Valdez was allegedly part of “a group loosely identified with an ideological extremist...

Graphic rendering of the future USS Lafayette

Navy Fires Admiral Who Ran Office Overseeing Unmanned Systems, Small Ships

Rear Adm. Kevin Smith was relieved from leadership of the program office by Dr. Brett Seidle, acting assistant secretary of...

Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington

Veterans' VA Referrals to Private Medical Care Will No Longer Require Additional Doctor Review

The VA announced that it is enacting a provision of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits...

Latest Military Videos

TFR 238 - Saving Your Nostalgic History While Serving with Jeff Nichols

Jeff Nichols and Stew Smith created a fun podcast with this topic and share many of there keepsakes from...

General Discharge Recon Training-Rucking Package

Recon rucking package from General Discharge box opening video. Check it out. I give this one five stars.

It is On YOU to Get Through Training

Are you preparing for the rigorous demands of military special operations or law enforcement SWAT training?

TFR 246 - Dan WIllis - 30 Yr Police Capt SWAT Commander Teaches Us About EMDR (PTS Relief)

Dan walks us through his career and calling to serve and many of the things he has learned in...

Investigations and Features

In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide

Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...

Army Capt. Jeremy Kuykendall and his wife Kate, cradle their daughter

Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight

A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...

Army News

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division march in formation

Pentagon Diverts $1 Billion from Army Barracks to Fund Border Mission

The Pentagon is shifting $1 billion meant for maintaining and renovating Army barracks to instead fund its surge of troops to...

Daughter Finds Army Vet Mother Dead in Homeless Camp. Was It Overdose or Homicide?

Lucrecia Macias Barajas, 46, was found dead May 12 by one of her three daughters after she traced her mother's cellphone to a...

Navy News

Navy SEAL Veteran Is First GOP Candidate for Tuberville’s Alabama Senate Seat

Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL who founded an organization to fight human trafficking, has announced he will run for Tommy...

Navy Fires Admiral Who Ran Office Overseeing Unmanned Systems, Small Ships

Rear Adm. Kevin Smith was relieved from leadership of the program office by Dr. Brett Seidle, acting assistant secretary of...

Air Force News

"Pratt & Whitney Dependable Engines" emblem at the plant in East Hartford

Jet-Engine Maker Pratt & Whitney's Machinists Approve New Contract, End Strike

Pratt & Whitney's approximately 3,100 machinists at its plants in Connecticut had been on strike since May 5, in their first...

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, the U.S. Space Command command senior enlisted leader, speaks with members of the 19th Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Space Force Base

After Delays, Hundreds of Full-Time Air Force Reservists Preparing to Transfer to Space Force

After delays, hundreds of full-time Air Force reservists are preparing to join the Space Force this year, while the plan for...

Space Force News

After Delays, Hundreds of Full-Time Air Force Reservists Preparing to Transfer to Space Force

After delays, hundreds of full-time Air Force reservists are preparing to join the Space Force this year, while the plan for...

Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee about joint force readiness on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Trump Names Space Force Vice Chief to Oversee Golden Dome Missile Defense Project

President Donald Trump has named a four-star Space Force general to oversee the development of Golden Dome -- the massively...

Marine Corps News

Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith holds a Neros Archer drone

Marine Corps Releases New Details on Drone Competitions Coming to Bases Around the World

Five Marine Corps bases will host drone competitions to test Marine teams from across the fleet on "hunter-killer" drone...

Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley is the head of U.S. Africa Command.

US Military Shifts Messaging in Africa, Telling Allies to Prepare to Stand More on Their Own

The shift comes as the U.S. military makes moves to "build a leaner, more lethal force,” including potentially cutting...

Coast Guard News

Coast Guard Cutter Waesche approaches the San Francisco Bay Bridge

Coast Guard Fires Commander of Its Largest Operational Base

Garrison commander Capt. David Melton was responsible for logistics, personnel support, facilities and naval engineering, and...

A Virginia woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing a man in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Coast Guard Vet Turned Porn Actress Pleads Guilty to Killing Man in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

A Coast Guard veteran who later became an actress in adult films admitted to killing a man in the Cuyahoga Valley National...