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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A U.S. Army captain covers himself with a poncho liner during a break in Afghanistan.

What's the Best Piece of Field Gear You've Ever Bought?

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Garmin’s Holiday Sale Offers Up to $200 Off on Smartwatches

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Damien Williams (right), 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and his family look at the 145th Airlift Wing, Mini C-130 Hercules aircraft during Family Day at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.

The Air Force’s Most Adorable Aircraft

They may not fly, but they definitely make our hearts soar.

(Photo courtesy of Call of Duty Endowment)

The Newest 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III' Operator DLC Is a Decorated Navy SEAL

"Benjamin F." is a 16-year Naval Special Warfare veteran who deployed to Europe, Africa, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Under Armour clothes are displayed at a Kohl's store in Colma, Calif.

Under Armour Is Offering a Major Military Discount Through Veterans Day and Beyond

Now, in honor of both Veterans Day and Military Appreciation Month, Under Armour is doubling its discount -- and the...

A viewing of ‘Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning Part One’ at Camp David heightened President Joe Biden’s concern about the dangers of artificial intelligence, or AI.

Biden Got Freaked Out About AI and National Security After Watching the Newest 'Mission: Impossible' Movie

In the film, Cruise and his Impossible Mission Force team race against time to contain "the Entity," a Russian-made AI that...

Lockheed Martin's Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser

Ride of the Valkyries: The Army Is Getting the US Military's Most Powerful Laser Weapons Yet

The Army will receive a platoon of four Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) laser weapons...

U.S. Marines with an Ice Spice American flag in an undisclosed location. (via Terminal Lance)

Who Is Ice Spice and Why Are Marines Suddenly Obsessed with Her?

Ice Spice may not be in the chain of command, but she may just be one of the most powerful forces in the Marine Corps right...

'Starfield' Is Another Reminder that the M1911 Pistol Is Eternal

The sprawling interstellar role-playing game from Bethesda Softworks features a favorite sidearm from the real-life U.S...

U.S. soldiers, assigned to 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, train with the Integrated Visual Augmentation System and the Enhanced Night Vision Goggles during Project Convergence 2022 (PC22) at Fort Irwin, Calif.

The 7 Best Military Books That Envision the Near Future of Warfare

A Ghost Robotics Vision 60 prototype walks with a security forces airman at a simulated austere base

The Army Wants to Slap a Next Generation Squad Weapon on a Robot Dog

Army Futures Command is considering outfitting a Ghost Robotics-made Vision 60 Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicle with a Sig...

Airman checks pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine.

Russian Fronts, Criminal Gangs: US Couldn't Account for Weapons Sent to Ukraine Last Year

The schemes were disrupted by Ukraine's security service, but they also show the dangers and potential pitfalls of the $23...

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A patch in the home of retired missileer Paul Hunke

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