Archive for the ‘Off Base’ Category

Vote for Spike TV’s ‘Guys Choice 2013′ Awards

Spike TV (the cable channel with Impact Wrestling, Bar Rescue and 1000 Ways to Die) has a different take on handing out trophies and their Guys Choice awards show returns next month with the big event premiering on Wednesday, June 12th at 9PM ET/PT.

Why do we care? Well, the Guys Choice awards show has always made a point of supporting the military and this year’s show will feature salutes to the troops and returning veterans. There’s also a special Troops Choice Entertainer of the Year award that they want our readers to vote for. Click here to choose between Bradley Cooper, Hugh Jackman, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Anniston, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Downey Jr., Russell Crowe, Steven Spielberg, Vin Diesel, Zach Galifianakis or anyone else you might want to write in. +Continue Reading

Free ‘Top Gun’ IMAX 3D Screenings

If you’re in Jacksonville or Virginia Beach this week and want to see the new IMAX 3D version of Top Gun, Paramount has 5 pairs of tickets for Military​.com readers in each city for special advance screenings. Details are below: +Continue Reading

Action Figure Therapy Hits Ft. Riley

Attention Ft. Riley, Kansas! Four comedians who provide the voices for Action Figure Therapy will be performing stand up and meeting with the troops and other fans this Friday and Saturday (11 May and 12 May).

Friday they will be at The Warrior Zone, show beginning 2000, Saturday they will at Rally Point Bingo. The comedians would like us to reiterate that they will be hanging round after the show expressly to meet everyone and express their gratitude and appreciation for what they call the most awesome fan base in the world. +Continue Reading

Off Duty News 4/11/12

• This is not an article about the end of DADT.
• All the cool kids are moving to China.
• Jumpmaster dance.
• Why, I oughta.…
• Snoop’s words go up in smoke.

Off Duty News 3/19/12

• Get your “improved” PT uniform.
• Bill Maher defends the “C-word.”
• So what’s the deal with The Hunger Games?
• The traffic terror threat.
• Angry Birds is a lifesaver.

Off Duty News 3/7/12

• You’re gonna need a bigger uniform.
• Careful with those meds.
• Vet gay marriage.
• President McNugget.
• Dark Angel response kit.

Off Duty News 2/29/12

• Happy Leap Day.
• Act of Valor wardrobe secrets.
• Goodbye to a Band of Brothers hero.
• No more vets for DTWS.
• Do not shop for a hitman on the Internet.

Off Duty News 2/17

• Someone forgot that the first rule of GNR is you don’t talk about GNR.
• How would Holly Golightly handle life as a milspouse?
• Nicholas Cage thinks he made an art film.
• CIA guys might have a little trouble prioritizing their loyalties.

Off Duty News 2/13/12

• If your spouse isn’t all in, you may not be a real army wife.
• Black powder red earth.
• Seems like JFK got a way with a lot in the White House.
• Here’s how the fashion people think about your military service.
• Bill Murray thinks patriotism doesn’t have to be political.

Off Duty News 1/30/12

• Dependopatamus.
• The other kind of DADT.
• Celebrity weed hotspot.
• Bin Laden’s bald spot.