This classic viral video features US military personnel deployed in Afghanistan recreating the music video for Lady Gaga and Beyoncé's 'Telephone.' It opens with two soldiers in tan t-shirts and camo cargo pants inside a modest wooden bunk, miming along to the opening phone call and harp melody. Once the heavy electro-pop beat drops around 0:26, they launch into an impressively committed dance routine with dramatic hand gestures, spins, and floor choreography. Around 1:21, the video cuts to a larger group of soldiers in a hangar, showing off makeshift costumes crafted from caution tape, cardboard, and military gear. One soldier miming Beyoncé's verse steps up in a military coat while surrounded by a backup troupe waving brooms and holding up a painted cardboard 'Telephone' sign. The clip continues alternating between the duo in their bunk and the full ensemble's high-energy dancing until the credits roll at 2:58, listing cast members like 'Big Rob' and 'Malibu Milkshake Melcher.' It is a wonderful piece of early 2010s internet nostalgia that showcases the creative ways troops found to stay entertained and boost morale while deployed. The choreography and hilarious DIY costumes give it so much charm.