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Tandem freefall jumps — when an expert parachute jumper carries a passenger to the ground — are one of the rarest skills in special operations.

Bareen Dzayee, a former sailor, and two other men are accused of providing more than $2,000 to a person whom they believed was with ISIS in order to pay for weapons.

$33,000 worth of gear was reportedly stolen from inside a rental vehicle.

The Army’s new standardized Mortars App can carry out fire support on an Android smart phone.

The new Grizzly weapons system can fire both Hellfire and AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles, is relatively light and maneuverable and meant for base defense.

A major garrison in Europe issued a travel advisory to troops warning of penalties after France outlawed nicotine pouches.

The Department of Defense called the previous faith and belief codes system “unmanageable” and argued the change is a mostly administrative update.

Under the new criteria, soldiers may only request religious waivers for grooming and uniform standards based on “sincerely held religious beliefs.”

If an execution order is signed by the president, military death row inmates would be transported to Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute in Indiana.

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Observers in China think America’s sixth-generation fighter could either be a costly boondoggle or a cutting-edge threat.

Capt. Wendel Penetrante, Capt. Edwin Catubig and Master Chief Petty Officer Thomas Dean Howell were relieved on Wednesday. No specific reason for their firing has been given.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requiring that officers and senior enlisted leaders demonstrate their “joint warfighting ability” for advancement.

The service is testing a pilot program where sailors can swipe their meal cards at restaurants on base — with the intent of one day moving to chain restaurants.

“There was a few minutes where I wanted to quit, because I was just like, ‘What am I doing? I’m 43 years old. I’ve been in the Army over 20 years. Why am I POW crawling up this hill right now?”