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Kyle Carpenter Ship
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Navy destroyer named for Marine Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 4, 2025

Stuart Scheller
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Marine who criticized leaders for Afghanistan withdrawal to head promotions review

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 21, 2025

Abbey Gate
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Afghanistan review could lead to change in promotions for NCOs, officers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 3, 2025

Former Army Special Forces Captain Derrick Anderson was nominate to be the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict.
Afghanistan

Former Green Beret nominated to top Pentagon position to oversee special ops

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 4, 2025

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq - Sgt. Robert B. Brown from Fayetteville, N.C. with Regimental Combat Team 6, Combat Camera Unit watches over the civilian Fire Fighters at the burn pit as smoke and flames rise into the night sky behind him on May 25th, 2007. Camp Fallujah has its own civilian run Fire Department to assist the Marines and Soldiers during a fire or emergency. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (Official USMC photograph by Cpl. Samuel D. Corum)(RELEASED)(RELEASED)
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Senate rejects PACT Act protections, sending ‘signal’ that benefits could be cut, vet group says

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 21, 2025

210822-M-TU241-1007 HAMID KARZAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Afghanistan (August 22, 2021) A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary unit (MEU) passes out water to evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 22. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Isaiah Campbell)
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Trump immigration order stops Afghanistan exits, including families of US troops

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 21, 2025

Lt. Col. Craig Andrle, 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, taxis after a combat sortie March 20, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 79th EFS provides counterterrorism to support a successful train, advise, assist mission in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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This pilot dropped every bomb on two different F-16s in one mission

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 18, 2024

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, fires an M3 Carl Gustaf 8.4mm recoilless rifle while participating in a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 7, 2024. The CALFEX tests each Soldier’s ability to adapt to different conditions while simulating real world conditions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zoe Y. Tourne)
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In Iraq and Afghanistan ‘our future was always written,’ but the next war is uncertain, says 101st commander

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 13, 2024

Navy reserve commander sentenced to prison for accepting bribes for paperwork for Special Immigrant Visas that should have gone to Afghan allies.
Afghanistan

Navy commander accepted bribes for Special Immigrant Visa papers that should have gone to Afghan allies

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 29, 2024

UH-60 crews rehearsed emergency patient movements in Germany from Feb. 22-25 in preparation for Defender Europe 21. Army photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham.
Afghanistan

With a drop of blood, an Army device can detect traumatic brain injuries in 15 minutes

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 2, 2024

A photo of the gym dedication to Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee.
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USS Iwo Jima dedicates ship gym to Sgt. Nicole Gee

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Aug 28, 2024

EOD teams upend training for threats from IEDs on the ground to drones in the air
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EOD teams upend training for threats from IEDs on the ground to drones in the air

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 16, 2024

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 28, 2022) Vice President Kamala Harris addresses service members aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Howard (DDG 83) during her visit to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). The vice president’s tour of the ship and her remarks to U.S. service members highlight the administration’s continued commitment to its alliances in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kaleb J. Sarten/Released)
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Here are the four military veterans Kamala Harris might pick for VP

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 29, 2024

Former Navy SEAL under fire for gunshot wound story used in campaign for Senate
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Former Navy SEAL under fire for gunshot wound story used in campaign for Senate

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 8, 2024

Abbey Gate
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US military finishes new Abbey Gate review, shares findings with Gold Star families

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 7, 2024

ISIS still a threat but more active in Asia and Africa, Pentagon says
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ISIS still a threat but more active in Asia and Africa, Pentagon says

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 25, 2024