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Report: 10 Navy SEALs Face Separation For Drug Abuse Amid New Investigation

By Jared Keller

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Han Shot First: Star Wars And The Case For Preemptive Strikes

By Chuck Bies

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Report: Green Berets Are Quietly Waging A New Ground War In Yemen

By Jared Keller

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Afghanistan

Marine Corps Commandant: ‘We’re The Mujahideen’ In Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

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Afghanistan

The War In Afghanistan Is (Still) Going Terribly

By James Clark

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The White House Knew Ronny Jackson Had Issues And Covered It Up

By Adam Weinstein

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More Sexual Assaults Are Reported In The Military, But Fewer Cases Are Going To Trial

By Jeff Schogol

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19 Extremely Important Military Questions About ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

By Task & Purpose

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Air Force

This Air Force Puppet Video Would Be Cuter If 3 Airmen Hadn’t Just Had Their Careers Ended

By Jared Keller

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‘You Were Never Really Here’ Is The ‘Taxi Driver’ For Post-9/11 Veterans

By Brad Howard

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Air Force

3 Reasons The Legendary B-52 Bomber Will Outlive All Of Us

By Jeff Schogol

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Ronny Jackson Was Allegedly Known As ‘Candy Man’ For Doling Out Prescriptions. He’ll Fit Right In At The VA

By Jared Keller

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The Army Is Missing Recruiting Goals — And It’s Only Going To Get Worse

By Tom Ricks

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A ‘Post-ISIS Insurgency’ Is Gaining Steam In Northern Iraq, Analysts Say

By Jeff Schogol

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The Punisher And Spartans Are Apparently Too Threatening For One Powerful Army

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

How The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter May Have Benefited from Soviet Technology

By Brad Howard

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US Troops To Show They Can Do Dog And Pony Shows Just As Well As The French

By Jeff Schogol

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‘Super Troopers 2’ Was Worth The Wait

By Patrick Baker

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Army Memo Saying Soldiers Got Bad Anthrax Vaccinations Is Horsesh*t

By Jeff Schogol

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Congress Is About To Rein In The Forever War… Just Kidding!

By Paul Szoldra

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Woman’s Bizarre Assault On 2 Army Captains In Georgia Restaurant Goes Viral

By Adam Weinstein

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The VA May Soon Be Forced Into Medical Marijuana Research. Finally

By James Clark

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This Gulf War-Era ‘SNL’ Sketch Perfectly Captures The Media Frenzy Of The Syria Strikes

By Jared Keller

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Aircraft

Who Exactly Was The Bad Guy In ‘Top Gun’?

By Brad Howard

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UK’s Top Sgt Major Rips Racist Soldiers A New One In Twitter Video

By Adam Weinstein

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The Army Wants To By Thousands Of New M16 Rifles, But Not For US Soldiers

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

The Air Force’s Futuristic Laser Cannon May Never Get Off The Ground

By Jared Keller

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The Biggest Problems Facing Military Aviation, According To An Army Aviator

By Crispin Burke

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US Troops Have Fought ISIS In Direct Ground Combat More Than You Think

By Paul Szoldra

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Navy SEALs Can Explain Everything To You

By Paul Szoldra

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The Top 5 Post-Apocalyptic Video Games, Ranked

By Brad Howard

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Homeless Veterans Work For A Living

By David Clayton-Ready

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Is The Direct Commissioning Of Cyber Warriors Actually Working?

By Tom Ricks

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The 6 Words That Perfectly Describe Advise-And-Assist Missions, Per The Army

By Jared Keller

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What’s With All These People Suddenly Trying To Breach Security At US Military Bases?

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

After 5 Deaths In 2 Days, US Military Aviation Is In A Full-Blown Crisis

By Jeff Schogol

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The Swedish Military Can’t Retain Enough Troops. Here’s Why

By Carl-Johan Karlsson

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Forget ‘The Art of War’: Everything You Need To Know About Military Leadership Is In ‘Star Trek’

By Jeff Schogol

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Obama Let Veterans Down In The Last Census. Trump Is Going To Repeat The Mistake.

By Adam Weinstein

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What The Meeting Between Kim And Xi Might Have Been Like

By Tom Ricks

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Air Force

The Air Force’s New Sizzle Reel Looks Eerily Similar To One Of Worst Military Movies Ever

By Jared Keller

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John Bolton, Trump’s New War Consigliere, Dodged The ‘Already Lost’ Vietnam War

By Adam Weinstein

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DoD: Trump’s Ban Will Not Stop Our Transgender Recruiting And Retention — For Now

By Jeff Schogol

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5 Reasons ‘The Expanse’ Is The Best Military Sci-Fi Show You’re Not Watching

By Brad Howard

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Afghanistan

The Pentagon Is Really Ramping Up The High Quality Bullsh*t About Afghanistan

By Paul Szoldra

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Aircraft

Drones Aren’t F*&king Magic, People

By Kelsey Atherton

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Cable TV’s Toughest-Talking Military Analyst Quits Fox News Because It’s ‘A Propaganda Machine’

By Adam Weinstein

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The Marine Corps’ New Rifle Is Super Expensive — And No One Knows Why

By Jared Keller

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A ‘Temporary’ Measure To Save The VA Could Actually Kill It. Here’s How

By Jasper Craven

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Why Does The Marine Corps Not Have A Dedicated Opposition Force?

By Tom Ricks

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15 Years After The US Overthrew Saddam Hussein, Iraq Is Still At War With Itself

By Jeff Schogol

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Putin’s Biggest Enemies Threw A Powwow Just To ‘Piss Him Off.’ Here’s What They Said

By Aaron Gell

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We Asked Gen. Petraeus Whether The Iraq War Was Really Worth It. Here’s What He Said.

By Jeff Schogol

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We’d All Be Better If The U.S. Navy Went To Sea With ‘Ship’s Dogs’

By Tom Ricks

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Why Tanks Need 4 Crew Members, Not 3

By Col. Rich Creed, U.S. Army

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The Marine Corps Can’t Seem To Hold Onto A Few Good Men

By Jared Keller

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan Is Not A Forever War, Its Ambassador Tells T&P

By Jeff Schogol

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Is the Navy’s ‘Fat Leonard’ Scandal Damaging American Ties In The Pacific?

By Tom Ricks

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Trump Just Proposed A ‘Space Force’ That His Generals Definitely Don’t Want

By Jared Keller

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This Marine’s Punishment Shows The Corps Is Finally Cracking Down On Hazing

By Jeff Schogol

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Africa

This Is One Of The Biggest Reasons Why The Deadly Ambush In Niger Won’t Be The Last

By Jared Keller

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The Army Handed Off War Dogs To Whoever Would Take Them Fast, But It’s Okay, They’re Sorry

By James Clark

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The Pentagon Says Everyone Who Watches Or Just Mentions A Disturbing Video Is Helping ISIS

By Jeff Schogol

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How To Eat Everything, According To The Army’s Retro Survival Guide

By Jared Keller

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