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U.S. Air Force Capt. Trevor Williams, 912th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, reviews maintenance records with Airman 1st Class Zander Rafter, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS) crew chief, and Elijah Wade, 379th EAMXS aircraft electrical and environmental systems specialist, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 19, 2023. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides an aerial refueling capability in support of joint and coalition aircraft throughout the USCENTCOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Cabanero)
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Iran launches missile attack at US military base in Qatar

By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 23, 2025

Satellite imagery showing the aftermath of US strikes on the Fordow nuclear enrichment site in Iran on June 22, 2025.
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Operation Midnight Hammer damaged, but may not have destroyed Iran’s nuclear sites

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 22, 2025

A B-2 Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing, 13th Bomb Squadron Whiteman Air Force Base, Miss., prepares to be refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 434th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. during a nighttime aerial refueling mission over Southern Kansas, Oct. 21, 2015. The KC-135 has a system of exterior lights located on the belly of the aircraft, just behind the nose gear, and flood lights on the boom pod used to pass fuel to the receiver aircraft during low-light conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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Pentagon releases details of ‘Midnight Hammer’ strikes against Iran

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 22, 2025

Five U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxi within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 29, 2025. U.S. and Coalition forces are postured to rapidly establish credible, combat-ready forces within the AOR to deter adversary threats of aggression and, if necessary, respond with effective and overwhelming force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
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2 aircraft carriers, 9 destroyers, and multiple fighter wings gather in the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 20, 2025

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With USS Nimitz deployment, the US surges air and sea assets to the Middle East

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 16, 2025

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer the USS Thomas Hudner taking part in the Formidable Shield exercise in May 2025.
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Navy destroyer, air defense systems help intercept Iranian missiles

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 15, 2025

250610-N-FS061-2001 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain – (Jun. 10, 2025) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Tylar Keenan, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile-destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), mans the rail during sea and anchor detail as the ship returns to Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain after patrol, Jun. 10, 2025. Oscar Austin completed its first patrol in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., Allied, and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jasmin L. Aquino)
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Crew of USS Oscar Austin awarded Combat Action Ribbons for Red Sea deployment

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 10, 2025

19 Purple hearts lay on velvet ready to be awarded to Soldiers of the 39th Brigade Combat Team for wounds received while fighting in Iraq. The Purple Heart is the oldest and most expensive medal in the militarys arsenal of awards. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Rebekah-mae Bruns, 39th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs)
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10 New York soldiers receive Purple Heart for injuries in Tower 22 attack

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 19, 2025

A F/A-18 Super Hornet flies in the night sky, with several stars visible behind it.
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US forces have hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since March

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 27, 2025

A soldier looks on as troops march into a CH-47 Chinook in a desert plain.
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US military to pull more than 1,000 troops out of Syria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 19, 2025

A soldier in heavy camouflage holding a rifle crouches in a wooded and grassy area.
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Army announces latest unit rotations, including soldiers from Lithuania heading home

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 19, 2025

An A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on a runway, mountains in the background.
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More A-10 Warthogs deploy to the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 30, 2025

Fighter jets fly past the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on the open water.
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Pentagon orders second Navy carrier group to the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 22, 2025

The USS Gettysburg, a a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser and part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, fires Tomahawk cruise missiles at Yemen on March 15, 2025.
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Air Force shoots down Houthi drones launched at Navy carrier strike group

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 16, 2025

A F/A-18 takes off from a aircraft carrier at night.
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US carries out first airstrikes on Yemen in months

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 15, 2025

Black and white aerial image of a burning car.
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US forces kill ISIS’s second in command in Iraq strike

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 15, 2025

Black and white aerial footage showing a car driving down a road, explosions behind it.
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US strike kills military leader of Hurras al-Din in Syria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 1, 2025

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US strike kills a senior official of an al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Feb 17, 2025

Guantanamo Bay could hold 30,000 migrants in Trump deportation plans
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Guantanamo Bay could hold 30,000 migrants in Trump deportation plans

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 29, 2025

The USS Indianapolis at sea with two smaller boats in front of it.
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The Navy is upgrading littoral combat ships to fight drones

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 18, 2025

A F/A-18 fighter jet takes off from the deck of an aircraft carrier, smoke and steam trailing behind it.
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US Navy carries out strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 31, 2024

US Troops Deployed To Iraq
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National Guard soldier dies in Iraq in ‘non-combat’ incident

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 30, 2024

A F/A-18F moves down the runway of an aircraft carrier.
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Navy shoots down its own F/A-18 in Red Sea fight

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 22, 2024

An F/A-18F Super Hornet takes off at night, with a bright exhaust.
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Carrier Air Wing 9 flew hundreds of combat sorties while fighting Houthis

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 16, 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

On Dec. 8, Air Force warplanes, including B-52s, A-10s, and F-15s struck 75 ISIS targets across Syria.
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US warplanes strike 75 ISIS targets in Syria: ‘We saw the opportunity and we took it’

By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol

Updated on Dec 9, 2024

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US to ‘remain vigilant,’ support stability after fall of Assad in Syria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 8, 2024

Sgt. Aneska S. Holness was presented the Purple Heart award during a ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas for helping pull soldiers out of rubble after the Tower 22 attack while injured.
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Soldier who pulled others from rubble after Tower 22 attack awarded Purple Heart

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 5, 2024

Houthi missile and drone attacks
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Navy destroyers shoot down 8 drones and 8 missiles launched by Houthis

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 12, 2024

Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley died of injuries sustained during the Gaza pier mission in May 2024.
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Soldier dies of injuries sustained in Gaza pier mission

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 5, 2024

Close up of a patch on a Navy uniform. The patch shows the Tusken Raiders from Star Wars in crosshairs, with the caption "Houthi Hunting Club 2023-2024."
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Navy pilot spotted with patch depicting Houthis as ‘Star Wars’ sand people

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 2, 2024

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, flies alongside a KC-10 Extender after receiving fuel on Jan. 6, 2021.
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US sending destroyers, B-52 bombers to the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 2, 2024

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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 29, 2024

A US. Air Force B-2 Spirt assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard in the sky over northwest Missouri on August 29, 2018. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
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B-2 bombers strike Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 17, 2024

A THAAD rocket battery fires, with one munition launching from the system in a plume of fire into the sky.
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Pentagon to send anti-air battery, dozens of troops to Israel

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 13, 2024

US forces bomb ‘multiple’ ISIS camps in Syria
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US forces bomb ‘multiple’ ISIS camps in Syria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 12, 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.
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With a drop of blood, an Army device can detect traumatic brain injuries in 15 minutes

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 2, 2024

The Navy USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea, Oct. 19. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau.
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US Navy ships support Israel against Iranian missile attack

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 1, 2024

US forces killed ISIS, Hurras al-Din commanders in Syria in two strikes
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US forces killed ISIS, Hurras al-Din commanders in Syria in two strikes

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 29, 2024

Army’s new ‘female’ medical simulators teach medics not to ‘hesitate’
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Army’s new ‘female’ medical simulators teach medics not to ‘hesitate’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 25, 2024

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Top ISIS commanders in Iraq killed in raid that left 7 Americans injured

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 14, 2024

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt sails through the waters of the Middle East on Aug. 10, 2024. Fighter jets are visible on the deck of the ship. (U.S. Navy photo)
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Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group leaves the Middle East, wraps up eight months at sea

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 14, 2024

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 34th Infantry Division “Red Bulls” load a plane at Robert Gray Army Airfield, Fort Cavazos, Texas, March 10, 2024, in preparation for the unit’s movement overseas. Red Bull Soldiers will spend nearly 10 months away from their homes in support of Operation Spartan Shield as part of a regularly planned operation. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)
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101st Airborne Division troops headed to Middle East, 3rd Infantry will go to Europe

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 13, 2024

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Supervisor punished soldier for reporting sexual assault, Inspector General says

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 9, 2024

Pentagon to fund study of antibiotic-resistant wounds in Ukraine to plan for future wars
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Pentagon to fund study of antibiotic-resistant wounds in Ukraine to plan for future wars

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 6, 2024

Soldiers recently took part in a training event that was closely modeled off of ongoing combat operations in Ukraine. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner.
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‘Trade steel for blood’ — The Army’s plan to bring soldiers into the 21st century

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve troops conduct a joint patrol syria
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American troops, Syrian Democratic Forces capture ISIS leader behind prison break

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 2, 2024

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7 US troops hurt in raid that killed 15 ISIS fighters

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 31, 2024

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US military kills a leader of an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 24, 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

The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group sails through the Pacific Ocean with the Italian Navy's Cavour Carrier Strike Group on Aug. 8, 2024. (photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Daniel Kimmelman/U.S. Navy)
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USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group ordered to ‘accelerate’ to Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 12, 2024

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 320nd Field Artillery Battery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, react to a drone swarm attack during Exercise Combined Resolve 24-2 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany, May 29, 2024. Combined Resolve 24-2 is a key U.S. Army multi-domain interoperability exercise in Europe and a major investment in the cohesion of the NATO alliance and the overall readiness of allies and partners to work together in a dynamic security environment. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Nelson)
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Soldiers created their own drone attack simulator ahead of Middle East deployment

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 8, 2024

Army Reserve Sgt. Dustin Nelson, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist and native of Cleveland, Georgia, assigned to the 327th Chemical Company, 92nd Chemical Battalion, 415th Chemical Brigade, 76th Operational Response Command stands on top of a vehicle and waits for his unit to begin a chemical decontamination mission at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, June 19 during Operation Desert Dragon. More than 500 Army Reserve Soldiers from around the country are conducting a variety of specialized training at the base focused on honing Soldiers chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) skill sets and obtaining unit validation as part of a three-week annual exercise known as Operation Desert Dragon. The exercise is designed to be the premiere CBRN validation event for Army Reserve units, and serve as the culminating training event for premobilization and top tier priority units. (Official U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent C. Powell)
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Two soldiers killed in Iraq in separate ‘non-combat’ incidents

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 2, 2024

394261 14: A fiery blasts rocks the World Trade Center after being hit by two planes September 11, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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The 9/11 ‘masterminds’ are taking plea deals, Pentagon says

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 31, 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

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), repairs the Trident Pier on the Gaza coast, June 7, 2024. The temporary pier, part of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore capability, enables the maritime delivery of international humanitarian aid to Gaza for distribution to Palestinian people in need. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mikayla Fritz)
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U.S. shutters Gaza floating pier project after 20 days of use

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 17, 2024

USS Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group arrive in the Middle East
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USS Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group arrive in the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 13, 2024

USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
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USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group leaves the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 23, 2024

Rescued civilian sailors were airlifted by helicopter to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group on June 15.
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Navy rescues merchant crew in the Red Sea, bombs Houthi sites as attacks continue

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 16, 2024

The Army’s floating pier in Gaza traces its roots to D-Day
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The Army’s floating pier in Gaza traces its roots to D-Day

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 5, 2024

Navy’s Eisenhower carrier group’s deployment in the Red Sea extended
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Navy’s Eisenhower carrier group’s deployment in the Red Sea extended

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 2, 2024

Biden announces ceasefire proposal as Gaza pier remains out of service
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Biden announces ceasefire proposal as Gaza pier remains out of service

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 31, 2024

USS Carney had ‘seconds’ to respond to anti-ship ballistic missiles
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USS Carney had ‘seconds’ to respond to anti-ship ballistic missiles

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 20, 2024

10th Mountain Division gets three new aces for drone kills
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10th Mountain Division gets three new aces for drone kills

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 18, 2024