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The 18th Airborne Corps wants YOU… to help fix the Army

By Haley Britzky

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Travis Air Force Base orders evacuation due to raging California fires

By David Roza

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3 years after the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions, the Navy’s surface warfare community shows few signs of change

By Thibaut Delloue

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Meet the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron

By Task & Purpose

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Fired Air Force general created ‘borderline abusive’ work environment, report finds

By David Roza

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Tech & Tactics

F-22 Refueling

By Task & Purpose

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The Army is officially doubling down on a brand new sniper rifle

By Jared Keller

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Tech & Tactics

F-35 Demonstration Team maneuvers explained: the minimum radius turn

By Task & Purpose

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Civilian airport evacuated after live missile found just sitting inside shipping container

By James Clark

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The Army wants a drone swarm to back up its next-generation helicopters against enemy air defenses

By Jared Keller

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History

A WWII veteran remembers the day the war ended: ‘We all ran outside and cheered’

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The Army Esports team is back online after trolls kept asking about war crimes

By Haley Britzky

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Marines successfully fly first RQ-21A Blackjack in Australia

By Task & Purpose

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An Air Force F-16 pilot will face off against an AI adversary in a simulated dogfight. Here’s how you can watch it live

By Jared Keller

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This 82nd Airborne rendition of ‘Amazing Grace’ in honor of a fallen comrade will give you chills

By David Roza

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A WWI Code Talker sings the Marine Corps hymn in Navajo

By Task & Purpose

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Watch a WWII Code Talker sing the Marine Corps hymn in Navajo

By Adam Weinstein

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US reportedly seizes Iranian fuel cargoes for first time

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How the battle of Iwo Jima defined shared moments

By Patrick Baker

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Legendary Delta Force soldier Norm Hooten remembers the Battle of Mogadishu

By Task & Purpose

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The Air Force is on the hunt for a brand new hypersonic weapon, and its name is ‘Mayhem’

By Jared Keller

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Police name former Navy SEAL a ‘person of interest’ after bomb thrown at Portland protesters

By Jeff Schogol

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The Air Force is going full ‘Rainbow Six’ with its new throwable scout robots

By David Roza

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Army robots take on Hawaii

By Task & Purpose

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The Space Force is sorry about this ‘clumsy’ tweet about the Space Force

By Jared Keller

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How the battle of Iwo Jima defined shared moments

By Patrick Baker

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Marine Corps identifies sergeant who died in Bahrain

By Paul Szoldra

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Flash floods basically sunk Scott Air Force Base for a few hours

By David Roza

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Scott Air Force Base: A Century of Service

By Task & Purpose

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Sailors explain Navy slang

By Task & Purpose

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The Air Force’s first B-21 Raider stealth bomber is ‘starting to look like an airplane,’ official says

By Jared Keller

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Air Force helicopter shot at while flying over Virginia

By Jeff Schogol and David Roza

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A Navy flattop just rolled up in Hawaii laden with World War II-era warbirds

By Jared Keller

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History

WWII-era warbirds arrive in Hawaii on the USS Essex

By Task & Purpose

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US Marines train with South Korean troops

By Task & Purpose

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Military Life

Family announces public memorial service for Spc. Vanessa Guillén

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US Marine found dead in Bahrain

By Paul Szoldra

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A US soldier allegedly tried to steal a German taxi but failed because he couldn’t drive stick

By Haley Britzky

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The Air Force just took a major step towards launching a hypersonic missile from its oldest bomber

By Jared Keller

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The Space Force has its first-ever doctrine: ‘Spacepower’

By Paul Szoldra

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Venezuela jails former Green Berets for 20 years after failed incursion

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Conspiracy theorists are convinced there’s a secret message hidden in this Army photo

By Jared Keller

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The Army is going all-in on killer new weapons tech for soldiers

By Jared Keller

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Army two-star general’s next assignment delayed over major Fort Hood command review

By Haley Britzky

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Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy addresses recent events at Fort Hood

By Task & Purpose

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A National Guard private was charged with manslaughter. The victim’s family says he did it to be ‘TikTok famous’

By Haley Britzky

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Army Secretary: Murder and sexual assault numbers at Fort Hood are higher ‘in most cases’ than anywhere else in the service

By Haley Britzky

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Here comes the Army’s first laser battalion

By Jared Keller

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Marines insist ‘we are not drawing down’ amid changes to Norway rotations

By Jeff Schogol

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The Army’s next robot will know when you’re talking trash to it — and know when to talk back

By Jared Keller

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Watch never-before-seen footage of a US hypersonic missile slamming into its target

By Jared Keller

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Army and Navy conduct hypersonic missile test in Hawaii

By Task & Purpose

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B-2 strike in Libya

By Task & Purpose

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Army eSports team will reverse ban on Twitch users who asked about war crimes

By Haley Britzky

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Tech & Tactics

Believe it or not, writing ‘SOS’ in the sand when you’re marooned on an island actually works

By James Clark

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News

The death of yet another Fort Hood soldier is under investigation

By Haley Britzky

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Coast Guard, partners rescue stranded mariners from island in Micronesia

By Task & Purpose

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Army Special Forces colonel charged with five counts of sexual assault

By Haley Britzky

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Air Force KC-135 crew locates missing mariners on lone Pacific island

By Task & Purpose

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Marines are getting a lethal upgrade to their iconic Vietnam-era rocket launcher

By Jared Keller

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Live-fire rocket training with the 1/6 Marines

By Task & Purpose

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This star-spangled Navy helicopter looks like it was plucked straight out of ‘Team America’

By James Clark

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The Navy’s first Black female fighter pilot has officially earned her Wings of Gold

By Haley Britzky

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Thailand suspends training exercise with US after soldiers test positive for COVID-19

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