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Retired Special Ops General: The Current Approach In Afghanistan Isn’t Worth One More Body Bag Retired Special Ops General: The Current Approach In Afghanistan Isn’t Worth One More Body Bag

By Paul Szoldra

/ Aug 14 2018

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Overboard Marine Still Missing As Corps Ends Search And Rescue Efforts Overboard Marine Still Missing As Corps Ends Search And Rescue Efforts

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 14 2018

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How 360 Degree Evaluations Could Root Out the Military’s Toxic Leaders How 360 Degree Evaluations Could Root Out the Military’s Toxic Leaders

/ Aug 14 2018

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Green Beret Dies After Being Wounded By IED In Afghanistan Green Beret Dies After Being Wounded By IED In Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 13 2018

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The Truth About The Space Force Is Out There The Truth About The Space Force Is Out There

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 13 2018

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Taliban Fighters Rout Afghan Security Forces Across Country Taliban Fighters Rout Afghan Security Forces Across Country

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 13 2018

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Reports: The Trump Administration Wants To Weaken A Major Financial Protection For Service Members Reports: The Trump Administration Wants To Weaken A Major Financial Protection For Service Members

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 13 2018

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The US Tradition Of Civilian Control Of The Military Started Here The US Tradition Of Civilian Control Of The Military Started Here

/ Aug 13 2018

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Are Honor Flights Actually About Making Us Feel Better? Are Honor Flights Actually About Making Us Feel Better?

/ Aug 13 2018

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The Navy Basically Just Admitted That The Littoral Combat Ship Is A Floating Garbage Pile The Navy Basically Just Admitted That The Littoral Combat Ship Is A Floating Garbage Pile

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 12 2018

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What The Fresh Hell Is Going On With This Air Force Uniform Photo? What The Fresh Hell Is Going On With This Air Force Uniform Photo?

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 12 2018

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The Army’s ‘Punisher’ Airburst Weapon Is Officially Dead The Army’s ‘Punisher’ Airburst Weapon Is Officially Dead

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 11 2018

Tech & Tactics

NORAD F-15s Scrambled To Intercept A Stolen Airliner Piloted By A ‘Suicidal’ Employee NORAD F-15s Scrambled To Intercept A Stolen Airliner Piloted By A ‘Suicidal’ Employee

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 11 2018

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Army Pumps Brakes On Discharging MAVNI Recruits Amid Accusations Of ‘Purging Immigrants’ Army Pumps Brakes On Discharging MAVNI Recruits Amid Accusations Of ‘Purging Immigrants’

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 10 2018

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Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into Mar-A-Largo’s ‘Shadow Rulers Of The VA’ Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into Mar-A-Largo’s ‘Shadow Rulers Of The VA’

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 10 2018

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‘Round-The-Clock Search And Rescue Operations’ Underway For Overboard Marine ‘Round-The-Clock Search And Rescue Operations’ Underway For Overboard Marine

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 10 2018

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So You Want A Desert Storm Memorial? Here’s What It Should Actually Look Like So You Want A Desert Storm Memorial? Here’s What It Should Actually Look Like

By Scott Almhjell

/ Aug 10 2018

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The Navy Is ‘Preparing For Battle’ In The North Atlantic The Navy Is ‘Preparing For Battle’ In The North Atlantic

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 9 2018

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DoD To Stand Up Space Force As Independent Military Branch By 2020, Vice President Says DoD To Stand Up Space Force As Independent Military Branch By 2020, Vice President Says

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 9 2018

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Air Force Releases Video Of John Chapman’s Final Heroic Moments That Earned Him The Medal Of Honor Air Force Releases Video Of John Chapman’s Final Heroic Moments That Earned Him The Medal Of Honor

By Paul Szoldra

/ Aug 9 2018

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Military Rhymes: A Collection Of The Phrases That Capture Part Of A Culture Military Rhymes: A Collection Of The Phrases That Capture Part Of A Culture

/ Aug 9 2018

Culture

Tim Kennedy Tests His Luck In ‘Hard To Kill’ By Stepping Into The Arena As An American Bullfighter Tim Kennedy Tests His Luck In ‘Hard To Kill’ By Stepping Into The Arena As An American Bullfighter

/ Aug 8 2018

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Ex-Trump Aide Manafort Pushed A Banker Who Gave Him A Loan For Army Secretary Ex-Trump Aide Manafort Pushed A Banker Who Gave Him A Loan For Army Secretary

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 8 2018

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A Group Of Marine Raiders Created An Underwater Sport For Training — And It’s Gaining Traction A Group Of Marine Raiders Created An Underwater Sport For Training — And It’s Gaining Traction

/ Aug 8 2018

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6 Marine Officers Bounced Amid Allegations Of Cheating On TBS Land Navigation Course 6 Marine Officers Bounced Amid Allegations Of Cheating On TBS Land Navigation Course

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 8 2018

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1 Sailor Killed, 1 Hurt After Sea Hawk Helo’s Fuel Tank Falls On Them 1 Sailor Killed, 1 Hurt After Sea Hawk Helo’s Fuel Tank Falls On Them

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 7 2018

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Why Did A New Army Ranger Allegedly Commit A Gruesome Motel Murder-Suicide? Why Did A New Army Ranger Allegedly Commit A Gruesome Motel Murder-Suicide?

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 7 2018

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The Recruit Who Shipped To Boot Camp With A Mullet Is Now A Marine The Recruit Who Shipped To Boot Camp With A Mullet Is Now A Marine

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 7 2018

Culture

An Interview With The Comic Mastermind Behind ‘Terminal Lance’ An Interview With The Comic Mastermind Behind ‘Terminal Lance’

/ Aug 7 2018

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Watch the Army test the new ‘Hawkeye’ Humvee-mounted howitzer Watch the Army test the new ‘Hawkeye’ Humvee-mounted howitzer

/ Aug 6 2018

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DoD To Send 200 Soldiers To Fight Wildfires As Western States Burn DoD To Send 200 Soldiers To Fight Wildfires As Western States Burn

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 6 2018

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We salute the naked British Army captain who escaped a latrine after his drunk troops locked him in We salute the naked British Army captain who escaped a latrine after his drunk troops locked him in

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 6 2018

Tech & Tactics

Video Of Exploding ‘Attack’ Drone Emerges As Venezuela Cracks Down Video Of Exploding ‘Attack’ Drone Emerges As Venezuela Cracks Down

/ Aug 6 2018

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This Analysis Of Taliban Peace Talks Started Out As A Conversation About Hemorrhoids This Analysis Of Taliban Peace Talks Started Out As A Conversation About Hemorrhoids

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 6 2018

Military Life

A US Veteran Says, ‘That’s It, I’m Giving Up On The United States’ A US Veteran Says, ‘That’s It, I’m Giving Up On The United States’

/ Aug 6 2018

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No, A Huge Meteor Did Not Threaten A US Base With Destruction No, A Huge Meteor Did Not Threaten A US Base With Destruction

/ Aug 3 2018

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Here Are All The Military’s Worst Acronyms Here Are All The Military’s Worst Acronyms

By Paul Szoldra

/ Aug 3 2018

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Army Looking At New Arctic Footwear That Could Replace ‘Mickey Mouse/ Bunny Boots’ Army Looking At New Arctic Footwear That Could Replace ‘Mickey Mouse/ Bunny Boots’

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 3 2018

Culture

Why ‘Band Of Brothers’ Lasts: A Perspective From One Of Its Writers Why ‘Band Of Brothers’ Lasts: A Perspective From One Of Its Writers

/ Aug 3 2018

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Marines Are Finally Getting Their Hands On The Legendary Carl Gustaf Bazooka Marines Are Finally Getting Their Hands On The Legendary Carl Gustaf Bazooka

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 2 2018

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A Post-9/11 Marine Vet Recalls His Earliest Memories Of Operation Desert Storm A Post-9/11 Marine Vet Recalls His Earliest Memories Of Operation Desert Storm

By Jack Mandaville

/ Aug 2 2018

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False Alarm: No Shooter At Wright-Patterson Air Force Base False Alarm: No Shooter At Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 2 2018

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The Army Is Eyeing A New Submachine Gun For Personal Security — Again The Army Is Eyeing A New Submachine Gun For Personal Security — Again

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 2 2018

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Report: The Army Is Embracing Drug Waivers To Help Fill Its Ranks Report: The Army Is Embracing Drug Waivers To Help Fill Its Ranks

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 2 2018

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How A Defense Secretary Works: Inside The Turbulent Mind Of Donald Rumsfeld How A Defense Secretary Works: Inside The Turbulent Mind Of Donald Rumsfeld

/ Aug 2 2018

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How The Media’s Narrow Portrayal Of Service Members Does The Military A Disservice How The Media’s Narrow Portrayal Of Service Members Does The Military A Disservice

/ Aug 2 2018

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The Pentagon Condemns The State Of US Professional Military Education The Pentagon Condemns The State Of US Professional Military Education

/ Aug 2 2018

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Here’s What You Need To Do To Pass The Army’s Combat Fitness Test Here’s What You Need To Do To Pass The Army’s Combat Fitness Test

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 1 2018

Culture

Tim Kennedy Spars With Death In New TV Show ‘Hard To Kill’ Tim Kennedy Spars With Death In New TV Show ‘Hard To Kill’

/ Aug 1 2018

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That Time The Russian Military Stole A Bunch Of US Marine Corps Humvees That Time The Russian Military Stole A Bunch Of US Marine Corps Humvees

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 1 2018

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Wounded Warriors Won’t Be Separated Under DoD’s Non-Deployable Policy Wounded Warriors Won’t Be Separated Under DoD’s Non-Deployable Policy

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 1 2018

Tech & Tactics

US Special Operations Forces Are Getting A Long-Awaited Silent Weapons Upgrade US Special Operations Forces Are Getting A Long-Awaited Silent Weapons Upgrade

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 1 2018

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This Upcoming Submarine Action Thriller Has Sailors Saying ‘Oorah’ And I’ve Already Lost Interest This Upcoming Submarine Action Thriller Has Sailors Saying ‘Oorah’ And I’ve Already Lost Interest

/ Aug 1 2018

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The Chinese Are On The Verge Of Dominating A New Domain: Near Space The Chinese Are On The Verge Of Dominating A New Domain: Near Space

/ Aug 1 2018

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Finally, The US Ekes Out A Win In Afghanistan After 2 Dismal Years Finally, The US Ekes Out A Win In Afghanistan After 2 Dismal Years

By Jared Keller

/ Jul 31 2018

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Russia Can’t Afford Its Fancy New T-14 Armata Main Battle Tanks Russia Can’t Afford Its Fancy New T-14 Armata Main Battle Tanks

/ Jul 31 2018

Tech & Tactics

Aspiring Lieutenants Practice Getting Lost On Land Navigation Training Aspiring Lieutenants Practice Getting Lost On Land Navigation Training

By Jeff Schogol

/ Jul 31 2018

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The Future Of Information Warfare Is Here — And The Russians Are Already Doing It The Future Of Information Warfare Is Here — And The Russians Are Already Doing It

/ Jul 31 2018

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The F-15X Is The Missile-Hauler The Air Force Needs For A Stand-Off Fight The F-15X Is The Missile-Hauler The Air Force Needs For A Stand-Off Fight

/ Jul 26 2018

Tech & Tactics

Does POTUS Think The F-35 Is Literally Invisible? An Investigation Does POTUS Think The F-35 Is Literally Invisible? An Investigation

By Paul Szoldra

/ Jul 26 2018

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Book Excerpt: How The US Military Professionalized In The Early 19th Century Book Excerpt: How The US Military Professionalized In The Early 19th Century

By Joseph T. Glatthaar

/ Jul 26 2018

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Florida Official Resigns After Cursing Out Army Veteran As ‘Traitor’ On Facebook Florida Official Resigns After Cursing Out Army Veteran As ‘Traitor’ On Facebook

/ Jul 26 2018

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This Army Base In Kuwait Is Waging War On Soldiers’ Insides This Army Base In Kuwait Is Waging War On Soldiers’ Insides

By Jared Keller

/ Jul 25 2018

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Watch Afghan Special Forces’ All-Female Platoon Train To Kick Ass And Take Names Watch Afghan Special Forces’ All-Female Platoon Train To Kick Ass And Take Names

By Jared Keller

/ Jul 23 2018