News(Page 149)

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A Non-Veteran Police Officer’s Memorial Banner Is Tearing A Pennsylvania Town Apart A Non-Veteran Police Officer’s Memorial Banner Is Tearing A Pennsylvania Town Apart

/ Sep 8 2018

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Russian Special Operations Forces Are Getting A ‘Silent’ Mortar System Russian Special Operations Forces Are Getting A ‘Silent’ Mortar System

By Jared Keller

/ Sep 8 2018

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US Forces In Syria Are On High Alert As Russia Starts Bombing Syrian Rebels US Forces In Syria Are On High Alert As Russia Starts Bombing Syrian Rebels

/ Sep 7 2018

Homeless Veteran Will Get Full $400,000 In GoFundMe Cash That Couple Squandered Homeless Veteran Will Get Full $400,000 In GoFundMe Cash That Couple Squandered

/ Sep 7 2018

The VA Is Eyeing Ketamine As An Emergency Treatment For Patients At High Suicide Risk The VA Is Eyeing Ketamine As An Emergency Treatment For Patients At High Suicide Risk

/ Sep 7 2018

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On Being Raped By My Commander On Being Raped By My Commander

By Meredith Mathis

/ Sep 7 2018

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Is There Such A Thing As Canine Stolen Valor? Is There Such A Thing As Canine Stolen Valor?

/ Sep 7 2018

Police Raid Home Of Couple Accused Of Stealing $400,000 In GoFundMe Money From Homeless Veteran Police Raid Home Of Couple Accused Of Stealing $400,000 In GoFundMe Money From Homeless Veteran

/ Sep 6 2018

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Will President Donald Trump Replace Secretary Of Defense James Mattis? Will President Donald Trump Replace Secretary Of Defense James Mattis?

/ Sep 6 2018

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Watch Troops In Afghanistan Try The MRE Pizza For The First Time Watch Troops In Afghanistan Try The MRE Pizza For The First Time

By Jared Keller

/ Sep 6 2018

Who Gets to Call Themselves a Combat Veteran? Women Vets as Political Candidates Who Gets to Call Themselves a Combat Veteran? Women Vets as Political Candidates

By Kate Kranz Jordan

/ Sep 6 2018

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Mattis In Winter Mattis In Winter

By Jeff Schogol

/ Sep 6 2018

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Back To Afghanistan: Looking At The Ghazni That Exists Now Vs. The Town I Knew Back To Afghanistan: Looking At The Ghazni That Exists Now Vs. The Town I Knew

By Joanna Dasher

/ Sep 6 2018

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Arming Teachers Is A Dangerous Back-To-School Accessory Arming Teachers Is A Dangerous Back-To-School Accessory

By Peter Lucier

/ Sep 6 2018

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Thinking About How To Draw A Line To Avoid Unwanted Sexual Advances Thinking About How To Draw A Line To Avoid Unwanted Sexual Advances

By Zachary Martin

/ Sep 6 2018

SOCOM Is Doubling Down On The ‘Super SAW’ Machine Gun SOCOM Is Doubling Down On The ‘Super SAW’ Machine Gun

By Jared Keller

/ Sep 5 2018

Mattis: Military Recruiting Will Only Get Harder As The Economy Improves Mattis: Military Recruiting Will Only Get Harder As The Economy Improves

By Jeff Schogol

/ Sep 5 2018

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Does Anyone Really Care What The Global War On Terror Did To America’s Heartland? Does Anyone Really Care What The Global War On Terror Did To America’s Heartland?

/ Sep 5 2018

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Army Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Insider Attack Was On His 13th Deployment Army Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Insider Attack Was On His 13th Deployment

By Jared Keller

/ Sep 4 2018

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6 Alarming Passages From Bob Woodward’s Account Of Mattis Vs. Trump 6 Alarming Passages From Bob Woodward’s Account Of Mattis Vs. Trump

/ Sep 4 2018

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2 Service Members Killed In Afghanistan In As Many Days As 17th Commander Takes Over 2 Service Members Killed In Afghanistan In As Many Days As 17th Commander Takes Over

By Jared Keller

/ Sep 4 2018

Why The US Military Still Loves Shotguns In A Firefight Why The US Military Still Loves Shotguns In A Firefight

/ Sep 4 2018

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Petraeus To Congress: It’s Time To Get Serious About Burn Pits Petraeus To Congress: It’s Time To Get Serious About Burn Pits

By Jared Keller

/ Sep 3 2018

This Badass D-Day Veteran Celebrated His 100th Birthday With His First Jump In Decades This Badass D-Day Veteran Celebrated His 100th Birthday With His First Jump In Decades

/ Sep 3 2018

One Veteran Is On A Mission To Replace Worn American Flags One Veteran Is On A Mission To Replace Worn American Flags

/ Sep 3 2018

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US Service Member Killed In Apparent Insider Attack In Eastern Afghanistan US Service Member Killed In Apparent Insider Attack In Eastern Afghanistan

By Jared Keller

/ Sep 3 2018

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The VA Doesn’t Want You To Know Exactly How Short-Staffed It Is The VA Doesn’t Want You To Know Exactly How Short-Staffed It Is

By Jared Keller

/ Sep 1 2018

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Watch This Marine Use His Suppressor To Fry Bacon Watch This Marine Use His Suppressor To Fry Bacon

By Sarah Sicard

/ Sep 1 2018

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The Real Reasons Behind Russia’s Massive Military Exercises The Real Reasons Behind Russia’s Massive Military Exercises

/ Aug 31 2018

An Israeli Firm Reportedly Sent A Suicide Drone To Bomb Armenian Troops For Azerbaijan An Israeli Firm Reportedly Sent A Suicide Drone To Bomb Armenian Troops For Azerbaijan

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 31 2018

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Hey! You Shouldn’t Address A Bunch of Marines As ‘Gentlemen’ When the Group Includes Female Marines Hey! You Shouldn’t Address A Bunch of Marines As ‘Gentlemen’ When the Group Includes Female Marines

By 1st Lt. Virginia Brodie, USMC

/ Aug 31 2018

Boat Captain To US Fighter Pilot: ‘Buzz Us Like Tom Cruise Did The Tower In ‘Top Gun’ Boat Captain To US Fighter Pilot: ‘Buzz Us Like Tom Cruise Did The Tower In ‘Top Gun’

/ Aug 30 2018

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Retired US Soldier Who Met Taliban Negotiators Says ‘Common Enemy’ Of ISIS May Help End War Retired US Soldier Who Met Taliban Negotiators Says ‘Common Enemy’ Of ISIS May Help End War

By Paul Szoldra

/ Aug 30 2018

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China May Be Building A Military Base In Afghanistan China May Be Building A Military Base In Afghanistan

By Paul Szoldra

/ Aug 30 2018

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Next Year’s War Games In South Korea May Or May Not Happen, Maybe Next Year’s War Games In South Korea May Or May Not Happen, Maybe

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 30 2018

A 6-Year-Old Bug In The F-35’s $400,000 Helmet Is Still Hindering The Fighter’s Core Mission A 6-Year-Old Bug In The F-35’s $400,000 Helmet Is Still Hindering The Fighter’s Core Mission

/ Aug 30 2018

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Watch EOD Techs Blow Up A Mysterious Naval Mine That Showed Up Off Washington State Watch EOD Techs Blow Up A Mysterious Naval Mine That Showed Up Off Washington State

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 30 2018

Why I Fear America’s Veteran Suicide Epidemic Is Going To Get Much Worse Why I Fear America’s Veteran Suicide Epidemic Is Going To Get Much Worse

By Col. Angie Holbrook, U.S. Army

/ Aug 30 2018

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Afghan Soldiers Recently Abandoned Bases In The Country’s North Without A Fight Afghan Soldiers Recently Abandoned Bases In The Country’s North Without A Fight

By Paul Szoldra

/ Aug 29 2018

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US Troops Will Remain In Syria Until Peace Is At Hand US Troops Will Remain In Syria Until Peace Is At Hand

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 29 2018

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T&P Is Hitting The Road With James Mattis, And We Want Your Questions T&P Is Hitting The Road With James Mattis, And We Want Your Questions

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 29 2018

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Who’s Behind The Mysterious Airstrike On The Afghan-Tajikistan Border? Who’s Behind The Mysterious Airstrike On The Afghan-Tajikistan Border?

/ Aug 29 2018

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Dan Bilzerian Celebrates His Armenian Citizenship By Blowing Sht Up With A Bazooka Dan Bilzerian Celebrates His Armenian Citizenship By Blowing Sht Up With A Bazooka

By Paul Szoldra

/ Aug 29 2018

The Dog I Brought Home From Afghanistan Actually Rescued Us The Dog I Brought Home From Afghanistan Actually Rescued Us

By Tessa Poppe, Council of the Former Enlisted

/ Aug 29 2018

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The Civil War’s Latest Casualty: This Reenactor Who Shot Himself With A Minie Ball The Civil War’s Latest Casualty: This Reenactor Who Shot Himself With A Minie Ball

/ Aug 29 2018

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France Took Out One Of The ISIS Leaders Behind The Niger Ambush France Took Out One Of The ISIS Leaders Behind The Niger Ambush

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 29 2018

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Mattis Shuts Down The Idea Of Privatizing The War In Afghanistan Mattis Shuts Down The Idea Of Privatizing The War In Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 28 2018

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Lindsey Graham Says He’ll Honor John McCain’s Legacy By Pushing To Stay In Afghanistan Forever Lindsey Graham Says He’ll Honor John McCain’s Legacy By Pushing To Stay In Afghanistan Forever

By Paul Szoldra

/ Aug 28 2018

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Mattis: US Could Restart Large-Scale Wargames In South Korea Mattis: US Could Restart Large-Scale Wargames In South Korea

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 28 2018

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Pentagon ‘Gravely Concerned’ Russian Propaganda Signals Impending Syrian Chemical Attack Pentagon ‘Gravely Concerned’ Russian Propaganda Signals Impending Syrian Chemical Attack

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 27 2018

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This Ralph Lauren Peacoat With Chief Petty Officer Insignia Costs More Than A Chief’s Pay This Ralph Lauren Peacoat With Chief Petty Officer Insignia Costs More Than A Chief’s Pay

/ Aug 27 2018

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The US Just Took Out The Leader Of ISIS In Afghanistan For The Fourth Time The US Just Took Out The Leader Of ISIS In Afghanistan For The Fourth Time

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 27 2018

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LikeWar: How Social Media Became The Locus Of 21st Century War LikeWar: How Social Media Became The Locus Of 21st Century War

By Crispin Burke

/ Aug 27 2018

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2 Old Army Reformers Advise, ‘Don’t Do It’—But Offer Advice In Case You Insist 2 Old Army Reformers Advise, ‘Don’t Do It’—But Offer Advice In Case You Insist

/ Aug 27 2018

Female Veterans Running for Congress Find Their Service Records Under Attack Female Veterans Running for Congress Find Their Service Records Under Attack

/ Aug 27 2018

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Is The US Headed For A Soft Civil War? A Political Scientist’s Worries Is The US Headed For A Soft Civil War? A Political Scientist’s Worries

/ Aug 27 2018

The F-35 Lightning II Can’t Handle Lightning The F-35 Lightning II Can’t Handle Lightning

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 27 2018

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John McCain: 6 Appreciations John McCain: 6 Appreciations

/ Aug 26 2018

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Marine Captain: Actually Talk To The People Getting Out And They May Change Their Mind Marine Captain: Actually Talk To The People Getting Out And They May Change Their Mind

By Paul Szoldra

/ Aug 24 2018

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We Don’t Need A Military Parade. We Need Mummers We Don’t Need A Military Parade. We Need Mummers

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 24 2018

We’re Launching A Confessions Column. To Get It Started, Here’s Our Dirty Laundry We’re Launching A Confessions Column. To Get It Started, Here’s Our Dirty Laundry

/ Aug 24 2018

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The 20 Military Phrases Civilians Should Never, Ever Use The 20 Military Phrases Civilians Should Never, Ever Use

/ Aug 24 2018

Ask A Veteran: Is ‘Thank You For Your Service’ The Right Thing To Say? Ask A Veteran: Is ‘Thank You For Your Service’ The Right Thing To Say?

/ Aug 23 2018

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Army Two-Star General Fired While Under Investigation Army Two-Star General Fired While Under Investigation

By Jeff Schogol

/ Aug 23 2018