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Analysis

US missions against ISIS up in Iraq and Syria, body count down

By Jeff Schogol

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Afghanistan

75th Ranger combat camera releases video on Afghan withdrawal

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

US launches another airstrike in Syria against target used by Iran

By Jeff Schogol

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Aircraft

Navy and Coast Guard rescue three lost scuba divers near Guam

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

US Army veteran killed in Ukraine ‘fought for good over evil’

By Jeff Schogol

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Aircraft

US conducts airstrikes in Syria in response to drone and rocket attacks

By Jeff Schogol

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Aircraft

19 US troops have Traumatic Brain Injury after drone attacks in Iraq and Syria

By Jeff Schogol

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Army

Army may add electronic warfare training as early as boot camp

By Patty Nieberg

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Analysis

China has a stockpile of 500 nuclear warheads, up from 400 last year

By Jeff Schogol

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Aircraft

US military fights off two drone attacks in Iraq on the same day

By Jeff Schogol

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Middle East

Israel’s Iron Dome: Everything you need to know

By Joshua Skovlund

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Afghanistan

Army special operations cuts not expected to affect Green Berets

By Jeff Schogol

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History

How the claymore mine changed the battlefield forever

By Joshua Skovlund

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Analysis

U.S. Army infantry veteran killed in Ukraine leading daring recon mission

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

US launched two raids against ISIS within a week

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

Naval Special Warfare command to begin random testing for performance enhancing drugs

By Jeff Schogol

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Amphibious Operations

Green Berets vs Navy SEALs: Inside the Best Combat Diver Competition

By Joshua Skovlund

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Amphibious Operations

5th Special Forces Group wins 2023 Best Combat Diver Competition

By Joshua Skovlund

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Aircraft

M1 Abrams tanks arriving in Ukraine, F-16 training to follow soon

By Jeff Schogol

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Aircraft

How small drones changed modern warfare

By Joshua Skovlund

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Afghanistan War

What are EFP bombs?

By Joshua Skovlund

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Analysis

101st Airborne, other U.S. troops not at risk in Armenia fighting

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

US Army veteran killed in Ukraine believed in freedom

By Jeff Schogol

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Africa

Pentagon: Some ‘non-essential’ personnel have left Niger [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

US allies in Syria ISIS fight face open revolts

By Jeff Schogol

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Afghanistan

Here are all the US military units receiving the Presidential Unit Citation for the Kabul evacuation

By Jeff Schogol

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Afghanistan

US troops awarded Presidential Unit Citation for Kabul evacuation

By Jeff Schogol

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Afghanistan

3M settled its combat earplug lawsuit for $6 billion – but don’t get too excited

By Jeff Schogol

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Aircraft

“We found them!” – How the Coast Guard rescued 4 lost divers

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

Ukrainian pilots are training to fly F-16s

By Jeff Schogol

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Afghanistan

What is happening inside the Afghan resistance?

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

Chinese troops vow they are willing to die in fight for Taiwan

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

Air Force Combat Controllers might scrap dive school during training pipeline

By Matt White

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Amphibious Operations

4 US Navy destroyers respond to Russian and Chinese ships near Alaska

By Jeff Schogol

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Amphibious Operations

Ukraine has combat kayaks now

By Nicholas Slayton

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Air Force

Inside an Air Force Pararescue mission in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

By Matt White

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Active Duty

What you need to know about the incoming Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

By Jeff Schogol

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Amphibious Operations

Dozens of Marines complete revised training course to operate Amphibious Combat Vehicles

By Nicholas Slayton

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Branch

Parris Island drill instructor found not guilty of Marine’s death during Crucible

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

Watch as a Russian jet damages a US drone over Syria

By Jeff Schogol

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Aircraft

‘They were just being good pilots’ — Inside the Osprey crash that killed 5 Marines

By Matt White

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Analysis

Mother of Marine veteran killed in Ukraine waiting to see if her son will ever return home

By Jeff Schogol

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Africa

US airstrikes kill 10 al-Shabab fighters as Somalia deteriorates

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

Here’s how the Pentagon plans to prevent more secret data leaks

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

Air Force Pararescue teams are looking for a new boat to rescue astronauts

By Matt White

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Analysis

Why the US is considering giving Ukraine cluster munitions

By Jeff Schogol

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Active Duty

The Army’s yearslong fight over its controversial new fitness test isn’t over yet

By Jeff Schogol

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Afghanistan

US troops will no longer learn Pashto, an Afghan national language

By Jeff Schogol

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Active Duty

No ‘golden hour’? How Army medicine is changing for the next war

By Matt White

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Analysis

Is Ukraine winning the war against Russia?

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

Marine recruit at Parris Island dies from ‘non-training incident’

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

Ukrainian offensive faces tough fight in initial stages

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

Marines want to use Tomahawks to sink enemy ships from 1,000 miles away

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

Wagner mercenaries capture Russian brigade commander

By Jeff Schogol

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Active Duty

A SEAL trainee died during Hell Week — his mom was just told why

By Matt White

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Drone Swarms

Videos of Ukrainian drone boats swarming a Russian target end in explosion, mystery

By Matt White

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Aircraft

The long journey home for a Marine veteran killed in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

What the Wagner Group boss’s rants reveal about the Kremlin’s deepening power struggle

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

Ukraine’s spring offensive may be on hold for now

By Jeff Schogol

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Opinion

Opinion: The risks of prolonged casualty care for conventional forces in large-scale combat operations

By LTC Steven G Schauer, DO, MS, Alicia T Crowder, PhD, COL Andrew P Cap, MD, PhD, COL J. Brian Lanier, MD, COL Jennifer M Gurney, MD, Lt Col Joseph K Maddry, MD, LTC Jonathan D Stallings, PhD, LTC Michael D April, MD, DPhil, MSc, LTC Ryan M Knight, MD, MAJ Andrew D Fisher, MD, MPAS

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Analysis

Marine recruit dies at Parris Island while taking physical fitness test

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

What Air Force Combat Controllers go through to earn their titles

By Marty Skovlund Jr.

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Culture

Watch Keanu Reeves destroy this gun range

By James Clark

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Active Duty

This isn’t the first time a service member has leaked sensitive intelligence

By Max Hauptman

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