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

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force Combat Controllers might scrap dive school during training pipeline

By Matt White

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

By Jeff Schogol

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Army ramping up production of 155mm artillery shells next year

By Jeff Schogol

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Ukraine has combat kayaks now

By Nicholas Slayton

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US troops will remain in Niger during partial embassy evacuation [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

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

By Matt White

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

By Jeff Schogol

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The US can’t use its $110 million drone base in Niger

By Jeff Schogol

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

By Nicholas Slayton

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

By Jeff Schogol

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Retired Navy pilot says unidentified aircraft ‘far superior’ to anything US could develop in next decade

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force shows off its Rapid Dragon cruise missile system on China’s doorstep

By Max Hauptman

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Watch as a Russian jet damages a US drone over Syria

By Jeff Schogol

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

By Matt White

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

By Jeff Schogol

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US airstrikes kill 10 al-Shabab fighters as Somalia deteriorates

By Jeff Schogol

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US military destroys the last of its chemical weapons

By Nicholas Slayton

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National Guard is still missing a Humvee in northern California

By Nicholas Slayton

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Retired Navy officer calls for creating ‘Area 52’ amid China, Russia concerns

By Jeff Schogol

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US Navy chases away Iranians before they can seize two oil tankers

By Jeff Schogol

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

By Jeff Schogol

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

By Matt White

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Why the US is considering giving Ukraine cluster munitions

By Jeff Schogol

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The A-10 is retiring and the Air Force has no close air support replacement

By Jeff Schogol

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

By Jeff Schogol

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The New Yorker makes a joke of the Army’s tactical bra. It’s not

By Jeff Schogol

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Army names finalists in race to replace M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle

By Matt White

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This flame-throwing robot dog is the stuff of nightmares

By Max Hauptman

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

By Jeff Schogol

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Coast Guard searching for submersible lost near Titanic wreck

By Jeff Schogol

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

By Matt White

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Is Ukraine winning the war against Russia?

By Jeff Schogol

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

By Jeff Schogol

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The Army is still dreaming of a suit of powered armor for soldiers

By Jared Keller

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The US military is struggling to account for equipment sent to Ukraine

By Jared Keller

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22 US troops injured in Syria helicopter crash

By Jeff Schogol

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Ukrainian offensive faces tough fight in initial stages

By Jeff Schogol

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The Army’s new M10 Booker is its first combat vehicle named for a post-9/11 soldier

By Jared Keller

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

By Jeff Schogol

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Here comes the Marine Corps’ new ultra-light tactical dune buggy

By Jared Keller

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The Marine Corps is doubling down on loitering munitions ahead of the next big war

By Jared Keller

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Wagner mercenaries capture Russian brigade commander

By Jeff Schogol

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Missile warning systems, interceptors set to boost Guam’s defenses

By Nicholas Slayton

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Air Force said AI drone killed its human operator in a simulation

By Max Hauptman

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Taliban moving captured US military vehicles and Soviet tanks to Iranian border

By Jeff Schogol

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The Army says it’s made ‘significant improvements’ to its troubled new infantry squad vehicle

By Jared Keller

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

By Matt White

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This drone-on-drone dogfight in Ukraine is a glimpse of the future of war

By Nicholas Slayton

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

By Matt White

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The Marine Corps now has drone boats bristling with loitering munitions

By Jared Keller

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The Air Force wants to load up the B-1B Lancer with more bombs than ever before

By Jared Keller

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The long journey home for a Marine veteran killed in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

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The Army is eying a new all-in-one proximity round for its 30mm chain guns

By Jared Keller

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Russia is so low on armor it’s putting artillery and naval guns on old vehicles

By Nicholas Slayton

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Report: Ukraine is losing 10,000 drones per month

By Nicholas Slayton

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The Air Force’s new directed energy weapon is ready to blast drone swarms out of the sky

By Jared Keller

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The Air Force is officially hunting for its first new fighter jet in decades

By Jared Keller

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An Army M1 Abrams tank named ‘Belligerent’ is currently training for war in Europe

By Jared Keller

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Storm Shadow: Ukraine’s newest weapon to defend against Russia’s invasion

By Jared Keller

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

By Jeff Schogol

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Here comes Sky Warden, the crop duster that’s SOCOM’s newest armed overwatch aircraft

By Jared Keller

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Ukraine’s spring offensive may be on hold for now

By Jeff Schogol

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A single WWII-era tank showed up for Russia’s ‘Victory Day’ parade in Moscow

By Jared Keller

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