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A weekly rundown of the military news you need to know.

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Sgt. Maj. Jim Lanham, sergeant major of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Marines during an all-hands formation aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 26, 2017. Lanham and Col. Tye R. Wallace, commanding officer of the 31st MEU, encouraged the Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU to continue to act as ambassadors of the Marine Corps. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stormy Mendez/Released)
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By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 21, 2025

Soldiers engage targets with a pair of high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) during a live fire event in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, May 19, 2023.
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US drifts away from Ukraine nearly 3 years after Russia’s invasion

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 14, 2025

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Trump nixes Gaza deployments, but Forever Wars continue

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 7, 2025

The guided missile destroyer USS Spruance sails in front of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a transit of the Singapore Strait, Aug. 15, 2024.
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30,000 migrants to GITMO, drone sightings (re)explained, and more

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 31, 2025

Pentagon Rundown January 24, 2025
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‘This is just the beginning’: Pentagon enters Trump 2.0

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 24, 2025

Navy EA-18G Growler
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Pete Hegseth confirmation hearing, enlisted troop pay and other military news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 17, 2025

Marine UH-1Y Venom
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Operation Greenland, Hegseth’s looming confirmation hearing and other military news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 10, 2025

A company marches across regiment on a cool and foggy evening at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, NJ, Dec. 10, 2024. As they approach graduation, senior companies may be given occasional opportunities to march in formation without the guidance of a company commander. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer Third Class Christopher Biggs)
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Conspiracy theories about suspects’ military service run rampant after New Year’s Day violence

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 3, 2025

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hike to their objective during a combat readiness evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 9, 2024. The purpose of the evaluation was to certify 2nd Bn., 1st Marines as the ground combat element for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ezekieljay Correa)
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Defense bill, subordinates may weigh in on officers’ promotions, drone drama and more military news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 20, 2024

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 11th Airborne Division jump from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing during a deployment for training (DFT) at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 6, 2024. The DFT provided VMGR-153 pilots and aircrew with unit level training that enhanced squadron combat readiness while supporting community relations in remote Alaskan regions during the holiday season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Anabelle Reed-O’Brien)
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US combat experience in a fight with China, shake up at the 4-star level and more news

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 13, 2024

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Hegseth nomination in question, Syria in flames, veterans benefits threatened and more news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 6, 2024

The MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).
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It’s the end of the world as we know it, and more military news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 22, 2024

241025-N-AB116-9019 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 25, 2024) A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (Official U.S. Navy photo)
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Trump nominates his defense secretary, fears of ‘purge’ at Pentagon, and more military news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 15, 2024

Pentagon Run-Down, 2024 election cycle, Donald Trump be next commander in chief, North Korean troops' internet habits in Russia and more.
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A new commander in chief, North Korean troops’ online ‘extracurriculars’ and more military news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 8, 2024

Task & Purpose photo composite showing the Pentagon alongside a less than stellar report card for 2021.
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The Pentagon’s 2021 report card: Cs, a couple Fs, and an incomplete

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 31, 2021

The debate over registering women for the draft is a waste of time: There is no draft
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The debate over registering women for the draft is a waste of time: There is no draft

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 6, 2021

Forget China: The Pentagon needs to defeat sharks
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Forget China: The Pentagon needs to defeat sharks

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 23, 2021

The Pentagon’s hottest new catchphrase sounds a lot like its old one
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The Pentagon’s hottest new catchphrase sounds a lot like its old one

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 9, 2021

This Marine officer wants to charge a general with ‘dereliction of duty’ over Afghanistan
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This Marine officer wants to charge a general with ‘dereliction of duty’ over Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Sep 27, 2021

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How 9/11 changed the nature of American war — and how it shaped those who fight it

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 12, 2021

As a sea of humanity fights to escape the Taliban, an Afghan interpreter and his family make it to safety
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As a sea of humanity fights to escape the Taliban, an Afghan interpreter and his family make it to safety

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 21, 2021

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Why the next major war is likely to start in Taiwan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 7, 2021

An Afghan interpreter and his family are in grave danger and I can do nothing to help
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An Afghan interpreter and his family are in grave danger and I can do nothing to help

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 31, 2021

Tucker Carlson keeps showing that he doesn’t understand the US military
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Tucker Carlson keeps showing that he doesn’t understand the US military

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 19, 2021

America has less than 80 days to keep its promise to Afghan interpreters
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America has less than 80 days to keep its promise to Afghan interpreters

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 26, 2021

The F-35 is an overpriced lemon that doesn’t work
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The F-35 is an overpriced lemon that doesn’t work

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 14, 2021

The US military is tearing itself apart over ‘wokeness’ and it’s only helping America’s enemies
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The US military is tearing itself apart over ‘wokeness’ and it’s only helping America’s enemies

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 12, 2021

Pentagon: We have no evidence of aliens. UFO fans: So you’re telling me there’s a chance?
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Pentagon: We have no evidence of aliens. UFO fans: So you’re telling me there’s a chance?

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 6, 2021

Just rename the bases honoring Confederates already!
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Just rename the bases honoring Confederates already!

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 25, 2021

Budget Day is coming! How will the Pentagon waste money this year?
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Budget Day is coming! How will the Pentagon waste money this year?

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 17, 2021

The Navy shouldn’t get any more money until it stops spending like a drunken sailor
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The Navy shouldn’t get any more money until it stops spending like a drunken sailor

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 1, 2021

‘It bothers me a little bit that it’s just going to end like this’ – The pain felt by Afghanistan war veterans
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‘It bothers me a little bit that it’s just going to end like this’ – The pain felt by Afghanistan war veterans

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 30, 2021

The Biden administration claims Afghan security forces will be just fine (They won’t)
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The Biden administration claims Afghan security forces will be just fine (They won’t)

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 19, 2021

Hey, UFOs that keep buzzing Navy ships: Are you from China?
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Hey, UFOs that keep buzzing Navy ships: Are you from China?

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 12, 2021

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Open letter to the troops: Take the damn vaccine, please

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 29, 2021

The United States risks getting into another Cold War with China
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The United States risks getting into another Cold War with China

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 15, 2021

Why it took us nearly a year to tell the full story of what happened to Navy Capt. Brett Crozier
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Why it took us nearly a year to tell the full story of what happened to Navy Capt. Brett Crozier

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 8, 2021

I’m returning to the Pentagon because I’m tired of hearing ‘You’re on mute’
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I’m returning to the Pentagon because I’m tired of hearing ‘You’re on mute’

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Feb 28, 2021

No, covering Trump was not like landing at Omaha Beach
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No, covering Trump was not like landing at Omaha Beach

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Feb 14, 2021

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, multiple white nationalist groups march with torches through the UVA campus in Charlottesville, Va. Hundreds of people chanted, threw punches, hurled water bottles and unleashed chemical sprays on each other Saturday after violence erupted at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
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The Pentagon’s extremism stand down is not enough

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Feb 8, 2021

The Taliban says they won the war in Afghanistan. They are not wrong
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The Taliban says they won the war in Afghanistan. They are not wrong

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Feb 1, 2021

Here are Biden’s immediate challenges as commander in chief
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Here are Biden’s immediate challenges as commander in chief

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jan 23, 2021

The border wall is a succubus draining ever more of the Pentagon’s budget
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The border wall is a succubus draining ever more of the Pentagon’s budget

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jan 21, 2021

We need to stop talking about a possible US military coup after the November election
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We need to stop talking about a possible US military coup after the November election

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jan 19, 2021

The Capitol Hill insurrection reveals veterans are at war against themselves
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The Capitol Hill insurrection reveals veterans are at war against themselves

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jan 10, 2021

Civil-military relations have turned ridiculous
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Civil-military relations have turned ridiculous

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Dec 21, 2020

There’s a battle brewing in Congress over Biden’s defense secretary pick
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There’s a battle brewing in Congress over Biden’s defense secretary pick

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Dec 13, 2020

‘Modicum of success’ is the new ‘Mission Accomplished’ for Afghanistan
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‘Modicum of success’ is the new ‘Mission Accomplished’ for Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Dec 5, 2020

Will American history forget the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?
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Will American history forget the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Dec 2, 2020

The New York Times just turned the floor over to a terrorist and Taliban leader
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The New York Times just turned the floor over to a terrorist and Taliban leader

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Nov 22, 2020

No, Trump’s Pentagon purge doesn’t mean he’s planning a military coup
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No, Trump’s Pentagon purge doesn’t mean he’s planning a military coup

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 14, 2020

Social media is the greatest threat to US service members
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Social media is the greatest threat to US service members

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 25, 2020

How the Afghanistan withdrawal went from ‘home by Christmas’ to ‘standby to standby’
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How the Afghanistan withdrawal went from ‘home by Christmas’ to ‘standby to standby’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 17, 2020

It looks like Trump just ended the Afghanistan war via Twitter
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It looks like Trump just ended the Afghanistan war via Twitter

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 11, 2020

It’s been 80 days since DoD leaders promised to release an investigation ‘within days’ into an Army helicopter buzzing protesters
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It’s been 80 days since DoD leaders promised to release an investigation ‘within days’ into an Army helicopter buzzing protesters

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 27, 2020

Why there’s no such thing as ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons
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Why there’s no such thing as ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 19, 2020

On this 9/11 anniversary, America is far from unified
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On this 9/11 anniversary, America is far from unified

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 12, 2020

The Pentagon is terrified of talking to reporters again
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The Pentagon is terrified of talking to reporters again

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 4, 2020

The Pentagon is a shrine to antiquated technology where creative thinking goes to die
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The Pentagon is a shrine to antiquated technology where creative thinking goes to die

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 22, 2020

What should US troops expect if Joe Biden is elected president?
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What should US troops expect if Joe Biden is elected president?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 30, 2020

How dressing federal law enforcement agents like US troops undermines democracy
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How dressing federal law enforcement agents like US troops undermines democracy

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 25, 2020

The Bonhomme Richard fire raises concerns over whether the Navy can repair ships damaged in war
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The Bonhomme Richard fire raises concerns over whether the Navy can repair ships damaged in war

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 17, 2020

Here are the biggest national security challenges that Trump or Biden will face after the presidential election
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Here are the biggest national security challenges that Trump or Biden will face after the presidential election

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 27, 2020

The Navy has shamefully made the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s former captain a scapegoat
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The Navy has shamefully made the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s former captain a scapegoat

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 20, 2020