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Marines on Guam
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Top Marine general says moving Marines from Okinawa to Guam ‘puts us going the wrong way’

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said that plans to move 4,000 Marines from Okinawa to Guam will put those forces far from where they are needed.

Army doctor sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for abusing patients
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Army doctor sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for abusing patients

Maj. Michael Stockin, a doctor at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, had pleaded guilty last week to abusing patients under the guise of medical exams.

Marine beards
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Top Marine general rules out beards ‘because we’re Marines and we’re different’

"We don’t have beards, and you knew that coming in,” said Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith.

Pete Hegseth confirmation
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Pete Hegseth grilled over leadership experience during defense secretary confirmation hearing

Democratic senators pressed Pete Hegseth on whether his past experience with veterans service groups qualified him to lead the Defense Department.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Little an electrician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty during a combat lifesaver course at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, August 4, 2016. During the four-day course, Marines learned to recognize injuries, perform the appropriate procedures and control the patient to prolong survivability until help arrives. U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa Command support operations, contingencies and security cooperation in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell)
History

This Navy SEAL doctor is a big reason US troops carry tourniquets in combat today

Dr. Frank Butler, a retired Navy SEAL doctor, was honored at the White House for his contributions to modern combat casualty care, which include standardizing tourniquet use across the military.

Stolen Humvees
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Army recovers 2 of 3 stolen Humvees. Of course, the good one is still missing.

The two not-so-great Humvees have been recovered intact with nothing missing, but the up-armored variant stolen from an Army Reserve Center is still missing.

The 101st CAB executing a large scale air assault.
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A 101st Airborne aviation brigade is deploying to the Middle East

The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade has honed its ability to move a brigade-sized element via helicopter onto a target over 500 nautical miles in one night. 

The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
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Two Navy aircraft carriers will be named for George W. Bush and Bill Clinton

The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

The score for the "28 Years Later" trailer is a poem that's played during SERE training.
Culture

‘28 Years Later’ uses the same creepy poem the military uses to scare SERE students

How Rudyard Kipling’s “Boots” became a tool to build psychological fortitude.

Two ships sail side by side.
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Navy names three new ships, one after Silver Star recipient

The Navy's new amphibious transport dock ship will honor a fallen Marine, while two surveillance ships pay tribute to deep sea explorers.

An airman with the 802nd Security Forces Squadron stands outside a gate to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas in June, 2024. (photo by Brian Boisvert/U.S. Air Force)
Military Life

Military bases reinstate Trust Traveler program following pause

U.S. Northern Command suspended the base-access program in the wake of the terror attacks in Las Vegas and New Orleans.

Soldiers in uniform alongside sheriff's deputies stand at a checkpoint with a "road closed" sign.
News

More California National Guard troops sent to help fight Los Angeles fires

A soldier jumps out of a Humvee in a desert location.
News

Three Humvees stolen at Army Reserve Center in Tustin

This is not the first time Humvees have been stolen in California.

Air Force uniform inspections
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Air Force ‘standards update’ includes more inspections and review of ‘waivers and exceptions’

The Air Force is launching a review that will look at dress and appearance standards and policies.

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

Pete Hegseth’s confirmation for Defense Secretary is next week, the Army still can’t figure out social media, and President-elect Donald Trump really wants more states in the U.S.

A WW-II tanker used a teaspoon ruse to take 24 POWs after becoming one himself.
History

This WWII Tanker took more than 20 prisoners while armed only with a spoon

Following a fierce tank battle, a WW II tanker managed to bamboozle both Italian and German troops into surrendering to a utensil.

Nicotine Pouches Study
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Soldiers use nicotine pouches close to 10 times more than civilians, study finds

A survey of soldiers at Fort Liberty found that about one in four troops used nicotine pouches, a versus just 3% of all American adults.

The noncommissioned officer commanding the formation salutes the 603rd Aviation Support Battalion command sergeant major during the battalion’s drill and ceremony competition during Marne First Friday at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, June 4. Marne First Friday allows units to conduct training and events that help build team work and esprit de corps across the formation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew McNeil/ 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division)
News

Soldiers are turning to social media when the chain of command falls short. The Army sees it as a nuisance.

Despite the Army's insistence that soldiers should bring issues to their chain of command, rank-and-file troops are heading online to resolve problems when their unit leaders can't, or won't.

The Army wants to model its next generation of chow halls on college campus cafeterias. They may even have delivery services.
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The Army wants to overhaul its dining halls with ‘campus’-style food and maybe even delivery service

The Army wants to model its next generation of chow halls on college campus cafeterias. They may even have delivery services.

1st Battalion, 4th Marines
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Storied Marine infantry battalion to be transformed into Littoral Combat Team

1st Battalion, 4th Marines will hold a ceremony on Jan. 10 to mark the unit’s redesignation as the 12th Littoral Combat Team.