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Ukraine

Pentagon is sending ‘FrankenSAMs’ to Ukraine

Kind of like Frankenstein's monster, except these can fire Sidewinder missiles.

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Culture

How an Air Force Pararescue team set a high-altitude skydive record

"You're talking about altitudes that if you lose your oxygen, you're going to be unconscious within seconds."

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Culture

Meet the Marine competing for the best mullet in America

And he’s doing it for a good cause!

Navy fires captain of guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie
Navy

Navy fires captain of guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie

Capt. Brandon Burkett will assume duties as commanding officer until a permanent relief arrives.

Navy SEALs
Culture

Why Navy SEALs wear a trident and other facts about life as a frogman

How hard is Hell Week? Why are they called frogmen? We got the answers.

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Army

Army plans to cut ‘unnecessary maintenance’ on vehicles and weapons

Sadly, this won't get rid of 'Motorpool Mondays'.

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Air Force

A-10 Warthogs arrive, more U.S. forces coming amid Israel-Gaza fighting

The US military’s deployments are a warning to anyone thinking about exploiting the Israel-Hamas war: Don’t.

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Middle East

How Hamas executed a paraglider attack on Israel

Like so many other aspects of the current war, disinformation about Hamas’ use of paragliders has rapidly spread on social media.

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Missiles

Israel’s Iron Dome: Everything you need to know

The Iron Dome has intercepted over 2,500 rockets and missiles since it was first built in 2011.

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Army

Army veteran killed in Ukraine ‘was a true hero’

More than 20 U.S. military veterans have died in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

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Middle East

22 Americans dead in Israel as second carrier sails to region

Officials have begun calling the attack the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.

Air Force 19th Air Force Maj. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart
Air Force

Air Force two-star general charged with sexual misconduct, flying after drinking

The former commander of all Air Force flight training is accused of assaulting a woman in a hotel room in April and flying within 12 hours of drinking.

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Middle East

Americans in Israeli army reserves are rushing overseas to mobilize

As Israel mobilizes 300,000 reservists, many are American. One New Jersey man left his wife and baby to answer the call-up.

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Army

The M10 Booker Combat Vehicle is definitely a tank, says Gen. Abrams

And the Abrams family knows a thing or two about tanks.

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Culture

We found 4 bottles of whiskey made by airborne paratroopers

Jumpers, hit it!

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Middle East

Biden: 14 Americans dead, others taken hostage by Hamas

Holocaust survivors are among the abducted, Biden said.

US/Israeli training
Middle East

JSOC, Pentagon offering hostage rescue support to Israel

Hamas has taken an unknown number of hostages since the start of its latest terrorist attacks.

4 things you need to know about the $145 million Camp Lejeune ad blitz

4 things you need to know about the $145 million Camp Lejeune ad blitz

The Camp Lejeune legal ads don’t always tell the whole story.

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Army

Ukraine artillery production will pay off during Israel support, US officials say

"Planes have already taken off" with U.S. military aid for Israel, a defense official said.

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Army

Army combat advisors testing military version of Elon Musk’s Starlink

Starshield could be a backup form of communication if other systems are jammed.