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Biden administration still insists Afghanistan had 300,000 security forces before Kabul fell
Afghanistan

Biden administration still insists Afghanistan had 300,000 security forces before Kabul fell

The Biden administration previously claimed that 300,000 Afghan troops and police would fight the Taliban once U.S. troops left the country.

Army special operations
Army

Army Special Operations Command captured random civilian in training foul up

Oops.

Marines stop stabbing
Marine Corps

Marine trio honored for foiling stabbing at a Virginia Chick-fil-A

“I saw the knife and I just reacted.”

30mm gun
Europe

US providing Ukraine with 30mm gun trucks to blast Iranian drones out of the sky

The mother of all technicals.

Billy Waugh special forces
News

Special Forces legend Billy Waugh passes away at 93

Billy Waugh served from Korea to Vietnam to Afghanistan.

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Mandatory Fun

The Space Force’s baggy dress pants are still undergoing ‘refinement’ 18 months after their debut

Style: the final frontier.

Disabled veterans
Afghanistan

Washington Post blasted over editorial that suggested cutting veterans’ disability benefits

“If the Editorial Board is so worried about moral responsibility, maybe they should pick up a weapon and stand a post.”

Kandahar movie Gerard Butler Afghanistan CIA rescue
Entertainment

New trailer for ‘Kandahar’ features Gerard Butler on an Afghan evac mission, but not the one you probably think

The film debuts Memorial Day weekend.

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Iraq

US kills senior ISIS leader in Syria

ISIS is not defeated.

Navy NASA Artemis II moon Victor glover Reid Wiseman
Navy

2 Navy pilots among astronauts who will make historic spaceflight to the moon

Navy Capt. Victor Glover and Capt. Reid Wiseman will be a part of NASA's Artemis II mission.

Africa
Africa

US troops are quietly helping fight ISIS, al-Qaida in West Africa

Al-Qaida on the rise in West Africa.

Ukraine is now fielding 1940s-era anti-aircraft guns as artillery
Ukraine

Ukraine is now fielding 1940s-era anti-aircraft guns as artillery

The KS-19 is the latest decades-old weapon brought out of retirement in the conflict.

Space Force’s development agency just put several new satellites into orbit
Space Force

Space Force’s development agency just put several new satellites into orbit

The mission package included communication sensors and satellites designed to track hypersonic missiles.

National Guard troops mobilized to help in rescue efforts after tornadoes hit Arkansas
National Guard

National Guard troops mobilized to help in rescue efforts after tornadoes hit Arkansas

The storms killed at least 26 people died across several states.

The US has trained more than 7,000 Ukrainian fighters in the last year
News

The US has trained more than 7,000 Ukrainian fighters in the last year

The majority have been trained on Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Stryker armored personnel carriers.

Somalia airstrike AFRICOM al-Shabaab
News

Al-Shabaab has lost a third of its territory in Somalia, US ambassador says

The United States has been providing air support in the offensive against the militant group.

Greenough Advanced Rescue Craft (GARC) navy drone boats
Missiles

The Navy is eyeing missile-hauling drone boats as escorts for transport ships

Did someone order some Stingers?

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Army

Army identifies 9 soldiers killed in dual Black Hawk crashes

Rest in peace.

Finland
Europe

NATO is getting bigger, but little will change for US troops, experts say

Putin will soon share another 810 miles of his border with a NATO member.

marine corps amphibious combat vehicle
Amphibious Operations

Top Marine officer reveals fresh issues with the Corps’ brand new amphibious combat vehicle

"As with all new systems and technologies, there have been a few notable challenges."