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Formation
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Sexual assaults within the military went up dramatically in 2021

The military’s efforts to reduce sexual assault in the military have consistently failed.

We salute the airmen who got 300 Chick-fil-A sandwiches flown in to feed their buddies
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We salute the airmen who got 300 Chick-fil-A sandwiches flown in to feed their buddies

“The sandwiches could have been picked up via car, but the hype wouldn’t have been there. The sandwiches may have been cold too!”

Why Star Wars’ Boba Fett is the ultimate Special Forces soldier
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Why Star Wars’ Boba Fett is the ultimate Special Forces soldier

Boba Fett would have made one hell of a Green Beret.

Meme war: You can pay to get memes painted on Ukrainian artillery, bombs, and rockets
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Meme war: You can pay to get memes painted on Ukrainian artillery, bombs, and rockets

Victory through memes.

CH-47 Chinook
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The Army grounds its fleet of CH-47 Chinooks, one of its oldest and most versatile aircraft

Even Marines respect the Army’s CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters.

Ukraine is using a ghost army of fake HIMARS to trick Russian artillery
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Ukraine is using a ghost army of fake HIMARS to trick Russian artillery

Theatricality and deception are indeed powerful tools.

Iraq
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As Iraq reels from recent violence, it’s worth remembering that 2,500 US troops are still there

Americans cannot forget that 2,500 of their sons and daughters are deployed to Iraq.

Air Force top general gives himself a ‘C’ grade after two years on the job
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Air Force top general gives himself a ‘C’ grade after two years on the job

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles ‘CQ’ Brown Jr. was frank in assessing his progress on transforming the service.

This Air Force general is well aware that scammers love impersonating him
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This Air Force general is well aware that scammers love impersonating him

He’s not actually trying to hit you up on Instagram

Watch Iran try (and fail) to kidnap an American drone boat at sea
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Watch Iran try (and fail) to kidnap an American drone boat at sea

Some piracy lessons may be in order

What military movies go harder than ‘Top Gun: Maverick’?
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What military movies go harder than ‘Top Gun: Maverick’?

The movies that make you want to shout “f*ck yeah!”

Ukraine artillery
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The US military is running low on ammo after sending so much to Ukraine

The Pentagon is trying to find other ways to send munitions.

Moldy barracks
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Why moldy barracks are a growing problem for the US military

If you’ve served in the U.S. military, you probably have a story about mold.

Watch an Air Force pararescue vet fight off an alligator attack with his bare hands
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Watch an Air Force pararescue vet fight off an alligator attack with his bare hands

Florida, man.

As the world moves on, veterans of the Afghanistan withdrawal struggle to join them
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As the world moves on, veterans of the Afghanistan withdrawal struggle to join them

“I feel like I’m still there. I feel like everything that happened, happened five minutes ago.”

After the Bonhomme Richard incident, the Navy has a new command structure for surface ship fires
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After the Bonhomme Richard incident, the Navy has a new command structure for surface ship fires

The service hopes this will prevent any more confusion.

Former Air Force sergeant sentenced to life for killing a cop in the name of sparking a second civil war
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Former Air Force sergeant sentenced to life for killing a cop in the name of sparking a second civil war

Steven Carrillo will simultaneously serve a sentence for killing a federal agent.

The Navy’s ‘ghost fleet’ is growing
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The Navy’s ‘ghost fleet’ is growing

The unmanned surface vessels will help the Navy test new autonomous ship technology.

Video shows the moment Marines and soldiers at the Kabul Airport ran toward the sounds of danger
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Video shows the moment Marines and soldiers at the Kabul Airport ran toward the sounds of danger

When a suicide bomber started the last fight of the War in Afghanistan, these troops rushed to respond.

The Air Force’s latest mission: driving kids to school
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The Air Force’s latest mission: driving kids to school

It’s the latest use of the military to help fill in staffing shortages.