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News

The VA will provide free care for mental health emergencies

“This expansion of care will save veterans’ lives, and there’s nothing more important than that.”

UFO
News

Intelligence agencies documented hundreds of new UFO sightings, report finds

Many cases were found to be balloons or clutter, but more than 170 remain unresolved.

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Ukraine

Ukraine riffs on classic Chevy commercial to ask for M1 Abrams tanks

Sturdy, dependable, tough. Like a rock.

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World War II

This WWII OSS manual shows that being annoying at work is the best form of sabotage

“Be as irritable and quarrelsome as possible without getting yourself into trouble.”

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Air Force

The Air Force’s newest rescue helicopter just pulled off its first life-or-death save during a deployment

“This team is equipped to travel great distances and fight their way in and out if necessary to make the mission happen.”

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Ships

Here comes the Navy’s laser fleet

Pew pew pew!

Taylor Dudley Navy veteran Russia released
Navy

US Navy veteran released by Russia after 9-month detention

Taylor Dudley was turned over at a border crossing with Poland on Thursday.

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Air Force

War game shows just how brutal China’s battle for Taiwan would be

“The United States might win a pyrrhic victory, suffering more in the long run than the ‘defeated’ Chinese.”

Marine Corps Col. John Medeiros relieved ACV
Marine Corps

Marine Corps Assault Amphibian School commander relieved

His relief appears to stem from an amphibious vehicle rollover three months ago.

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Analysis

Pentagon issues reprieve to troops who refused COVID-19 vaccines

Service members who were denied religious and medical exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine will not be punished.

Air Force C-17 flight
Air Force

Watch 24 C-17s roll out from an Air Force base in a matter of minutes

It was the largest single flight of C-17s to date.

Hunter Brown
Air Force

Air Force Academy cadet dies unexpectedly while headed to class

First responders were unable to revive Cadet 3rd Class Hunter Brown.

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Culture

Here’s why raunchy military call signs keep showing up on flight trackers

U.S. military aircraft have used inappropriate call signs several times over the past year, including “Titties” and “Boobies.”

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Navy

Navy intercepts more than 2,000 AK-47s from Iran in the Gulf of Oman

The Navy intercepted a vessel sailing from Iran to Yemen carrying 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles.

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Air Force

‘I’m gonna miss you’ – Airman says goodbye to 65-year-old tanker he spent 12 years fixing

“That plane means more to me than anything.”

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Air Force

The Air Force is changing the way it measures body fat for airmen and guardians

“From my read … it is both more accurate and has the potential to be more lenient, enabling a wider variety of body types to pass.”

Fort Bragg
Army

Over a dozen Army Special Operations Command soldiers investigated for alleged drug use

Fiteen soldiers were recently questioned by the Army Criminal Investigation Division.

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Family

The tragic downward spiral of a special operations pilot

A family is broken after an Air Force special operations pilot’s years of misconduct and mental health challenges culminated in alleged domestic violence. What could have been done?

Fort Bliss bone marrow donation Spc. Christian Sutton
Army

‘The Bone Marrow Guy’: This Fort Bliss soldier has registered thousands of soldiers to save lives

Spc. Christian Sutton has helped sign up more than 2,000 soldiers for a bone marrow donation registry.

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Air Force

Why airmen had to hotwire hundreds of cars during the Afghan airlift

“It’s not the prettiest thing but it got the job done."