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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.

Iraq

US kills senior ISIS leader in Syria

ISIS is not defeated.

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

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

Al-Qaida on the rise in West Africa.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Missiles

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

Did someone order some Stingers?

Army

Army identifies 9 soldiers killed in dual Black Hawk crashes

Rest in peace.

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.

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."

Drones

Green Berets are testing a prototype glider drone for speedy resupply

Resupply inbound!

Munitions

The Army’s next-generation artillery shell has double the range of its existing precision-guided arsenal

Here comes the boom ...

Marine Corps

US and South Korea resume amphibious training after 5-year hiatus in message to North Korea

Large-scale combined amphibious operations training has returned to the Korean peninsula.

Army

This may be the Army’s new missile-slinging battlebot of choice

Stingers, Hellfires, and a 30mm chain gun, all in a neat unmanned package.

Army

9 soldiers killed after two Black Hawk helicopters crash in Kentucky

A routine training mission turned deadly.

Navy

Mike Day, Navy SEAL who survived being shot 27 times in Iraq, dies

Mike Day, a decorated Navy SEAL shot 27 times in Iraq in 2007, passed away earlier this week.

Army

Navy corpsman, Army soldier help save injured motorcyclist’s life in Texas

Always on call.