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A Toyota truck with a massive Gatling gun that fires 6,000 rounds a minute has surfaced in Yemen
Middle East

A Toyota truck with a massive Gatling gun that fires 6,000 rounds a minute has surfaced in Yemen

Yes, that will scratch up the bed

Ukraine
Russia

The US and NATO disagree over an estimate of 40,000 Russian casualties in Ukraine

"We continue to have low confidence in those estimates"

After 5 years of study, the Army is still trying to get soldiers ready for its new fitness test
Army

After 5 years of study, the Army is still trying to get soldiers ready for its new fitness test

A new report from the RAND Corporation says the Army needs to keep improving the way it trains.

Pentagon to investigate 9 bases and units at center of military suicide crisis
United States

Pentagon to investigate 9 bases and units at center of military suicide crisis

The list includes Fort Campbell and three bases in Alaska

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News

Carrying the weight: The undue burdens that female troops endure every day

In the fight against sexism, we have to acknowledge the additional burdens women carry.

Russian generals
Russia

Why Russian generals keep getting killed in Ukraine

The Russians have lost more general officers than any other military in decades.

The leg tuck is officially dead and other changes coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test
Army

The leg tuck is officially dead and other changes coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test

“It’s been four years, the good idea fairy is over. ... Just go take the test.”

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Air Force

After training together for years, Air Force pilots are watching Ukrainian friends fight for their lives

“We know these guys are professionals. They want to be in control of their own destiny."

Ukrainian Soldiers Walks Toward The Frontline Near Irpin
Russia

Russian forces face two choices in Kyiv. Both will be bloody and costly

The city is eerily empty as the Ukrainian army tries to sweep the streets clear of infiltrators.

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Russia

Russian news site claims it was ‘hacked’ after revealing 9,800 troops died in Ukraine

That number includes at least five generals

grey wolf
Air Force

How the legendary Ukrainian pilot ‘Grey Wolf’ earned his call sign, according to a US Air Force F-15 driver

“It signifies who he was: experienced, wise and dedicated."

Ukraine
Army

An Army vet’s realization in Ukraine: ‘So horrible or heartbreaking that you can’t continue’

'Physically I feel fine, but I also feel like I have these invisible wounds on my soul.'

‘We strike at night, when the Russians sleep’ — How Ukraine is stalking Russian armor with drones
Russia

‘We strike at night, when the Russians sleep’ — How Ukraine is stalking Russian armor with drones

For a fleet of Ukrainian drones, it’s a target-rich environment. 

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Russia

‘They own the long clock’ — How the Russian military is starting to adapt in Ukraine

“They own the long clock,” a senior Ukrainian officer recently admitted. “We are calculating time not in weeks or days – but in lives.”

pigeon
Navy

Bird warfare: Why the Navy’s first aircraft carrier had a dedicated ‘pigeoneer’

Aircraft carrier, meet carrier pigeon

US Navy pilot-turned-gunmaker is supplying hundreds of rifles to Ukraine
Navy

US Navy pilot-turned-gunmaker is supplying hundreds of rifles to Ukraine

“[T]he X-factor here not isn’t necessarily what equipment you’re holding. ... It comes down to the will to fight.”

Marine Osprey crash
Marine Corps

These are the 4 Marines killed in an Osprey crash in Norway

"Keep these Marines and their loved ones in your thoughts and prayers."

How pairing ‘female engagement teams’ with battle-tested grunts changed the US military forever
Afghanistan War

How pairing ‘female engagement teams’ with battle-tested grunts changed the US military forever

“Women will play a critical role in the next conflict, not in spite of the new roles they fill, but because of them."

norway osprey
Marine Corps

4 US Marines killed in Osprey crash in Norway [Updated]

Rest in peace.

Video appears to show Russian troops caught in ambush and doing everything wrong
Russia

Video appears to show Russian troops caught in ambush and doing everything wrong

"That's a goat rope."