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Pentagon to fund study of antibiotic-resistant wounds in Ukraine to plan for future wars
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Pentagon to fund study of antibiotic-resistant wounds in Ukraine to plan for future wars

The U.S. military is funding the study to help improve Ukrainian military and civilian medical care, and to assist with the Pentagon’s own planning of future large-scale combat operations.

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro
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Navy secretary who praised Biden, disparaged Trump broke federal law, investigation finds

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro made comments while in London that violated restrictions on federal employees engaging in political activities while on duty, an investigation found.

Coast Guard Academy cadets stand in formation during a Regimental Review at the Academy, May 2, 2024. The review ceremony was the last of the academic year that would include the entire corps of cadets. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Thieme.)
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13 former cadets accuse Coast Guard Academy of negligence in handling sexual assaults

The former cadets allege that the Coast Guard’s negligence caused them to be “severely and irreparably harmed” despite the academy’s responsibility for its students.

Navy Sailor
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Another service member detained while on unauthorized travel, this time in Venezuela

A U.S. Navy sailor was detained in Venezuela on or about Aug. 30. No information was immediately available about why he was there.

Navy Coast Guard Rescue
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Navy, Coast Guard, save mother, child stranded at sea as hurricane approaches

The Navy and Coast Guard spent three days coming to the assistance of a woman and her child aboard a stricken sailboat as a hurricane bore down on the vessel.

Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and U.S. Air Force medical personnel practice rendering first aid to “patients” and medical training mannequins on a RAAF C-27J Spartan mid-flight during Pacific Angel 24-1 at Papua New Guinea, Aug. 29, 2024. Pacific Angel 24-1 focuses on exchanging and teaching tactics and techniques between the participating countries. Papua New Guinea Defence Force medical personnel will learn standards to integrate into their own standard operating procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Carson Jeney)
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The Air Force simulated a mass casualty evacuation on a Pacific island

U.S. Air Force rescue troops ran a mass casualty evacuation with military forces from Australia, France and Papua New Guinea.

Nick Hague
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A Space Force guardian will lead the mission to bring back stranded space station crew

Astronaut and Space Force Col. Nick Hague will lead a NASA mission later this month to the International Space Station.

Team USA and the Denmark Operators
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Pucks, knucks and DGAFs: US military vets dominate international hockey tournament

The Battle of Jutland hockey tournament is a way for disabled veterans from around the world to compete while forging bonds that surpass the flag on their shoulders.

CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft
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An Air Force special ops squadron damaged three Ospreys in five days

A cable on a crew member's helmet snagged a lever that killed an Osprey's engine in mid-flight, while a parking mishap struck two other CV-22s.

Soldier’s arrest highlights growing issue of AI-created explicit material
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Soldier’s arrest highlights growing issue of AI-created explicit material

Investigators say a soldier created and spread explicit images of children generated by artificial intelligence, but its unclear what federal or military law, if any, covers them.

Marines with USS Wasp assaulted in Turkey
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Marines in Turkey step in when two of their own assaulted on the street

The group behind the attack, the Turkish Youth Union, has done this at least two other times to U.S. troops in the country.

Determine Earning Power and Professional Growth Opportunities. A new female employee on a job interview final round with an HR officer in a business office.

The tried-and-true method to answering any tough job interview question

The STAR Method answers all.

Soldiers recently took part in a training event that was closely modeled off of ongoing combat operations in Ukraine. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner.
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‘Trade steel for blood’ — The Army’s plan to bring soldiers into the 21st century

Soldiers at the Joint Readiness Training Center took pages from the war in Ukraine to fight against one another for a battle in the woods of Fort Johnson, Louisiana.

Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve troops conduct a joint patrol syria
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American troops, Syrian Democratic Forces capture ISIS leader behind prison break

Khaled Ahmed al-Dandal is believed to have facilitated the freeing of five ISIS fighters from a prison in Raqqa, Syria last week.

Sailors cook within the close quarters of a United States Navy cruiser's galley, in the Pacific Theater, World War II. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)
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The Navy’s 1945 cookbook teaches how to feed hundreds of sailors

Giant heaping portions of dehydrated eggs and knickerbocker bean soup, anyone?

Jack Rozema, U.S. Army attorney and crossfit athlete competes at the 2024 Crossfit Games.
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Army lawyer places 25th at CrossFit Games

Capt. Jack Rozema became one of the sport's top athletes last month, in his very first CrossFit Games finals.

Jonny Kim Navy SEAL astronaut doctor naval aviator
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Navy SEAL astronaut doctor Jonny Kim will blast off into space next year

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jonny Kim is scheduled to head to the International Space Station in March along with two Roscosmos cosmonauts.

A missing persons flying for Bailey Cameron.
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Camp Pendleton Marine missing for more than a week

Lance Cpl. Bailey Cameron was last seen early on Sunday, Aug. 25 in Carlsbad, California.

Army veteran Jason Tabansky fires an arrow at the 2024 Paralympic Games.
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Army veteran wins archery gold at the Paralympics

Jason Tabansky originally didn’t make the cut for Paris. Now he’s defeated the top-ranked para archer.

A screenshot from a Russian military recruitment ad. A soldier faces the camera as text next to it says "What are you made of?"
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This new Russian military recruiting video is nuts

Livestreams and banana smoothies or combat in the muck on the front lines? Which way Russian man?