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‘Only The Strong Survive In Here’: A Conversation With An American Veteran Serving Life In A Kuwaiti Prison
Military Life

‘Only The Strong Survive In Here’: A Conversation With An American Veteran Serving Life In A Kuwaiti Prison

Female Marine recruits will train at Recruit Depot San Diego for the first time ever starting next year
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Female Marine recruits will train at Recruit Depot San Diego for the first time ever starting next year

This is a big deal.

Marine lieutenant colonel goes unpunished after stealing hundreds of dollars in merchandise from the PX
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Marine lieutenant colonel goes unpunished after stealing hundreds of dollars in merchandise from the PX

Lt. Col. Samuel K. Lee, 47, was convicted of larceny on Sept. 11 at Camp Foster, Japan.

New US maritime strategy urges taking ‘calculated tactical risks’ against Russia and China
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New US maritime strategy urges taking ‘calculated tactical risks’ against Russia and China

"This is not about being provocative," said Marine Maj. Gen. Paul Rock Jr.

On his way to the ball, a Marine used his belt as a tourniquet to save a motorist’s life
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On his way to the ball, a Marine used his belt as a tourniquet to save a motorist’s life

"There’s no Marines Hymn playing in the background as you run across the road; you just do something.”

bored soldiers
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This video is a case study in how to combat boredom in the military

Watch two soldiers duke it out while wearing cardboard armor, swords, flails, and shields.

The US Army’s New Recruiting Commercial Is So Bad It’s Great
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The US Army’s New Recruiting Commercial Is So Bad It’s Great

US Marine saves elderly woman’s life after she was bitten by a Habu viper
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US Marine saves elderly woman’s life after she was bitten by a Habu viper

Marine: 1. Snake: 0.

The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) sails through the Caribbean Sea. During the deployment to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility, Detroit, with embarked helicopter and USCG law enforcement detachment, will support Joint Interagency Task Force South's mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
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The Navy’s ‘little crappy ships’ have a monster new problem

A fundamental propulsion issue might end up lending the LCS a new nickname: floating garbage pile.

A Space Force member was busted down a rank for bailing on PT to get a PlayStation 5
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A Space Force member was busted down a rank for bailing on PT to get a PlayStation 5

“Yolo, PS5 > letters of discipline.”

An AI just helped an Air Force pilot fly a U-2 spy plane during a simulated missile strike
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An AI just helped an Air Force pilot fly a U-2 spy plane during a simulated missile strike

Paging John Connor.

The Army is bragging that it took just under a year to reinvent the cloth facemask
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The Army is bragging that it took just under a year to reinvent the cloth facemask

It took a year to develop ... this?

Video from Eddie Gallagher trial shows Navy SEALs smoking and joking near alleged victim’s body
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Video from Eddie Gallagher trial shows Navy SEALs smoking and joking near alleged victim’s body

Shortly after Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher allegedly murdered a wounded ISIS prisoner, half a dozen of his SEAL teammates watched as one SEAL flew a drone around their compound and hovered it just inches over the dead man's body.

America’s top general to Taliban: Give peace a chance
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America’s top general to Taliban: Give peace a chance

By Jan.15, there should be roughly 2,500 U.S. troops still in Afghanistan.

The Taliban is using magnetic ‘sticky bombs’ to assassinate Afghan officials
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The Taliban is using magnetic ‘sticky bombs’ to assassinate Afghan officials

Magnetic bombs have killed at least 10 Afghan government officials in the last several weeks.

We salute the airman who just made Air Force PT gear sexy
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We salute the airman who just made Air Force PT gear sexy

The video proves that sex appeal isn't about the clothes you wear, it's how you wear them.

Soldier sentenced to 15 years for trying to coerce a minor into sexual activity
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Soldier sentenced to 15 years for trying to coerce a minor into sexual activity

"No matter how severe the sentence it will never wipe away the scars left on this innocent child."

The Navy’s $500 million effort to develop a futuristic railgun is going nowhere fast
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The Navy’s $500 million effort to develop a futuristic railgun is going nowhere fast

After years of troubled development, the Navy's much-hyped electromagnetic railgun appears stuck in research limbo, according to budget documents reviewed by Task & Purpose

PETA demands ‘giddy Marines’ stop ‘guzzling cobra blood’ at Cobra Gold training exercise
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PETA demands ‘giddy Marines’ stop ‘guzzling cobra blood’ at Cobra Gold training exercise

PETA says it's "more reminiscent of a frat party gone wrong than a military drill."

A man disqualified from joining the Army allegedly returned and shot up the recruiting station
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A man disqualified from joining the Army allegedly returned and shot up the recruiting station

He was arrested on Dec. 14.