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Ex-Marine sergeant found guilty of smuggling guns to Haiti
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Ex-Marine sergeant found guilty of smuggling guns to Haiti

Bad initiative. Bad judgment.

Special Tactics airman awarded Air Force Cross for saving Green Beret team in desperate 8-hour firefight
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Special Tactics airman awarded Air Force Cross for saving Green Beret team in desperate 8-hour firefight

“I knew then that I had to go get to my teammates and help them."

New action flick ‘Nobody’ is what you’d get if Mr. Rogers was secretly John Wick
Culture

New action flick ‘Nobody’ is what you’d get if Mr. Rogers was secretly John Wick

"I might have, uh, overcorrected."

Feds say former sergeant posed as a Marine officer to help a friend bring guns into Haiti
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Feds say former sergeant posed as a Marine officer to help a friend bring guns into Haiti

Two federal law enforcement agencies are investigating whether a former Marine impersonated an officer to help an active duty infantryman smuggle arms into Haiti, according to court filings viewed by Task & Purpose.

The Air Force just took a major step towards slapping hypersonic missiles on a B-1B Lancer
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The Air Force just took a major step towards slapping hypersonic missiles on a B-1B Lancer

The Air Force recently launched a stealthy cruise missile from an external weapons pylon on the venerable bomber.

We salute the Army crew who named their tank ‘Back Alley Sally’
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We salute the Army crew who named their tank ‘Back Alley Sally’

When we come across this sweetheart in the wild, well, we just had to stop and take notice.

Search underway for missing USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor
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Search underway for missing USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor

'One sailor was unaccounted for during a command-wide muster.'

Someone wore a flight suit on a commercial aircraft and we’re absolutely here for it
Tech & Tactics

Someone wore a flight suit on a commercial aircraft and we’re absolutely here for it

I feel the need for speed.

Former Army sniper turned mercenary known as ‘Rambo’ gets life in prison for contract killing
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Former Army sniper turned mercenary known as ‘Rambo’ gets life in prison for contract killing

A former Army sergeant who worked as a sniper instructor and carved out a post-military career as a mercenary under the moniker 'Rambo' was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the contract killing of a woman in the Philippines

Oklahoma attorney general asks Trump to pardon former soldier convicted of murdering Iraqi prisoner
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Oklahoma attorney general asks Trump to pardon former soldier convicted of murdering Iraqi prisoner

The attorney general of Oklahoma has again request President Donald Trump pardon a former Army first lieutenant who was convicted of murdering an Iraqi prisoner while deployed there in 2008

A hidden camera was found in the women’s bathroom on the USS Arlington
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A hidden camera was found in the women’s bathroom on the USS Arlington

The Navy is investigating reports that a female Marine discovered a hidden camera in one of the women's restrooms aboard the USS Arlington, an amphibious transport dock that's currently on at port in Greece.

Attorney for SEAL accused of war crimes says prosecutors withheld evidence that would help his client
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Attorney for SEAL accused of war crimes says prosecutors withheld evidence that would help his client

The civilian attorney for a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes has filed a motion in the case accusing the prosecution and investigators of suppressing witness statements that could prove favorable to his client Navy SEAL Chief Edward "Eddie" Gallagher.

Trump pardons former US soldier convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner
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Trump pardons former US soldier convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner

President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former U.S. Army Lieutenant Michael Behenna, who was imprisoned for five years for killing an Iraqi prisoner in 2008

Why Do Some People Steal Valor?
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Army investigator who led Green Beret murder case pleads guilty to stolen valor charges

Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark Delacruz  is "in the fnal stages of being eliminated from the CID program."

Two Navy SEAL war crimes trials may be ‘derailed’ over claims prosecutors spied on the defense
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Two Navy SEAL war crimes trials may be ‘derailed’ over claims prosecutors spied on the defense

The ongoing war crimes cases against two Navy SEALs in San Diego appear to be going off the rails amid concerns that the prosecutor in both cases secretly sent both defense teams malicious software designed to monitor their communications.

Eric Greitens with hand raised
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Disgraced Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is returning to the Navy, but he won’t be a SEAL again

Former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens, who resigned as governor of Missouri last year in disgrace, is putting his uniform back on — just not as a Navy SEAL

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.
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Rep. Duncan Hunter says his unit probably killed ‘hundreds’ of civilians in Iraq, including women and children

Uh, what?

Here’s why the military got absolutely wrecked by zombies in ’28 Weeks Later’
Culture

Here’s why the military got absolutely wrecked by zombies in ’28 Weeks Later’

It excels in one area: Showing you what not to do in the event of a zombie attack.

James N. Mattis
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Trump’s ‘red flags’ on Mattis included ‘controversial statements’ and alleged leniency on war crimes

President Donald Trump may have loved to call former Secretary of Defense James Mattis by his much-loathed "Mad Dog" nickname, but his own transition team had concerns regarding the former Marine general's infamous battlefield missives and his lackluster handling of alleged war crimes committed by U.S. service members

War after the war: The long fight to bring our unsung heroes home
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War after the war: The long fight to bring our unsung heroes home

Only time will tell if we will make good on those promises.