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‘My story is not unique’—Mexican-American airman calls out racism in the military

"Pains of the past are passed on and knowing this will help you know your troops.”

Search for missing Fort Bliss soldier passes 100 days
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Search for missing Fort Bliss soldier passes 100 days

"We love him, miss him and want him to have a future," his family said.

Culture

The iconic Vietnam War novel ‘The Things They Carried’ is getting a film with a star-studded cast

Tom Hardy will embrace his third major military role after Black Hawk Down and Dunkirk as he leads an ensemble cast in 'The Things They Carried', a new movie based on Pultizer Prize-finalist Tim O'Brien's short story collection of the same name about his experiences during Vietnam

3 Marines got drunk in Japan over Halloween weekend and were treated to jail in three separate incidents
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3 Marines got drunk in Japan over Halloween weekend and were treated to jail in three separate incidents

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

The true story of the WWII vets who fought one last battle — in their own hometown — for the right to vote
History

The true story of the WWII vets who fought one last battle — in their own hometown — for the right to vote

When a corrupt political machine denied them their right to vote, these World War II veterans took the battlefield one last time, winning the only successful armed rebellion since the American Revolution

Air Force pararescueman awarded Silver Star for risking his life to save his teammates during Afghanistan firefight
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Air Force pararescueman awarded Silver Star for risking his life to save his teammates during Afghanistan firefight

"That is heroism. That is what today is about.”

This sleek bar set will have you drinking like Ernest Shackleton
Culture

This sleek bar set will have you drinking like Ernest Shackleton

The Mixology & Craft bar set comes complete with all the essentials for crafting cocktails like a pro

How Jon Stewart is leading the fight for veterans suffering from burn pit exposure
Military Life

How Jon Stewart is leading the fight for veterans suffering from burn pit exposure

“Really, ‘thank you’ means getting off your ass and getting involved and helping them. We’re better than this.”

The Army’s next-generation headset is almost ready for prime time
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The Army’s next-generation headset is almost ready for prime time

Slowly but surely, the Army's augmented reality headset is transitioning from delicate high-tech novelty to reinforced, ruggedized battlefield asset ahead of its eventual fielding to soldiers starting in the fiscal year 2021

American veterans are gearing up for election-related protests
Military Life

American veterans are gearing up for election-related protests

Military veterans are preparing to demonstrate in Washington D.C. and elsewhere across the country depending on how things play out on, and after, Election Day.

Soldiers are finally about to receive the Army’s replacement for its Vietnam-era armored personnel carriers
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Soldiers are finally about to receive the Army’s replacement for its Vietnam-era armored personnel carriers

After the better part of a decade in development, the Army's brand-new battlewagon is finally about to roll up at base near you

Trump claims victory despite election being too close to call
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Trump claims victory despite election being too close to call

Counting all of the votes will take time

Fort Hood soldier arrested for murder after year-long investigation
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Fort Hood soldier arrested for murder after year-long investigation

Cory Grafton, 20, was arrested and charged on Tuesday with the murder of 32-year-old Chelsea Cheatham following a year-long investigation into the latter's death at a Day Inn Hotel in Killeen, Texas

Watch the Blue Angels’ legacy F/A-18 Hornets make their final sunset flight after 34 years
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Watch the Blue Angels’ legacy F/A-18 Hornets make their final sunset flight after 34 years

After decades of astonishing spectators on the ground, the Blue Angels' legacy F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets made their final flight on Wednesday against a gorgeous sunset in the skies above Alabama and Florida

Trump actually ‘bombed the shit’ out of ISIS less than you might think
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Trump actually ‘bombed the shit’ out of ISIS less than you might think

During his first campaign for president, Donald Trump promised that, if elected, he'd ensure that the U.S. military would 'bomb the shit' out of ISIS. Years later, it appears as though the commander-in-chief actually oversaw fewer airstrikes against the terror group than his predecessor

US military officials are refusing to answer a basic question about America’s involvement in Afghanistan
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US military officials are refusing to answer a basic question about America’s involvement in Afghanistan

The military won't say publicly if the Taliban broke its agreement to not attack US bases in Afghanistan.

This is what it would look like if the Navy was run like a used car dealership
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This is what it would look like if the Navy was run like a used car dealership

If the Navy were run by the same sleazy used car salesmen who gather around military bases the way a pack of hyenas stalks the savannah, then the service might look something like this

This year’s Marine Corps birthday video is a who’s who of service heroes
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This year’s Marine Corps birthday video is a who’s who of service heroes

Semper Fidelis

The Army wants its new grenade launcher to succeed where its ‘Punisher’ airburst weapon failed
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The Army wants its new grenade launcher to succeed where its ‘Punisher’ airburst weapon failed

The airburst weapon that U.S. service members lovingly nicknamed 'The Punisher' may be dead in the water, but the Army is still working on fielding a next-generation precision weapons system designed to take out enemies behind cover

The US military is eyeing ‘rocket cargo’ to resupply troops anywhere in the world in under an hour
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The US military is eyeing ‘rocket cargo’ to resupply troops anywhere in the world in under an hour

The idea of space-borne resupply pods may seem like something out of a science-fiction yarn, but it's actually closer to becoming a reality than you might think, according to U.S. Transportation Command officials