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Trump reportedly asked for options to attack Iran but was talked out of it
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Trump reportedly asked for options to attack Iran but was talked out of it

'Iran has already demonstrated that they will respond to our actions and we should always expect that they will do so'

The forgotten soldiers behind Netflix’s ‘The Liberator’
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The forgotten soldiers behind Netflix’s ‘The Liberator’

The men of the 45th Infantry Division fought for each other, as all soldiers do, but they also fought for their country. Not for what it was — with its segregation, its double standards, and its signs in front of businesses saying who could shop or eat or drink there — but for what it could be.

Every US military branch is about to get its hands on the Army’s new sidearm of choice
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Every US military branch is about to get its hands on the Army’s new sidearm of choice

It's official: the era of the Modular Handgun System is upon us

Special Operations Command is now ‘on par’ with the military services, Acting SecDef Miller says
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Special Operations Command is now ‘on par’ with the military services, Acting SecDef Miller says

'I have directed the special operations civilian leadership to report directly to me instead of through the current bureaucratic channels'

A sergeant major had a grown man handcuffed after he was stopped for wearing headphones
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A sergeant major had a grown man handcuffed after he was stopped for wearing headphones

"Headphones? Straight to jail."

This airman created an outrageously realistic ‘Iron Man’ suit
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This airman created an outrageously realistic ‘Iron Man’ suit

Meet the active-duty airman who created an unbelievably realistic Iron Man suit all on his own

The Air Force is picking up a handful of feisty new submachine guns
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The Air Force is picking up a handful of feisty new submachine guns

The Air Force appears poised to kiss its aging arsenal of MP5 submachine guns goodbye

The Army’s ‘complete failure’ led to this private’s suicide after she was sexually assaulted, parents say
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The Army’s ‘complete failure’ led to this private’s suicide after she was sexually assaulted, parents say

"The Army can deploy thousands and thousands of troops during a war situation within 24 hours .... And they can't expedite our daughter off a base after two sexual assaults?"

The Army is hunting for a new all-electric light recon vehicle
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The Army is hunting for a new all-electric light recon vehicle

The Army is searching for defense contractors to furnish the service with an off-the-shelf squad reconnaissance vehicle to complement its growing fleet of next-generation ground combat vehicles

Acting SecDef Miller is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War as the US looks for the exit in Afghanistan
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Acting SecDef Miller is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War as the US looks for the exit in Afghanistan

Miller’s take on Ford’s role in the war’s end bears no resemblance to reality.

Y’all Qaeda: Ex-Marines allegedly planned takeover of Michigan capitol and public executions of officials
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Y’all Qaeda: Ex-Marines allegedly planned takeover of Michigan capitol and public executions of officials

Two former Marines and the dozen men charged with plotting to kidnap the governor of Michigan purportedly planned to stage an armed takeover of the capitol building and conduct public executions of government officials, according to the state's attorney general

The Army wants you to test your might in COVID Kombat
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The Army wants you to test your might in COVID Kombat

Choose your fighter. Will you be: The Dangler? The Nose Breather? The Denier?

Servicewomen’s advocacy group says the ACFT could deal ‘irreparable damage’ to the Army
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Servicewomen’s advocacy group says the ACFT could deal ‘irreparable damage’ to the Army

SWAN joins a growing chorus of voices raising concerns over the Army's new fitness test

Veteran died hours after 2 calls to suicide hotline went unheeded, Inspector General finds
Military Life

Veteran died hours after 2 calls to suicide hotline went unheeded, Inspector General finds

A veteran died on the Fourth of July 2018 after two calls to the suicide hotline went unheeded.

Will American history forget the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?
History

Will American history forget the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?

I’m no historian, but I suspect that if future American history books touch on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars at all, they will be similarly summed up as a “period of readjustment” that spanned multiple generations.

Chechen strongman orders purge of all images of American superheroes from playgrounds
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Chechen strongman orders purge of all images of American superheroes from playgrounds

'We need to remove the images of these fictional characters, these are fantasies.'

The unanswered questions from Australia’s harrowing war crimes report
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The unanswered questions from Australia’s harrowing war crimes report

Allegations of war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan have been substantiated by the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Here's what it means for the future of the country's Special Operations Command

Former Texas Army Guard soldier gets prison time for selling $2 million in military gear on eBay
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Former Texas Army Guard soldier gets prison time for selling $2 million in military gear on eBay

She and her accomplice stole over $2 million worth of military equipment

How this Army veteran found meaning in emergency management
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How this Army veteran found meaning in emergency management

For Lorenzo Leon, coming home was almost as difficult as deploying in the first place

The Pentagon is now officially planning for a Biden administration
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The Pentagon is now officially planning for a Biden administration

Members of the Biden transition with security clearances to finally talk to officials in the current administration and receive classified briefings