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Marine tankers can say goodbye to the Corps a year ahead of schedule
So long and thanks for all the kaboom

The Navy’s new Osprey just conducted its first drop-off at sea
Less than a year since conducting its first flight operations, the Navy's new CMB-22B Osprey has successfully made a drop-off to an aircraft carrier at sea.

Congress is poised to defy Trump over Confederate base names
Trump has told lawmakers he would veto the defense policy bill if it changed base names that honor Confederate leaders

‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ based its newest in-game kit on a Medal of Honor recipient
It's based on the same kit he wore while deployed to Afghanistan

The Air Force said this colonel was an incredibly toxic leader. Then she was promoted to one-star general
Despite the investigation’s damning conclusions, Jennifer Grant was promoted to brigadier general on July 2.

Two decades of blood, sweat, and tears in Afghanistan have yielded a ‘modicum of success,’ top US general says
"Over the last five to seven years at a minimum, we have been in a condition of strategic stalemate"

The inside story of the deadliest attack on a U.S. military base during the Iraq War
“I still have nightmares about it,” said one survivor. “I don’t go out in crowded places."

Fort Benning soldier facing murder charge after 5-year-old forced out of the car is killed by another vehicle
The incident is currently under investigation.
The major flaws in the Air Force justice system that let generals go unpunished
“You would never let someone who last stepped in the cockpit as a junior captain take over as wing commander, but that’s what we do for trials."

Dying of cancer, this Green Beret has one last mission: Getting Congress to fight for military medical malpractice reform
For the last year a terminally ill Green Beret has been travelling to Washington, D.C., to try to rally congressional support to change the Feres Doctrine. Is Congress answering his call?

SOCOM getting a fancy new sight for aiming grenade launchers
The Acquire Read Deploy Sight reads out the angle the weapon platform is raised and calculates the distance the round will travel.

This everyday piece of hardware crashed an $11 million drone
A loose washer made the Reaper's ground control station send out erroneous commands while on a mission.

Airman who helped more than 30 people survive Las Vegas shooting finally recognized for his heroism
“I am grateful that I received this training and was able to help as many people as I could.”

US moves from conditions-based withdrawal to inelegant bug-out from Afghanistan
The Afghan government has neither been informed nor consulted about any U.S. military plan to draw down to 2,500 troops next year, an Afghan official told Task & Purpose on Wednesday.

Navy SEAL who saved 3 kids from drowning receives medal for his heroism
“I was reminded of the seven-mile swim we do in BUD/S, and I thought to myself, if I have to I can do this all day"