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Nearly two years after ISIS’s defeat, more than 10,000 fighters are still active in Iraq and Syria
Iraq

Nearly two years after ISIS’s defeat, more than 10,000 fighters are still active in Iraq and Syria

It's been nearly three years since President Donald Trump first declared victory over ISIS, but there are still more than 10,000 ISIS fighters currently active in Iraq and Syria, according to a UN official

Soldier missing from Fort Hood was ‘bullied’ after reporting sexual assault, lawyer says
Army

Soldier missing from Fort Hood was ‘bullied’ after reporting sexual assault, lawyer says

Sgt. Elder Fernandes was last seen on Aug. 17.

Hero soldier saves three people caught in their vehicles during a flash flood in Virginia
Army

Hero soldier saves three people caught in their vehicles during a flash flood in Virginia

"I definitely would like to think any other Soldier, present or retired, would do it."

Investigation into why National Guard helicopters buzzed protesters in D.C. stuck in limbo
National Guard

Investigation into why National Guard helicopters buzzed protesters in D.C. stuck in limbo

“The Department is committed to a complete and thorough investigation," Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col. Chris Mitchell said on Tuesday. "The investigation is ongoing and we do not have a timeline on a completion date"

The Army is going all in on a drone swarm to back up its next-generation helicopter
Army

The Army is going all in on a drone swarm to back up its next-generation helicopter

The Army has awarded contracts to multiple defense contractors to whip up a family of drones that can conduct surveillance and reconnaissance, pose as decoys, wage electronic warfare, and deliver lethal payloads alongside the service's next-generation helicopter

New graphic novel celebrates the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor
Entertainment

New graphic novel celebrates the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor

One of the first women to earn a medical degree in the United States and the only to ever be awarded the Medal of Honor is now the star of her own graphic novel

Court-martial to begin for Special Forces colonel accused of sexual assault
Army

Court-martial to begin for Special Forces colonel accused of sexual assault

Russell was charged with five counts of sexual assault.

This could be the Air Force’s future flying car of choice
Air Force

This could be the Air Force’s future flying car of choice

The Air Force is on the hunt for a Jetsons-style flying car, and service officials just got an eyeful of one of their very first prototypes

Russia just released classified footage of the largest nuclear bomb detonation in history
Russia

Russia just released classified footage of the largest nuclear bomb detonation in history

A Russian state corporation has released previously-classified footage documenting the development and detonation of the legendary Tsar Bomba

Foul play not suspected in case of missing Fort Hood soldier
Army

Foul play not suspected in case of missing Fort Hood soldier

Officials believe that Fernandes "left on his own accord."

Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill demands to speak to the manager of Delta
Navy

Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill demands to speak to the manager of Delta

"I’d like to help them because their image right now isn’t very good and I have a million miles on Delta.”

The Pentagon is a shrine to antiquated technology where creative thinking goes to die
Analysis

The Pentagon is a shrine to antiquated technology where creative thinking goes to die

The Pentagon is essentially a Sears mail-in catalogue that is struggling to stay relevant in an Amazon Prime world.

Airman charged with torching police car while wearing Air Force gas mask during Salt Lake City riot
Air Force

Airman charged with torching police car while wearing Air Force gas mask during Salt Lake City riot

Lot numbers pictured on the gas mask canister helped investigators track down the airman.

Former Green Beret accused of spying on the US for Russia
Army

Former Green Beret accused of spying on the US for Russia

Peter Debbins served on active duty from 1998 to 2005, during which Russian intelligence agents allegedly encouraged him to join Special Forces

Navy reports increase in sailors and Marines investigated for human smuggling in the past year
Marine Corps

Navy reports increase in sailors and Marines investigated for human smuggling in the past year

The service made the disclosure when asked whether there had been an increase in such cases by Task & Purpose.

It’s the dog days of summer, so here are some adorable photos of Coast Guard dogs Thor and Loki
Mandatory Fun

It’s the dog days of summer, so here are some adorable photos of Coast Guard dogs Thor and Loki

“Thor and Loki primarily focused on just splashing around and retrieving the ring … but hey … who could blame them?”

The company behind the AK-47 just unveiled a brand new rifle
Russia

The company behind the AK-47 just unveiled a brand new rifle

Kalashnikov Concern is back with a brand new invention

This slide from an Air Force brief shows airmen what white privilege looks like
Air Force

This slide from an Air Force brief shows airmen what white privilege looks like

At least one Air Force base has distributed training materials designed to foster a conversation around the concept of white privilege amid the service's reckoning with racial disparities in the ranks

Another soldier has gone missing at Fort Hood
Army

Another soldier has gone missing at Fort Hood

May he be found.

Delta bans former Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill after he posted a photo of himself without a mask on a flight
Navy

Delta bans former Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill after he posted a photo of himself without a mask on a flight

Robert O'Neil, the Navy SEAL veteran who purportedly fired the shot that killed Osama Bin Laden, is having a rough one