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The Pentagon has engineered a brand new MRE substitute to punish your insides
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The Pentagon has engineered a brand new MRE substitute to punish your insides

Kiss your beloved pizza MRE goodbye, service members: the Defense Department is working on a brand new lightweight combat ration designed to keep troops fueled up while inevitably ruining your bowels

Ex-Marine exposed on neo-Nazi forum charged with allegedly manufacturing illegal guns while still on active duty
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Ex-Marine exposed on neo-Nazi forum charged with allegedly manufacturing illegal guns while still on active duty

A lance corporal who was kicked out of the Marine Corps last month after he was identified as a frequent contributor to a neo-Nazi message board has surfaced in a federal indictment on charges that he and two other men conspired to illegally manufacture weapons, ammunition, and suppressors

We salute the Marine who rushed to aid an injured police officer after a motorcycle wreck
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We salute the Marine who rushed to aid an injured police officer after a motorcycle wreck

Like a boss

Airman earns Bronze Star for supporting airstrikes in Iraq that killed more than 100 enemy fighters
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Airman earns Bronze Star for supporting airstrikes in Iraq that killed more than 100 enemy fighters

“I wasn’t thinking about it when I went out there. When it became a reality, it was still a shock.”

This military graphic on electronic warfare should give everyone nightmares
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This military graphic on electronic warfare should give everyone nightmares

I can't decide if this is an atrocity or a work of art

An A-10 Thunderbolt accidentally lost a munition somewhere in South Korea
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An A-10 Thunderbolt accidentally lost a munition somewhere in South Korea

An A-10 Thunderbolt II accidentally fired off a non-explosive munition during a training exercise in South Korea in early October, prompting a three-day search for the lost weapon, Task & Purpose has learned

Navy reserve officer caught in ‘Borat’ sequel making anti-Semitic remarks
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Navy reserve officer caught in ‘Borat’ sequel making anti-Semitic remarks

A Navy reservist was recently caught on tape making anti-Semitic remarks in Sacha Baron Cohen's latest mockumentary, 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'

We salute the USS Indiana for flying this badass battle flag on its way back to port
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We salute the USS Indiana for flying this badass battle flag on its way back to port

The Virginia-class submarine USS Indiana returned to its homeport in Groton, Connecticut in late September rocking what appears to be an unofficial battle flag

Army investigating death of soldier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
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Army investigating death of soldier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

'We continue to mourn the loss of this member of our team, and our hearts are with this soldier’s family.'

Navy identifies two aviators killed in plane crash
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Navy identifies two aviators killed in plane crash

Both were killed when their aircraft went down about 5 p.m. on Oct. 23 in a residential area of Foley, Alabama.

Social media is the greatest threat to US service members
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Social media is the greatest threat to US service members

The Army seems to be the Typhoid Mary of America’s ongoing social media stupidity pandemic.

‘I feared for my life’ — Sexual harassment complaint gets senior Air Force leader’s attention
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‘I feared for my life’ — Sexual harassment complaint gets senior Air Force leader’s attention

"Things shouldn’t have escalated to this level. Sarah should never have been placed in this predicament."

Watch a C-17 pull off a gnarly gear-up landing at Kandahar Air Field
Tech & Tactics

Watch a C-17 pull off a gnarly gear-up landing at Kandahar Air Field

That's one helluva belly rub

Marine commandant to leaders: Quit the ‘soft relief’ of fired officers
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Marine commandant to leaders: Quit the ‘soft relief’ of fired officers

In a letter sent earlier this month to a wide swath of the Marine officer corps, commandant Gen. David Berger reminded everyone from general to lieutenant that they needed to hold Marines accountable with a paper trail.

Meet the refugee who escaped civil war and became an American soldier
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Meet the refugee who escaped civil war and became an American soldier

At 20 years old, Army Spc. Poe Hsee understands selfless service more than others. Born into the ethnic Karen minority in Burma (Myanmar), Hsee fled to Thailand before moving to the United States when he was 8. He knew nothing about the culture or how to speak much English, but today he’s on his way to achieving U.S. citizenship while stationed with the Oregon Army National Guard in Kosovo.

The US lost $19 billion in Afghanistan to waste, fraud, and abuse over a decade
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The US lost $19 billion in Afghanistan to waste, fraud, and abuse over a decade

The U.S. government lost approximately $19 billion in taxpayer dollars to waste, fraud, and abuse in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2018, according to the top government watchdog for the reconstruction effort there

u.s. army abrams tank barbie dreamhouse
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Meet the Army crew that named their tank ‘Barbie Dreamhouse’

"Come on, Barbie, let's go party"

The Navy is trolling the Army over Fort Bragg’s horny tweets
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The Navy is trolling the Army over Fort Bragg’s horny tweets

U mad, bro?

Fort Bragg is officially the horniest Army base on Twitter
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Fort Bragg is officially the horniest Army base on Twitter

We truly — truly — hate to see it

Lawmakers are mad about the Army’s new fitness test and think the leg tuck is useless
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Lawmakers are mad about the Army’s new fitness test and think the leg tuck is useless

They said they have "considerable concerns regarding the negative impact it may already be having on so many careers"