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I learned to understand shame after losing my brother on September 11th
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I learned to understand shame after losing my brother on September 11th

"I would go on to serve two deployments to Iraq as a soldier and one deployment to Afghanistan as a civilian advisor, and each time, I would feel the physical manifestation of the grief I felt after losing my brother"

Tennessee Air Guard identifies three airmen killed in plane crash
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Tennessee Air Guard identifies three airmen killed in plane crash

“Words can not begin to explain the shock, grief, pain and dismay we feel having lost three remarkable members of our Guard family."

Air Force finally kicks out senior NCO demoted for white nationalist ties
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Air Force finally kicks out senior NCO demoted for white nationalist ties

Tech Sgt. Cory Reeves has been discharged from the Air Force a year after being demoted for alleged ties to a white nationalist group.

Fort Bragg paratrooper killed in airborne training accident
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Fort Bragg paratrooper killed in airborne training accident

Rest in peace.

‘Beloved’ Army paratrooper killed in motorcycle accident
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‘Beloved’ Army paratrooper killed in motorcycle accident

Rest in peace, Sgt. Hughes.

The Marine Corps will pay pilots up to $210,000 to stay in uniform
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The Marine Corps will pay pilots up to $210,000 to stay in uniform

The Marine Corps will pay some of its pilots retention bonuses of nearly a quarter-million dollars in order to address "shortfalls" in the service's aviation community.

We just got our first look at ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ multiplayer gameplay and it looks f-ing great
Culture

We just got our first look at ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ multiplayer gameplay and it looks f-ing great

The first look at multiplayer content for the newest addition to the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops Cold War, just dropped today, and let me tell you... it's a lot better than I feared.

Trump reportedly claimed that the US built a secret nuke. Here’s what he’s probably talking about
Tech & Tactics

Trump reportedly claimed that the US built a secret nuke. Here’s what he’s probably talking about

Forget the invisible F-35 and the super-duper missile: there's apparently a brand new weapons system that's captured the commander-in-chief's attention — and it's of the nuclear variety

‘These are the stories we tell each other’ — Vets, service members, comic book artists team up to create ‘True War Stories’
Culture

‘These are the stories we tell each other’ — Vets, service members, comic book artists team up to create ‘True War Stories’

These are the war stories we need more of.

US withdrawing nearly half of its troops from Iraq
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US withdrawing nearly half of its troops from Iraq

Officials in the U.S.-led coalition say Iraqi forces are now mostly able to handle the remnants of Islamic State on their own.

A life in service: from the Marine Corps to DuPont with Ed Maldonado
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A life in service: from the Marine Corps to DuPont with Ed Maldonado

When the Twin Towers came down, lives changed around the world. For Ed Maldonado, only a sophomore in high school, it was a pivotal moment that affected the trajectory of his life. From the war in Iraq to his work at DuPont, Maldonado has spent his life in service. It has shaped his person and defined his path to success and fulfillment

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis raises his knife hand to reenlist a lucky Marine corporal
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Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis raises his knife hand to reenlist a lucky Marine corporal

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis raised his knife hand (not in anger) to reenlist a lucky Marine corporal last month in Yakima, Wash.

Congress is opening an investigation into Fort Hood
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Congress is opening an investigation into Fort Hood

Another one.

He was born in a village in Sudan. It took joining the Army to find his home
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He was born in a village in Sudan. It took joining the Army to find his home

Seven years before he was granted U.S. citizenship at a federal district courthouse in Des Moines, Pfc. Fortytwo Chotper was learning English from American cartoons in a Kenyan refugee camp

Navy ends search for missing USS Nimitz sailor
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Navy ends search for missing USS Nimitz sailor

Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ian McKnight had been missing since Sept. 6.

Army chief calls combat a ‘last resort’ after Trump says military leaders want nothing but to fight ‘endless wars’
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Army chief calls combat a ‘last resort’ after Trump says military leaders want nothing but to fight ‘endless wars’

"We take this very, very seriously."

‘Do your part’ — Joint Chiefs vice chair calls on leaders to end military suicide crisis
Military Life

‘Do your part’ — Joint Chiefs vice chair calls on leaders to end military suicide crisis

"Regardless of which uniform we wear, we’re not immune from life’s challenges, including thoughts of suicide."

The Air Force just tested robot dogs as backup for security forces
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The Air Force just tested robot dogs as backup for security forces

The Air Force deployed an unusual new system during a recent exercise: "robot dogs" designed to enhance the situational awareness of security forces during a mission

I was in the wrong fight in Iraq. As an immigration lawyer, I found the right one
Military Life

I was in the wrong fight in Iraq. As an immigration lawyer, I found the right one

The Taliban drove his family out of Afghanistan when he was a child. Now he wants to go back as a Marine
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The Taliban drove his family out of Afghanistan when he was a child. Now he wants to go back as a Marine

23 years ago, the Taliban drove Pvt. Atiqullah Assadi and his family from their home in Afghanistan. Now, he's a United States Marine, and he intends to go back.