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The Army’s first replacement for its Vietnam-era armored personnel carrier just rolled off the assembly line
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The Army’s first replacement for its Vietnam-era armored personnel carrier just rolled off the assembly line

Have no fear: the Army's next battlewagon is officially here

The Air Force just awarded a contract to develop a supersonic Air Force One
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The Air Force just awarded a contract to develop a supersonic Air Force One

As if a hypersonic executive aircraft wasn't enough, the Air Force just awarded a contract to develop a supersonic passenger plan that could one day shuttle the President of the United States around the world in the blink of an eye

The Army has announced yet another investigation into Fort Hood leadership
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The Army has announced yet another investigation into Fort Hood leadership

When it comes to Fort Hood, the investigations start coming and they don't stop coming

On a Marine Corps base in Japan, the mold will continue until morale improves
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On a Marine Corps base in Japan, the mold will continue until morale improves

“The mold has definitely been brought up but absolutely nothing has been done about it."

Pentagon warns China’s military could pull ahead of the US by 2049
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Pentagon warns China’s military could pull ahead of the US by 2049

The 2020 China Military Power Report paints the Chinese military as a formidable foe that is growing stronger by the day.

Meet the last survivor of America’s most lethal World War II sub
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Meet the last survivor of America’s most lethal World War II sub

Only nine of the USS Tang's original 87 crew survived the night it sank.

‘You’re disgusting’ — Biracial military family welcomed to Kansas City with racist taunts
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‘You’re disgusting’ — Biracial military family welcomed to Kansas City with racist taunts

Jamari Roland, is a 37-year-old U.S. Army veteran, originally from Los Angeles, who works for the State Department. A special agent to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, he’s here for a year of training at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth

Crew survives Navy Hawkeye crash in Virginia
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Crew survives Navy Hawkeye crash in Virginia

The crew was conducting a training flight at the time of the crash, the Navy said.

The Coast Guard has launched ‘Operation Bubba Gump.’ No, seriously
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The Coast Guard has launched ‘Operation Bubba Gump.’ No, seriously

When America's intrepid Coasties aren't spending their days leaping aboard rogue narco-subs and opening fire on friggin' sharks, they're often saddled with more mundane tasks — among them, Operation Bubba Gump

Army lieutenant gets lost trying to navigate human decency after joking about the Holocaust on TikTok
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Army lieutenant gets lost trying to navigate human decency after joking about the Holocaust on TikTok

That's gonna be a yikes from me, dawg.

Watch the Navy blow the hell out of a warship in a not-so-subtle message to China
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Watch the Navy blow the hell out of a warship in a not-so-subtle message to China

The largest largest maritime military exercise in the world may have been scaled back this year due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), but that doesn't mean the U.S. Navy and its naval allies are skipping all of its critical war games

Government watchdog to review the Army’s sexual assault prevention program
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Government watchdog to review the Army’s sexual assault prevention program

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) called for the review in July

The inside story of how The Village People shot the music video for ‘In The Navy’ onboard an active warship
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The inside story of how The Village People shot the music video for ‘In The Navy’ onboard an active warship

The U.S. Navy invited The Village People to shoot the music video for 'In The Navy' aboard the Knox-class frigate USS Reasoner. What happened next is the stuff of pop culture legend

‘Unsafe’ intercept of a B-52 over the Black Sea is the latest example of the Russians being jerks
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‘Unsafe’ intercept of a B-52 over the Black Sea is the latest example of the Russians being jerks

'The Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while crossing within 100 feet of the nose of the B-52 multiple times at co-altitude and while in afterburner causing turbulence and restricting the B-52’s ability to maneuver.'

Army identifies two special operations soldiers killed in helicopter crash
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Army identifies two special operations soldiers killed in helicopter crash

'The loss of Staff Sgt. Marketta and Sgt. Shelton has left a scar in this Regiment that will never completely heal.'

Fort Bragg paratroopers receive Purple Hearts, valor awards for roles in Afghanistan deployment
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Fort Bragg paratroopers receive Purple Hearts, valor awards for roles in Afghanistan deployment

The paratroopers are part of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and were on the brigade’s deployment between July 2019 to April this year.

Navy fires commander of reserve forces in Portland
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Navy fires commander of reserve forces in Portland

Relieved due to a "loss of confidence in her ability to command."

The US military is ‘closely monitoring’ a Russian submarine that surfaced off Alaska
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The US military is ‘closely monitoring’ a Russian submarine that surfaced off Alaska

U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command are closely monitoring a Russian submarine that surfaced near Alaska on August 27

Gold Star dad of Navy SEAL killed days after Trump took office says not to trust president ‘with your kid’s life or your own’
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Gold Star dad of Navy SEAL killed days after Trump took office says not to trust president ‘with your kid’s life or your own’

"If you hear one thing, let it be this: don't trust Donald Trump with your kid's life or your own."

Watch a Ukrainian fighter jet nail a road sign during a rough landing outside Kiev
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Watch a Ukrainian fighter jet nail a road sign during a rough landing outside Kiev

A Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet collided with a road sign on a highway outside of the country's capital of Kiev on Thursday