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The Pentagon now has a task force searching for UFOs
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The Pentagon now has a task force searching for UFOs

The truth is out there.

The Army Esports team is back online after trolls kept asking about war crimes
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The Army Esports team is back online after trolls kept asking about war crimes

Game on.

An Air Force F-16 pilot will face off against an AI adversary in a simulated dogfight. Here’s how you can watch it live
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An Air Force F-16 pilot will face off against an AI adversary in a simulated dogfight. Here’s how you can watch it live

The Air Force plans on pitting a seasoned F-16 fighter pilot against an artificial intelligence adversary for the first time in a simulated dogfight under a new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency initiative

This 82nd Airborne rendition of ‘Amazing Grace’ in honor of a fallen comrade will give you chills
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This 82nd Airborne rendition of ‘Amazing Grace’ in honor of a fallen comrade will give you chills

“It’s a horrific murder ... There are people out there that know what happened.”

A WWI Code Talker sings the Marine Corps hymn in Navajo
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A WWI Code Talker sings the Marine Corps hymn in Navajo

To honor Navajo Code Talkers Day, listen to Pfc. Joe Hosteen Kellwood sing the Marines’ Hymn in Navajo

Watch a WWII Code Talker sing the Marine Corps hymn in Navajo
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Watch a WWII Code Talker sing the Marine Corps hymn in Navajo

President Ronald Reagan designated August 14 National Navajo Code Talkers Day in honor of the American Indians who joined the Marine Corps in World War II and lent their language to the crypto effort against Japan

Greek and Turkish warships involved in ‘mini collision’ amid tensions in the Mediterranean
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Greek and Turkish warships involved in ‘mini collision’ amid tensions in the Mediterranean

A Greek and a Turkish warship were involved in a mini-collision on Wednesday during a standoff in the eastern Mediterranean, a Greek defense source said, describing it as an "accident"

What the Russian bounties story reveals about the limits of human intelligence collection
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What the Russian bounties story reveals about the limits of human intelligence collection

The information in the initial report of Russian bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan appears to have been based on human intelligence collected in the field from both cooperative sources and through custodial debriefings of captured Afghan militants

US reportedly seizes Iranian fuel cargoes for first time
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US reportedly seizes Iranian fuel cargoes for first time

The four vessels, called Luna, Pandi, Bering and Bella, were seized on the high seas in recent days and are now en route to Houston.

The Air Force is on the hunt for a brand new hypersonic weapon, and its name is ‘Mayhem’
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The Air Force is on the hunt for a brand new hypersonic weapon, and its name is ‘Mayhem’

Buckle up, because the Air Force is poised to crank its hypersonic weapons search up to 11

Police name former Navy SEAL a ‘person of interest’ after bomb thrown at Portland protesters
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Police name former Navy SEAL a ‘person of interest’ after bomb thrown at Portland protesters

Louis Garrick Fernbaugh is a former Navy SEAL who left the service several years ago.

Pompeo says he warned Russia against offering bounties for US troops
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Pompeo says he warned Russia against offering bounties for US troops

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said he warned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that there would be "an enormous price to pay" if Moscow is offering bounties to kill U.S. soldiers or other Western troops in Afghanistan

The Air Force is going full ‘Rainbow Six’ with its new throwable scout robots
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The Air Force is going full ‘Rainbow Six’ with its new throwable scout robots

“It took five minutes for me to learn how to use it ... It quickly became apparent how our security personnel could utilize this tool in our operations"

Here are military housing officials’ ‘outrageous’ responses to residents’ concerns
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Here are military housing officials’ ‘outrageous’ responses to residents’ concerns

"Just because your husband is deployed doesn't mean we won't kick you out of housing."

The Space Force is sorry about this ‘clumsy’ tweet about the Space Force
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The Space Force is sorry about this ‘clumsy’ tweet about the Space Force

The U.S. Space Force may have a growing command structure and expansive doctrine, but it's missing something critical to the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces' success: people

US military accuses Iranian forces of fast-roping onto civilian ship in Persian Gulf
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US military accuses Iranian forces of fast-roping onto civilian ship in Persian Gulf

"Iranian forces, including two ships and an Iranian 'Sea King' helicopter, overtook and boarded a ship called the 'Wila,'" CENTCOM said.

Flash floods basically sunk Scott Air Force Base for a few hours
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Flash floods basically sunk Scott Air Force Base for a few hours

"Oh man lol someone is having a bad day!"

Fantasies of the military deposing Trump won’t die even though the US hasn’t had a coup in 244 years
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Fantasies of the military deposing Trump won’t die even though the US hasn’t had a coup in 244 years

Two retired Army officers are calling on the military to overthrow Trump if he refuses to concede defeat. No, really.

Trump privately discussed replacing SecDef Esper after the 2020 election
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Trump privately discussed replacing SecDef Esper after the 2020 election

President Donald Trump has privately discussed with advisers the possibility of replacing Defense Secretary Mark Esper after the November election in the wake of a number of differences between them, a source familiar with the internal debate said on Wednesday

The Air Force’s first B-21 Raider stealth bomber is ‘starting to look like an airplane,’ official says
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The Air Force’s first B-21 Raider stealth bomber is ‘starting to look like an airplane,’ official says

Construction of the very first B-21 Raider stealth bomber is moving along rapidly ahead of the aircraft's planned first flight in late 2021, an Air Force official recently said