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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
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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
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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’
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‘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.

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
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‘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.

Your paycheck is about to get bigger, but the IRS is going to stick it to you next year
Military Life

Your paycheck is about to get bigger, but the IRS is going to stick it to you next year

More money. More taxes.

She was born in a Russian prison and became a trailblazing infantry Marine
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She was born in a Russian prison and became a trailblazing infantry Marine

18-year-old Maria Daume’s path to the yellow footprints of Parris Island, South Carolina, which will culminate in her graduation on Jan. 13 before later heading off to the Marine Corps’ School of Infantry, began years ago in a prison in Siberia, Russia, where she was born.

The Marine Corps’s new battlewagon is getting a 30mm cannon to take out enemy aircraft
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The Marine Corps’s new battlewagon is getting a 30mm cannon to take out enemy aircraft

The Marine Corps plans on loading up its brand new battlewagons with a 30mm cannon to track and destroy enemy drones and aircraft, according to a new notice from the service

Trump accuses Pentagon leaders of wanting to ‘fight wars’ to make defense companies rich
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Trump accuses Pentagon leaders of wanting to ‘fight wars’ to make defense companies rich

'They want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy.'

VA secretary could run the Pentagon if Trump fires Defense Secretary Esper, report says
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VA secretary could run the Pentagon if Trump fires Defense Secretary Esper, report says

Senior White House officials have spoken to Wilkie in the past month about the possibility that he could become defense secretary, NBC reporters Carol E. Lee and Courtney Kube first revealed on Monday.

Behold the glory of the helmet gun
Tech & Tactics

Behold the glory of the helmet gun

The VA still wouldn't find your TBI to be service connected.

Utah National Guard member honored for saving lives during 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting
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Utah National Guard member honored for saving lives during 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting

Gov. Gary Herbert presented the Utah Medal of Valor to Sgt. Chasen Brown on Tuesday for saving the lives of a half-dozen bystanders after gunfire erupted at a music festival at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in October 2017