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Trump says he ‘won’t be watching’ NFL and US soccer if players kneel during national anthem
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Trump says he ‘won’t be watching’ NFL and US soccer if players kneel during national anthem

"I won't be watching much anymore."

‘She’s outlived Hitler by 75 years’ — Today, this Holocaust survivor celebrates her 100th birthday
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‘She’s outlived Hitler by 75 years’ — Today, this Holocaust survivor celebrates her 100th birthday

“The greatest lesson I learned from my grandmother is to never be silent in the face of injustice."

North Korea threatens retaliation after defectors send rice, anti-North leaflets from South Korea
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North Korea threatens retaliation after defectors send rice, anti-North leaflets from South Korea

North Korean defectors in South Korea have been sending rice and anti-North Korea leaflets across the border.

One man shot and killed, another injured after being stabbed several times at Camp Lejeune
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One man shot and killed, another injured after being stabbed several times at Camp Lejeune

The name of the man who was killed has not yet been released.

Trump delivers message of unity at West Point amid growing concern over civil-military relations
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Trump delivers message of unity at West Point amid growing concern over civil-military relations

President Donald Trump delivered the commencement address for 1,110 new officers graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in upstate New York

‘Nothing stood in my way’— Meet the first observant Sikh woman to graduate West Point
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‘Nothing stood in my way’— Meet the first observant Sikh woman to graduate West Point

"If they are truly passionate about it, if they work hard and if they have that drive to excel, then anybody is capable of doing anything."

Every day, things get worse at the Pentagon
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Every day, things get worse at the Pentagon

The Defense Department is lurching from one civil-military crisis to the next and the Five-Sided Funhouse is the center of it all.

The Air Force’s Viper demonstration team definitely goes hard in the paint
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The Air Force’s Viper demonstration team definitely goes hard in the paint

10/10 would buy the model kit

CENTCOM chief: US troops can’t keep up with the flood of cheap drones downrange
Tech & Tactics

CENTCOM chief: US troops can’t keep up with the flood of cheap drones downrange

U.S. service members deployed to Middle East are unprepared to deal with the rising proliferation of small unmanned aerial platforms among adversaries in the region, the head of U.S. Central Command warned on Wednesday

We already have the army of skilled workers we need to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic: Our veterans
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We already have the army of skilled workers we need to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic: Our veterans

We need an army of specially trained workers to help turn the tide amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, but no one is talking about the army we've already built and paid for: Our military veterans.

‘Da 5 Bloods’ takes on wars in Vietnam and at home
Culture

‘Da 5 Bloods’ takes on wars in Vietnam and at home

As George Floyd-inspired protests rage in the streets, Academy Award-winning writer-director Spike Lee delivers another cinematic piece of history with 'Da 5 Bloods'

The Army’s new ‘pink and greens’ are coming to new soldiers in 2021
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The Army’s new ‘pink and greens’ are coming to new soldiers in 2021

The Army's 'pink and green' uniforms will arrive in the hands of new soldiers by 2021, with recruiters and drill sergeants expected to receive the World War II-era throwback uniform by the end of the year

Trump hopes to sidestep an arms pact to sell more drones to sketchy countries
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Trump hopes to sidestep an arms pact to sell more drones to sketchy countries

"Once they leave U.S. control, we lose our ability to influence how and where they are used."

The case for rethinking the politicization of the military
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The case for rethinking the politicization of the military

The military is a political creature — it’s time for it to consider what that means in a more practical and appropriate manner

It’s time to rename Fort Benning for Alwyn Cashe
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It’s time to rename Fort Benning for Alwyn Cashe

Establishing Fort Cashe is the right thing to do — and now is the right time to do it

Ex-DEA spokesman posed as CIA agent and Army vet with ‘hundreds of confirmed kills’ in $4 million fraud scheme
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Ex-DEA spokesman posed as CIA agent and Army vet with ‘hundreds of confirmed kills’ in $4 million fraud scheme

Seriously, we can't make this up.

Meet the former soldier who gave National Guardsmen in DC an impromptu phalanx lesson in this viral video
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Meet the former soldier who gave National Guardsmen in DC an impromptu phalanx lesson in this viral video

Task & Purpose had a feeling the backpacked man at the protests was a veteran.

Joint Chiefs chairman apologizes for taking part in Trump’s church photo-op
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Joint Chiefs chairman apologizes for taking part in Trump’s church photo-op

"My presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics."

The USS Kidd is finally back at sea after six weeks sidelined by COVID-19
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The USS Kidd is finally back at sea after six weeks sidelined by COVID-19

After a month and a half laid up in San Diego due to an outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the USS Kidd is finally back at sea

A pilot with the callsign ‘Banzai’ is the first woman to fly the F-35 in combat
Tech & Tactics

A pilot with the callsign ‘Banzai’ is the first woman to fly the F-35 in combat

Bravo