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This former Air Force colonel survived two suicide attempts. He wants you to know life doesn’t have to hurt so much
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This former Air Force colonel survived two suicide attempts. He wants you to know life doesn’t have to hurt so much

"One problem is we can call this or that number or call the chaplain, without realizing the person in that dark space doesn’t want help. We’ve got to give them a reason to call that number."

5 sailors test positive for COVID-19 after returning to the USS Theodore Roosevelt from isolation
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5 sailors test positive for COVID-19 after returning to the USS Theodore Roosevelt from isolation

Another 18 crew members who are not showing symptoms have been taken off the ship as a precaution

Former VA doctor charged with sexual abuse of patients at West Virginia medical center
Military Life

Former VA doctor charged with sexual abuse of patients at West Virginia medical center

A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted Jonathan Yates, 51, on seven charges, including sexual and civil rights abuses, stemming from his time as a doctor at the Veterans Affairs Medical center in Beckley, West Virginia.

DoD video shows troops finding creative ways to do PT with gyms closed
Military Life

DoD video shows troops finding creative ways to do PT with gyms closed

No sergeants major were injured in the making of this video.

‘He was a great leader’ — Airmen mourn loss of beloved 21st Space Wing commander
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‘He was a great leader’ — Airmen mourn loss of beloved 21st Space Wing commander

"He was the best commander I’ve ever had.”

Hundreds of soldiers and Marines have already handled the Army’s next-generation squad weapon
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Hundreds of soldiers and Marines have already handled the Army’s next-generation squad weapon

Not even COVID-19 can stop the Army's mighty Next Generation Squad Weapon program

SecDef Esper uses the USS Theodore Roosevelt to tout America’s naval supremacy amid the COVID-19 crisis
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SecDef Esper uses the USS Theodore Roosevelt to tout America’s naval supremacy amid the COVID-19 crisis

Sorry, but the Big Stick is not exactly synonymous with naval supremacy at the moment

The Army is using its multi-million dollar terror-tracking software to do something Google does for free
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The Army is using its multi-million dollar terror-tracking software to do something Google does for free

The Army's terrorism-tracking tool is being used to help installation commanders get real-time updates about COVID-19 – something they could probably accomplish using Google Alerts

The fiction of an Afghan peace process died when gunmen murdered babies in Kabul
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The fiction of an Afghan peace process died when gunmen murdered babies in Kabul

On Tuesday, gunman invaded a maternity ward in Kabul, killing at least 24 people – including two newborn babies

The Army is working on a ramjet artillery round for its next-generation super cannon
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The Army is working on a ramjet artillery round for its next-generation super cannon

Here comes the boom ...

Battleship USS Nevada, a symbol of American ‘resilience and stubbornness,’ rediscovered after 72 years
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Battleship USS Nevada, a symbol of American ‘resilience and stubbornness,’ rediscovered after 72 years

"Nevada is an iconic ship that speaks to American resilience and stubbornness. It reminds us of those who took up the challenge of defending the United States"

The Navy is going under a microscope for its handling of shipboard COVID-19 outbreaks
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The Navy is going under a microscope for its handling of shipboard COVID-19 outbreaks

The Defense Department plans on investigating the Navy's response to spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) among its warships, according to an announcement from the department's top watchdog

COVID-19 forces Army to cancel summer training for ROTC cadets at Fort Knox
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COVID-19 forces Army to cancel summer training for ROTC cadets at Fort Knox

Training will be held on-campus or at nearby military installations instead of at Fort Knox.

SOCOM chief: Door-kickers are out, cyber operators are in
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SOCOM chief: Door-kickers are out, cyber operators are in

The future of U.S. special operations may no longer involve a gaggle of commandos busting through a door, according to U.S. Special Operations Command's top general, but 'cyber operators' tasked with bringing their unique set of tools to bear on adversaries

This is literally the mother of all leave requests
Culture

This is literally the mother of all leave requests

Some leave requests are works of art. This is one of them

Military and civilian authorities ‘will not stop’ until they find missing Fort Hood soldier
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Military and civilian authorities ‘will not stop’ until they find missing Fort Hood soldier

"They are committed to finding Pfc. Guillen and will not stop until they do."

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us one thing: we should all serve
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The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us one thing: we should all serve

With most of the United States under lockdown orders in an effort to “flatten the curve” in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the time spent isolated in our homes should offer an opportunity to reflect on how we got here

National Guard’s top general tests negative for COVID-19
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National Guard’s top general tests negative for COVID-19

Lengyel is continuing to direct the National Guard’s role in helping states fight COVID-19.

A Few Bad Men: How the Marine Corps fails to punish senior officer misconduct, time and again
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A Few Bad Men: How the Marine Corps fails to punish senior officer misconduct, time and again

“Instead they hold junior officers and enlisted to a higher standard. It sends the wrong message."

100-year-old WWII vet beats COVID-19 just like he helped beat the Nazis
History

100-year-old WWII vet beats COVID-19 just like he helped beat the Nazis

Massachusetts resident Arthur "Mac" McIntosh is looking forward to his 101st birthday this week after overcoming a case of COVID-19