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Clint Eastwood still loves his role as Gunny Highway in ‘Heartbreak Ridge’ — ‘I’m proud I got to play a Marine’
Marine Corps

Clint Eastwood still loves his role as Gunny Highway in ‘Heartbreak Ridge’ — ‘I’m proud I got to play a Marine’

“I see this and I’m proud I got to play a Marine, even if I’m not qualified to be a Marine, at this present time."

Pentagon watchdog launches ‘evaluation’ of what US troops are actually doing at the southern border
News

Pentagon watchdog launches ‘evaluation’ of what US troops are actually doing at the southern border

"We're going to go wherever the evaluation takes us."

The controversial ‘widows tax’ on Gold Star family benefits is closer to repeal than ever before
Benefits & Pay

The controversial ‘widows tax’ on Gold Star family benefits is closer to repeal than ever before

Gold Star family members might finally see an end to the so-called "Widows Tax" thanks to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020

Pentagon watchdog to investigate deaths at recruit training
United States

Pentagon watchdog to investigate deaths at recruit training

The number of substantiated allegations of sexual misconduct against Army brass rose this year
Army

The number of substantiated allegations of sexual misconduct against Army brass rose this year

Of 707 complaints against senior officials in 2019, only 26 were substantiated.

It’s official: the Space Force is here to bring freedom and liberty to the stars
Air Force

It’s official: the Space Force is here to bring freedom and liberty to the stars

The defense budget for fiscal year 2020 officially agreed upon by key lawmakers in the House and Senate would officially establish the U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces

A new law could finally force DoD to compensate troops who suffered from military doctors’ mistakes
United States

A new law could finally force DoD to compensate troops who suffered from military doctors’ mistakes

It would mark the first time in nearly seven decades that U.S. military personnel have had legal recourse to seek payment from the military in cases of medical malpractice.

Army major with Cyber Command charged with distributing child pornography
Army

Army major with Cyber Command charged with distributing child pornography

Maj. Jason Michael Musgrove, who is based at Fort Gordon, Georgia, has been remanded to the U.S. Marshals service.

Navy could decide whether to approve the I-Boot 5 early next year
Navy

Navy could decide whether to approve the I-Boot 5 early next year

"We're hoping that within the first quarter of calendar year 2020 that we'll be able to present leadership with the information that they need to make an informed decision."

Secret documents show US officials lied for decades about victory in Afghanistan as troops continued to die
Afghanistan

Secret documents show US officials lied for decades about victory in Afghanistan as troops continued to die

The interviews show that U.S. military officials had no confidence in Afghan troops and police. One unnamed military official estimated that one-third of police recruits were "drug addicts or Taliban."

FBI: Shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola was ‘an act of terrorism’
News

FBI: Shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola was ‘an act of terrorism’

"We work with the presumption that this was an act of terrorism," USA Today quoted FBI Agent Rachel Rojas as saying at a news conference.

Navy identifies three slain sailors who ‘showed exceptional heroism’ during the Pensacola shooting
News

Navy identifies three slain sailors who ‘showed exceptional heroism’ during the Pensacola shooting

Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson, Airman Mohammed Sameh Haitham, and Airman Apprentice Cameron Scott Walters were killed in the shooting, the Navy has announced.

The Pentagon’s troop deployment denials means nothing when the White House screams ‘fake news’ all the time
The Pentagon Rundown

The Pentagon’s troop deployment denials means nothing when the White House screams ‘fake news’ all the time

We live in the Bizarro universe where disinformation is the coin of the realm.

NAS Pensacola shooter reportedly hosted a ‘dinner party’ to watch mass shooting videos the week before the attack
Navy

NAS Pensacola shooter reportedly hosted a ‘dinner party’ to watch mass shooting videos the week before the attack

The Saudi military officer who shot and killed 3 people at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday reportedly hosted a "dinner party" the week before the attack "to watch videos of mass shootings," the Associated Press reports, citing an unnamed U.S. official

ISIS is nearing defeat in Afghanistan, officials say
Afghanistan

ISIS is nearing defeat in Afghanistan, officials say

U.S. and Afghan officials believe that ISIS is nearing defeat following a weeks-long assault on the terror group's main bastion in eastern Afghanistan, the New York Times reports

Navy and Coast Guard vessels collide in Alaska, injuring nine
Coast Guard

Navy and Coast Guard vessels collide in Alaska, injuring nine

The crash sent six Coasties and three sailors to the hospital

Navy identifies victims of Pearl Harbor shooting
Navy

Navy identifies victims of Pearl Harbor shooting

Vincent J. Kapoi and Roldan A. Agustin both worked at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

More than 600 female Marines and sailors now serving in previously-restricted units
Marine Corps

More than 600 female Marines and sailors now serving in previously-restricted units

"Females are now represented in every previously-restricted occupational field"

U-2 pilot dismissed for shaving his entire body to avoid a drug test
Air Force

U-2 pilot dismissed for shaving his entire body to avoid a drug test

Captain Bird was also convicted for using cocaine and distributing prescription ADHD drugs

Comcast isn’t just military-friendly, it’s military-ready
Transition

Comcast isn’t just military-friendly, it’s military-ready

Today, Kimberly Bryant's family isn't merely surviving, they're thriving. "I wholly attribute where we are today to Comcast," she says.