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Afghanistan

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

Army

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

Here comes the boom ...

Navy

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"

Navy

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

Army

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.

United States

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

Mandatory Fun

This is literally the mother of all leave requests

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

Army

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."

Analysis

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

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.

Marine Corps

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."

World War II

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

Air Force

Texas airman who allegedly assaulted military police captured after two-week manhunt

"Airman First Class Erland Injerd was successfully taken into custody yesterday. He will be held in pre-trial confinement, pending trial by courts-martial."

Career

Veterans need to get a copy of their JST now

When you joined the military, someone probably spoke to you about all the education benefits and possibilities that would come with military life. Maybe you even took a few classes towards a college degree. But then life got in the way: between PCS moves, TDY assignments, and overseas deployments, it’s challenging to finish college classes while in the military. That’s why over 50% of veterans don’t have a degree when they leave military service.

National Guard

Chief of Naval Operations quarantined; head of National Guard tests positive for COVID-19

Neither Gilday nor Lengyel attended a meeting at the White House on Saturday with President Donald Trump and senior military leaders.

Iran

Iraq puts US-supported general in charge of elite counter-terrorism force

Lt. Gen. Abdul Wahab al-Saadi has been named commander of Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service.

Analysis

Nuke the Murder Hornets

Murder hornets look like something out of Satan’s worst acid trip.

World War II

Trump, Esper, and Wilkie didn’t wear masks while meeting with WWII veterans despite COVID-19 threat

President Donald Trump and military and veterans affairs leaders did not wear masks during a Friday ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of VE-Day despite the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Air Force

‘That place is a dumpster fire’ — Inside the Air Force’s dilapidated Reaper school, which won’t be fixed anytime soon

"They have a massive workload in a condemned building and instruction quality suffers because they are exhausted.”

Entertainment

Chris Pratt to play a Navy SEAL (again) in new Amazon series ‘The Terminal List’

Chris Pratt has long since graduated from lovable goof to full-blown action star, so it's not too surprising that he's been cast in an upcoming Navy SEAL series from Amazon Prime