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‘Irresistible,’ a new comedy about politicizing military service, might be exactly what we need right now
The upcoming political comedy Irresistible, written and directed by Jon Stewart and starring Steve Carell, takes aim at the tried, tested (and frankly, tired) political strategy of grabbing the nearest veteran and pushing them to run for office

Air Force crew receives medals for ‘legendary airmanship’ in 9-hour firefight against ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan
“In 10 years as a JTAC, I’d never seen any kind of fire support as responsive."

The Taliban claims that Trump spoke with one of their leaders by phone
President Donald Trump spoke with Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar following the recent signing of an Afghanistan withdrawal agreement, the Taliban announced in a news release on Tuesday

This agile copter could be the Army’s next scout helo
Boeing on Tuesday finally revealed its bid for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition that's intended to replace both the Army's retired OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout copters and half of the service's AH-64 Apache fleet in the coming year

Trump withdraws nomination of Pentagon official who questioned Ukraine aid freeze
President Donald Trump on Monday withdrew the nomination of Elaine McCusker to a senior Pentagon post, after reports that she had questioned the suspension of military aid to Ukraine, a key element in the inquiry leading to Trump's impeachment

The Army is working overtime to develop a coronavirus vaccine
Army researchers are working hard to help find a vaccine for the new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, that's sickened tens of thousands of people around the world

Service chiefs say coronavirus has no ‘significant’ impact on military readiness
"We’re trying to mitigate it the best way we know"

Air Force general nominated to become the service’s first African-American chief of staff
Widely known as 'CQ,' Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. is an F-16 pilot who has racked up more than 2,900 flying hours – including 130 combat hours.

6 dead of coronavirus in Seattle area
Six people in the Seattle area have died of illness caused by the new coronavirus, health officials said on Monday, as authorities across the United States scrambled to prepare for more infections, with the emphasis on ratcheting up the number of available test kits

US Navy to China: ‘You don’t want to play laser tag with us’
The U.S. Navy has issued an unusual warning to China following the lasering of a U.S. patrol aircraft last week

Flashbangs are ‘weapons of mass death and destruction,’ North Carolina Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court of North Carolina recently ruled that flashbangs — which are often used by law enforcement agencies and the military to clear rooms — are not, in fact, non-lethal stun grenades but actually weapons of "mass death and destruction."

Thousands of US troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan despite ongoing violence
The Taliban may have already abandoned its pledge to reduce violence in Afghanistan.

Pete Buttigieg is ending his presidential campaign
The Navy veteran was one of the only candidates with military experience.

‘All they have to do is ask’ — Trump says he’s willing to help Iran battle coronavirus
"We will have great professionals over there."

Trump announces he will meet with Taliban leaders now that the peace deal has been signed
Trump did not say when he would meet with Taliban leaders.

It is not certain if all US troops will leave Afghanistan over the next 14 months
Defense Secretary Mark Esper called the 14-month timeline in the agreement “aspirational.”

No, the US military’s response to the coronavirus won’t be like ‘The Stand’
Repeat after me: This is not how 'The Stand' begins.

Congressman who served at toxic ‘black goo’ military base in Uzbekistan reveals his fight with cancer
A member of Congress at a hearing about a toxic base in Uzbekistan used by the U.S. military shortly after 9/11 revealed on Thursday that he was also deployed there and has been diagnosed with two cancers.