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Lawmakers blast the Pentagon for shifting money to the US-Mexico border wall
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Lawmakers blast the Pentagon for shifting money to the US-Mexico border wall

U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday criticized the Pentagon's decision to shift nearly $4 billion from the defense budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico, saying that it circumvented Congress' authority and could affect the military's ability to reprogram funds in the future

‘He was risking his own life’ — Marine awarded for rescuing pregnant woman who was swept out to sea
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‘He was risking his own life’ — Marine awarded for rescuing pregnant woman who was swept out to sea

After a pregnant woman was caught in a dangerous rip current and pulled out to sea, a Marine officer put his own life on the line when he swam out to rescue her — and remained in the water to keep her afloat for an hour until rescue swimmers arrived.

Here are the 5 biggest problems military families faced in 2019
Military Life

Here are the 5 biggest problems military families faced in 2019

“Military families are American families, and as such, want similar life expectations and family dynamics as their civilian counterparts."

The VA has some serious problems with how it handles claims of military sexual trauma
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The VA has some serious problems with how it handles claims of military sexual trauma

Too often, military sexual trauma survivors report being re-traumatized by the very system that's meant to help them

US service member tests positive for coronavirus in South Korea in first for military
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US service member tests positive for coronavirus in South Korea in first for military

A U.S. service member in South Korea has tested positive for COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus, in a first for the U.S. military.

A woman is about to finish Green Beret training for the first time in history
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A woman is about to finish Green Beret training for the first time in history

A female National Guard soldier is set to become the first to join the Green Berets

Man allegedly tried to blow up service member’s vehicle in Pentagon parking lot, police say
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Man allegedly tried to blow up service member’s vehicle in Pentagon parking lot, police say

Matthew Dmitri Richardson faces between 5 and 20 years in prison if convicted.

Afghanistan truce still in effect despite Taliban attacks
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Afghanistan truce still in effect despite Taliban attacks

Overall, violence in Afghanistan is on a downward trend, the top U.S. military commander there says

AFRICOM claims it killed leader of deadly raid on US forces in Kenya
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AFRICOM claims it killed leader of deadly raid on US forces in Kenya

The U.S. military in Africa claims it killed a senior leader of al-Shabaab in an airstrike on Saturday, nearly two months after an attack in Manda Bay, Kenya that left one U.S. soldier and two American contractors dead

The US military is preparing to battle the coronavirus in the Pacific
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The US military is preparing to battle the coronavirus in the Pacific

The U.S. military is preparing to face a new enemy in the Asia-Pacific region: the burgeoning coronavirus epidemic

The Air Force wants to make its dream of a ‘flying car’ a reality
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The Air Force wants to make its dream of a ‘flying car’ a reality

Buckle up, everyone: the Air Force is forging ahead with its push to develop a "flying car" straight out of your science-fiction dreams.

At least six killed in Taliban attacks in Afghanistan despite ‘reduction of violence’ deal
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At least six killed in Taliban attacks in Afghanistan despite ‘reduction of violence’ deal

Afghan officials say at least six people have been killed in a Taliban attack in the northern Balkh Province, amid a weeklong "reduction of violence" agreed between the United States and the Taliban

Man who ran from Pentagon police taken in for questioning
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Man who ran from Pentagon police taken in for questioning

Law & Order: Special Pentagon Unit.

82nd Airborne paratrooper killed in motorcycle crash in North Carolina
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82nd Airborne paratrooper killed in motorcycle crash in North Carolina

Pfc. Joseph Del Hierro, 26, joined the Army in September 2018 and arrived at Fort Bragg last March.

Cops arrest suspected burglars after soldier deployed to Iraq sees them on his Nest cam
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Cops arrest suspected burglars after soldier deployed to Iraq sees them on his Nest cam

A soldier deployed to Iraq spotted a pair of would-be burglars on his Nest doorbell camera leaving his garage with his power tools, so he called the cops... from thousands of miles away.

Air Force board recommends kicking out airman who raised money for white supremacist group
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Air Force board recommends kicking out airman who raised money for white supremacist group

Investigators found that Tech Sgt. Corey Reeves raised money for the white supremacist group Identity Evropa.

Traumatic brain injury is often called an ‘invisible’ wound. It’s anything but
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Traumatic brain injury is often called an ‘invisible’ wound. It’s anything but

Empowered through work: How a military spouse found strength in her job with The Home Depot
Military Life

Empowered through work: How a military spouse found strength in her job with The Home Depot

Stephanie Rasmussen is a strong woman. She never knew what her capabilities really were until she married into the Army and started working at The Home Depot.

US Forces Korea on high alert for coronavirus after dependent tests positive
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US Forces Korea on high alert for coronavirus after dependent tests positive

U.S. military forces in South Korea aren’t taking any chances after the widow of a retired soldier tested positive for the coronavirus, the first US Forces Korea-related individual to do so according to military officials there

He raced through incoming fire so he could put himself between an enemy’s rifle and a wounded Marine
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He raced through incoming fire so he could put himself between an enemy’s rifle and a wounded Marine

On this day 51 years ago Pfc. Oscar P. Austin gave his life to save a fellow Marine when he not only leaped toward an enemy grenade, absorbing the blast, but then stood between the injured man and a North Vietnamese Army soldier, taking a bullet to save another Marine.