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How an affair with a subordinate torpedoed a Navy admiral’s career
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How an affair with a subordinate torpedoed a Navy admiral’s career

On Aug. 2, Rear Adm. Stephen Williamson was relieved as director of industrial operations at Naval Sea Systems Command after the Navy Inspector General's Office found he had a "consensual, but inappropriate, personal relationship," NAVSEA spokeswoman Colleen O'Rourke.

The Marine Corps wants yet another new sniper rifle
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The Marine Corps wants yet another new sniper rifle

It's been less than a year after the Marine Corps's first new sniper rifle since the Vietnam War hit full operational capacity, and the service is already on the hunt for a brand new sniper system

The Navy is officially sending 4 ‘little crappy ships’ to an early retirement
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The Navy is officially sending 4 ‘little crappy ships’ to an early retirement

The Navy plans on decommissioning its first four littoral combat ships in fiscal year 2021, the Navy announced on Monday, all of which have at least a decade of planned hull life remaining

Trump travels to Dover AFB to honor 2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan insider attack
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Trump travels to Dover AFB to honor 2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan insider attack

President Donald Trump and members of his administration traveled to Dover Air Force in Delaware on Monday evening for the dignified transfer of the remains of two Army Special Forces soldiers killed in an insider attack in Afghanistan on Saturday

Yes, this is a helicopter hangar filled with foam, and no, this definitely wasn’t supposed to happen
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Yes, this is a helicopter hangar filled with foam, and no, this definitely wasn’t supposed to happen

"The High Expansion Foam system is designed to discharge foam inside an aircraft hangar in the event of a fire."

The Pentagon wants to slash funding to Stars and Stripes
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The Pentagon wants to slash funding to Stars and Stripes

'We essentially decided that – kind of coming into the modern age – that newspapers are probably not the best way that we communicate any longer,"' said the Pentagon's acting comptroller Elaine McCusker.

Soldiers could see a 3% pay raise if Army gets the budget it wants
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Soldiers could see a 3% pay raise if Army gets the budget it wants

The Pentagon’s defense spending request contains its largest R&D budget in 70 years to counter Russia and China
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The Pentagon’s defense spending request contains its largest R&D budget in 70 years to counter Russia and China

The defense spending request contains the Pentagon's largest research and development budget in 70 years, a senior defense official said, as the military aims to build next generation capabilities to counter the growing strength of China and Russia

The Army wants $111 million to finally field its next-generation squad weapon by 2023
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The Army wants $111 million to finally field its next-generation squad weapon by 2023

The Defense Department is asking Congress for $111.2 million to field the service's Next Generation Squad Weapon and its related 6.8mm ammunition some time in fiscal year 2021

Fired Navy sub commander had affair with spouse of enlisted sailor
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Fired Navy sub commander had affair with spouse of enlisted sailor

Oof.

75 years ago, Edward Dahlgren earned the Medal of Honor for ‘magnificent courage’ in the face of enemy fire
History

75 years ago, Edward Dahlgren earned the Medal of Honor for ‘magnificent courage’ in the face of enemy fire

On Feb. 11, 1945, Sgt. Edward Dahlgren assaulted German-held positions in the small country-side town of Oberhoffen, France. Not once, or twice, but six times, with each attack throwing the enemy defenders into further disarray

Navy SEAL Team 6 operator found guilty in catfishing scam
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Navy SEAL Team 6 operator found guilty in catfishing scam

The Pentagon is asking for a $705 billion budget. Here is what it wants to spend that money on
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The Pentagon is asking for a $705 billion budget. Here is what it wants to spend that money on

As the Pentagon unveils its latest wish list, listen and you can hear the entire defense industry singing, 'Hey big spender, spend a little time with me.'

Walmart to take veteran hiring programs to the next level
Military Life

Walmart to take veteran hiring programs to the next level

Brynt Parmeter spent almost 27 years in the Army, including time at West Point. After nearly six years in the private sector in Silicon Valley, he was named Walmart's new Senior Director of Military Programs in October, and he has big shoes to fill

More than 100 US troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries from Iran missile attack
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More than 100 US troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries from Iran missile attack

The U.S. military is preparing to report a more than 50 percent jump in the number of cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran's missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday

‘It’s working’ — How Santa Fe found housing for its homeless veterans
Military Life

‘It’s working’ — How Santa Fe found housing for its homeless veterans

"I feel really good about being there, and that's my ambition right now: to keep everything stable."

US charges four Chinese military hackers in 2017 Equifax breach
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US charges four Chinese military hackers in 2017 Equifax breach

The United States has charged four Chinese military hackers in the 2017 breach of the Equifax credit reporting agency that affected nearly 150 million American citizens, Attorney General William Barr said Monday

Pentagon identifies 2 Special Forces soldiers killed in Afghanistan
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Pentagon identifies 2 Special Forces soldiers killed in Afghanistan

RIP

Alaska to pay $550,000 to family of Iraq War vet who died in prison of heart attack
Military Life

Alaska to pay $550,000 to family of Iraq War vet who died in prison of heart attack

Casualties reported after US Special Forces team ambushed in Afghanistan
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Casualties reported after US Special Forces team ambushed in Afghanistan

"A combined U.S. and Afghan force conducting an operation in Nangarhar Province was engaged by direct fire on Feb. 8."