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A Navy SEAL was promoted to chief petty officer two months after he allegedly killed a Green Beret
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A Navy SEAL was promoted to chief petty officer two months after he allegedly killed a Green Beret

The Navy SEAL accused of strangling Army Special Forces Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar was promoted to chief petty officer two months after Melgar's death, according to a new report from The Daily Beast

US to Iraq: We need to discuss the ‘entire strategic framework’ of our relationship
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US to Iraq: We need to discuss the ‘entire strategic framework’ of our relationship

The United States hopes to discuss the entire strategic framework of its relationship with Iraq soon, a U.S. envoy said on Tuesday, as the fate of a U.S. military mission there remains in doubt after a drone strike that killed an Iranian general

Training for the ACFT? There’s now an app for that
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Training for the ACFT? There’s now an app for that

"It delivers on all fronts of physical training"

4 Marines recognized for heroic rescue of mother and 2 daughters caught in a deadly rip current
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4 Marines recognized for heroic rescue of mother and 2 daughters caught in a deadly rip current

When a group of Marines noticed a family was being swept along by a powerful rip current at Atlantic Beach in North Carolina they immediately swam out to save them

50 US troops now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury from Iranian missile attack
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50 US troops now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury from Iranian missile attack

Of the 16 additional service members who have been diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury, 15 have returned to duty in Iraq, said Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col. Thomas Campbell.

Watch an Air Force vet sh*t a brick when he finds out his Rolex is worth $700,000
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Watch an Air Force vet sh*t a brick when he finds out his Rolex is worth $700,000

There's nothing quite like finding out that the nifty little trinket you blew a paycheck on when you were a junior enlisted service member is actually worth three-quarters of a million dollars.

The Air Force is officially picking up its first new F-15 in nearly 20 years
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The Air Force is officially picking up its first new F-15 in nearly 20 years

It's been nearly 20 years since the most recent F-15 rolled off the assembly line for the U.S. Air Force, and the service is officially looking to add a fresh variant of the aircraft to its inventory

While the Army pours resources into Fort Wainwright after suicides, leaders stress one reminder: Look out for your teammates
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While the Army pours resources into Fort Wainwright after suicides, leaders stress one reminder: Look out for your teammates

"We want less suicides. No matter how you put this down, in any kind of way, that's just how we want to see it."

Special Operations Command review finds deployment and leadership issues but no ‘systemic ethics problem’
Military Life

Special Operations Command review finds deployment and leadership issues but no ‘systemic ethics problem’

The biggest issue is that SOCOM has been the U.S. military's weapon of choice to fight terrorists and insurgents for the past two decades, and that created a "vicious cycle" in which special operators have become more focused more on deploying than developing leaders, the review found.

An Army veteran shares the career advice that got him from Harvard to Gap Inc
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An Army veteran shares the career advice that got him from Harvard to Gap Inc

Kevin Releford spent five years in the Army as an Armor Officer. After transitioning out of the military, he earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and now works as a senior director at Gap Inc. This experienced leader shares with us the military skills that made him successful, and how veterans can have a smoother transition into civilian workplaces

Ex-Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly: ‘I believe’ John Bolton and think he should testify
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Ex-Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly: ‘I believe’ John Bolton and think he should testify

"I believe John Bolton."

The Air Force is using Uber-like technology to more efficiently vaporize bad guys
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The Air Force is using Uber-like technology to more efficiently vaporize bad guys

"You can see the driver, the license plate, you can watch that person coming towards you. You start thinking about that application militarily … it's exciting."

The US dropped more munitions on Afghanistan last year than any other time in the last decade
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The US dropped more munitions on Afghanistan last year than any other time in the last decade

The U.S. military dropped more munitions on targets across Afghanistan in 2019 than during any other year stretching back to at least 2009, according to Air Force data

Army two-star: Don’t waste your ‘energy’ mourning Kobe Bryant
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Army two-star: Don’t waste your ‘energy’ mourning Kobe Bryant

Beloved basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday

Air Force E-11A communications aircraft crashes in Afghanistan
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Air Force E-11A communications aircraft crashes in Afghanistan

A total of four E-11As are assigned to the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron at Kandahar Airfield

One injury confirmed after rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad
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One injury confirmed after rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad

CNN reporter Barbara Starr confirmed on Sunday that the embassy had been struck by three rockets. Iraq's former foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari tweeted that one of the rockets hit the embassy's dining facility.

A Pennsylvania man masqueraded as a combat veteran to steal from an American Legion post
Military Life

A Pennsylvania man masqueraded as a combat veteran to steal from an American Legion post

A man awaiting trial on charges of stealing almost $17,000 from an American Legion post in Scranton now stands accused of a different kind of theft

An Afghanistan peace deal is shimmering above the horizon — just like a desert mirage
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An Afghanistan peace deal is shimmering above the horizon — just like a desert mirage

Your friend and humble narrator is extremely skeptical that peace may be at hand.

The Army thought it lost a Vietnam-era helicopter. It was never actually lost
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The Army thought it lost a Vietnam-era helicopter. It was never actually lost

The light helicopter that went missing from Fort Hood over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend actually wasn't missing after all

Florida senators are pushing for Purple Hearts for service members wounded in the NAS Pensacola shooting
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Florida senators are pushing for Purple Hearts for service members wounded in the NAS Pensacola shooting

Florida's two senators are pushing the Defense Department to award Purple Hearts to the U.S. service members wounded in the December shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola