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Combat engineers: Destroying things and building them back up again
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Combat engineers: Destroying things and building them back up again

Combat engineers: Destroying things then building them back up

Trump vows the Navy will not revoke Eddie Gallagher’s SEAL trident
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Trump vows the Navy will not revoke Eddie Gallagher’s SEAL trident

President Donald Trump has nixed any effort by the Navy to excommunicate Eddie Gallagher from the SEAL community

Army identifies 2 soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
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Army identifies 2 soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan

Our thoughts are with these soldiers' loved ones

The Army’s futuristic heads-up display is coming sooner than you think
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The Army’s futuristic heads-up display is coming sooner than you think

It can see through smoke and in near total darkness; it can translate written foreign languages and pull up detailed maps; it can rapidly acquire and identify targets. The Army's believes its new heads-up display is the future, and it's coming to an armory near you sooner than you think

Melania Trump may send you a care package to lighten up your holiday deployment
Culture

Melania Trump may send you a care package to lighten up your holiday deployment

They're going to deployed U.S. troops in Iraq, Kuwait, Romania, Poland, and Djibouti.

Air Force to airmen: consume CBD and you’ll fail your drug test
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Air Force to airmen: consume CBD and you’ll fail your drug test

"It's important for both uniformed and civilian Airmen to understand the risk these products pose to their careers."

2 years after the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions, the Navy has no idea if its new ship-driving training is working
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2 years after the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions, the Navy has no idea if its new ship-driving training is working

According to senior Navy officials, it could take nearly 16 years or more to know if the planned changes will have an impact

2 US troops killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
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2 US troops killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan

Two U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday in a helicopter crash, military officials have announced

Mental health care isn’t one-and-done — like any journey, you have to commit
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Mental health care isn’t one-and-done — like any journey, you have to commit

While more veterans are seeking mental health care, they aren't getting the long-term treatment they need

NATO chief to squabbling allies: Stop, collaborate, and listen
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NATO chief to squabbling allies: Stop, collaborate, and listen

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called on the security alliance's allies to maintain and strengthen their "unity," saying the organization is "the only guarantor of European and transatlantic security."

Navy could take away tridents for Eddie Gallagher and other SEALs
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Navy could take away tridents for Eddie Gallagher and other SEALs

Rear Adm. Collin Green, the head of Naval Special Warfare Command, will decide whether to rescind the tridents for Eddie Gallagher and three other SEALs.

Iran supports the Taliban with weapons, training, and money, Pentagon report says
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Iran supports the Taliban with weapons, training, and money, Pentagon report says

"Tehran does not seek to return the Taliban to power but aims to maintain influence with the group as a hedge in the event that the Taliban gains a role in a future Afghan government," the report says.

Trump’s abrupt Syria withdrawal was a gift to ISIS, DoD IG says
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Trump’s abrupt Syria withdrawal was a gift to ISIS, DoD IG says

President Donald Trump's abrupt withdrawal of U.S. troops from northeastern Syria and subsequent Turkish military invasion created an opening for ISIS to stage a bloody comeback, according to a new Pentagon inspector general report

‘It’s Lt. Col. Vindman’ — Active-duty witness in Trump impeachment inquiry sharply corrects congressman
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‘It’s Lt. Col. Vindman’ — Active-duty witness in Trump impeachment inquiry sharply corrects congressman

"The Army is the only profession I have ever known."

‘What happens after that is out of their control’ — Former military leaders and lawyers react to Trump’s war crimes pardons
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‘What happens after that is out of their control’ — Former military leaders and lawyers react to Trump’s war crimes pardons

"The President hasn't made it clear why he acted as he did. It can't be that combat is simply too hard for the common man," said retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Watch the Coast Guard seize $69 million in cocaine from a narco sub
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Watch the Coast Guard seize $69 million in cocaine from a narco sub

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane intercepted a suspected semi-submersible smuggling vessel in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean and seized approximately 5,000 pounds of cocaine October 23

Florida lawmakers want to give veterans medical marijuana cards for free
Military Life

Florida lawmakers want to give veterans medical marijuana cards for free

With data continuing to roll in that underscores the health benefits of cannabis, two Florida legislators aren't waiting for clarity in the national policy debates and are sponsoring bills designed to give medical marijuana cards to military veterans free of charge.

How Iran secretly influences Iraq, according to Iran’s own intelligence cables
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How Iran secretly influences Iraq, according to Iran’s own intelligence cables

Fifteen years after the U.S. military toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein, the Army's massive two-volume study of the Iraq War closed with a sobering assessment of the campaign's outcome: With nearly 3,500 U.S. service members killed in action and trillions of dollars spent, "an emboldened and expansionist Iran appears to be the only victor. Thanks to roughly 700 pages of newly-publicized secret Iranian intelligence cables, we now have a good idea as to why

Former Army infantry officer Clint Lorance accuses the Pentagon of throwing him under the bus
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Former Army infantry officer Clint Lorance accuses the Pentagon of throwing him under the bus

Former Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance, who was pardoned on Nov. 15., says he was betrayed by his superiors

Airman charged with murder in North Carolina nightclub shooting
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Airman charged with murder in North Carolina nightclub shooting

The Air Force confirmed that the shooting took place at the Mambo 69 Nightclub, about an hour's drive northwest of the base.