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He was caught on candid camera.

U.S. military officials may have abandoned their dreams of a powered armor straight out of Starship Troopers, but the futuristic components of America's first prototype combat exoskeleton could eventually end up on the arsenals of both U.S. special operations forces and conventional troops

Russia landed attack helicopters and troops at a sprawling air base in northern Syria vacated by U.S. forces, the Russian Defence Ministry's Zvezda TV channel said on Friday.

An Austrian soldier was apparently killed by two military working dogs that he was charged with feeding, the Austrian Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday

All of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter variants adopted across the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps "are breaking more often than planned and taking longer to fix," the Pentagon's chief weapons tester told lawmakers on Wednesday

"Our core values demand that airmen treat others with genuine dignity, fairness, and respect at all times whether their actions are in person or on social media. When airmen fall short of this expectation, they are held accountable. Each case is evaluated based on the facts presented."

U.S. special operations forces could eventually deploy with an articulated mechanical 'third arm' that could potentially detect, track, and classify incoming unmanned aerial systems

The number of homeless veterans in the United States has declined by just over 50 percent in the last decade, according to government data

"I don't like being in the limelight," one soldier said. "I'd rather forget about the whole thing."

Americans' eroding trust in all forms of government has made it impossible to solve the most serious problems facing the United States today, former Defense Secretary James Mattis wrote in a recent article for The Atlantic

Air Force Tech. Sgt. John "Chappy" Chapman is my brother. As one of an elite group, Air Force Combat Control — the deadliest and most badass band of brothers to walk a battlefield — John gave his life on March 4, 2002 for brothers he never knew.

"I understand why it's done intellectually, but it was tough to be around so much screaming all the time."

"This is a win for the Army. This is a win for the 101st Airborne Division."

Good luck out there.

U.S. special operations forces are currently field testing a lightweight combat armor designed to cover more of an operator's body than previous protective gear

As part of the analysis, the Navy is looking at whether EOD deployments should be shortened to four or five months. The Navy is not considering making each EOD deployment longer than six months.

"This is not the gold standard. This is no standard at all."

The Afghan government has released three key Taliban prisoners, including Anas Haqqani, the younger brother of Sirajjuddin Haqqani, the leader of the Haqqani network, in exchange for two professors of the American University of Afgahnistan in Kabul, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has announced.