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Culture

No limits: How stepping outside of his comfort zone helped one veteran achieve success at Xerox

Brad Lieurance was never one to settle. From his time in college through his 25 years in the Army to his career with Xerox, he has pushed the limits and achieved success in ways he never thought possible. Now Lieurance is using his experiences to encourage others to step outside the career comfort zone.

Marine Corps

Mattis: No, the war in Afghanistan isn’t ‘just one undistinguished defeat after another’

"If you read this, you'd almost think it's a total disaster and it's not that at all."

Opinion

Has justice actually been served for the USS Fitzgerald disaster?

Shortly after seven sailors died aboard USS Fitzgerald when she collided with a merchant ship off Yokosuka in 2017, I wrote that the Fitzgerald's watch team could have been mine

World War II

The forgotten nurse who saved hundreds of American lives during the Battle of the Bulge

Students of history know that adversity and dread can turn on a dime into freedom and change, and it's often the most humble and little-known individuals who are the drivers of it. During the very darkest days of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, Augusta Chiwy was such a catalyst, and hundreds of Americans lived because of her

Afghanistan

The Taliban may not have breached the walls of Bagram, but they damaged the hell out of its main passenger terminal

Airmen were busy on Thursday clearing debris from Bagram Airfield's passenger terminal following a Taliban attack that came uncomfortably close the previous day

Entertainment

‘The Hurt Locker’ will be coming out in ‘Digital 4K Ultra HD’ so you can watch every inaccuracy in excruciating detail

The ​Hurt Locker​ will be getting the high-def treatment come Feb. 4, when Lionsgate releases it on demand in "Digital 4K Ultra HD." We can't wait...

Army

Congress doesn’t plan on authorizing extra cash for the Army’s next-generation squad weapon after all

It looks as though lawmakers aren't too keen on shelling out additional funding for the Army's much-hyped next-generation squad weapon after all

Opinion

Pentagon insists the US government’s repeated lies about Afghanistan are no big deal

"Those statements appear for the most part to be people looking back retrospectively on things that they had seen previously and using hindsight to speak to comments they made."

Army

An Army colonel’s alleged abuse saddled his wife with ongoing medical needs. Escaping him could bring that care to a screeching halt.

"The look in his eyes … I did not know that man."

Army

Soldier charged in deadly West Point vehicle rollover will face court-martial

The schedule will be set by a military judge.

Entertainment

Mark Wahlberg and his family’s fast-casual chain Wahlburgers may be coming to a base near you

Actor Mark Wahlberg will be visiting troops overseas to plug Wahlburgers, a fast-casual restaurant chain owned by the actor and his two brothers, Donnie Wahlberg, and chef Paul Wahlberg.

United States

US troops will not burn and pillage like Genghis Khan’s hordes as a result of Trump intervening in war crimes cases, Milley says

"We will not turn into a gang of raping, burning, and pillaging throughout ... That is not going to happen."

Military Life

The new defense bill would create a public database for every complaint made about privatized housing

The NDAA aims at making a total overhaul on privatized military housing.

Afghanistan

US troops repelled a brazen Taliban attack that was literally on Bagram Airfield’s doorstep

No Taliban fighters were unable to get inside the wire and none of the munitions was dropped inside Bagram, a spokesman for Operation Resolute Support claimed.

Benefits

Gary Sinise flew 1,700 Gold Star family members to Disney World for an early Christmas vacation

On Dec. 7, the Gary Sinise foundation partnered with American Airlines to fly more than 1,700 Gold Star family members across the country to Orlando, Florida, for a five-day Christmas vacation to Disney World.

Navy

Armed suspect apprehended at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi

No shots were fired and no injuries were reported, officials said.

News

Pentagon implements ‘operational pause’ on training of foreign students after Pensacola shooting

The Pentagon will implement an "operational pause" on the training of Saudi students inside the United States as the military undergoes a review of screening procedures for foreign students, according to senior defense officials.

Navy

Navy posthumously awards aviator and air crew wings to 3 sailors killed in Pensacola shooting

"The selfless acts of heroism displayed by these young Sailors the morning of Dec. 6 are nothing short of incredible."

Entertainment

Clint Eastwood still loves his role as Gunny Highway in ‘Heartbreak Ridge’ — ‘I’m proud I got to play a Marine’

“I see this and I’m proud I got to play a Marine, even if I’m not qualified to be a Marine, at this present time."

News

Pentagon watchdog launches ‘evaluation’ of what US troops are actually doing at the southern border

"We're going to go wherever the evaluation takes us."