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As Syria plunges deeper into chaos, all sides are spinning like crazy to win the propaganda war
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As Syria plunges deeper into chaos, all sides are spinning like crazy to win the propaganda war

With northeast Syria engulfed in the fog of war, the Turks, Russians, and Kurds have all launched their own propaganda campaigns to win the battle over information

The Marine Corps’s dream of ‘Lightning Carrier’ laden with F-35s is slowly becoming a reality
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The Marine Corps’s dream of ‘Lightning Carrier’ laden with F-35s is slowly becoming a reality

The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) is currently conducting "routing operations" with 13 F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighters in the eastern Pacific as part of a effort to "refine and strengthen the fundamental amphibious capabilities" of the Navy and Marine Corps

The greatest movie about Green Berets in Vietnam is coming to Disney’s new streaming service
Culture

The greatest movie about Green Berets in Vietnam is coming to Disney’s new streaming service

The Walt Disney Company just announced that its brand-new online streaming service, aptly titled Disney+, will launch an all-out assault on eyeballs around the world starting on November 12th

US officials reportedly considered pulling nuclear weapons out of Turkey, effectively ending the US-Turkey alliance
Tech & Tactics

US officials reportedly considered pulling nuclear weapons out of Turkey, effectively ending the US-Turkey alliance

"I think this is a first — a country with US nuclear weapons stationed in it literally firing artillery at US forces."​

Soldiers are smoking a whole lot more weed in states where it’s legalized
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Soldiers are smoking a whole lot more weed in states where it’s legalized

Soldiers are smoking a whole lot more weed if they happen to be stationed in or near a state where it's legal, and the Army has definitely noticed!

Turkey brushes off Trump’s new sanctions as Russian-backed forces move to fill the US void in Syria
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Turkey brushes off Trump’s new sanctions as Russian-backed forces move to fill the US void in Syria

Turkey ignored new sanctions from the United States to press on with its assault on northern Syria on Tuesday, while the Russia-backed Syrian army entered one of the most hotly contested cities, filling a void created by Donald Trump's abrupt retreat.

Retired Sergeant Major outs himself as admin for US Army WTF! Moments
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Retired Sergeant Major outs himself as admin for US Army WTF! Moments

"We've been told that we're oath-breakers ... Well, we're still providing assistance to veterans and their families."

Turkey’s invasion of Syria has allowed ‘many dangerous ISIS detainees’ to escape, Esper says
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Turkey’s invasion of Syria has allowed ‘many dangerous ISIS detainees’ to escape, Esper says

Turkey's Islamic proxies are freeing ISIS fighters from unguarded prisons, Foreign Policy reporter Lara Seligman brought to light on Monday

Up to 5,500 US troops will keep deploying to the southwest border through September 2020
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Up to 5,500 US troops will keep deploying to the southwest border through September 2020

The Pentagon will continue to help civil authorities on the US/Mexico border through next September.

Meet the Ripsaw M5, the unmanned battlewagon that can launch drones and sneak up on enemies
Tech & Tactics

Meet the Ripsaw M5, the unmanned battlewagon that can launch drones and sneak up on enemies

The well-armed tracked vehicle equipped with high-end sensors that can deploy unmanned air and ground assets like a drone mothership

An Army vet turned Florida congressman wished the Navy a happy birthday with a photo of a Russian battlecruiser
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An Army vet turned Florida congressman wished the Navy a happy birthday with a photo of a Russian battlecruiser

Mistakes happen, especially on the Internet, but a recent flub from the office of Florida congressman is especially heinous

Russia-backed Syrian forces enter Kurdish-held region amid US retreat
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Russia-backed Syrian forces enter Kurdish-held region amid US retreat

Russia-backed Syrian forces wasted no time in taking advantage of an abrupt U.S. retreat from Syria on Monday, deploying deep inside Kurdish-held territory south of the Turkish frontier less than 24 hours after Washington announced a full withdrawal

We salute the Florida man who drove his 1948 John Deere tractor across the country to support veterans
Military Life

We salute the Florida man who drove his 1948 John Deere tractor across the country to support veterans

He isn't a veteran, but he's devoted to the cause

Master Sgt. Mark Allen dies 10 years after being shot in the head while looking for Bowe Bergdahl
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Master Sgt. Mark Allen dies 10 years after being shot in the head while looking for Bowe Bergdahl

Retired Master Sgt. Mark Allen had been unable to walk or speak since a sniper shot him in the head in July 2009.

US troops in anguish as the White House and Pentagon give their Kurdish allies the middle finger
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US troops in anguish as the White House and Pentagon give their Kurdish allies the middle finger

"We have not abandoned the Kurds, let me be clear about that," Defense Secretary Esper said on Friday. "We have not abandoned them. No one greenlighted this operation by Turkey – just the opposite. We pushed back very hard at all levels telling the Turks not to commence this operation."

Most US troops leaving Syria as Turkish invasion pushes further into Kurdish territory
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Most US troops leaving Syria as Turkish invasion pushes further into Kurdish territory

As of Sunday, President Trump had not ordered all US troops to withdraw from Syria.

Mattis warns of ISIS comeback in wake of Trump pullout in Syria
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Mattis warns of ISIS comeback in wake of Trump pullout in Syria

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning that it's "absolutely a given" that ISIS will come back if the U.S. doesn't keep up pressure on the group, a week after President Trump announced the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from northern Syria.

Right makes might: How the US will lose its strategic advantage if it loses its ethics
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Right makes might: How the US will lose its strategic advantage if it loses its ethics

We see ourselves as upholding a higher standard. We aren't just some overgrown banana republic. We're a "shining city on a hill."

A new ‘Band of Brothers’ series will highlight the chaotic and deadly missions of Air Force bomber crews in WWII
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A new ‘Band of Brothers’ series will highlight the chaotic and deadly missions of Air Force bomber crews in WWII

Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg are bringing the third series in its Band of Brothers franchise to Apple TV+, which will highlight the American bomber crews who fought the air war over Nazi Germany during World War II, according to Deadline.

Trump says White House is reviewing case of Green Beret accused of killing unarmed Afghan man in 2010
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Trump says White House is reviewing case of Green Beret accused of killing unarmed Afghan man in 2010

Golsteyn, a decorated Special Forces officer, admitted during a CIA polygraph test in 2011 that he had killed an unarmed Afghan during a 2010 deployment, after a tribal leader said the man was a bomb-maker who had killed two Marines.