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There's one surefire way to ruin an epic "thank me for my service" photo, and that's a BFA.

All five Marines on the aerial tanker were killed: Lt. Col. Kevin R. Herrmann, 38; Maj. James M. Brophy, 36; Staff Sgt. Maximo A. Flores, 27; Cpl. Daniel E. Baker, 21; and Cpl. William C. Ross, 21, were assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152.

Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley was administratively reassigned to the Director of Navy Staff on June 9 pending the final report of the ongoing Office of the Naval Inspector General investigation into his conduct as president

During the second battle for Fallujah in 2004, Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia single-handedly rescued an entire squad, wiped out an insurgent stronghold and saved several members of his platoon.

The National Guard may be bracing for yet another turbulent hurricane season, but the Navy is preparing a decidedly more cinematic response to future natural disasters that may strike the United States

"I'd be very surprised if these were Russian or Chinese aircraft operating from Russia or China."

This is not a case of different spanks for different ranks.

"There were four U.S. service members in the vehicle at the time of the IED detonation," Air Force Christopher Karns told Task & Purpose. "At this time, neither the U.S. nor partner force is reporting any casualties. As a precaution, U.S. service members have been recovered to a secure location and are being evaluated."

The president of the U.S. Naval War College is under investigation for excessive spending and inappropriate behavior that included college-wide offers of Twister games in the office where kept a working margarita machine