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The U.S. special operations canine from the Delta Force raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is one salty war dog

"He crawled into a hole with two small children and blew himself up while his people stayed on the ground. You can deduce what kind of person it is based on that activity."

In addition to showing how the four fallen soldiers fought to the end, the award citations also describe other service members' bravery that has remained a secret – until now.

"On behalf of the entire nation, our great U.S.A., our incredibly United States of America, we are forever grateful for your life of service and your outstanding courage."

"Lt. Col. Vindman is afforded all protections anyone would be provided in his circumstances"

U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for modify one its sniper systems to chamber the command's new 6.5mm intermediate precision round in a push to enhance operators' range and hit probability

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 314th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base was damaged when its nose gear collapsed while the plane was on the tarmac

"I'm not a true believer in all of that stuff," said one former Navy SEAL. "But I saw what I saw."

Meet "Sick Call Ranger," "Lost Lieutenant," and more!

Halloween is most importantly a day for playing make-believe — the only day adults can escape their 9-to-5 jobs and pretend to be something they're not.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed during a training flight near Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico on Tuesday, Air Force officials announced

Japanese police on the island of Okinawa arrested four sailors assigned to Naval Special Warfare Command over the weekend in Onna village.

Hazing represents the opposite [of discipline]... it is the product of a lack of self-control and laziness.

"At no one point did I ever sit there and say, 'This is it, it's over.'"

He's served for two decades as an Army infantry officer.

Baskin-Robbins always finds out

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday upheld the sentence for Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, who earlier this year was found not guilty of allegedly killing an ISIS detainee in Iraq, allowing him to retire at a reduced rank of First Class Petty Officer (E6) rather than being automatically reduced to an E1 in accordance with Navy regulations

For more than 50 years, the Defense Department has used 8-inch floppy disks to coordinate the operational functions of the United States' nuclear arsenal — until now

A source described as a "security advisor" to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi reportedly stole a pair of the terror mastermind's drawers about three months ago in order to prove he was being truthful to U.S. intelligence, according to NBC News.

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