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The Air Force could potentially upgrade ‘a few’ valor awards to the Medal of Honor
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The Air Force could potentially upgrade ‘a few’ valor awards to the Medal of Honor

"I'm not going to give you a name. I'll just tell you we have a few right now that we're looking at."

Guantanamo Bay only has 40 prisoners left. They cost half a billion dollars a year
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Guantanamo Bay only has 40 prisoners left. They cost half a billion dollars a year

The prison complex at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba naval station opened after the Sept. 11 attacks billed as the venue for the "worst of the worst" in international terrorism now seems be the site of the "worst of the worst" in government excess.

Iran says it held talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban
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Iran says it held talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban

This won't end well.

Green Beret killed in Afghanistan was ‘an accomplished, respected and loved Special Forces soldier’
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Green Beret killed in Afghanistan was ‘an accomplished, respected and loved Special Forces soldier’

"He was a warrior - an accomplished, respected and loved Special Forces soldier that will never be forgotten."

Fired Marine lieutenant colonel accused of lying to investigators
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Fired Marine lieutenant colonel accused of lying to investigators

Zavala is also charged with conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, for allegedly engaging "in harassment, and verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse" of his wife.

Trump claims Mattis asked for a military operation to be delayed due to an ‘ammo shortage’
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Trump claims Mattis asked for a military operation to be delayed due to an ‘ammo shortage’

"I said: 'You know what, general, I never want to hear that again from another general. No president should ever, ever hear that statement: 'We're low on ammunition.'"

This 400-pound feral hog is one of more than 1,200 that have invaded a Texas Air Force base since 2016
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This 400-pound feral hog is one of more than 1,200 that have invaded a Texas Air Force base since 2016

At least one Air Force base is waging a slow battle against feral hogs — and way, way more than 30-50 of them

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is alive, and he just dropped a new mixtape for the fans
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is alive, and he just dropped a new mixtape for the fans

"As for the worst and most important matter, the prisons, the prisons, oh soldiers of the caliphate. Your brothers and sisters; do your utmost to free them and tear down the walls restricting them," Baghdadi said.

‘An insane game changer’ — Soldiers are about to receive the Army’s most advanced night vision goggles yet
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‘An insane game changer’ — Soldiers are about to receive the Army’s most advanced night vision goggles yet

The Army will field the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B) to soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division on Sept. 25, said Col. Travis Thompson, Deputy Director of the Soldier Lethality Cross Functional Team (SL CFT), in an Army press release

These ‘kamikaze’ drones are believed to be the culprits of the attacks on 2 Saudi oil fields. Here’s what we know about them
Tech & Tactics

These ‘kamikaze’ drones are believed to be the culprits of the attacks on 2 Saudi oil fields. Here’s what we know about them

These "so-called 'suicide or kamikaze drones,'" include UAV-X drones with a maximum range of 1,500 kilometers, or 930 miles, which would give Houthi forces the ability to launch drones from their Yemen territory to the oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.

The Pentagon needs to man up and hold a news briefing about Afghanistan
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The Pentagon needs to man up and hold a news briefing about Afghanistan

No one at the Pentagon or at the U.S. military's headquarters in Kabul dares to talk to the press about Afghanistan.

Green Beret charged with murdering suspected Taliban bomb-maker will finally get his day in court
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Green Beret charged with murdering suspected Taliban bomb-maker will finally get his day in court

Nearly a decade after he allegedly murdered an unarmed Afghan civilian during a 2010 deployment, the case of Army Maj. Matthew Golsteyn is finally going to trial

Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead, White House says
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Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead, White House says

Hamza bin Laden, a son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and himself a notable figure in the militant group, was killed in a U.S. counter-terrorism operation, the White House said on Saturday

The VA may be forced to pay billions in veterans’ ER bills after court ruling
Military Life

The VA may be forced to pay billions in veterans’ ER bills after court ruling

A federal court has ruled that the Department of Veterans Affairs wrongly denied reimbursements to veterans who received emergency medical care at non-VA facilities, a decision that could result in payouts to veterans totaling billions

Marine sees two high school kids fighting and responds in the most Marine Corps way possible
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Marine sees two high school kids fighting and responds in the most Marine Corps way possible

"As a service, we take great pride in being members of the community and would never want a student to be injured by the actions of any Marine or to jeopardize our relationships with the high schools where our recruiters often serve."

Marines will be able to kiss their green-tinted night vision goodbye by 2020
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Marines will be able to kiss their green-tinted night vision goodbye by 2020

The Marine Corps is full speed ahead with the acquisition of a new helmet-mounted night vision system with one twist: grunts will no longer see green when they're in the field

Trump’s raid on military construction funds for his border wall will screw over critical Air Force projects, report says
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Trump’s raid on military construction funds for his border wall will screw over critical Air Force projects, report says

The Trump administration's September move to reprogram $3.6 billion in Defense Department funding for military construction projects to erect a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border will impact 51 specific Air Force projects

Soldier who died at Fort Rucker buried with full military honors
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Soldier who died at Fort Rucker buried with full military honors

Our thoughts are with this officer's loved ones.

Joe Biden wants US troops based in Pakistan to fight terrorists in Afghanistan. No, seriously. He really said that.
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Joe Biden wants US troops based in Pakistan to fight terrorists in Afghanistan. No, seriously. He really said that.

Bold strategy, Cotton.

A Vietnam veteran was ‘feasted on’ by ants before his death at an Atlanta VA hospital, his daughter says
Military Life

A Vietnam veteran was ‘feasted on’ by ants before his death at an Atlanta VA hospital, his daughter says

A Vietnam vet stricken with cancer was overrun by ants and bitten more than 100 times days before he died at a VA hospital in Atlanta, his daughter said