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Navy secretary expands JAG review ordered after the Gallagher fiasco to include Marine Corps
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Navy secretary expands JAG review ordered after the Gallagher fiasco to include Marine Corps

Navy Secretary Richard Spencer's move builds on a review of the Navy's legal system ordered by former Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson on Aug. 1 following the disastrous prosecution of Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Eddie Gallagher, who was acquitted of killing a wounded ISIS fighter but found guilty of posing for an unofficial picture with the man's corpse

Marine vet Adam Driver is starring in a new film about the CIA’s controversial post-9/11 interrogation program
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Marine vet Adam Driver is starring in a new film about the CIA’s controversial post-9/11 interrogation program

​Marine veteran, professional mumbler, and A-list actor, Adam Driver, is taking on the CIA in a new teaser trailer for the feature-length political thriller, ​The Report.

Navy dedicates California information warfare center in honor of senior chief killed in Syria suicide bombing
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Navy dedicates California information warfare center in honor of senior chief killed in Syria suicide bombing

Senior Chief Shannon Kent may be gone, but she won't be forgotten

Army recruiting company commander suspended after using Nazi phrase in a memo
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Army recruiting company commander suspended after using Nazi phrase in a memo

An investigation is underway.

6 things to do with your bonus
Military Life

6 things to do with your bonus

Navy goes on a firing spree: 5 senior leaders canned in past month
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Navy goes on a firing spree: 5 senior leaders canned in past month

A Navy spokesman said there is no connection between any of the five officers relieved of command, adding that each relief is looked at separately.

‘We are a people organization’ — Army leaders push renewed focus on soldiers amid rise in sexual assaults and suicides
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‘We are a people organization’ — Army leaders push renewed focus on soldiers amid rise in sexual assaults and suicides

After months of focusing on modernization priorities, Army leadership plans to tackle persisting personnel issues in the coming years.

Iraqi paramilitary groups blame US, Israel for blasts at militia bases
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Iraqi paramilitary groups blame US, Israel for blasts at militia bases

Iraq's paramilitary groups on Wednesday blamed a series of recent blasts at their weapons depots and bases on the United States and Israel

US Marine charged with kidnapping 16-year-old girl
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US Marine charged with kidnapping 16-year-old girl

Fishtorn was arrested in Arkansas after authorities had issued a nationwide Amber Alert for the teen.

2 US troops killed in Afghanistan
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2 US troops killed in Afghanistan

Their identities are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

There’s a new rampage-packed teaser for ‘Rambo 5’, and here’s a shocker: Nothing is over
Culture

There’s a new rampage-packed teaser for ‘Rambo 5’, and here’s a shocker: Nothing is over

Sylvester Stallone is back as John Rambo. Why? Because nothing is (ever) over with this guy

Former Arkansas VA doctor charged with involuntary manslaughter in deaths of 3 veterans
Military Life

Former Arkansas VA doctor charged with involuntary manslaughter in deaths of 3 veterans

A former doctor at an Arkansas Veteran Affairs hospital was charged Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of three veterans to whom he allegedly provided false diagnoses

The Air Force veteran who helps others bring their whole selves to work at Comcast
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The Air Force veteran who helps others bring their whole selves to work at Comcast

Kelly Bronson has a fulfilling job: He spends his days seeking the best and most varied talent and bringing them to Comcast. To do this, he leans on the lessons gained in his 27-year career with the Air Force and his passion for diversity and inclusion

US military drone shot down over Yemen
Tech & Tactics

US military drone shot down over Yemen

A U.S. military MQ-9 drone was shot down in Yemen's Dhamar governate, southeast of the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday

Fort Hood Air Assault School renamed after legendary Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
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Fort Hood Air Assault School renamed after legendary Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

Plumley died in 2012 at 92 years old.

‘The Matrix’ is getting a fourth movie starring Keanu Reeves
Culture

‘The Matrix’ is getting a fourth movie starring Keanu Reeves

Nobody can be told what The Matrix is; you have to see it for yourself

The Navy is eyeing suppressors for its upgraded ‘Ma Deuce’ .50 cal machine guns
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The Navy is eyeing suppressors for its upgraded ‘Ma Deuce’ .50 cal machine guns

The Navy is considering giving Ma Deuce a quiet new update

No, an Army captain did not forbid his soldiers from having mustaches to raise APFT scores
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No, an Army captain did not forbid his soldiers from having mustaches to raise APFT scores

"All soldiers in the company are authorized to grow facial hair in accordance with AR 670-1 policies"

This official US military photo title is both totally absurd and deeply revealing
Culture

This official US military photo title is both totally absurd and deeply revealing

Some DVIDS uploads come with captions and titles that cut right to the core, perfectly capturing the essence of life in the U.S. military in a way that makes you sigh, facepalm, and utter a mournful, 'too real'

The best boy in the Marine Corps, Chesty XV, is living the good life
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The best boy in the Marine Corps, Chesty XV, is living the good life

"It's his world, we're just living in it."