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Trump’s nominee to lead the Navy vows to find ‘root causes’ of SEAL misconduct despite empty ethics training review
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Trump’s nominee to lead the Navy vows to find ‘root causes’ of SEAL misconduct despite empty ethics training review

President Donald Trump's nominee for the Navy's top officer wants to identify the "root causes" of the slew of misconduct that's roiled the Naval Special Warfare community in recent years despite a relatively recent Pentagon review that found "no gaps" in the ethics and professional training for U.S. special operations forces

A former Army tanker gets The Home Depot’s tools where they need to go
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A former Army tanker gets The Home Depot’s tools where they need to go

"The Home Depot has a long tradition of hiring our veterans ... I think the advantage we (veterans) have is the discipline and structure the military teaches us"

Kelly McGillis claims she wasn’t asked to appear in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ because she’s ‘old and fat’
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Kelly McGillis claims she wasn’t asked to appear in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ because she’s ‘old and fat’

"They did not and nor do I think they would ever"

The worst part about the mold crisis at Lackland Air Force Base is how unsurprising it is
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The worst part about the mold crisis at Lackland Air Force Base is how unsurprising it is

After photos of moldy dorm rooms began making the rounds online,  the Air Force has found mold in 1,146 rooms across Joint Base San Antonio in Texas.

Trump orders Navy to rescind awards given to prosecutors who lost case against Eddie Gallagher
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Trump orders Navy to rescind awards given to prosecutors who lost case against Eddie Gallagher

President Donald Trump is ordering the Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations to rescind awards given to prosecutors who were "ridiculously" awarded Navy Achievement Medals after losing the case against former SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher

The Air Force has just 7 B-1B Lancer bombers ready for war. It’s supposed to have 10 times as many
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The Air Force has just 7 B-1B Lancer bombers ready for war. It’s supposed to have 10 times as many

The Air Force's B-1B Lancer long-range bomber is supposed to be one of three critical strategic bombers in the Pentagon's inventory. At the moment, however, the Air Force's Lance fleet is an embarrassing mess

Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet crashes in California. Pilot’s status unknown
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Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet crashes in California. Pilot’s status unknown

This is a breaking news story.

Texas veterans want to rename Fort Hood after a Vietnam War hero and legendary badass
Military Life

Texas veterans want to rename Fort Hood after a Vietnam War hero and legendary badass

Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez is a certified badass.

Disgraced Navy SEAL gets 60 years in jail for molesting kids
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Disgraced Navy SEAL gets 60 years in jail for molesting kids

A former member of SEAL Team 1 in San Diego has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for child molestation on Tuesday, which comes on top of a previous federal sentence of 27 years he's currently serving for manufacturing child porn in Virginia.

The Navy’s mission to escort US ships in the Strait of Hormuz sounds more intense than it really is
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The Navy’s mission to escort US ships in the Strait of Hormuz sounds more intense than it really is

"The coalition that we're building in the Arabian Gulf and specifically in the Strait of Hormuz is going to be a 80- or 90-percent coalition effort. A much smaller U.S. effort is primarily focused on providing intelligence support to the rest of the coalition."

The Marine Corps is finally testing one rifle accessory to rule them all
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The Marine Corps is finally testing one rifle accessory to rule them all

The Corps is finally testing a new gadget designed to unify control over a Marine's many rifle-mounted accessories into a single, easy-to-use system so grunts don't have to take their hands off their rifle in the middle of an operation

Here’s why the Marine Corps is losing experienced pilots — and what it can do to fix it
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Here’s why the Marine Corps is losing experienced pilots — and what it can do to fix it

If this exodus is not effectively addressed, our ability to fight from the air could be critically compromised in a way that will take decades from which to recover

Pentagon identifies two soldiers killed in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan
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Pentagon identifies two soldiers killed in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

The Pentagon has identified the two soldiers who died in Afghanistan on Monday in an apparent insider attack.

A Navy SEAL and Marine Raider accused of murdering a Green Beret in Mali are due in court next week
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A Navy SEAL and Marine Raider accused of murdering a Green Beret in Mali are due in court next week

The two special operators are accused of assaulting Special Forces Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar, who died as a result.

The Army’s much-hyped advise-and-assist brigade couldn’t find enough soldiers to actually advise and assist, SIGAR chief says
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The Army’s much-hyped advise-and-assist brigade couldn’t find enough soldiers to actually advise and assist, SIGAR chief says

According to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the U.S. Army's 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade that had a major problem: it simply couldn't find enough soldiers to get the job done

14 celebrities you didn’t know were veterans
Military Life

14 celebrities you didn’t know were veterans

The real reason Maverick is still a captain 30 years after ‘Top Gun,’ according to this hilariously accurate alternate trailer
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The real reason Maverick is still a captain 30 years after ‘Top Gun,’ according to this hilariously accurate alternate trailer

Maverick just feels the need for speed — and the need to express it as inappropriately as possible

After Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty of murder, the prosecutors who lost the case received awards for ‘superb results’
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After Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty of murder, the prosecutors who lost the case received awards for ‘superb results’

The Navy's Region Legal Service Office in San Diego hosted an award ceremony on July 10 in one of its courtrooms for four attorneys and four legal support staffers involved in the Gallagher case.

Senators back vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nominee, who is accused of sexual assault
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Senators back vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nominee, who is accused of sexual assault

"The truth is Gen. Hyten is innocent of these charges," Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) said at Hyten's confirmation hearing on Tuesday. "Sexual assault happens in the military. It just didn't happen in this case."

The F-35 ‘is kind of like the iPhone,’ according to the Air Force’s operational testing wing commander
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The F-35 ‘is kind of like the iPhone,’ according to the Air Force’s operational testing wing commander

If it's an expensive next-generation weapon system, chances are a U.S. military official will at some point compare it to the iPhone