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Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty on the most serious charges, but he could still leave the Navy as an E1
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Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty on the most serious charges, but he could still leave the Navy as an E1

Eddie Gallagher dodged the most serious charges the Navy threw at him during his court martial, but his final sentence could be far worse than what the jury originally handed down, according to Navy officials

Fatal training accidents are on the rise. Now the families of the fallen are pushing lawmakers to do something about it
Tech & Tactics

Fatal training accidents are on the rise. Now the families of the fallen are pushing lawmakers to do something about it

They have banded together with families of other rollover victims to push lawmakers into action — to determine what's causing the rise in training accidents and how they can be curtailed

The French just made a great case for outfitting soldiers with ‘flyboards’
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The French just made a great case for outfitting soldiers with ‘flyboards’

On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron shared an unusual video showing a man on a flying platform — widely characterized as a "hoverboard" — maneuvering through the skies above the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris armed with what appears to be a dummy firearms

A lawmaker wants to know if the Pentagon ever exposed the American public to ticks infected with bioweapons
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A lawmaker wants to know if the Pentagon ever exposed the American public to ticks infected with bioweapons

"Have these experiments caused Lyme disease and other tick-borne disease to mutate and to spread?"

The Air Force is on guard against potential Area 51 intruders like this hero in custom Boba Fett armor and his love of ‘clapping alien asscheeks’
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The Air Force is on guard against potential Area 51 intruders like this hero in custom Boba Fett armor and his love of ‘clapping alien asscheeks’

More than half a million people say they plan on storming the gates of Area 51 in September — and the Air Force is not impressed

Buckle up: the Army is going to start testing robotic combat vehicles next year
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Buckle up: the Army is going to start testing robotic combat vehicles next year

A battlefield full of remote-controlled robot battlewagons is closer to reality than you think

You can now crush cars in a f*cking tank at this Florida theme park
Culture

You can now crush cars in a f*cking tank at this Florida theme park

"Tank America is the only place outside the Army or Marine Corps that you can come and drive one of these tanks around our three-quarter mile tank trail here"

Special Forces sergeant major killed in Afghanistan
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Special Forces sergeant major killed in Afghanistan

The Pentagon has identified the soldier who died in Afghanistan on Saturday as Sgt. Maj. James G. "Ryan" Sartor, a member of 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne).

China holds military drills following US arms sale to Taiwan
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China holds military drills following US arms sale to Taiwan

China's military recently carried out air and naval drills along its southeast coast.

Gen. Mark Milley warns against prematurely withdrawing from Afghanistan after 18 years
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Gen. Mark Milley warns against prematurely withdrawing from Afghanistan after 18 years

Things in Afghanistan might finally turn around in year 19.

Artillery soldier awarded Bronze Star for raining mortars on ISIS fighters during a harrowing firefight
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Artillery soldier awarded Bronze Star for raining mortars on ISIS fighters during a harrowing firefight

The Army awarded a Bronze Star with a valor device to a fire support specialist for risking his own life to save wounded personnel amid heavy fire from ISIS fighters before obliterating enemy positions with a salvo of 60mm mortar rounds during an intense engagement in Afghanistan

Congress just took a major step towards preventing Iran from becoming another Forever War
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Congress just took a major step towards preventing Iran from becoming another Forever War

Veterans groups are hailing a move by the House of Representatives that would require President Donald Trump to get Congress' permission before attacking Iran.

An Army dental clinic is contacting patients after using non-sterilized equipment for 3 days in the last week
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An Army dental clinic is contacting patients after using non-sterilized equipment for 3 days in the last week

Oops?

The Air Force’s newest gunship is officially here to f*ck up your day
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The Air Force’s newest gunship is officially here to f*ck up your day

Brace yourselves: the Air Force's newest gunship is officially on the prowl downrange

No, the US military shouldn’t lower the enlistment age to 16 so children can fight
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No, the US military shouldn’t lower the enlistment age to 16 so children can fight

There are bad ideas, and then there are bad ideas

An officer is prepared to testify to Congress that Trump’s Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman nominee sexually assaulted her
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An officer is prepared to testify to Congress that Trump’s Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman nominee sexually assaulted her

The officer told the Washington Post that Hyten made unwanted sexual contact with her multiple times, including allegedly sexually assaulting her in December 2017.

50 sailors on USS John S. McCain honored for their bravery during 2017 collision
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50 sailors on USS John S. McCain honored for their bravery during 2017 collision

The Navy has awarded fifty sailors for "their bravery and contributions to damage control efforts" after a 2017 collision between the USS John McCain and a merchant ship.

‘If it’s not easy, make it easy:’ US Army leadership in Korea is sick of the bureaucratic BS
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‘If it’s not easy, make it easy:’ US Army leadership in Korea is sick of the bureaucratic BS

These dudes are not abiding.

Most Americans don’t think the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were worth it — including the vets who fought in them
History

Most Americans don’t think the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were worth it — including the vets who fought in them

American veterans may be proud of their service, but they sure as hell aren't proud of the conflicts in which they served

Gen. Mark Milley, Trump’s nominee to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defends Pentagon transgender ban
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Gen. Mark Milley, Trump’s nominee to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defends Pentagon transgender ban

The Pentagon's transgender ban prevents potential recruits with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria from joining the military unless they have been medically stable for 36 months and if they have not yet had medical treatment to transition to a new gender.