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The Navy’s electromagnetic railgun may finally see testing on a warship
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The Navy’s electromagnetic railgun may finally see testing on a warship

After more than a decade of research and development and upwards of $500 million in funding, the Navy finally plans on testing its much-hyped electromagnetic railgun prototype on a surface warship in a major milestone for the beleaguered weapons system, Navy documents reveal

Airmen caught boozing at launch alert facility for nuclear Minuteman ICBMs
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Airmen caught boozing at launch alert facility for nuclear Minuteman ICBMs

McConville, Moran confirmed as new Army and Navy chiefs
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McConville, Moran confirmed as new Army and Navy chiefs

The U.S. Senate closed out the week before Memorial Day by confirming Gen. James McConville as the Army's new chief of staff and Adm. Bill Moran as the Navy's new chief of naval operations

Pentagon: We won’t reveal proof Iran is behind recent Middle East attacks, but have we ever been wrong before?
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Pentagon: We won’t reveal proof Iran is behind recent Middle East attacks, but have we ever been wrong before?

"I'm not reverse engineering this. The Iranians have said publicly they were going to do things. We learned more through intelligence reporting. They have acted upon those threats and they've actually attacked."

Trump to send 1,500 troops to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran
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Trump to send 1,500 troops to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran

President Donald Trump said on Friday he will send about 1,500 American troops to the Middle East, mostly as a protective measure, amid heightened tensions with Iran.

Shanahan to Naval Academy graduates: learn to embrace failure like samurai and Silicon Valley
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Shanahan to Naval Academy graduates: learn to embrace failure like samurai and Silicon Valley

Speaking at the Naval Academy's commencement ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland on Friday, the acting defense secretary and former Boeing executive encouraged members of the Class of 2019 to embrace the mantra of Japanese samurai in their service to the United States

Decorated Vietnam vet presents Purple Heart and Bronze Star to family of slain UNC Charlotte shooting hero
Military Life

Decorated Vietnam vet presents Purple Heart and Bronze Star to family of slain UNC Charlotte shooting hero

Hailed as a hero for knocking a shooter off his feet in a UNC Charlotte classroom, Riley Howell was posthumously awarded two of the military's highest honors in his hometown of Waynesville this week.

A sprawling new survey says a ‘culture of resilience’ helped US military families weather housing woes for years
Military Life

A sprawling new survey says a ‘culture of resilience’ helped US military families weather housing woes for years

"The norm of managing through challenges, no matter their severity, is deeply established in military family life."

VA employee charged with planting cameras in women’s restroom
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VA employee charged with planting cameras in women’s restroom

Five women were recorded by the two cameras, "one of them multiple times."

Army vet faces maximum sentence for plotting California terror attack in retaliation for New Zealand mosque shootings
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Army vet faces maximum sentence for plotting California terror attack in retaliation for New Zealand mosque shootings

He said Americans should have "a taste of the terror they gladly spread all over the world."

The F-35 of walls: $1.57 billion spent for just 1.7 miles of fence on the US-Mexico border
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The F-35 of walls: $1.57 billion spent for just 1.7 miles of fence on the US-Mexico border

The F-35 Joint Strike Program may be the most expensive weapons program in modern military history, but it looks as though the new border wall is giving the beleaguered aircraft a run for its money

TurboTax uses a ‘military discount’ to trick US service members into paying to file their taxes
Military Life

TurboTax uses a ‘military discount’ to trick US service members into paying to file their taxes

U.S. service members who've filed by going to the TurboTax Military landing page told ProPublica they were charged as much as $150 even though, under a deal with the government, service members making under $66,000 are supposed to be able to file on TurboTax for free

‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh released early from prison
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‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh released early from prison

John Walker Lindh, the American captured in Afghanistan in 2001 fighting for the Taliban, was released early from federal prison on Thursday

US troops will build tent ‘facilities’ to lodge at least 7,500 adult migrants
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US troops will build tent ‘facilities’ to lodge at least 7,500 adult migrants

The Defense Department is loaning the Department of Homeland Security tents, which it will set up for the migrants

The Pentagon reportedly has a plan to send 5,000 more troops to the Middle East to counter Iran
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The Pentagon reportedly has a plan to send 5,000 more troops to the Middle East to counter Iran

Are those war drums we hear?

The Navy warship forged from World Trade Center steel has returned to New York for the first time in years
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The Navy warship forged from World Trade Center steel has returned to New York for the first time in years

The thousands of sailors, Coasties and Marines who descend on New York City every year for Fleet Week are an awesome sight to behold on their own, but this year's confab of U.S. service members includes a uniquely powerful homecoming as well

The Army is exchanging a general officer with France for the first time in history
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The Army is exchanging a general officer with France for the first time in history

The program is meant to "strengthen bonds of friendship, understanding, and interoperability."

Lawmakers are taking another stab at repealing the post-9/11 AUMF amid tensions with Iran
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Lawmakers are taking another stab at repealing the post-9/11 AUMF amid tensions with Iran

Lawmakers are mounting yet another effort to repeal the post-9/11 legislation that could be used as a potential legal justification for a military conflict with Iran

Video Review: The M320 grenade launcher is bulky garbage
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Video Review: The M320 grenade launcher is bulky garbage

The M320 Grenade launcher, a replacement for the M203, is starting to get rolled out to Marines. But former soldier Chris Capelluto thinks it's well, bulky garbage.

Hundreds of Army Psyop specialists are being promoted this month in a record-breaking ceremony
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Hundreds of Army Psyop specialists are being promoted this month in a record-breaking ceremony

PSYOP Specialists are described as "influence experts."