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No, Gen Z has not embraced Osama bin Laden

Don't worry: America’s "Gen Z" does not revere Osama bin Laden.

Ranger Video
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75th Ranger combat camera releases video on Afghan withdrawal

The video shows US troops leaving Bagram Airfield little more than a month before Kabul fell.

Veteran suicides rose in 2021, largest spike among young women vets
Military Life

Veteran suicides rose in 2021, largest spike among young women vets

Women veterans between 18 and 34 were more than three times as likely to take their own lives in 2021 than their civilian peers.

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Female soldier and family found dead in Fort Stewart home

Fort Stewart Police discovered the family Wednesday after the soldier's unit requested a welfare check.

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Senator demands major review of veteran crisis hotline

In 2022, veterans contacted the crisis line nearly a million times, a 15% increase from 2020.

second service foundation

Second Service focuses on helping veterans find a new call to serve

Mentoring vets into entrepreneurs.

Camp Pendleton
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Marine faces court-martial after 14-year-old girl found in his room

The girl was found in Marine Pfc. Avery L. Rosario’s room at Camp Pendleton on June 28.

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Soldiers who say Army doctor sexually abused them plan to sue

The soldiers allege the doctor took them into a room alone, ordered them to strip naked and examined them without gloves.

Navy SEAL Trident
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Navy SEAL investigated for alleged ties to extremists

Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator Bryce Henson has allegedly attended rallies with people wearing Proud Boys’ attire.

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Culture

The Taliban are patroling Kabul on rollerblades now, apparently

But where are all the potholes?

Adam Driver
Culture

‘F—k you, I don’t know’: Marine vet Adam Driver delivers lance corporal salute during Q&A

Actor Adam Driver is a former Marine lance corporal. Rah!

Andrew Biggio with a WW II veteran holding the M1 Garand with 300 signatures on it. The Rifle 2 book.
Culture

‘The Rifle 2′ and the author’s mission to preserve WWII Veterans’ legacy

Each veteran signs the rifle after telling their story. Biggio has gathered 300 signatures so far. 

Army corrects records of Black ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ hanged by US in 1917
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Army corrects records of Black ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ hanged by US in 1917

Descendants of the Black soldiers may now be eligible for veteran benefits.

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4 more attacks against US troops since latest airstrikes in Syria

The United States and Iran continue to fight a proxy war in Iraq and Syria.

SOAR 160th crash
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Five 160th SOAR Nightstalkers killed in training crash identified

Five soldiers with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment were killed in a helicopter crash while training over the Mediterranean Sea.

Syrian Democratic Forces
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US strikes safe house, training site in eastern Syria

It's the second such air strike mission against Iranian-linked facilities in a week.

VA rolls out free healthcare for World War II veterans
Military Life

VA rolls out free healthcare for World War II veterans

The new no-cost care eligibility applies to all veterans of the conflict who sign up for VA care.

Five special operations troops killed in aircraft crash in eastern Mediterranean Sea
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Five special operations troops killed in aircraft crash in eastern Mediterranean Sea

The aircraft suffered a mishap during a "routine air refueling mission" Friday evening.

Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane is going back in orbit
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Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane is going back in orbit

The X-37B's seventh mission will launch using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

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US military aircraft goes down in Mediterranean after training mishap

U.S. European Command says the aircraft went down Friday evening during a routine training flight. The incident is under investigation.