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This VR tour takes you into the trenches of WWI, but stops short of leaving you ‘fully traumatized’
May 12, 2021 9:26 AM
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May 11, 2021 3:40 PM
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This airman went in search of caffeine at 3 a.m. He ended up saving a life instead
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What was the dumbest thing you ever did in uniform?
May 11, 2021 10:35 AM
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Man at Missouri bar trashes military ID because troops ‘don’t even look old enough’ to know about 9/11 [UPDATED]
May 11, 2021 10:11 AM
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May 11, 2021 10:09 AM
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The Navy seized a small boat carrying enough weapons to invade a small country
May 11, 2021 8:37 AM
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By Jun 4, 2019
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Senior commanders reportedly won’t be punished for deadly 2017 Niger ambush

"We can't continue to do these investigations and hold our subordinates accountable without holding our senior guys accountable. That's a...
By May 21, 2019
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For Democrats in Congress who fought in the Iraq war, Iran is déjà vu all over again

"The administration is exaggerating everyday intelligence threats that could be handled through different manners and putting it to a boiling...
By May 9, 2019
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Rep. Gallego: Shanahan’s involvement in a ‘cover-up’ of the Niger attack is disqualifying

"Everything we're seeing right now is basically a cover-up that's occurring at the Pentagon and among general officers."
By May 6, 2019
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No signs of an imminent US invasion of Venezuela as Maduro stays in power, for now

At the moment, it does not appear that the Pentagon is prepared to go full Leroy Jenkins and deploy the...
By Apr 19, 2019
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US and Japan do not think that China will find the wreckage of a missing Japanese F-35

The CIA attempted to retrieve a sunken Soviet submarine in 1974. The mission was partially successful.
By Apr 4, 2019
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The Pentagon’s chief spokesman can’t explain why it’s been nearly a year since the last televised briefing

The Pentagon vows to brief again, don't know where, don't know when.
By Apr 1, 2019
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Shanahan says new Niger review will be completed quickly but won’t say when it will be finished

"To the families: I'm not trying to delay a report.When I undertook the role, I wanted time to review the...
By Mar 20, 2019
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Acting SecDef Shanahan under investigation for allegedly favoring former employer Boeing

The investigation comes amid a war between defense industry giants Lockheed Martin and Boeing about whether the Pentagon should buy...
By Mar 15, 2019
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Dunford: Google’s work in China is providing a ‘direct benefit’ to the Chinese military

"The work that Google is doing in China is indirectly benefitting the Chinese military. Frankly, 'indirect' may be not be a...
By Mar 14, 2019
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‘There is no slush fund,’ Acting SecDef Shanahan says of $165 billion wartime budget (that mostly doesn’t fund combat operations)

The Pentagon wants a 139 percent increase in its wartime budget even though it is not fighting any new wars.
By Mar 14, 2019
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DoD will finally tell Congress which construction projects could be cancelled to pay for the border wall

President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 15 that he was declaring a national emergency that allowed him to take $3.6...
By Feb 22, 2019
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What withdrawal? Hundreds of US troops to remain in Syria

U.S. troops will remain along Syria's border with Turkey and at the al-Tanf garrison
By Jan 27, 2019
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This One Book Will Tell You Everything You Need To Know About Acting SecDef Patrick Shanahan

"His views are all in there: his leadership philosophy, his ideas on establishing harmony across large organizations, and the way...