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By Jared Keller Jun 26, 2020

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Russia reportedly placed secret bounties on US troops in Afghanistan

Soldiers and Airmen from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul return to base after a quality assurance, quality control patrol near the...

By Haley Britzky Apr 27, 2020

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‘Extensive search’ underway for missing Fort Hood private

Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, 20, was last seen on the afternoon of April 22.

By Haley Britzky Apr 6, 2020

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Paratrooper in Alaska found dead in his barracks room

RIP

By Haley Britzky Feb 26, 2020

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US service member tests positive for coronavirus in South Korea in first for military

A U.S. service member in South Korea has tested positive for COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus, in a first for...

By Jared Keller Feb 11, 2020

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Trump travels to Dover AFB to honor 2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan insider attack

President Donald Trump and members of his administration traveled to Dover Air Force in Delaware on Monday evening for the...

By Jeff Schogol Feb 10, 2020

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The Pentagon is asking for a $705 billion budget. Here is what it wants to spend that money on

As the Pentagon unveils its latest wish list, listen and you can hear the entire defense industry singing, 'Hey big...

By Haley Britzky Jan 29, 2020

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Training for the ACFT? There’s now an app for that

"It delivers on all fronts of physical training"

By Jared Keller Jan 22, 2020

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Here’s how the deadly jihadist raid against US forces in Kenya went down

The Defense Department has remained relatively tight-lipped regarding the brazen Jan. 5 raid on a military base at Manda Bay,...

By David Roza Jan 10, 2020

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2 airmen found dead in dorms at Spangdahlem Air Base

Two airmen were found unresponsive in a dorm room at around 6:30 on Thursday night at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany,...

By Jared Keller Jan 8, 2020

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Marines still haven’t found the pair of rifles that went missing at Camp Lejeune last month

A Marine infantry battalion at Camp Lejeune has still not located the pair of rifles that went missing in a...

By Haley Britzky Dec 27, 2019

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Mississippi Army staff sergeant charged with shooting and killing his wife

Staff Sgt. Percy Harris, 33, was charged with murdering his wife after police found her shot to death on Sunday

By Jeff Schogol Dec 13, 2019

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Mattis: No, the war in Afghanistan isn’t ‘just one undistinguished defeat after another’

"If you read this, you'd almost think it's a total disaster and it's not that at all."

By Jared Keller Dec 7, 2019

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NAS Pensacola shooter reportedly hosted a ‘dinner party’ to watch mass shooting videos the week before the attack

The Saudi military officer who shot and killed 3 people at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday reportedly hosted a...

By Jeff Schogol Dec 3, 2019

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Fort Bragg soldier saves shop owner’s life with a power tool cord tourniquet

"It probably wasn't smart going up there but I know he would be dead if I didn't," Montgomery told WTVD...

By Jared Keller Nov 21, 2019

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Lawmakers introduce bill to build monument to Medal of Honor recipients in Washington DC

A pair of Texas congressmen have introduced legislation to the House to create a monument "to honor the valiant service"...

By Jared Keller Nov 19, 2019

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Trump’s abrupt Syria withdrawal was a gift to ISIS, DoD IG says

President Donald Trump's abrupt withdrawal of U.S. troops from northeastern Syria and subsequent Turkish military invasion created an opening for...

By Jared Keller Nov 18, 2019

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How Iran secretly influences Iraq, according to Iran’s own intelligence cables

Fifteen years after the U.S. military toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein, the Army's massive two-volume study of the Iraq...

By Jared Keller Nov 18, 2019

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The US is worried about growing Russian influence in Libya’s civil war

The U.S. is growing increasingly worried that the Russian government is exploiting Libya's five-year-old civil war for Moscow's benefit

By James Clark Nov 8, 2019

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Most veterans believe the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan weren’t worth fighting

The majority of U.S. military veterans say America's most recent wars were not worth fighting, according to the results of...

By Jared Keller Jun 25, 2019

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An Air Force veteran accused of being a mercenary was just freed from detention in Libya

A U.S. Air Force veteran held captive for six weeks by the Libyan military amid allegations that he was a...

By Jared Keller Apr 8, 2019

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Andersen Air Force Base was sanitizing drinking water with a pesticide used in swimming pools

Personnel at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam had been consuming drinking water that had been sanitized with chlorination tablets...

By Jared Keller Mar 28, 2019

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Florida Navy lieutenant sentenced to 10 years for attempting to solicit child for sex

A 31-year-old Navy lieutenant was sentenced to a decade in federal prison for attempting to solicit a child for sex...

By Jared Keller Mar 8, 2019

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Chelsea Manning is headed back to jail

Former Army intelligence analyst turned whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been ordered imprisoned until she testifies before a grand jury as...

By Jared Keller Mar 8, 2019

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Trump reportedly wants US allies to pay extra for the privilege of hosting American troops

The White House is drafting a proposal that would demand allied countries not just foot the bill for U.S. service...

By Jared Keller Feb 28, 2019

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The US may reportedly wash its hands of Afghanistan in the next 5 years

Like Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong, U.S. officials have a five-year plan — for ending America's longest war, that is

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Russia reportedly placed secret bounties on US troops in Afghanistan

‘Extensive search’ underway for missing Fort Hood private

Paratrooper in Alaska found dead in his barracks room

US service member tests positive for coronavirus in South Korea in first for military

Trump travels to Dover AFB to honor 2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan insider attack

The Pentagon is asking for a $705 billion budget. Here is what it wants to spend that money on

Training for the ACFT? There’s now an app for that

Here’s how the deadly jihadist raid against US forces in Kenya went down

2 airmen found dead in dorms at Spangdahlem Air Base

Marines still haven’t found the pair of rifles that went missing at Camp Lejeune last month

Mississippi Army staff sergeant charged with shooting and killing his wife

Mattis: No, the war in Afghanistan isn’t ‘just one undistinguished defeat after another’

NAS Pensacola shooter reportedly hosted a ‘dinner party’ to watch mass shooting videos the week before the attack

Fort Bragg soldier saves shop owner’s life with a power tool cord tourniquet

Lawmakers introduce bill to build monument to Medal of Honor recipients in Washington DC

Trump’s abrupt Syria withdrawal was a gift to ISIS, DoD IG says

How Iran secretly influences Iraq, according to Iran’s own intelligence cables

The US is worried about growing Russian influence in Libya’s civil war

Most veterans believe the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan weren’t worth fighting

An Air Force veteran accused of being a mercenary was just freed from detention in Libya

Andersen Air Force Base was sanitizing drinking water with a pesticide used in swimming pools

Florida Navy lieutenant sentenced to 10 years for attempting to solicit child for sex

Chelsea Manning is headed back to jail

Trump reportedly wants US allies to pay extra for the privilege of hosting American troops

The US may reportedly wash its hands of Afghanistan in the next 5 years