News

This is the Army’s updated policy for transgender soldiers
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News
USAA pays off Marine family’s $14,000 bill from private military housing company
Jun 24, 2021 4:29 PM
Marine Corps
AC-130 gunship crew awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for saving 88 lives during Afghanistan battle
Jun 24, 2021 3:18 PM
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This Army Navy Country Club charges enlisted troops $77,700 to join — double the price for retired officers
Jun 24, 2021 12:15 PM
News
Review: the Leatherman Bond is a fittingly British multitool in all the wrong ways
Jun 24, 2021 10:06 AM
Reviews
Review: Practically a lightsaber, the Olight Baton 3 flashlight gets it done in the dark
Jun 24, 2021 10:05 AM
Reviews
US to begin evacuating Afghan interpreters before troop withdrawal [Updated]
Jun 24, 2021 9:40 AM
News
Why Nellis Air Force Base held its first ever drag show
Jun 24, 2021 8:36 AM
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The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is tired of ignorant bullsh*t from people who don’t like to read
Jun 23, 2021 3:05 PM
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Defense Secretary to Rep. Matt Gaetz: ‘We do not teach critical race theory’
Jun 23, 2021 2:20 PM
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Congress is voting to repeal the wrong war authorization

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Tell us how you feel about the US leaving Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of war

We want to hear from you.
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Trump to leave office with vastly more troops in DC than in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria combined

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By Nov 22, 2020
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By Nov 14, 2020
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Acting SecDef Miller on America’s forever wars: ‘It’s time to come home’

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By Sep 13, 2020
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What to know about Trump’s promise to end the ‘endless wars’

"There's still a lot more that we need to talk about what it means to actually end the war."
By May 2, 2020
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The US military’s silence on Afghanistan is a sign of weakness

'Embarrassing things tend to get classified in this town.'
By Mar 10, 2020
News

The Taliban is allowed to read classified documents related to the Afghan peace deal, but you can’t

Maybe the Taliban has a FOIA office?
By Mar 9, 2020
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Afghanistan withdrawal begins: US military starts drawing down to 8,600 troops

The long goodbye begins.
By Mar 4, 2020
News

What peace deal? US launches airstrike on Taliban fighters attacking Afghan security forces

So much for the reduction in violence.
By Feb 29, 2020
Analysis

It is not certain if all US troops will leave Afghanistan over the next 14 months

Defense Secretary Mark Esper called the 14-month timeline in the agreement “aspirational.”
By Jul 12, 2019
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Congress just took a major step towards preventing Iran from becoming another Forever War

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By Jul 10, 2019
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Some members of Congress are finally realizing that authorizing wars without end is really bad

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By May 21, 2019
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Conservative and liberal veterans groups launch lobbying campaign to end the ‘forever wars’

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‘These Things Often Take Time,’ General Says Of Two-Decade-Old Wars

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