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She Flew Helicopters In Iraq. Now She's The Army's Woman On The International Space Station

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Anne McClain will be closer to her mother in Spokane, Washington, for the holidays than she’s been for most years since high school — depending on where in orbit the International Space Station (ISS) is.

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8 Of The Worst Places To Sleep

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Benjamin Franklin nailed it when he said, "Fatigue is the best pillow." True story, Benny. There's nothing like pushing your body so far past exhaustion that you'd willingly, even longingly, take a nap on a concrete slab.

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And no one knows that better than military service members and we have the pictures to prove it.

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Vets Can See The 'First Man' Film For Free — Here's How To Get Tickets

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Active-duty military members and veterans can see the upcoming film First Man for free as long as they are among the first 25 in line on Thursday.

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What 9/11 Looked Like To The Only American Service Member Not On Earth

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Editor’s note: This article first appeared in 2017 and is being republished for the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

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No, A Huge Meteor Did Not Threaten A US Base With Destruction

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On July 25th, a fireball graced the skies over icy Greenland near Thule Air Force Base, the U.S. Air Force’s northernmost base and a key to its aerospace defense strategy. The meteor released 2.1 kilotons of energy over a installation designed to detect nuclear missile launches, which led to a predictable media freakout; Fox News posted a story about the incident beneath a picture of an explosion — definitely not this one — with a mushroom cloud spilling from Earth into space:

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Here's What Trump's Space Force Will Actually Do, According To The Head Of NASA

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NASA’s administrator is a strong defender of President Donald Trump’s proposals for space — including an armed force and a permanent presence on the moon — and says he wants Americans to realize how much their well-being depends on what happens far above Earth.

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