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United States and the Republic of Korea Navy vessels participate in a photo exercise during Exercise Foal Eagle in March 2017.

The US Is Cutting Back The Exercise That Always Pisses Off North Korea

Jesse Johnson, Japan Times

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This Is One Of US Military Planners’ Greatest Fears In A War With North Korea

Jared Keller

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The Army’s Upgraded Apache Helicopters Just Arrived In Europe To Stare Down Russia

Martin Egnash, Stars and Stripes

Maj. Paul M. Nuernberg (left), the outgoing commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Mission Support Command, hugs HHC’s outgoing senior enlisted leader, 1st Sgt. Roderick W. Hendricks, after the unit’s change of command and change of responsibility ceremony Saturday June 10, 2017.

9 Leadership Lessons I Learned As A Company Commander

Robert Deppa

Marines gather under the American Flag during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 19, 2014.

We Need More Vets In Politics. Here’s How To Make Your Mark

Renny McPherson, Joe Flood, and Eli Schmerler

A U.S. Air Force veteran sits in the Women Veterans Health Clinic Waiting Room.

Are Veteran Service Organizations Doing Enough To Support Female Vets?

Kate Hendricks Thomas

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), made up of an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, looks at smoke rising in the al-Meshleb neighbourhood of Raqa as they try to advance further into the Islamic State (IS) group's Syrian bastion, on June 7, 2017 two days after finally entering the northern city.

The US Has No Long-Term Plan In Syria, And That’s Dangerous

Danny Leffler

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5 Of The Most Disastrous Defeats In US Military History

Robert Farley, The National Interest

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The Military Justice System Has A Race Problem, According To DoD Data

Jared Keller

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7 American Celebrities Who Just Couldn’t Hack It In The Armed Forces

Jack Mandaville

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The 4 Largest Tanks Ever Built (And One That Remains A Twisted Dream)

Jared Keller

U.S. Navy Adm. William McRaven, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, answers a question during an all-call at the Commando Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 31, 2012.

21 Secrets Of Success I Learned From Working With The Military’s Best Generals

A former military aide-de-camp shares the 21 habits his bosses exhibited that led them to success.

Jason Criss Howk