Military and Defense
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Marines, Soldiers Who Assisted Afghanistan Evacuation To Receive Highest Unit-Level Award
Units of soldiers and Marines who took part in the Afghanistan non-combat evacuation in August 2021 as the war was…
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US Military Takes Major Step To Combat Beijing’s Influence In The Pacific
The U.S. signed an agreement with the Republic of Palau to enforce maritime law within its claimed waters as the…
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‘Shocking’: Suicide Rates Among Post-9/11 Veterans Soared Tenfold In 15 Years, Study Finds
Suicide rates among veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11 soared in 2020 to ten times the…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Lt. Col. Kenneth Walsh
Marine Corps Lt. Col. Kenneth Ambrose Walsh was considered by many to be one of the toughest, most aggressive combat…
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‘Wasn’t Well Thought Out’: Soldiers Disappointed After Army Quietly Unveils Suicide Prevention Guidance
Officers and even Army officials expressed disappointment in the service’s official suicide prevention regulation, quietly released earlier in August, according…
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Military Aircraft Crashes In Australia, Kills 3 Marines And Injures 20 Others |
Three U.S. Marines died in an aircraft crash that injured 20 others during a multinational training exercise in Australia on…
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US Approves $500 Million Sale To Taiwan For F-16 Search & Tracking System
The Biden administration approved a $500 million sale of equipment to boost F-16 fighter jet search and tracking capabilities to…
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Army Launches Second Phase Of Brand Reboot Focused On ‘Relatability’
The Army released the second wave of promotional videos in its rebranding campaign Monday intended to boost its “relatability” to…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Ensign Charles Hammann
Navy Ensign Charles Hazeltine Hammann was one of the first U.S. military aviators who went to battle when the country…
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Pentagon To Make Entrance Exams Even Easier As Recruiting Crisis Deepens
The Pentagon will start allowing the use of calculators on the military’s entrance exam, making it easier for new recruits,…
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Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Ted Stevens Saturday
The Navy will christen the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), an Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, during a ceremony on Saturday,…
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China Makes Latest Expansion Into Heavily-Disputed Area Of South China Sea
New satellite imagery shows that China appears to be building an aircraft runway on a disputed island in the South…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Cpl. Lester Hammond Jr.
It takes a lot of courage to make a decision in battle that you know will lead to your death.…
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Marine Corps Knew About Failing Aircraft Part Years Before It Killed Five In Training Crash, Docs Show
The Marine Corps identified a potential solution to a clutch malfunction, which led to the deaths of at least five…
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Lessons From Gold Star Families
This is an article that should never be written. I write it to document the stories of the Gold Star…
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