Military and Defense
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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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Air Force Recruiters Mistakenly Said That Applicants Had Extremist Affiliations, Then Let Them Join Anyway
Air Force recruiters mistakenly marked 34% of a sample of future airmen as having a background in gangs or extremist…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Capt. Loren D. Hagen
Army Capt. Loren Douglas Hagen joined the Green Berets during the Vietnam War so he could find a childhood friend…
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Pentagon Confirms US Military Will Not Assist Niger Evacuation
No U.S. military forces in Niger will leave the country or assist the State Department’s near-total embassy evacuation, the Pentagon…
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Biden Admin Rushes More Security Aid To Taiwan Amid Growing Threat From China
The Biden administration will ask Congress next month to green-light arms funding for Taiwan as part of the supplemental budget…
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Pentagon Withdrawing Troops From Southern Border After Migrant Encounters Jumped In July
The Department of Defense (DOD) will withdraw 1,100 active duty troops supplementing the homeland security mission at the U.S.-Mexico border…
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‘This Is Absolutely Not Over’: Alabama Republicans Blast Biden For Space Command Headquarters Pick
Republican Alabama lawmakers harangued President Joe Biden for letting allegedly partisan politics interfere with a final decision, issued Monday, to…
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Senate Committee ‘Concerned’ That Air Force Isn’t Using Electric Helicopters
The Senate Appropriations Committee said it was “concerned” that electric helicopter technology isn’t being tested and utilized by the Air…
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Confidence In US Military Plummets To 26-Year Lows
American confidence in the U.S. military is the lowest it has been in over 25 years, according to a survey…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Pvt. Joseph Ozbourn
Service members caught in a firefight will do whatever they can to protect their comrades. Marine Corps Pvt. Joseph William Ozbourn…
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‘Ticking Time Bomb’: China Planted Malware In Networks Supporting US Military Bases Worldwide, Officials Say
The Biden administration is hunting for malware believed to originate from Chinese attackers in critical infrastructure systems that support U.S.…
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US General Killed In Accident Near Aberdeen Proving Ground
A U.S. general died in a plane crash near Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland on July 25, Defense News reported…
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Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124)
Arleigh Burke class destroyer The Navy will christen the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) during a 10:30…
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