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The Next Medal Of Honor Recipient Crawled Through Rocket Fire During One Of...
A former Army staff sergeant will receive the Medal of Honor on July 21 for his heroics during one of the deadliest battles of the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Ryan Pitts spent an...
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The Iraqi Army Just Retook Saddam Hussein's Birthplace — A Huge Symbolic Victory
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi army retook Saddam Hussein's home village overnight, a symbolic and tactical victory in its push against Sunni insurgents that have seized swathes of the country.Backed by...
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The Army Just Sent Draft Notices To Really Old Men
A year 2000-related bug has caused the US military to send more than 14,000 letters of conscription to men who were all born in the 1800s and died decades ago.Shocked residents of Pennsylvania began...
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Pentagon Considers Medal Of Honor For Soldier Who Singlehandedly Fought Off...
An Army sergeant who singlehandedly fought off roughly two dozen German soldiers and saved a comrade during World War I nearly 100 years ago is being considered for the Medal of Honor by Defense...
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The Army's New Camouflage Uniform Looks Nearly Identical To The Previous One
The U.S. Army has altered its government-owned Scorpion camouflage pattern to look almost identical to MultiCam, the trademarked pattern the service has been using in Afghanistan since 2010.Earlier...
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Today's Medal Of Honor Recipient Crawled Through Rocket Fire During One Of...
A former Army staff sergeant is receiving the Medal of Honor today for his heroics during one of the deadliest battles of the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Ryan Pitts spent an agonizing...
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The Army Is Issuing Pink Slips To Dozens Of Officers Deployed To Afghanistan
At least 48 Army captains serving in Afghanistan are among nearly 1,200 captains who have essentially been given pink slips forcing them to leave the military as part of the Army's drawdown, service...
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A Rare Look Inside New York City's Only US Military Base
New York City's only army base is nestled between the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and the neighborhood of Bay Ridge in Brooklyn.Aside from people dressed in fatigues and the occasional military vehicle,...
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Army Investigators Are Finally Questioning Bowe Begdahl
HOUSTON (AP) — A defense attorney for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl says the U.S. Army has begun questioning the soldier about his disappearance in Afghanistan that led to five years in captivity by the...
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The Army Is Trying To Figure Out How To 3D-Print Food
Up to this point, 3D printing has been something of a niche technology, as continual improvements are made to the experimental hardware and software. One of the areas that researchers are investigating...
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The 13 Best Books The Army Wants Its Leaders To Read
Soldiers need to know much more than just how to pull a trigger.They need to respond quickly to chaotic situations — often with limited information — and effectively lead and inspire others.In essence,...
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This Elite Helicopter Unit With The World's Best Pilots Took Part In The...
When the Navy SEALs or Army Special Forces need a ride, they call the unit with the most elite helicopter pilots in the world — the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR).So it comes as no...
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Russian Army Wives Are Protesting For Russia To Come Clean About Where...
Several dozen women gathered outside a military base in central Russia on Thursday to demand that commanders come clean about the whereabouts of their husbands after reports of secret funerals for...
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The Army National Guard Is Broke
The Army National Guard is about $100 million short on cash and numerous states around the country are being forced to postpone, and possibly cancel training because of it.So far, Guard units in...
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The US Army Is Taking Its First Steps Toward Opening Ranger School To Women
For the first time, the Army is planning to allow female solders to attend Ranger School as part of an assessment that could permanently open the grueling infantry course to women.The service recently...
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The Army Is Sending A 2-Star General To Lead The Fight Against The Ebola...
President Obama named a logistics specialist Tuesday in Army Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams to lead 3,000 US troops in West Africa against the Ebola epidemic and to create a military "air bridge" to...
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The Army's Short-Sighted Decision To Shutter Its Leading Counter-Insurgency...
In another harbinger of the US military’s waning emphasis on counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine, on October 1, the Army Irregular Warfare Center (AIWC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas will close its doors...
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Hazing In The South Korean Army Sounds Out Of Control
“So you think you can discuss military issues without even having served?” Conservative lawmaker Han Gi-ho hurled that question at conscientious objector Lim Tae-hoon in a parliamentary hearing. “You...
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Iraq's Government Is Struggling To Pay And Supply Its Front-Line Fighters
With Islamic State militants encroaching, the Iraqi government cannot afford to see any cracks in its line of defense.So when newly enlisted civilian volunteers threatened to break ranks, lawmakers...
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The 'Black Hawk Down' Mission Happened 21 Years Ago — This Was The...
It's been 21 years since the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia, which ended with 18 dead American soldiers, several thousand dead Somalians, and, as we all know, two downed Blackhawk helicopters.The...
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