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The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp steams through the ocean. (Petty Officer 3rd Class David Smart/U.S. Navy)

Hundreds of Marines Are Headed to Central, South America as Amphib Changes Homeports

The Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle (EMAV) mounted with a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) and a .50 caliber machine gun. (Matthew Cox/Military.com)

Marines Arm Drone Vehicle with .50-cal Machine Gun for Urban Fight

Secretary of the Air Force Nominee Barbara Barrett testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee, as a part of the confirmation process, Sept 12, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force/Wayne Clark)

Senator Threatens to Hold Back Air Force Nominee Over Trump Resort Stays

U.S. Marines from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment and civilians conduct weapons testing on the 81mm experimental non-lethal Indirect Fire Munition (IDFM) rounds at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 16, 2018. (Screenshot from video by Eric Tso and Adam Montera/Marine Corps)

Marines Test Nonlethal Mortar Round for Crowd Control

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2012 file photo, three variations of the AR-15 rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif. On Sept. 19, 2019, Connecticut-based Colt Firearms said it was suspending production of its version of the AR-15 for the civilian market. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Colt Suspends Production of AR-15 for Civilian Market

Modern Day Marine 2019: Exoskeleton Suit. (Military.com)

Video: Exoskeleton Suit at Modern Day Marine

The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (ASB(I) 15) conducts an operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Laser Weapon System (LaWS) while deployed to the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Navy/John F. Williams)

Lasers That Take Out Drones and Small Boats Could Be Mounted On More Navy Ships

Military Group Voices of Service Makes the Top 5 in 'America's Got Talent' Finals

Americans Need Protection from Foreign-Sponsored Hacking

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Morphine is primarily used for pain relief and anesthesia. Getty Images

Feds Charge VA Nurse with Stealing Morphine from Hospice Patients

One patient's suffering may have been increased the day before he died, according to charges filed in federal court.

Mar-a-Lago on Palm Beach Island in Palm Beach, Florida. Mar-a-Lago is Palm Beach's grandest mansion with 58 bedrooms and 33 bathrooms. It was built in 1927 by Joseph Urban and Marion Wyeth. Getty Images

Marine Unit Wants to Hold Annual Ball at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club

The move comes at a time when taxpayer and foreign-government spending at Trump properties is fueling political battles.

Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Photo via Flickr

Fourth Patient Named in Probe of VA Hospital Deaths

Federal prosecutors are probing up to 11 patient deaths at the facility.

A Saudi military officer walks by what was described as the remains of Iranian cruise missiles and drones used in an attack that targeted the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, during a press conference by military spokesman Col. Turki al-Malki in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

US Has No Immediate Plans to Boost Forces to Counter Iran: Pentagon

The U.S. is awaiting a final assessment from the Saudis on "where they believe the attacks came from."

A KC-46A Pegasus from McConnell Air Force Base’s total force team, 22nd Air Refueling Wing and 931st ARW, sits on the taxiway at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, August 26, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daniel de La Fé)

Air Force’s Problem-Plagued New Tanker Likely Won’t Deploy for 3 Years or More

It doesn't look as if the problems plaguing the U.S. Air Force's KC-46 Pegasus tanker will be over anytime soon.

Tom Rice, a 98-year-old American WWII veteran, front left, approaches the landing zone during a tandem parachute jump near Groesbeek, Netherlands, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, as part of commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

At 98, D-Day Vet Jumps Again, with Eyes on the Big 100

The American who caused a sensation by parachuting into Normandy for the anniversary of the D-Day landings was at it again.

Troops look at the North American Rescue’s TOMManikin at Modern Day Marine in Quantico, Va. Navy corpsmen could be called on to manage hurt Marines for days on the future battlefield. (Gina Harkins/Military.com)

Corpsmen May Need Skills to Keep Patients Alive Well Past 'Golden Hour' in Future Fights

Officials with North American Rescue, which creates the lifelike TOMManikin, are pushing new tools for training medics.

The first Vermont Air National Guard F-35 takes flight July 31, 2019, in Fort Worth, Texas. Two aircraft are due to be delivered to the 158th Fighter Wing on Sept. 19, 2019. Twitter photo

First National Guard Unit Gets F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

The Vermont Air National Guard is due to take delivery Thursday of the first two of what will become 20 F-35 fighters.

Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., center, is joined by other members of Congress as she speaks after the group toured the U.S. Border Patrol Central Processing Center Saturday, June 23, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Commands Protect Troops and Fail Families in Domestic Abuse Cases, Victims Say

Three women claim military commands refused to prosecute and allowed their alleged abusers to go free.

In this Wednesday, May 18, 2016 file photo, a Belgian F16 fighter jet flies over Florennes Military Airbase, in Florennes, Belgium. A Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 on a road in western France and one of its pilots is hanging from a high-voltage electricity line after his parachute got caught, according to French authorities. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Belgian Fighter Jet Crashes in France, Pilot Hits Power Line

Emergency workers extracted the pilot safely after cutting off power in the area.

Senior Airman Chris Barrier from the 124th Security Forces Squadron get his waist measurement during his annual fitness assessment, Gowen Field, Idaho, April 11, 2015. (Air National Guard/Senior Airman Cassie Morlock)

After PT Deaths, Air Force Weighs Separating Waist Measurement from Fitness Test

The Air Force's top enlisted leader said some airmen go to extremes, even starving themselves, to pass the tape test.

Coast Guard Commander Charged with Importing Narcotics

According to a complaint, James Silcox III received three shipments of Tramadol to post-office boxes over the summer.

The Cadet Chapel and F-16 reflect on the tiles of The Terrazzo at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Oct. 31, 2018 after a few inches of snowfall blanketed the region overnight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

Court-Martial Acquits Air Force Academy Cadet Accused of Rape

An Air Force Academy cadet accused of raping a woman in 2017 was found not guilty during a general court-martial.

Bell’s tiltrotor unmanned V-247 Vigilant has sensors and weapons that can help protect Navy ships. As the Navy and Marine Corps prepare for a future fight against a strong naval force, the services are looking to purchase autonomous aircraft that can provide vital data and carry out attacks. (Gina Harkins/Military.com)

This Osprey-Style Drone Could Help Marines Protect Navy Warships

The Marine Corps is considering using a massive drone not unlike its MV-22B Osprey to protect ships.

World War II veteran Clarence Smoyer, 96, poses for a picture in front of a Sherman tank after receiving the Bronze Star, near the World War II Memorial, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Washington. Smoyer fought with the U.S. Army's 3rd Armored Division, nicknamed the Spearhead Division. In 1945, he defeated a German Panther tank near the cathedral in Cologne, Germany — a dramatic duel filmed by an Army cameraman that was seen all over the world. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The 'Hero of Cologne' Receives his Bronze Star 75 Years Late

When 96-year-old Clarence Smoyer came to Washington, he thought he was heading to the Pentagon to sign copies of "Spearhead."

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In preparation of the arrival of Hurricane Florence, an F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 departs Naval Air Station Oceana, Sept. 11, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Kiana A. Raines)

Navy Considers Opening Parts of Naval Air Station Oceana to Public

US Marine Arrested for Allegedly Distributing LSD

Retired Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Bernard B. Bartusiak, 95, listens to his family members speak after being awarded with two Distinguished Flying Cross medals and the Air Medal (Strike/Flight), 2nd-8th awards, by Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer on Sept. 10, 2019, for meritorious service during World War II involving aerial flight from April 20, 1943, to August 26, 1944. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Paul L. Archer)

WWII Sailor Receives Combat Medals 76 Years After 'Hazardous Flying' Over Europe

Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, a former Army Special Forces soldier, arrives at the Fort Bragg courtroom facility for an arraignment hearing on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Golsteyn entered a plea of not guilty in the killing of an unarmed Afghan national in 2010. (Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

December Trial for Former Green Beret Accused of Killing Bomb-Maker

Operations Specialist First Class Sean McNamara launches the Mk 18 Mod 2 Kingfish for an initial underwater survey of Sweeper Cove on Adak Island in the Alaska's Aleutian chain. (U.S. Navy/Senior Chief Petty Officer Brandon Raile)

Navy EOD Techs Use Underwater Bomb-Sweeping Drones in New Arctic Exercise

Acting Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy answers questions from members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing Sept. 12, 2019. (Army photo by Sgt. Dana Clarke)

Nominee to Lead Army: Deployment of Soldiers to Border Was a 'Lawful Order’

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Larry’s father, Lyman Abbott, U.S. Army, circa 1945. (Courtesy Larry Abbott)

My Father Died Over 60 Years Ago. I Feel That I‘m Just Now Meeting Him

My mother off-handedly mentioned that my father was at Omaha Beach. I sat up and took notice at this piece of family lore tha...

Nevada Desert Towns Prep for Possible 'Storm Area 51' Influx

Will hordes of determined Americans descend on the desert this weekend to storm Area 51 in an effort to learn the truth?

Theodore "Ted" Sikora, left, and Edward "Ed" Sikora, right. are honored by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the ATI Salute to Heroes Award at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Sept. 15, 2019. The brothers are veterans of World War II. With them is Ted's grandson-in-law, Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Vollstedt, center. (Photo Credit: Army Staff Sgt. Dalton Smith)

Steelers Honor World War II Veteran Brothers at NFL Home Opener

Ted Sikora, 99, served in the Battle of the Bulge and Ed Sikora, 95, served in Pearl Harbor and the Pacific theater.

Jesse Iwuji is a Navy Reservist and NASCAR driver. (Courtesy of Jesse Iwuji)

5 Steps to Success from a Sailor Turned NASCAR Driver

After commissioning into the Navy, surface warfare officer Jesse Iwuji mapped out a plan to race in NASCAR as a side hustle.

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