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A couple hundred soldiers will test this new cold-weather shirt this winter. The part-wool shirt made by Polartec is designed to keep soldiers warm and dry. (Gina Harkins/Military.com)

Soldiers Will Test New Flame-Resistant Wool Pullover this Winter

General Dynamics Next Generation Squad Weapon automatic rifle variant. (Matthew Cox/Military.com)

Bullpup or Belt-Fed? Prototypes for Army's Next-Gen Squad Weapons Finally Revealed

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II departs Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 20, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)

Air Force Denies Report More Security Forces Sent to Incirlik

An F-35B Lighting II aircraft prepares to land during a training exercise with Airborne Tactical Advantage Company aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, April 14, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps/ Lance Cpl. Ashley Phillips)

Full F-35 Production May Not Begin for More Than a Year, Pentagon Top Buyer Says

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct the Army Combat Fitness Test at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Oct. 2, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cody Parsons)

Army Considering Pass/Fail Option on ACFT for Sergeant Promotions

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Joint Website Debuts as Major Military Health Care Merge Gets Underway

New recruits are issued the essential gear that they will use for their remaining time at Parris Island, S.C. (U.S. Marine Corps)

From Sedentary to Basic Training: Here's How to Get Ready

U.S. Marines rucksack during a U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command noncommissioned officers (NCO) field exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps/Caleb Nunez)

Military Benefits for Those Who Are Involuntarily Separated

‘Retro Report on PBS’ Investigates How ‘Caring Letters’ Can Help Prevent Suicide

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Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters on an armored personnel carrier drive to cross the border into Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Syria Kurds Accuse Turkey of Violating Cease-Fire

The town of Ras al-Ayn was emerging as an immediate test for the five-day cease-fire agreed on by Washington and Ankara.

A volunteer in Afghanistan carries an injured youth to hospital following the country's second-deadliest blast of the year, in Nangarhar Province. (NOORULLAH SHIRZADA/AFP)

Dozens Killed in Afghan Mosque Blast: Officials

At least 62 people were killed by a blast inside an Afghan mosque during Friday prayers/

A construction worker's gloved hand is seen through a portion of the 30-foot tall bollard fence as work continues on the U.S./Mexico border fence two miles east of the Lukeville, Arizona port of entry on Oct. 8, 2019. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

Trump's Use of Military Money for Wall Survives Senate Test

The Senate voted to sustain Trump's veto of legislation reversing his raid of military project money to pay for the wall.

This April 2, 2015, photo shows the main entrance to the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/State Journal, John Hart)

VA Watchdog Calls Mishandling of Veterans' Personal Info a 'National Issue'

Sensitive personal information was stored unprotected on two servers, which might expose vets to fraud and identity theft.

Brig. Gen. John Evans discusses the JROTC program at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 16, 2019. Photo by Alec Bose

General: Army's JROTC Needs Tech Programs, Diversity

The Army must invest in STEM education and interactive learning for its JROTC programs to succeed.

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, center, delivers the keynote address during the 74th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on Oct. 17, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Most Overrated? Mattis Laughs Off Trump Barb at Charity Gala

The day after Trump demeaned him as "the world's most overrated general," Mattis joked that he took it as a compliment.

Newly graduated Afghan National Army march during their graduation ceremony after a three-month training program at the Afghan Military Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

UN: Afghan Insurgents Responsible for Most 2019 Casualties

Afghan civilians are dying in record numbers in the country's increasingly brutal war.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe (U.S. Army)

Vets in Congress Renew Medal of Honor Plea for Army 'Legend' Alwyn Cashe

Cashe went beyond the call of duty, which is why he deserves the Medal of Honor, three members of Congress wrote.

E-6B Mercury, a nuclear command-and-control aircraft, prepares for takeoff. (U.S. Navy)

Navy's 'Doomsday' Plane Hits a Bird, Suffers $2M in Damages

An E-6B Mercury, a nuclear command-and-control plane, hit the bird at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Oct. 2.

Gen. James McConville, chief of staff of the Army, answers a question from the media after the opening ceremony of the Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2019. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Dana Clarke)

New Army Chief Wants to Let Soldiers Stay Longer at Favorite Duty Stations

Could soldiers be able to put off PCS moves for nine years?

In this Feb. 23, 1945, file photo, Marines with the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan. (AP Photo/Joe Rosenthal)

Marine Corps Announces It Was Wrong -- Again -- on Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Photo

Evidence shows another Marine long-believed to be in the famous photo from atop Mount Suribachi was misidentified.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter observes his portrait at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15, 2015. Carpenter is the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient. (DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen)

Kyle Carpenter Is Still Refusing to Hide His Scars

It's been nine years since the Medal of Honor recipient hurled himself onto a live grenade to save a fellow Marine.

Coast Guard Seaman Ethan W. Tucker, right, is accused of killing Seaman Ethan Kelch, left, in Alaska. Facebook

Charged with Killing His 'Best Bud,' Coast Guardsman Appears in Camp Pendleton Courtroom

Seaman Ethan W. Tucker was arrested Aug. 28 after a seven-month Coast Guard investigation into the January death.

FILE PHOTO -- U.S. Airmen at the 20th Force Support Squadron main fitness center perform pushups while fitness assessment augmentees observe form at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 12, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Ingold)

Air Force Adds Sickle Cell Trait Question to Fitness Survey After PT Deaths

The addition of screening for sickle cell trait on the survey will help to flag those who might need additional clearance.

Vice President Mike Pence meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace for talks on the Kurds and Syria, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Ankara, Turkey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Turkey Agrees to a Cease-Fire in Syria, Pence Says

Pence said Turkey had agreed to a "pause in military operations for 120 hours" to allow the Kurds to withdraw.

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Ellsworth Air Force Base main gate sign. Wikimedia

Air Force IDs Ellsworth Airman Found Dead Off Base

Coast Guard members prepare bails of cocaine to be offloaded from the Coast Guard Cutter Alert in San Diego on Oct. 16, 2019. Alex Gray/Coast Guard

Coast Guard Offloads $92 Million Worth of Smuggled Cocaine in San Diego

This October 2005 file photo shows U.S. Air Force F-15 aircraft flying in formation near Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The U.S. Air Force wants to fly supersonic fighter jets at lower altitudes in lightly populated areas of Idaho, Nevada and Oregon to better simulate combat conditions. (AP Photo/Matt Cilley)

Fighter Jets Could Fly Lower in Idaho, Nevada and Oregon

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chris Dieter, 97th Air Refueling Squadron director of operations, adjusts dials in the cockpit while flying over Idaho on Aug. 20, 2019. Airman Kiaundra Miller/Air Force

Fairchild to Become Home to Air Force's Biggest Tanker-Refueling Wing

U.S. Army mechanics, with Delta Company, 250th Brigade Support Battalion, attached to 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 42nd Infantry Division, New Jersey National Guard, pose around the Kawasaki MULE they restored in September at Joint Training Center-Jordan. The Army seeks to maximize the value of every dollar, operate transparently and wisely use the resources entrusted to us. (Shaiyla B. Hakeem/U.S. Army)

Army Mechanics Deployed to Jordan Trick out an ATV

Soldier Dies 10 Years After Being Shot in the Head While Looking for Bowe Bergdahl

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Vote for this Year's Top Rookie Veteran Trucker, and Maybe Be One Yourself

The winner gets a new tricked-out rig, perfect for a supertrucker.

In this Dec. 20, 2017, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Sound Off: Is Mattis 'Overrated'?

Five people walk next to a ship. (U.S. Navy/Rick Naystatt)

The Best Future Veteran Employee Needs Soft Skills to Succeed

Unlike hard skills -- which are skills that can be gained through education and training programs and can be easily defined a...

A soldier naps at the National Training Center. (U.S. Army/Tracy McKithern)

Coming Back Into Fitness After Time in the Field

Recovering from deployments and trainings so you can go and do it again is why we train as tactical athletes. But what's the...

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