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The Army has launched a new marketing campaign called "Warriors Wanted," featuring short, digital ads on social media and cable TV aimed at Generation Z. Army image

Army Launches New 'Warriors Wanted' Campaign Aimed at Generation Z

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, participate in an elephant walk during Exercise VIGILANT ACE 18 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Franklin R. Ramos)

Pentagon Cancels Large-Scale Vigilant Ace Exercise with South Korea

A sailor assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk as it launches from the flight deck of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Valiant Shield 2018, September 20, 2018. (U.S. Navy/Kenneth Abbate)

Carrier Reagan Resumes Flight Ops After Sailors Injured in Helicopter Crash

U.S. Army Reserve military police soldiers from the 341st MP Company, of Mountain View, California, prepare an M240B machine gun for a mounted crew-served weapon night fire qualification table at Fort Hunter-Liggett, California, in 2016. Army photo

Army Opens Competition to Give Mobile Machine-Gunners a Better Optic

Marines help push a car out of a flooded area at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Sept. 15, 2018, during Hurricane Florence. H(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez)

Marines OK Hurricane Reimbursements After Commander Declined to Evacuate

A parade staff with Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., stands in their position during a Friday Evening Parade at the Barracks May 31, 2013. (Dengrier Baez/Marine Corps)

Female Marines Get Deadline to Wear New Dress Blues Coats

Retirees, Disabled Vets Get Biggest Raise in 7 Years for 2019

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Graphic Novel Series Recounts Heroics of Army Medal of Honor Recipients

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A tree collapsed outside Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, during Hurricane Florence, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 15, 2018. Hurricane Florence impacted MCB Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River with periods of strong winds, heavy rains, flooding of urban and low lying areas, flash floods and coastal storm surges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Isaiah Gomez)

Housing Crisis at Camp Lejeune for Military Families in Hurricane's Aftermath

Hurricane Florence damaged much of on-base housing, forcing drastic actions to make room for troops and their families.

A hangar at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, stands shredded after Hurricane Michael ripped through the base Oct. 11, 2018. (Screenshot from DoD video)

The Most Read Stories This Week on Military.com

Here's a look at the most popular stories this week on Military.com.

Sgt. Brittney Niecol Silvers (Photo taken as a Spc.)

Estranged Husband Charged in Murder of Fort Campbell Soldier

Victor Everette Silvers, 29, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and interstate domestic violence.

Pfc. Matthew Cox, 19, died Oct. 16 while swimming. Cox was deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, at the time. (Army)

Soldier Deployed to Guantanamo Bay Dies While Swimming at Beach

The U.S. Coast Guard and Joint Task Force-Guantanamo joined with other military elements in a search for the soldier.

An undated photo shows Air Force Lt. Col. Seth Nehring in uniform. (Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force)

Air National Guard Identifies Pilots Killed in Ukraine Crash

Lt. Col. Seth "Jethro" Nehring and Ukrainian pilot Col. Ivan Petrenko were killed in the crash.

This undated photo released by Davis County Sheriff's Office shows William Clyde Allen III. (Davis County Sheriff's Office via AP)

More Charges Filed Against Navy Veteran in Ricin-Letter Case

Authorities have found two additional letters a Navy veteran sent to members of President Donald Trump's administration.

Then-Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and ship's sponsor, Jill Biden, watch as Vice President Joe Biden puts on a USS Delaware ball cap at the Pentagon announcing the name the future Virginia-class attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) in Nov. 2012. (U.S. Navy photo/Sam Shavers)

Jill Biden to Christen USS Delaware at Virginia Shipyard

Jill Biden is scheduled on Saturday to christen the future USS Delaware, the Navy's newest Virginia-class attack submarine.

In this March 30, 2010, file photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, a U.S. trooper stands in the turret of a vehicle with a machine gun, left, as a guard looks out from a tower at the detention facility of Guantanamo Bay. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

2 Guantanamo Detainees Refused to Leave, Now They're Stuck, Commander Says

Two detainees at the Guantanamo prison who were cleared for release during the Obama administration refused to cooperate.

The Military Advisor Training Academy conducted Close Air Support training for members of the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade at the Selby Combined Arms Collective Training Facility Range at Fort Benning, Georgia, on Feb. 27, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Markeith Horace)

Deployments Announced: Army to Send Next Advisory Unit to Afghanistan in 2019

The 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade assume the Army's advise-and-assist mission to support Afghan security forces.

'Substandard' Maxwell, Gunter Base Housing Has Military Families Up in Arms

Last summer, the air conditioning unit in David Karvwnaris' Maxwell Air Force Base home failed five times.

Incoming U.S. Army Gen. Austin Scott Miller, center, and outgoing U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson, third from left, clap during the change of command ceremony at Resolute Support headquarters, in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Sept. 2. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Two Americans Wounded, Afghan Police Chief Killed in Kandahar Shooting

The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan survived an attack Thursday in the southern province of Kandahar.

President Donald Trump presents the Medal of Honor to retired Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John Canley during an East Room ceremony at the White House on Oct. 17, 2018. Canley is the 300th Marine to receive the nation's highest military medal. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump Awards John Canley Medal of Honor for 'Unmatched Bravery' in Vietnam

"John raced straight into enemy fire over and over again, saving numerous American lives and defeating ... enemy fighters."

Spc. Elizabeth White (right), a public affair specialist, and Spc. Michael Otwell, an information technology specialist, keep watch during a base defense exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ben K. Navratil)

Three Troops Wounded in Suicide Bombing at Bagram Airfield

A bomb blast wounded three service members near Bagram Airfield on Wednesday afternoon.

The U.S. Army took possession Friday of Sgt. Kevin Deon Connor's body. (Courtesy of Facebook)

Army Stops Autopsy, Takes Body of Dead Paratrooper from Italian Hospital

The removal of Sgt. Kevin Deon Connor's body from San Bortolo Hospital came after the Army claimed jurisdiction.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 22, flies above the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), May 3, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Michael A. Colemanberry)

Navy Super Hornet Catches Fire During Training Flight

A Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet made an emergency landing earlier this month after a fire broke out in its right engine.

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The amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) returns to homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, Sep 23, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo/Justin E. Yarborough)

No Evidence of Shooter on USS Carter Hall or General Dynamics

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits on blocks in a Vallejo, Calif., dry dock facility undergoing depot-level maintenance including inspections and repairs to critical cutter components prior to the cutter’s next patrol, April 16, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Matthew S. Masaschi)

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Returns Home After 6 Months in Dry Dock

U.S. Army Reserve Troop List Unit Soldiers with 373rd Military Intelligence Brigade conduct crew-served weapons training and qualifications with an M249 light machine gun during Operation Cold Steel II, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operation Command (Airborne) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 8, 2018. (Devona Felgar, U.S. Army Reserve)

Future Weapons: Inside the Army’s Pursuit of a High-Tech New Round

Army concept art from January 2018 shows possibilities for a Next-Generation Ground Combat Vehicle. (Image courtesy officer of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology)

Army Wants Bradley Replacement to Vastly Outgun the Enemy

Force Master Diver Scott Brodeur, Naval Expeditionary Combat Command, watches as Chief Navy Diver Marshall Goble tries out the Office of Naval Research (ONR) TechSolutions-sponsored Scuba Binary Dive Application (SBDA 100) during a demonstration and evaluation off the coast of Panama City, Fla., Aug. 7, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Bobby Cummings)

Navy Master Diver's Idea Seeks to Digitize Diving

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active, shown above, seized $87 million worth of cocaine before returning to Port Angeles, Washington on Friday, reports said. (US Coast Guard photo)

$87M Worth of Cocaine Seized by 52-year-old Coast Guard Cutter: Reports

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Sound Off: Should the VA Change Its Motto?

As anyone who flies the flag on their front porch knows, symbols matter. Does this one need to be changed?

6 Reasons That Soldiers Get Jealous of Airmen

Fine, we'll admit it. Soldiers *do* sometimes get jealous of airmen.

Actor Gerard Butler speaks to reporters at the Pentagon on Oct. 15, 2018, promoting his new movie, "Hunter Killer." Navy Vice Adm. Fritz Roegge stands to his right. Photo by Oriana Pawlyk/Military.com

Gerard Butler: Americans Are Ready for a New High-Stakes Sub Movie

The Navy provided access to a Los Angeles-class submarine and signed off on the script.

A screen shot of an Air Force video shows housing destruction caused by Hurricane Michael. (U.S. Air Force)

Tyndall Air Force Base Unlivable: How You Can Help

When Hurricane Michael destroyed Tyndall, these spouses stepped up -- and you can, too.

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FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2015, file photo, workers tend to oil pump jacks behind a natural gas flare near Watford City, N.D. (AP photo/Eric Gay, File)

The Strategic Implications of American Energy Independence

Putin, center, attends a meeting with senior military officers in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. (Alexei Druzhinin, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Has Putin Become Russia's Tsar?

Airmen walk during the Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Nov. 5, 2016. The all-female Airmen flight represented Schriever during the women in military themed parade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher DeWitt)

VA Must Prove to Women Vets That They Belong

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