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Pilots from the 25th Flying Training Squadron and the 5th Flying Training Squadron soar through the sky in T-38C Talons on July 25, 2019, over Oklahoma. The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles across the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

2 Airmen Dead After T-38 Trainer Aircraft Accident at Vance AFB

Col. Lawrence Miller. Marine Corps photo

CO of Marines' Wounded Warrior Regiment Fired Amid Loss of Confidence

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team provide security as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands after a key leader engagement in Southeastern Afghanistan. The 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Casey Nelsen)

'Guardian Angels' Still Defending Against Insider Attacks in Afghanistan

Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C. Knadle, 33, from Tarrant, Texas and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk T. Fuchigami Jr., 25, from Keaau, Hawaii were killed Nov. 20 in Logar province, Afghanistan when their helicopter crashed (U.S. Army)

Army IDs Warrant Officers Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash

In this Tuesday, July 2, 2019, file photo, Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military court on Naval Base San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Trump Says Navy Won’t Remove Gallagher’s SEAL Designation

Expert Soldier Badge Test an Unforgiving Wakeup Call for Non-Infantry Troops

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith (Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force)

He Was the Sole JTAC Supporting a Green Beret Team. Then Machine-Gun Fire Rained Down

A research team tests the Canine Auditory Protection System (CAPS) headgear extensively with military working dogs, as well as federal law enforcement working dogs, for wearability, usability and comfort. The team measured the hearing protection effectiveness during helicopter operations and found a significant reduction in short-term hearing loss. (Photo courtesy of Zeteo Tech via the Army)

Hear That, Sgt. Rover? Better Ear Protection Coming for Military Working Dogs

Briana Smith creating care packages for our troops. (Hooters/Hooters Management Corporation/LTP Management)

Hooters Calendar Girls Give Back to Our Troops With Care Packages

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Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, Averting Shutdown

The stopgap spending bill would give negotiators four more weeks, pushing the possible shutdown to Dec. 20.

Navy Not Doing Enough to Evaluate Training Changes After Deadly Collisions: GAO

The Navy must change the way it evaluates SWO training as part of an ongoing push to prevent catastrophic ship collisions.

Major Dismissed for Affair with Deployed Soldier's Wife Gains Sentence Review

Maj. Jason A. Scott is asking the military's highest court to overturn the sentence.

Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist listens to Sen. Tim Kaine asking questions, Nov. 20, 2019. (Military.com photo/Dorothy Mills-Gregg)

DoD Budget Uncertainty Can Result in Millions' Worth of Lost, Forgotten Gear, Norquist Says

The Senate Committee on Armed Forces held a subcommittee hearing on the DoD's latest audit.

First Lady Melania Trump greets Joint Base Charleston leadership during her visit to JB Charleston, S.C. October 30, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Munoz)

Melania Trump May Send You a Care Package to Lighten Up Your Holiday Deployment

This is the second year that first lady Melania Trump and second lady Karen Pence have helped organize the comfort kits.

Navy's Top SEAL Can Revoke Tridents. Here's Why He's Sending Gallagher to a Board Instead

Chief Eddie Gallagher's legal team is hitting back against the idea of revoking his trident.

Robert H. McMahon, assistant secretary of defense for sustainment, presides over the first meeting of the PFAS task force Aug. 9, 2019, at the Pentagon. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Carroll)

Pentagon Warns that Number of Military Bases with Contaminated Water Likely to Rise

PFAS is just one of many types of potential "toxic exposures" linked to an increased number of cancers among veterans.

In this March 24, 2017, photo, bottles of hemp oil, or CBD, are for sale at the store Into The Mystic in Mission, Kansas. (Allison Long/The Kansas City Star via AP)

Air Force Is Latest Service to Warn Against Using CBD Product Use

It's a hot new trend. But it's still off limits.

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, right, and U.S. Ambassador to Hanoi Daniel Kritenbrink prepare before a meeting with Vietnamese Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich in Hanoi, Vietnam Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Esper Doesn’t Regret Delaying Drills, Despite North Korea Snub

The prospects for a resumption of the nuclear diplomacy are unclear, with Pyongyang stepping up its pressures on Washington.

United Nations Command Chaplain U.S. Army Col. Sam Lee performs a blessing of sacrifice and remembrance on the 55 cases of remains believed to be U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War and returned by North Korea at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Friday, July 27, 2018. (Staff Sgt. Quince Lanford/U.S. Army via AP)

Remains of Ohio Soldier Killed in Korean War Identified

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says the remains of Army Pfc. Wilbur T. Tackett of Alger were accounted for in August.

Chief Master Sgt. Jason Morehouse. Air Force photo

Air Force Leader Who Wrote Essay About Respecting Subordinates Fired for Disrespecting Subordinates

The command chief of the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, was removed from his position last month.

Coast Guardsmen from the cutter Harriet Lane interdict $69 million worth of cocaine from a drug-trafficking semi-submersible in the Eastern Pacific Oct. 24, 2019 (video screengrab via Coast Guard)

Coast Guard Seizes Shocking $69 Million Worth of Cocaine from Drug-Running Sub

Video shows the crew of the Cutter Harriet Lane removing 5,000 pounds of cocaine from the semi-submersible vessel.

Two A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft fly a flight training mission March 16, 2010, over Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The A-10C is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close-air support of ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

The Air Force Could Retire These 8 Fighter Planes and Bombers

Some think that getting rid of the old stuff to make room for the new makes sense.

A soldier tries on a prototype of the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) during a soldier touch point evaluation that began at Fort Pickett, Virginia, on Oct. 28, 2019. U.S. Army Futures Command photo

Army's Future Tactical Glasses Will Help Soldiers Tell Friend from Foe

They also allow a soldier to access tactical information without taking an eye off the battlefield.

Maj. Gen. Donald P. Dunbar, Wisconsin adjutant general, delivers host remarks at the start of the 2014 Executive Safety Summit at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wisconsin, on May 13, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Marvin Preston)

National Guard General Won’t Oust Whistleblower Until Probe Ends

Master Sgt. Jay Ellis triggered two federal investigations into sexual assault in his unit.

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Cpl. Sabrena Norris, a Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, fires from the prone from the 500 yard line during the Pacific Division at Puuloa Range Training Facility Feb. 8, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Sarah Anderson)

Marine Corps' Plan for 1,500-Foot Sea Wall Raises Concern in Hawaii

Delta Force sniper Sgt. 1st Class James P. McMahon. Army photo

'Black Hawk Down' Veteran Dies at Age 64

An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, kicks up a cloud of sand and dirt as it takes off for a simulated medical evacuation mission during a Helicopter Assault Course training evolution near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 3, 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Theodore Ritchie)

V-22 Osprey Engines Still at Risk in Sand and Silt, Watchdog Report Finds

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Davis, left, and Lance Cpl. Zachary Ballesteros, both with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, hold planks during a squadron physical training event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, on July 26, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

New Marine Corps PFT Rules Start Soon. Here's Who Will Face Them First

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2019, file photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the dive boat Conception is engulfed in flames after a deadly fire broke out aboard the commercial scuba diving vessel off the Southern California Coast. (Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP, File)

Lawmakers Call for Stronger Boating Safety Measures as Coast Guard Rejects Recommendations

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transits the Dardanelles Strait, Feb. 19, 2019. (U.S. Navy/Ford Williams)

Navy Denies Canceling Black Sea Op on Trump's Order

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Adam Driver stars as a Senate Intelligence Committee staffer in "The Report." (Sundance)

Marine Vet Adam Driver Fuels Iraq War Investigative Thriller 'The Report'

Driver stars as United States Senate investigator Daniel J. Jones, who led the investigation into the CIA's enhanced interrog...

Time Your Credit Card Application This Bonus-Friendly Season

If you're considering a new credit card, the bonus-friendly season from October through December is an ideal time.

'Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order' Is Hokey in a Good Way

"Jedi: Fallen Order" also gives us the first proper action-adventure "Star Wars" game in close to a decade.

Bass, a MARSOC working dog, stands with his Medal of Bravery on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., Nov. 14, 2019 (STEVE BEYNON/STARS AND STRIPES)

Marine Dog Honored for Combat Valor

Bass, a Belgian Malinois, served more than six years in Marine Corps special operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia.

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