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Marine Leaders' Plea to Companies: Get Us Our Gear Faster
Some of the Marine Corps' top acquisition officers had strong words for contractors about the need to move gear into warfight...
'Expecting Casualties:' How Airmen Created the Incredible Thai Cave Rescue Plan
For a rescue attempt like this, with children trapped deep in an uncharted maze of caves, there was no roadmap.
Military Spouses Less Likely Than Troops to Vote: Survey
A new survey shows military spouses of troops are less likely to participate in elections than their service members.
Could This Non-Lethal Round Replace Tasers for Marines?
The munition is intended to be a small-caliber, non-lethal round that can be fired from current conventional small arms.
China Denies Request for a Hong Kong Port Call by USS Wasp
A deterioration in U.S.-China relations, seen dramatically in their trade dispute, is spilling over into the military arena.
Enrollment Fee Changes Announced for Some Tricare Users
Retired Guardsmen and reservists will pay more for Tricare enrollment in 2019, while others will see small decreases.
New Rules: High-and-Tights for Sailors Who Serve With Marines
Navy corpsmen will no longer be exempt from Marine first sergeants' orders to police their mustaches.
Mattis Denies Rift with Top White House Official over Syria Endgame
Jim Mattis and John Bolton appeared to set different conditions for the eventual withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.
Air Force OCP Uniform Rollout Just Days Away
The U.S. Air Force is on track to begin distributing its new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform beginning Oct. 1.
Pentagon Adjusts Tactics as Afghan Army Toll Rises: Mattis
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday that the U.S. military is adjusting tactics in Afghanistan.
'Rocket Man' to 'Terrific': Trump Lauds Kim in UN Return
President Trump raised hopes at the United Nations that a second meeting with Kim Jong Un could occur "quite soon."
Alleged al-Qaida War Criminal Recovering from Surgery Stalls Gitmo Hearing
An Iraqi captive held at Guantanamo failed to show up at a hearing, stalling progress toward the war crimes trial.
Marine Jailed, Owes Corps More Than Half a Million Dollars
A former Marine who used his position as a Toys for Tots coordinator to make payments to himself will serve 33 months.
3 Ways the Marines Are Making Their Fitness Tests Tougher in 2019
Marines will face several new standards next year that will make it harder to pass their physical and combat fitness tests....
Air Force Refueling Mission Over Horn of Africa Holds Steady
As of Aug. 31, Air Force tankers had conducted 2,919 sorties and offloaded 92.3 million pounds of fuel to coalition fighters.
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After Florence, Commissaries Reopen, Return to Normal Hours
With storm clean-up well on its way, these commissaries have reopened.
Al Matthews, Marine Veteran Who Played Apone in 'Aliens,' Dies at 75
In his most famous scene, he bites down on his cigar as he awakes from hypersleep and starts barking orders to his Marines.
The Making of 'Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story'
Filmmaker and retired Air Force Col. Randall Larsen says the soldiers from Fort Drum have never got the credit they deserved.
'Star Wars' Producer and Marine Corps Veteran Gary Kurtz Dies at 78
Kurtz served during the Vietnam War but refused to carry a loaded weapon despite threats he'd be thrown into jail.
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- Troops' New Marksmanship Simulator Will Feature a Mock JLTV
- More Than a Decade Later, the Air Force Finally Picks a Huey Replacement
- Air Force Greenlights T-6 Trainer as Safe to Fly After Recent Crash
- Precision Ship-Landing System Could Be Game-Changer at Bare Airfields
- Army, Air Force Fielding Drone-Hunting System That Can Fit on a Pickup Truck
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- Could This Non-Lethal Round Replace Tasers for Marines?
- Air Force OCP Uniform Rollout Just Days Away
- Army Finds Fix for Dangerous Glitch in M4 and M4A1 Service Rifles
- Air Force Collecting Feedback to Design Better-Fitting Flight Suits
- Close Combat Task Force Prioritizes Virtual Training over New Weapons
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- After Florence, Commissaries Reopen, Return to Normal Hours
- Blue Water Navy Supporters Pressure Isakson, Target VA Secretary's Hardline
- After Hurricane Florence: Status of VA & Other Federal Assistance
- Proposed Rule Would Expand Respite Care Access for Families With Special Needs
- Report: Health Care Gaps Narrowing But Remain for Women Vets
DOD Buzz
- Marine Corps Cancels Major AAV Upgrade, But Still Plans a New Gun Turret
- Marine Leaders' Plea to Companies: Get Us Our Gear Faster
- Air Force Refueling Mission Over Horn of Africa Holds Steady
- Air Force Wants to Streamline Intel-Gathering Ops, Free Up 5,000 Personnel
- B-1 Ejection Seat Failure Not Affecting Deployed Operations, General Says
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- Military Spouses Less Likely Than Troops to Vote: Survey
- Advocates Are Building a Plan to Take on Military Hunger
- When Florence Canceled This Marine's Wedding, Military Spouses Stepped In
- These Surrogate Grandparents Serve to Remember the Fallen
- This Study Seeks to Help Military Survivors Move Through Grief
