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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Randall Hoffman, Commanding Officer of MCRD Parris Island Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Fires the M1 Garand rifle during the Hearst Doubles Match at Camp Perry Ohio July 31, 2018. (Yamil Cassareal/Marine Corps)

How to Get a Historic M1 Rifle and Other Military Surplus Weapons

In this Oct. 5, 2018 photo the U. S. Supreme Court building stands quietly before dawn in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Supreme Court: Retirees Can Be Court-Martialed for Crimes Committed After Service

An Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano A-29 experimental aircraft flies over White Sands Missile Range. The A-29 participated in the U.S. Air Force Light Attack Experiment (OA-X), a series of trials to determine the feasibility of using light aircraft in attack roles. (Ethan D. Wagner/U.S. Air Force)

Fatal A-29 Crash Caused by Pilot 'Overcontrol,' Probe Finds

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, engage targets during a live-fire demonstration near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, on Sept, 7, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Lopez)

400 US Troops Staying in Syria to Keep Pressure on ISIS, Protect Kurds

Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker, a 3rd Infantry Division Soldier who was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, and killed in action in Iraq in 2003, is depicted in a photo illustration alongside the Distinguished Service Cross medal, which he is slated to posthumously receive April 5, 2019, for his heroic actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo illustration by Master Sgt. Shelia L. Cooper)

Soldier Killed in Baghdad Invasion Will Receive Distinguished Service Cross

A journalist raises his hand to ask a question during a news briefing by Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, left, and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, right, at the Pentagon on Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump's Next Defense Secretary Could Be a Woman

Quartermaster 2nd Class Taylor Miller, from Kent, Ohio, unfurls the union jack on the jack staff of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is undergoing a planned incremental availability during the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (Kaleb Sarten/Navy)

Navy Ships Will Again Fly the Union Jack as US Enters Great Power Competition

John Wayne's Racist Comments, Lack of WWII Service Resurface to Intense Debate

"California Tom Cruise" takes us on a tour of Oceanside, CA's famous "Top Gun" house. (Facebook)

One of the Navy's Most Important Historic Sites Saved From Destruction

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Members of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepare a seven-ton Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTRV) to be lifted by a CH-53E Super Stallion at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., on Jan. 16, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire)

Always Wanted to Own a Military Tactical Vehicle? Here's Your Chance

Seven-tons and ITV Growlers are going on sale soon.

This image provided by the U.S. District Court in Maryland shows a photo of firearms and ammunition that was in the motion for detention pending trial in the case against Christopher Paul Hasson. (U.S. District Court via AP)

Trump Gets Briefing on Coast Guard Officer Accused of Having Hit List

Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson, of Maryland, was arrested last week on gun and drug charges.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dat Dang and Sgt. Maurice Wendorf of the 98th Expeditionary Signal Battalion discuss the functions of a Supply Terminal Trailer at Fort Irwin, California, on May 10, 2016. The STT is a satellite that can provide online capabilities for frontline troops' computer systems anywhere in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Adam Parent)

VA to Launch New Program Aimed at Getting Vets IT Jobs

The VA is starting a five-year pilot program in April to train vets for information technology jobs.

A U.S. Army Infantryman with the 10th Mountain Division assigned to the East African Response Force puts on his body armor in preparation for an emergency deployment exercise on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Haley D. Phillips)

Army to Test Out Lighter Body Armor Plates This Year

The Army's multi-component Soldier Protection System body armor features hard-armor plates designed to stop rifle rounds.

In this May 27, 2016 file photo, Taliban fighters react to a speech by their senior leader in the Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan, File)

Taliban Carry Out Dozens of Attacks Daily Despite Peace Talks, IG Finds

The Taliban have been carrying out more than 27 attacks daily, according to the Pentagon's Inspector General.

The M17 replaces the M9 pistol, the standard Army sidearm since 1986. (Photo: U.S. Army/Sgt. Samantha Stoffregen)

Pentagon Says Design Fixes Improve Reliability in New Army Service Pistol

Design tweaks to the Army Modular Handgun System have improved the new pistol's reliability when firing 9mm ball ammunition.

Part of the fence separating the United States and Mexico. Getty Images

House Begins Process to Override Trump's Emergency Declaration for Border Wall

The House will vote Tuesday on a resolution to overturn President Trump's national emergency declaration, officials say.

Dr. Lisa Pratt, NASA's Planetary Protection Officer. Photo courtesy of Dr. Lisa Pratt

NASA's Planetary Protection Officer Aims to Defend Us from Alien Life

Move over, Men in Black. There's a new intergalactic sheriff in town.

Cmdr. Randolph Chestang, reads his orders during a change of command ceremony in which he relieved Cmdr. Mark E. Postill as Commanding Officer of Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3 held onboard Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach Feb. 8, 2018. Chestang was relieved of command in February 2019. (Nelson Doromal/Navy)

Navy Riverine Squadron Leader Fired Over Loss of Confidence

This is the second relief of a Coastal Riverine Squadron 3 commanding officer in the last five years.

Vermont Army National Guard Adjutant General-elect Gregory Knight smiles as he speaks to reporters after his election at the Vermont Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 in Montpelier, Vermont. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

Vermont Lawmakers Choose 35-Year Veteran to Lead National Guard

Vermont Army National Guard Col. Gregory Knight was elected adjutant general out of a field of four candidates.

This undated image provided by attorney Hassan Shibly shows Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State after becoming radicalized online. (Hoda Muthana/Attorney Hassan Shibly via AP)

Father of Woman who Joined Islamic State Sues over Citizenship

The father of an Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State in Syria filed suit against the Trump administration.

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters 1800

From Syria, ISIS Slips into Iraq to Fight Another Day

Hundreds — likely more than 1,000 — ISIS fighters have crossed the open, desert border in the past six months.

A screengrab of Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-21 concept. Via a Lockheed video

Lockheed Touts New 'F-21' Fighter Jet Concept for International Sales

While details are scarce so far, photos of the aircraft had a lot to say.

Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer is briefed by Lt. Cmdr. Chabonnie Alexander, USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) ordnance handling officer, on the Upper Stage 1 advanced weapons elevator during a tour of the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier on Jan. 17, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kiana A. Raines)

After Carrier Ford's Elevators Failed, the Navy Is Building a New Test Site

"In a perfect world -- and hindsight is 20/20 -- we would've built this back in probably 2008 and not today."

U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, and their spouses, participate in Jane Wayne Day at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., May 20, 2015. Jane Wayne Day is an event for military spouses to learn and interact with military gear and training activities. (Anthony Brosilow/Marine Corps)

Loneliness, Unemployment Among Top Concerns for Military Spouses, Survey Finds

The overall happiness of spouses is considered a readiness issue for the Pentagon.

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Maj. Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese, commander, Marine Corps Installations Command, speaks with key leaders in energy conservation about current energy projects on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar at MCAS Miramar, Calif., Feb. 21, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Jake McClung)

San Diego, Marines Corps Forge New Pact on Advanced Technologies

U.S. Army Soldiers of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, patrol the roads near a tactical checkpoint in Taji, Iraq, Sept. 17, 2007. (Steve Czyz/Army)

Former 1st Cav Soldier to Receive Distinguished Service Cross for Iraq Heroism

Seabee divers with Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 Construction Dive Detachment (CDD) Alpha prepare to descend at a work site at Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on May 13, 2016. (U.S. Navy combat camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles E. White)

Navy Won’t Resurrect Decommissioned Ships for 355-Fleet Buildup, Admiral Says

Darlene Thompson, Stephen Schultz and Joseph Gagnon, 30th Contracting Squadron civilians, pose Feb. 12, 2019, in a warehouse used for storing government property at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Their team is responsible for saving $1 billion over the course of seven years. (Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie/U.S. Air Force

Air Force Base Saves $1 Billion by Reusing Old Equipment

A group of U.S. Marines walk along a snow-covered trail during their advanced cold-weather training at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Bridgeport, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

US Steps Up Winter-Warfare Training as Global Threat Shifts

Airmen from the 823rd Base Defense Squadron (BDS) board an HC-130J Combat King II during airfield security training on Jan. 28, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erick Requadt)

Judge Halts Air Force's Efforts to Discharge Airmen with HIV

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Joseph Mazzello, Ben Hardy, Rami Malek and Gwilym Lee star as Queen in "Bohemian Rhapsody." (Fox)

'Bohemian Rhapsody' Is a Rock-and-Roll 'Band of Brothers'

Making rock music isn't the same thing as serving your country, but Queen made a movie that somehow captures the bond created...

Military Discounts on Auto Sales

Buying a new car? Check out the military discounts offered by automakers both stateside and abroad.

'Winnie the Pooh' Was Created by a Vet Explaining War to His Boy

There is nothing more heart-wrenching to veterans with families than having to explain why daddy hasn't been the same ever si...

Jean-Claude Van Damme and Nicholas Sean Johnny star in "We Die Young." (Lionsgate)

War Vet Jean-Claude Van Damme Fights PTSD and MS-13 on the DC Streets

Facing an MS-13 invasion on the streets of our nation's capital, JCVD aims to kick drug dealer ass and save the kids in his n...

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