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U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, diamond pilots practice the Diamond 360 maneuver during a practice demonstration at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, Calif., March 6, 2014. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric J. Rowley)

Blue Angels Jets Made Contact Midair During Tight Diamond 360 Maneuver

Damage of the Dubai City wedding hall is seen after an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. A suicide-bomb blast ripped through a wedding party on a busy Saturday night. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Islamic State Claims Bombing at Kabul Wedding that Killed 63

Staff Sgt Andrew Michael St John (Indiana National Guard)

Indiana National Guard IDs Soldier Killed in Training Incident

A POW/MIA display honors U.S. service members captured or missing in action. The small blue book on the table is a copy of the New Testament. (US Marine Corps photo/Joycelyn Biggs)

New Hampshire Veterans Group Seeks to Intervene in POW Bible Display Lawsuit

RAF's Red Arrows Demonstration Team to Buzz New York City

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet flies over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, June 15, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)

US-Led Military Force Fighting ISIS Agrees to Halt All Flights over Iraq

'Addiction Unplugged': PTSD and the Opioid Crisis

When Military Medicine Fails: An Army Wife Pleads for Change

Jimi Hendrix playing his guitar during his set at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Playing with Jimi Hendrix is Billy Cox (wearing a turban). HENRY DILTZ/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGES

Patriotism or Protest? Army Vet Jimi Hendrix Had Woodstock’s 'Most Electrifying Moment'

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A soldier holds an American flag prior to the start of an oath of citizenship ceremony in the General George Patton Museum's Abrams Auditorium at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Sept. 19, 2018. (Photo by Eric Pilgrim)

Dentist-Soldier Becomes US Citizen After Long Delay by Department of Defense

A U.S. Army specialist from India finally became a citizen on Friday after a long wait.

A memorial service is held in San Mateo, California for Cpl. Alex Martinez and Lance Cpls. Steven P. Stevens and Alec R. Terwiske, who were killed during combat operations in Afghanistan in 2012. Martinez was recently honored with a street sign in Elgin, Illinois. (James Gulliver/Marine Corps)

Illinois Street Pays Tribute to Marine Corporal Killed in Afghanistan

Cpl. Alex Martinez was killed during his second combat deployment in 2012.

A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral, Florida, enforces a safety and security zone during a rocket launch off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Fla., June 24, 2016. (Anthony L. Soto/Coast Guard)

US Coast Guard Looking for Missing Boaters off Florida Coast

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for two missing boaters who left from a ramp at Port Canaveral, Florida on Friday.

Major Players Shaping Troubled Afghanistan's Future

Saturday night's devastating attack on a wedding in Afghanistan's capital comes amid huge uncertainty about the country's fut...

An Afghan police officer stands guard near the site of a deadly explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. A magnetic bomb was placed on a van carrying employees of the Interior Ministry's counter-narcotics division. In Kabul on Tuesday, a bomb targeted a van carrying employees of the Interior Ministry's counter-narcotics division. The blast killed five people and wounded another seven, Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. (AP

A Look at the Deadliest Attacks in Afghanistan in Recent Years

Here is a look at some of the deadliest attacks in recent years.

For the fifth time since May, Shaw Air Force Base is mourning the death of one of its airmen. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston)

Fifth Airman Death Since May at Shaw AFB Is Third by Suicide, Coroner Says

Base officials were "exploring every possibility to get the answers we need to prevent this from happening again."

Shawn Campbell, a former staff sergeant and now a master diver, admires the detail of one of the statues at the Circle of Heroes underwater veterans memorial off the coast of Clearwater, Fla. (U.S. Army/Video still by Bill Mills)

New Underwater Memorial Honors Fallen and Living Service Members

The underwater military monument is the first of its kind in the nation.

Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser sits in the audience as Air Force Gen. John Hyten appears before a Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, for his confirmation hearing to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Air Force Releases Report Showing It Found No Evidence of Sexual Misconduct by Hyten

Newly released documents detail how the military investigated allegations of sexual assault brought against Gen. Hyten.

This file photo provided by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command shows Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in an Oct. 4 ambush in Niger. Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger with three comrades and his body recovered days later, wasn’t captured alive by the enemy or executed at close range, based on the conclusion of a military investigation. U.S. Army Special Operations Command via AP

Special Forces Team Mechanic Killed in Niger to Be Awarded Silver Star

Sgt. La David Johnson is credited with displaying gallantry in action and killing several enemy fighters.

Muslims pray inside a mosque (Getty Images)

Taliban Chief's Brother Killed in Pakistan Blast: Militant Sources

The blast comes as a deal between insurgents and Washington to end America's war in Afghanistan is thought imminent.

An Army linebacker tackles the Navy quarterback during the 108th annual Army Navy football game in Baltimore, Md. (U.S. Army photo by Mr. Kenneth Drylie)

Eagles Sign Former Army Offensive Lineman Who Received Waiver to Go to NFL

The team announced Friday evening that it had signed offensive lineman Brett Toth to a three-year deal.

In this May 21, 1956, file photo, the fireball of a hydrogen bomb lights the Pacific sky a few seconds after the bomb was released over Bikini Atoll. (AP Photo)

Beer Named for Pacific Island Nuke Test Site Draws Criticism

The name is insensitive to people still dealing with the impacts of radiation decades later, islanders said.

FILE -- An F-15C Eagle takes off from Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 9, 2019. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Matthew Seefeldt)

Hackers Find Serious Vulnerabilities in an F-15 Fighter Jet System

Ethical hackers hired by the Pentagon were able to infiltrate an important F-15 system.

A ceremony marks the launch of the first-ever Intelligence, Information, Cyber, Electronic Warfare and Space Detachment in the U.S. Army, Jan. 1, 2019. (U.S. Army/Pvt. Caleb Minor)

Army Cyber Warfare Units Are Seriously Undermanned: GAO

The Army is falling short in preparing for cyberwarfare, a report finds.

U.S. airmen assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group watch as a C-130J Super Hercules taxis in at Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, on Aug. 3, 2019. The C-130 landing marked the next step in airfield evaluations by starting Visual Flight Rules operations at the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer)

Air Force Begins Flight Operations at Remote Post in Niger

Air Force C-130s and other aircraft began flying limited Visual Flight Rule operations into and out of Nigerien Air Base 20.

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Approximately 1,300 pounds of marijuana seized by Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach crew members near Catalina Island is shown, Aug. 13, 2019. The bales were transferred to Customs and Border Protection, who confirmed the bales consisted of marijuana weighing approximately 1,300 pounds with an estimated value of $1 million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard Finds 43 Bales of Pot Floating Off California

One version of the Jungle Combat Boot being sold at Army and Air Force military clothing and sales stores is model RKC071, made by Rocky Boots. (Photo: Rocky Boots)

Here Are the Jungle Combat Boots That Emerged from Army Testing

Sgt. 1st Class Jeremiah Johnson was recently awarded a posthumous Bronze Star with Valor device for his heroism during the October 2017 Niger ambush. (Courtesy of the Johnson family)

Special Forces Unit Member Killed in Niger Ambush Honored for Bravery

Capt. Theron Toole, Navy Medicine Operational Training Center (NMOTC) commanding officer, speaks at the 2019 NMOTC Leadership Development Symposium. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael J. Lieberknecht)

Head of Navy Medicine Operational Training Center Relieved of Command

Retired Lt. Col. Wallace Ward, USMA Class of 1958, marches back with the Class of 2023. Ward, 87, was the oldest grad to participate in the 2019 March Back. (U.S. Army photo/Brandon OConnor)

87-Year-Old West Point Grad Still Enjoys Marching with New Cadets

Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard speaks at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Gabbard Takes Presidential Campaign Break for National Guard Training

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A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airman assigned to the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Riley, Kansas, performs pull-ups. (U.S. Air Force/Zade Vadnais)

Workout of the Week: PT, Weight Mix Warm-up with Run, PT and Swim

Using the pyramid as a warm-up, mixing in upper body exercises is a good way to prepare for higher volume sections of a worko...

Alexander Skarsgard and Nat Wolff star in "The Kill Team." (A24)

'The Kill Team,' Now a Feature, Revisits a Disturbing Tale from the Afghanistan War

7 Training Options for When You Need a Military Fitness Partner

Even if you get a workout completed, having someone to push you and keep you company may increase your workout intensity and...

The Military Lending Act and You

As an active-duty service member, you have legal rights to low-interest loans and protection against pay day lenders, but you...

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