Military/Defense News

Senators promised a ‘new command climate’ at Fort Hood in 90 days

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The Pentagon’s AI ‘ghost fleet’ is more than just scary — it’s unwise

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US Navy eyes new design for next-generation destroyer

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Camouflaged as Polling Workers, National Guard Presence During Primaries Fuels Worries of Militariz

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Soldiers and the Ethical Life

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Father and son, both active duty officers, graduate Ranger School exactly 35 years apart

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The Most Effective Weapon on the Modern Battlefield is… Concrete?

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Pentagon Risks ‘Paralyzing Ourselves’ as Tech Priorities Keep Shifting

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The Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of the Military Seaplane

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Trump: I’m not worried about conflict with Iran, but they will ‘pay a price’ if they do something ‘f

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The Corps just hit a milestone Down Under by deploying even more Marines to Australia

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Marine Boss's Audacious Plan To Transform The Corps By Giving Up Big Amphibious Ships

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2nd Fleet Leads Naval Forces From Iceland

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How the U.S. Air Force Could Make the New B-21 Stealth Bomber Unstoppable

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He’s the first enlisted soldier to hit a perfect score on the new fitness test, officials say. Here’

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The Army Wants to Bring the "Linebacker" Bradley Back from the Grave

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Trump says al-Baghdadi 'died like a dog’ in US commando raid in Syria

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‘Remember the lost ones’: The powerful song in this new music video was written by a Marine vet tryi

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The Air Force Needs More Bombers, Not Less

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U.S. Commander Warns of Iranian Attack in Middle East

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Pentagon races to end China's 'dream' of military domination in space

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Navy issues memo stressing ethical behavior in wake of SEAL controversy

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UN demands that British army send more women for defense against jihad in Mali

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There is a ‘disincentive’ to tell the truth about progress in Afghanistan, Pentagon official says

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US military engineer with secret-level access was arrested for espionage

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The Army has a Physical Fitness Problem, Part 2: Toward a More Combat-Ready Force

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Thinking Before Shooting: Intelligence and Special Operations

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US Navy Uncovers New ‘Uniquely Iranian-Designed’ Missiles in Arabian Sea Busts

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Number of US troops wounded in Iran attack now at 110: Pentagon

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Boom: The Army Just Invented a Newer, Deadlier Artillery Round

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US Air Force gets ready for decision on commercial aerial-refueling services

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US set to upgrade controversial nukes stationed in Germany

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Mother Nature Is Trying To Reclaim China's Man-Made Islands

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The Pentagon’s Latest Bid to Reduce Transparency Is a Bad Idea

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Naval Surface Fire Support

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VOA Exclusive: CENTCOM Chief Says US Can Do Job in Iraq with Fewer Forces

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Small Wars Journal 7/19/2020 News & Commentary - National Security

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Navy Electronic Warfare stops multiple enemy missile attacks at once

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See what it's like to jump out of a C-17 with the Army's 82nd Airborne

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Pentagon updates electronic warfare handbook with new cross-branch approach

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Riding onto the Future Battlefield: How the Army Can Get the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Rig

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Lessons for the Navy’s New Frigate From the Littoral Combat Ship

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8 surviving members of famed Merrill’s Marauders to receive Congressional Gold Medal

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Drop in insurgent attacks, coalition airstrikes leads to fewest civilian casualties in Afghanistan s

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Army at work on high-tech gear, new rifle, to give Soldiers winning edge in close combat

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Commandant’s Reading List includes books about female Marines for the first time ― but is it enough?

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Conceptualizing the Future of US Special Operations

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How Fast Is Fast Enough? A Role for Supersonic Munitions in Standoff Strike

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A Veteran’s Response to Perpetual Wars

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Congress clashes with Army over purchasing cargo helicopters

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USAF Announces Grey Wolf, AC-130J Formal Training Unit Basing Plans

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Americans Shouldn’t Fund Communist China’s Armed Forces

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Soldiers are finally getting their hands on the Army's killer new missile-hauling Stryker

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How US Navy’s Monstrous, 1st-Ever, Twin-Jet, Nuclear Bomber Became A ‘Destroyer’: INSIDE STORY

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A woman will take command of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the first time in US Navy histo

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Today's D Brief: Austin’s nomination; Space base renamings; Vax deployment worries; RIP, Yeager; An

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82nd Airborne’s special relationship with D-Day village endures virtually amid pandemic

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US Leaves Logar's 'FOB Shank,' Once Home to 18K Troops

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20,000 NatGuard troops will be in DC for Biden’s inauguration

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Trump Military Legacy Beyond Criticism: 'First in Decades' to Not Engage in New Military Conflict

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Communist China revives propaganda claim that the US Army unleashed COVID-19

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F-117s Cleared To Refuel From All KC-135s As "Retired" Stealth Jets Expand Operations

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U.S. Navy officials used position to sell private information of 9,000+ people for cryptocurrency,

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This week in Congress: Overseas threats get a closer look

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The Hail Mary of Power-Sharing in Afghanistan

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U.S. General Hodges: deployment of Russian troops to Donbas is only a distraction, the Kremlin is p

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Sailor who barricaded himself in hotel, committed suicide was shore-based lieutenant commander

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Here are some big changes that may be coming to the Marine Corps

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Marine aviators use online gaming concept to enhance training

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05/03/2021 News & Commentary – National Security

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Senators press spy agencies to focus on China’s technological advances

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Manhunting the Manhunters: Digital Signature Management in the Age of Great Power Competition

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House Appropriators Fear Army Cuts, Continuing Resolution

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How The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual Combat

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How Navy SEALs Saved Journalists From Being Obliterated in Somalia

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'Model Midshipman' John Johnson First to Receive Posthumous Degree Under New Naval Academy Policy

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Drone attack suspected on Baghdad facility housing US troops, some personnel suffer smoke inhalation

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This is the Army’s updated policy for transgender soldiers

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Has The Military Lost Middle America?

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THE ERA OF CONSTANT COMPETITION – PURPOSE AND PRINCIPLES

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DOD Issues Guidance on Plans to Counter Extremist Activity in the Force

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The US military's extremism problem isn't going away

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China’s Invisible-Laser Rifle Is Basically a Milelong Lightsaber for Stormtroopers

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How the Air Force plans to re-arm fighters in the streets in a near-peer war

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Quantico Rings Up $188 Million Bill for Afghan Refugees Housed in Tents

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Army Taking ‘A Hard Look at Everything’

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Northrop Grumman Says It’s Confident On B-21’s Rollout Later This Year And First Flight in 2023

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Panel falls from Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon during air show in Japan

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US Air Force B-52s to get new beyond line-of-sight communication

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To Ally, or Not to Ally…

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THESE ARE THE CRITERIA TO EARN THE MEDAL OF HONOR, THE US MILITARY’S HIGHEST AWARD

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Today's D Brief: China expands live-fire plan around Taiwan; Senate OKs Finland, Sweden's NATO bids;

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ALL TROOPS WHO TOOK PART IN THE AFGHANISTAN EVACUATION WILL RECEIVE MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION AW

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Is the military too ‘woke’ to recruit?

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Marine 3-star ‘myth-busts’ notions about Force Design 2030

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This Vietnam-Era Warship Is the Oldest US Military Vessel Still in Operation

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Alexander Vindman and the Road to World War III

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Armed Russian jets have flown over a U.S. base in Syria nearly every day in March, U.S. commander sa

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Why it’s time for the US Army to divest Iron Dome

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As US shifts its gaze, can anyone keep an eye on Iran in the Gulf?

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