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Nov 25, 2020
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The Commandant of the Marine Corps is charging into the future, but some aren’t ready for change

The Corps has acted as a second land army so many times it’s flipped the dessert with the main course.
Nov 23, 2020
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The unanswered questions from Australia’s harrowing war crimes report

Allegations of war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan have been substantiated by the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Here's...
Nov 22, 2020
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Will American history forget the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?

I’m no historian, but I suspect that if future American history books touch on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars at...
Nov 20, 2020
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Acting SecDef Miller is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War as the US looks for the exit in Afghanistan

Miller’s take on Ford’s role in the war’s end bears no resemblance to reality.
Nov 18, 2020
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US drawdown in Afghanistan is wrong call, says commander who claimed we were on the ‘road to winning’ in 2013

The general doth protest too much
Nov 14, 2020
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No, Trump’s Pentagon purge doesn’t mean he’s planning a military coup

(Arnold Schwarzenegger voice) It's not a coup!
Nov 13, 2020
Analysis

A Florida police department is buying a vehicle that looks like an armored port-a-john

This thing is the shit.
Nov 10, 2020
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Sorry, but the real Marine Corps birthday is in July

Surprise!
Nov 6, 2020
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‘Everybody we deal with is trained to kill’ — Why we don’t see military police brutality

"There are bad military police officers, obviously. But nowhere near what you see in the civilian world.”
Oct 30, 2020
Analysis

How the fight over mail-in ballots threatens to undermine the votes of American troops

Demanding that ballots not be counted after Election Day could strip service members of their votes.
Oct 30, 2020
Analysis

Why the US military would welcome a decisive 2020 election win

Politics aside, there is one outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election that could bring some relief to Pentagon planners:...
Oct 27, 2020
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A fighter pilot breaks down one of his most dangerous tasks: aerial refueling

Although I had only been in the air for 20 minutes, I was exhausted from the amount of focus it...
Oct 25, 2020
Analysis

Social media is the greatest threat to US service members

The Army seems to be the Typhoid Mary of America’s ongoing social media stupidity pandemic.
Oct 19, 2020
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Special Forces needs to go back to basics to win against China and Russia

This article provides force management recommendations meant to bring Special Forces “back to basics” and address this capability gap by...
Oct 19, 2020
Analysis

Marine veterans say sinking amphibious assault vehicles are ‘death traps’ following deadly accident

A sinking Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle is a "death trap" because of how hard it can be to get...
Oct 18, 2020
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Spy plane sent to monitor George Floyd protests near home of California National Guard chief

"El Dorado Hills was the most monitored place in California ... Why was that? They are absolutely covering this up."
Oct 17, 2020
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How the Afghanistan withdrawal went from ‘home by Christmas’ to ‘standby to standby’

“I don't think there's anyone who believes we'll be at zero by the end of the year,” an unnamed senior...
Oct 16, 2020
Analysis

The military says it’s finally designing body armor for women for the umpteenth time this decade

"It really matters that we get this solved."
Oct 16, 2020
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The commander-in-chief is officially America’s ‘crazy uncle’ who thinks Bin Laden is alive and Biden killed SEAL Team 6

"I’ll put it out there. People can decide for themselves."
Oct 15, 2020
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Army National Guardsmen are working at election polling sites out of uniform

“The problem with calling in the National Guard is No. 1, you know, the military should have no role in...
Oct 14, 2020
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Army leaders apparently need an app for leadership

It's supposed to help leaders "better connect with squad members and manage everyday tasks."
Oct 11, 2020
Analysis

It looks like Trump just ended the Afghanistan war via Twitter

The Afghanistan war may have ended with neither a bang nor a whimper, but a tweet.
Oct 10, 2020
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Most Americans have no idea how deeply entwined white supremacist groups are in the military

White nationalist groups, who make up some of the most serious terror threats in the country, find new members and...
Oct 9, 2020
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Police killings are more likely among law enforcement agencies that receive military gear, data shows

A new analysis of a decade of records across 651 Georgia police departments and sheriff’s offices found departments that took...
Oct 8, 2020
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Trump says everyone in the Army wanted ‘the belt’ on their uniform

"Even in the Army, all brand new uniforms with the belt, everybody wanted the belt."