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Navy captain censured for deadly AAV accident no longer selected to command aircraft carrier
Capt. John William Kurtz, commanding officer of USS Somerset, gives opening remarks during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony. (Mass Communication
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Misfits, rejects, and screwups: the best terrible US service members in movies and TV
From left to right: Gomer Pyle, Corporal Klinger, and Oddball. When it comes to portrayals of martial valor in popular movies and television series,
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Marines want to use Tomahawks to sink enemy ships from 1,000 miles away
FILE: A Tomahawk cruise missile flies toward Iraq after being launched from the AEGIS guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto March 25, 2003 in the
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Marines want to use Tomahawks to sink enemy ships from 1,000 miles away
FILE: A Tomahawk cruise missile flies toward Iraq after being launched from the AEGIS guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto March 25, 2003 in the
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Here comes the Marine Corps’ new ultra-light tactical dune buggy
A Marine Corps Ultra Light Tactical Vehicle at Camp Pendleton, California on June 5, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps/Ashley Calingo). The Marine Corps has
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US troops launched 38 missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria in May
FILE: Members of 5th Special Forces Group (A) conducting 50. Cal Weapons training during counter ISIS operations at Al Tanf Garrison in southern
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A soldier died on active duty. The military is using a loophole to deny medical malpractice
Army Pvt. Caleb Smither. (Heather Baker photo). The facts of Pvt. Caleb Smither’s death are clear. Smither was a private in the 82nd Airborne
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A soldier died on active duty. The military is using a loophole to deny medical malpractice
Army Pvt. Caleb Smither. (Heather Baker photo). The facts of Pvt. Caleb Smither’s death are clear. Smither was a private in the 82nd Airborne
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June is the perfect time to lock in a great mortgage rate
For civilians and military members alike, the decision to buy a home is a huge financial decision. It’s the largest monetary commitment most of
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The Marine Corps is doubling down on loitering munitions ahead of the next big war
A U.S. Marine Corps Hero-400 loitering munition drone is staged before flight on San Clemente Island, California, May 25, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps
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Marine Corps drops charges against lance corporal who spent 113 days in the brig
FILE: A Sailor assigned to Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar exits the quarterdeck of the 400 occupant combined male/female facility. (Mass
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Russia has sabotaged Ukrainian dams before
The dam in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya is shown after being blown up by Stalin's secret police in 1941. From 20,000 to 100,000
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Marine Corps names new top enlisted leader
FILE: Sergeant Maj. Carlos Ruiz onSept. 20, 2013. Ruiz has been named as the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. Cpl. James Gulliver/U.S.
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Wagner mercenaries capture Russian brigade commander
Wagner Group mercenaries captured a man who identified himself as Lt. Col. Roman Venevitin, commander of Russia’s 72nd Brigade. (Screenshot of
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Navy fires commander of destroyer USS Stout
Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Applebaugh was relieved of command of the USS Stout on June 2. (U.S. Navy photo). The commander of the Arleigh Burke-class