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Airman who helped with Afghan evacuations donates blouse from iconic photo
The National History Museum of the U.S. Air Force, located on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, has been collecting items from Operation Allies Refuge even before the last U.S. troops had left the country.
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Air Force holds week of F-15EX tests at Nellis
Both the Air Force's F-15EXs -- tail numbers 001 and 002 -- spent a week at Nellis for a battery of operational tests.
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Despite drug shortages, military has mostly been able to find alternative supplies
National supply chain issues are causing more drug shortages, according to reports. But the military appears okay for now.
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50,000 military families in 38 privatized housing communities see new ownership
"We put some very, very harsh downward pressure on Clark, because they were a failing partner," said Army Gen. Edward Daly, head of Army Materiel Command.
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There are no actual plans to deploy troops to help with the supply chain
If Guard troops do activate, it will be at the behest of their governors.
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Booster rocket failure scuttles hypersonic test
The Defense Department said the booster rocket that failed was not part of the hypersonic program.
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Transitioning out of the military and in to civilian life? This a guide to answer common questions.
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An updated database of all the military installations, including location, phone numbers, schools, housing, and more.
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Get a detailed breakdown on military benefits, retirement, health insurance, and more.
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Register: CyberCon 2021 (Online)
Military, government and industry leaders will gather discuss the unique threats the nation faces in cyberspace and how the military can best prepare.
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Education and Transition
Program focused on women vets health care could become mandatory for transitioning troops
The idea stems from the small numbers of troops who used the Women’s Health Transitioning Training program.
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Texas A&M cadets’ Halloween tradition likened to cultish ritual
Texas A&M University's Corps of Cadets' annual tradition involves smashing pumpkins and pranking the school band.
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Hostage families to Biden: ‘Bring our fellow Americans home’
The signatures include the mother of Trevor Reed, a Marine imprisoned in Moscow on charges of assaulting a police officer in Russia.
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Congress plans fixes for US military’s AWOL weapons problems
Congress is set to force America’s armed services to keep better track of their guns and explosives, imposing new rules in response to an Associated Press investigation that showed firearms stolen from U.S. bases have resurfaced in violent crimes.
In other news
Terrorist groups in Afghanistan could launch international strikes within six months, officials warn
Defense officials say the threat demands vigilance from American forces, including counter-terrorism strikes in the country.
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Texas A&M cadets’ Halloween tradition likened to cultish ritual
Texas A&M University's Corps of Cadets' annual tradition involves smashing pumpkins and pranking the school band.
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Average Joe Marine stops convenience store armed robbery
James Kilcer served in the Marine Corps from 2007 to 2011.
By Sarah Sicard
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Pearl Harbor survivor and WWII veteran wants cards for his 100th birthday
Jack Holder will turn 100 on Dec. 13.
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Halloween costumes that will scare any service member
These scary costumes will send shivers down service members' spines.
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GM Defense shows off updated Infantry Squad Vehicle
GM Defense's ISV is electric and can power the vehicle, as well as drones and sensors.
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Frontline Photos: Oct. 24, 2021
Paladins light up the sky in Poland, sailors work on C-2A Greyhounds n the Atlantic, Marine drill instructors greet new recruits at Parris Island and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
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Frontline Photos: Oct. 17, 2021
Black Daggers over Oahu, sailors in the spray of Bengal Bay, B-1B's bolting for the Baltic and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
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Frontline Photos: Oct. 10, 2021
Marine Venom choppers in Okinawa, artillery soldiers in Syria, F-15E Strike Eagles departing for Greece and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
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Stripping military bases of Confederate names stirs passions
Fort Pickett’s namesake is Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett, best remembered for a failed Confederate assault at Gettysburg that became known as Pickett’s Charge.
This week in Congress: More unanswered questions on the Afghanistan exit
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Oct. 25, 2021.
US senators join push to prevent military suicide
More than two dozen U.S. senators are backing a proposal designed to prevent military suicides.
Secrecy shrouds Afghan refugees sent by US to base in Kosovo
The U.S. is welcoming tens of thousands of Afghans airlifted out of Kabul but has disclosed little publicly about a small group who remain overseas: dozens who triggered potential security issues during security vetting and have been sent to an American base in the Balkan nation of Kosovo.
A Wyoming farewell for Marine killed in Afghanistan bombing
Dozens of U.S. fellow Marines attended a memorial for Rylee McCollum, one of 13 U.S. servicemen killed in a suicide bombing as they guarded a gate at a chaotic Kabul, Afghanistan airport.
Veteran’s daughter meets with descendants of Holocaust survivors freed with her dad
George Lucius Salton was a survivor of ten different concentration camps who served in the U.S. Army after liberation. His daughter tracked down families of Holocaust survivors for an emotional reunion.
By Bobby Ross Jr.
US urges North Korea to stop missile tests and return to talks
A senior U.S. diplomat on Sunday urged North Korea to refrain from additional missile tests and resume nuclear diplomacy, days after the North fired off its first underwater-launched ballistic missile in two years.
“People are relying on us” — National Guard evolves to fight wars, secure homefront
The last two years have seen a rash of domestic crises and the National Guard has been on the frontline responding to everything from the Covid-19 pandemic to historic fires and flooding, and even widespread protests.
By Sonner Kehrt
Remains of Ohio WWII soldier killed in combat identified
The remains of a U.S. Army private from Ohio killed in combat in Germany during World War II have been identified.
Despite drug shortages, military has mostly been able to find alternative supplies
National supply chain issues are causing more drug shortages, according to reports. But the military appears okay for now.
By Karen Jowers