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Military suicides went down in the last year, but 2020 may end up reversing that trend
Military suicides dropped last year, but preliminary numbers show that 2020 could reverse that progress.
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Double the firepower: MQ-9 tests flying with eight Hellfire missiles
The expanded Hellfire capacity will let Reapers continue to strike targets throughout their lengthy missions, without having to wait for freshly armed backups.
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Iraqi official to US: Reconsider embassy closure
Iraq’s foreign minister called the threat to close the U.S. Embassy “dangerous” because “there is a possibility that the American withdrawal from Baghdad will lead to other (embassy) withdrawals.”
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Fifth Army reservist dies of COVID-19, the eighth service member overall
An Army Reserve noncommissioned officer with 27 years in service became seventh soldier to die of COVID-19 complications.
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Nurse to Tuskegee Airmen dies in Georgia at 100
Irma “Pete” Cameron Dryden, a Black woman who served as a nurse to Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, has died. She was 100.
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McMaster: Strategic competitors probably view the US as ‘weak’
McMaster’s comments come as he is promoting his new book, “Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World” that was released this month.
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Congress passes bill honoring airmen killed in 1962 B-47 crash in Montana
The B-47 Ridge Designation Act, a bill honoring four airmen killed in a 1962 crash on Emigrant Peak, passed the House of Representatives unanimously.
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Military suicides up as much as 20% in COVID era
Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest.
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How the Triple Nickel went toe-to-toe with Bulgarian MiGs at Thracian Viper
The 555th Fighter Squadron from Aviano told the Bulgarians to hit them with their best shot — and they’d do the same.
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Two Hawaii men charged with making and selling LSD, allegedly sold it to service members
The case began when a confidential informant told the Air Force Office of Special Investigations that an individual was using Snapchat to advertise and sell drugs to active-duty military service members.
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Military suicides went down in the last year, but 2020 may end up reversing that trend
Military suicides dropped last year, but preliminary numbers show that 2020 could reverse that progress.
-
Double the firepower: MQ-9 tests flying with eight Hellfire missiles
The expanded Hellfire capacity will let Reapers continue to strike targets throughout their lengthy missions, without having to wait for freshly armed backups.
-
Iraqi official to US: Reconsider embassy closure
Iraq’s foreign minister called the threat to close the U.S. Embassy “dangerous” because “there is a possibility that the American withdrawal from Baghdad will lead to other (embassy) withdrawals.”
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Fifth Army reservist dies of COVID-19, the eighth service member overall
An Army Reserve noncommissioned officer with 27 years in service became seventh soldier to die of COVID-19 complications.
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Nurse to Tuskegee Airmen dies in Georgia at 100
Irma “Pete” Cameron Dryden, a Black woman who served as a nurse to Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, has died. She was 100.
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McMaster: Strategic competitors probably view the US as ‘weak’
McMaster’s comments come as he is promoting his new book, “Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World” that was released this month.
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Congress passes bill honoring airmen killed in 1962 B-47 crash in Montana
The B-47 Ridge Designation Act, a bill honoring four airmen killed in a 1962 crash on Emigrant Peak, passed the House of Representatives unanimously.
-
Military suicides up as much as 20% in COVID era
Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest.
-
How the Triple Nickel went toe-to-toe with Bulgarian MiGs at Thracian Viper
The 555th Fighter Squadron from Aviano told the Bulgarians to hit them with their best shot — and they’d do the same.
-
Two Hawaii men charged with making and selling LSD, allegedly sold it to service members
The case began when a confidential informant told the Air Force Office of Special Investigations that an individual was using Snapchat to advertise and sell drugs to active-duty military service members.
-
Military suicides went down in the last year, but 2020 may end up reversing that trend
Military suicides dropped last year, but preliminary numbers show that 2020 could reverse that progress.
-
Double the firepower: MQ-9 tests flying with eight Hellfire missiles
The expanded Hellfire capacity will let Reapers continue to strike targets throughout their lengthy missions, without having to wait for freshly armed backups.
-
Iraqi official to US: Reconsider embassy closure
Iraq’s foreign minister called the threat to close the U.S. Embassy “dangerous” because “there is a possibility that the American withdrawal from Baghdad will lead to other (embassy) withdrawals.”
-
Fifth Army reservist dies of COVID-19, the eighth service member overall
An Army Reserve noncommissioned officer with 27 years in service became seventh soldier to die of COVID-19 complications.
-
Nurse to Tuskegee Airmen dies in Georgia at 100
Irma “Pete” Cameron Dryden, a Black woman who served as a nurse to Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, has died. She was 100.
-
McMaster: Strategic competitors probably view the US as ‘weak’
McMaster’s comments come as he is promoting his new book, “Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World” that was released this month.
-
Congress passes bill honoring airmen killed in 1962 B-47 crash in Montana
The B-47 Ridge Designation Act, a bill honoring four airmen killed in a 1962 crash on Emigrant Peak, passed the House of Representatives unanimously.
-
Military suicides up as much as 20% in COVID era
Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest.
-
How the Triple Nickel went toe-to-toe with Bulgarian MiGs at Thracian Viper
The 555th Fighter Squadron from Aviano told the Bulgarians to hit them with their best shot — and they’d do the same.
-
Two Hawaii men charged with making and selling LSD, allegedly sold it to service members
The case began when a confidential informant told the Air Force Office of Special Investigations that an individual was using Snapchat to advertise and sell drugs to active-duty military service members.













