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Space Force mulling nuclear protection for missile-tracking satellites
The study could drive changes to future tranches of Space Development Agency and Space Systems Command satellites.
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Pentagon & Congress
With 11th trip, Austin works to cement legacy in Indo-Pacific
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has made the second-most trips to the Indo-Pacific region of any secretary this century.
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Barracks not up to snuff? Use this new Marine Corps QR code
The new system is a part of "Barracks 2030," an initiative to improve barracks for service members.
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Hearing for soldier who ran into North Korea delayed for negotiations
Pvt. Travis King's attorney said a new date for the preliminary hearing has not yet been scheduled.
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Military burn pit exposure not tracked properly, DOD watchdog warns
A new report looks at burn pits not created by U.S. personnel that are near military sites.
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Remains of Bataan Death March POW returned home
U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Charles R. Powers was held at the Cabanatuan prison camp where more than 2,500 POWs died.
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Forest fire at New Jersey Air National Guard range 80% contained
Heavy rain overnight helped firefighters gain more control over a forest fire burning at Warren Grove Range.
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Coast Guard rescues Barstool Sports’ Captain Dave Portnoy
The Coast Guard made the rescue after Portnoy’s boat went adrift off Nantucket, Massachusetts.
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With Trump pick, JD Vance is first post-9/11 vet on major party ticket
Vance is the first veteran of the enlisted ranks to run on a major-party ticket since Al Gore in 2000.
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Afghanistan War Commission wants veteran stories and questions
A congressionally-appointed group is seeking insight from those who served in Afghanistan.
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After attempted Trump assassination, veteran groups urge calm
Vets groups united Monday to remind Americans that they all share a duty in “lowering the temperature” of today’s political discourse.
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