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64 US troops now being treated for Traumatic Brain Injury as toll of Iranian...
Now 64 U.S. troops have been diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury as a result of Iran's Jan. 8 missile attack on U.S. bases in Iraq, a defense official confirmed on Thursday.CNN's Barbara Starr was...
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The US military can officially sow the Earth with land mines again
The U.S. military is now free to use land mines all over the world, but only four-star generals can include land mines in war plans and the defense secretary must personally approve deploying mines, a...
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The F-35 is an overpriced lemon that doesn’t work
Your friend and humble narrator is getting pretty sick and tired of continuing problems with the F-35, the super-expensive wonder jet that might be ready for a war against China or Russia by the turn...
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Death of 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper at Fort Bragg under investigation
Army officials are investigating the Jan. 21 death of a 19-year-old paratrooper at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, according to the 82nd Airborne Division.Private 2nd Class Caleb Smither had joined the...
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1,000 US citizens to be quarantined at four stateside military bases due to...
The Defense Department will provide shelter for another 1,000 government officials and family members who need to be quarantined because they may have been exposed to the Wuhan coronavirus, a Pentagon...
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The Air Force recorded a 33% increase in suicide deaths last year
A total of 137 airmen and Air Force civilians died by suicide last year – a 33% increase in suicides from 2018, Air Force officials confirmed on Monday.Stephen Losey of Air Force Times first reported...
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Air Force colonel sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty on...
The Air Force has begun the process of removing Col. Mark Visconi from the service after he was sentenced to five years in prison and another 15 years of supervised release for receiving child...
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Top Navy SEAL admiral who clashed with president over Gallagher case will...
The head of Naval Special Warfare Command, who challenged President Donald Trump over stripping retired SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher of his SEAL status last year, will step down from his post in...
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Trump reiterates that he wants to end the Afghanistan war and ‘bring our...
President Donald Trump has vowed to bring U.S. troops home from Afghanistan but he did not provide a timeline for the withdrawal."In Afghanistan, the determination and valor of our warfighters has...
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Nominee for top Pentagon job withdraws over op-ed claiming multiculturalism...
J. David Patterson has withdrawn his nomination as the No. 2 personnel official at the Pentagon, a U.S. official confirmed on Wednesday.Politico first revealed that Patterson had lost support from...
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6 US military bases designated to house Americans quarantined for the Wuhan...
A total of six U.S. military bases will house Americans who have been evacuated from overseas and need to be quarantined for possible exposure to the coronavirus, according to Defense Department...
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Top general confirms that, sadly, people serving in the Space Force won’t be...
Now that the Space Force has passed through the Pentagon's proverbial birth canal, a major issue facing the sixth military branch is what exactly does one call Space Force service members?The Space...
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An American citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistan
A U.S. official has confirmed that an American in Afghanistan has been kidnapped, as first reported by Newsweek.Newsweek has identified the missing U.S. citizen as Mark R. Frerichs, a former Navy...
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SecDef Esper to troops: Please don’t endorse political campaigns
We may live in an age when partisan politics have crawled into every nook and cranny of society, but Defense Secretary Mark Esper is reminding troops that they are not allowed to make political...
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The US took out the head of Al Qaeda's 'most lethal branch' in Yemen
The United States successfully targeted and killed the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula with an airstrike in late January, the White House confirmed Thursday.Qassim al-Rimi, the 41-year-old...
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Airman receives remedial training after RAF Mildenhall’s Twitter account...
The 100th Air Refueling Wing has taken "immediate corrective action" after its official Twitter page for RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom "liked" a tweet from President Donald Trump's re-election...
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Here’s why budget day at the Pentagon is better than sex
Beloved readers: Monday is the most wonderful all days – budget day! The Defense Department will unveil its part of the president's budget request. If you're a trade reporter, budget day is like...
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The Pentagon is asking for a $705 billion budget. Here is what it wants to...
As the Pentagon unveils its latest wish list, listen and you can hear the entire defense industry singing, "Hey big spender, spend a little time with me."The Defense Department is asking for a total...
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The Pentagon wants to slash funding to Stars and Stripes
The Defense Department plans to cut funding for Stars and Stripes, the editorially independent newspaper for U.S. troops and their families overseas."We essentially decided that — kind of coming into...
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How an affair with a subordinate torpedoed a Navy admiral’s career
A one-star Navy admiral was fired in July for having an affair with a subordinate employee who told investigators that she fell in love with him, Task & Purpose has learned.On Aug. 2, Rear Adm....
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US soldier suffers 'minor superficial scratch' after patrol comes under fire...
A U.S. soldier was lightly wounded when a patrol came under fire in Syria on Wednesday, the top coalition military spokesman in Iraq and Syria tweeted. "One U.S. Soldier had a minor superficial...
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Marine colonel whose sexual assault conviction was tossed out will retire at...
A Marine colonel who walked free after a military appeals court decided it did not believe the 6-year-old girl whom he was convicted of sexually assaulting will retire as a lieutenant colonel with a...
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The US and Taliban are considering a 7-day ‘reduction in violence,’ SecDef...
The U.S. government and the Taliban have "negotiated a proposal for a 7-day reduction in violence," Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced on Thursday."I'm here today consulting with allies about this...
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The Pentagon is sacrificing F-35s and other weapons systems to find $3.8...
The Defense Department has determined President Donald Trump's border wall is more important than the F-35s, ships, and drones.On Thursday, Congress received an explanation from the Pentagon about how...
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US service member killed in non-combat incident in Djibouti
A U.S. service member died in Djibouti on Thursday in non-combat related incident, officials announced on Friday.The cause of the service member's death is under investigation, according to a terse...
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The border wall is a succubus draining ever more of the Pentagon’s budget
Back in December 2018, the incoming chairman of the House Armed Services Committee confidently assured reporters that Congress would prevent President Donald Trump from raiding the Defense...
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Exclusive: US-Taliban ceasefire to begin on Feb. 22
The 7-day "reduction in violence" negotiated between the United States and the Taliban is set to begin on Feb. 22, an Afghan government official who spoke on condition of anonymity told Task &...
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Does Tulsi Gabbard believe Syrian dictator Bashar Assad is a war criminal?...
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), has long been seen as an apologist for Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, whom she met during a secret trip to Damascus in January 2017.Most recently, a video was posted...
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Top Pentagon policy official who certified Ukraine aid fired
The No. 3 official at the Pentagon has been fired, a defense official confirmed on Wednesday.CNN first reported that Undersecretary of Defense for Policy John Rood had been asked to resign.No...
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Taliban: No peace agreement if US troops stay in Afghanistan
While the U.S. military wants to keep roughly 8,600 troops in Afghanistan, the Taliban's deputy leader has just made clear that his group wants all U.S. service members to leave the country as part of...
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