Coast Guard pilot receives top flying honor for helicopter rescue
Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Conrad was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for leading a rescue mission that overcame ...
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Marine colonel whose sexual assault conviction was tossed out will retire at a lower rank
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 ...
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Trump officially nominates Gen. Mark Milley to take over as Joint Chiefs chairman
President Donald Trump has officially nominated Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to take over as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan ...
Special Forces soldier dies in non-combat incident at Eglin range
Special Forces Sgt. Thomas "Tommy" Lazzaro was killed on Sunday, Dec. 22 in a "tragic hunting accident" while on his way to ...
The Coast Guard is building up its Arctic fleet
The Coast Guard purchased a modern icebreaker to expand its capabilities in the polar north, while work starts on brand new ...
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China’s Electromagnetic Railgun Is Apparently Already Roaming The High Seas
New photos appear to show the railgun perched on the bow of a Type 072III-class landing ship at sea By Jared Keller Posted on Dec 30, 2018 China’s futuristic electromagnetic railgun may already ...
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Pentagon identifies 2 Special Forces soldiers killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has identified the two soldiers were killed in combat in Afghanistan on Wednesday as members of U.S. Army Special Forces. By Paul Szoldra Posted on Aug 23, 2019 The Pentagon has ...
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Thousands of airmen are getting a promotion test extension after the Air Force lost a ton of paperwork in the mail
David covered the Air Force, Space Force, and anything Star Wars-related for Task & Purpose from 2019 to 2023. He previously covered local news in Maine and FDA policy in Washington D.C. David ...
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Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula claims responsibility for NAS Pensacola shooting
CAIRO (Reuters) – An audio recording purporting to be from the Islamist militant group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility on Sunday for a fatal shooting in December ...
This tiny crossbow is the perfect Christmas gift for your favorite World War II Spy
Today’s spies have all the high-tech gadgets available today, but do they have the OG of all spy weapons: the OSS crossbow?
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Army Finally Realizes Reflective Belts Aren’t Needed In Daylight
The standard-issue Army reflective belt, formally known as "Belt, High Visibility," is one of the most enduring symbols of the Global War on Terror. It is also the ...
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Troops charged in death of Special Forces soldier reportedly planned to sexually assault him on camera
The special operations troops charged in the death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in Mali reportedly entered his room on June 4, 2017 and planned to tie him up and sexually assault him while it ...