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"I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people," the official said.

The Marine Corps is embracing pistol-mounted optics, but only if your unit picks up the tab.

Trump's calls for help to other countries was a loyalty test, rather than a strategic necessity, he said. "We don't need anybody."

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Learn how your military benefits — including health care, retirement pay and more — have changed in 2025.

Using a Microsoft data analytics program, the VA program will use information gleaned from DBQ forms to identify patterns that could indicate fraud.

A cause of death is still pending from the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office. But the man's family said he was not ill.

The U.S. military’s Central Command said the vast majority of those wounded had suffered minor injuries and 180 troops had already returned to duty.

A judge ordered the VA to recognize a bargaining contract that represents roughly 300,000 employees.

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Then-Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, now retired, was also found to have sustained a concussion following a night of drinking to intoxication.

“I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately,” Steve Downes wrote in a post on X.

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President Trump said U.S. forces “totally obliterated" every military target on Iran's oil hub, Kharg Island.

The USS Tripoli, USS New Orleans, USS San Diego and the embarked 31st MEU are reportedly heading to the Middle East in support of Operation Epic Fury.

Pfc. Norton Retzsch was first reported missing in action on July 9, 1943, during the Battle of Enogai on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands.

Capt. Robert A Lewis wrote the account during and in the immediate aftermath of dropping the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

Khamenei has remained out of view since his selection on Sunday by Iran’s clerical establishment.

An estimated 137,000 civilians are expected to receive bills for medical care they received at military hospitals and clinics since 2023.

“All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased,” CENTCOM announced.

“The incident was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire,” the release said, adding that rescue efforts are ongoing.

A trailer hitch from a truck came loose and flew into the car’s windshield, sending the vehicle carrying a mother and her three children off of a ridge.

The figure omitted a range of war-related expenses and is likely to rise.

USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. will honor a Marine Corps veteran for his service during the Vietnam War.

For more than two hours, Frank Crilley struggled to save his entangled shipmate below the sea.

The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for camouflage cloaks that shield wearers from prying eyes and infrared cameras.

A former Air Force engineer charged with making false statements and obstructing justice during a criminal investigation into the crash was acquitted.

The announcement came days after Ecuador and the U.S. began joint military operations against organized crime groups in the South American country.

Denis McDonough’s appointment will follow the retirement of Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, who has served as Feeding America’s CEO since 2018.

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