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The Corps announced that even those who request exemptions for medical conditions can face administrative separation after 12 months of non-compliance.

The sailor was transferred back to Japan for medical care, a Navy spokesperson said.

The service wants the kamikaze drone to have a range of at least around 15 miles and be light enough to be carried by two dismounted Marines.

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The awards have been upgraded to better reflect the risks knowingly accepted by the Marines of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines.

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According to Pentagon officials, the president's key priorities include the Golden Dome, drones, AI, data infrastructure and the defense industrial base.

The flu vaccine has been required annually for U.S. military personnel since the 1950s .

With how futures markets are structured, officials could place bets anonymously and influence combat operations to ensure they get a payout, experts say.

The order commits at least $50 million in federal funds to boost research on ibogaine, a powerful hallucinogen.

The USS Spruance "disabled Touska’s propulsion by firing several rounds from the destroyer’s 5-inch MK 45 Gun into Touska’s engine room," CENTCOM stated.

The service's new Medium Landing Ship is designed to move troops, equipment and supplies to shorelines without relying on established ports.

Indra has struck its deal with Italy’s IDV, which is the design authority, intellectual property owner and supplier of core components on the vehicle.

Representatives from specialty courts and veterans’ legal organizations pressed Congress Wednesday for expansion of the Veterans Treatment Courts system.

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