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Separate engine fires in 3 Navy, Marine Corps aircraft force emergency landings
In the span of two months this summer, U.S. naval aviation recorded three separate in-flight engine fires that caused millions in damage.
Montford Point Marine and oldest-living MLB player just turned 102
Bill Greason, a U.S. Montford Point Marine and Baptist minister, is the oldest-living Major League Baseball player and last surviving Negro Leaguer.
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Green Beret who survived an IED now clears Ukraine’s landmines
A Green Beret and Silver Star recipient who once survived an IED and now clears Ukraine's landmines is the subject of a new documentary, "Safe Ground."
Terror suspects wanted to do ‘big damage’ to air base used by US, Trump says
British police on Sunday arrested five men on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offenses near an air base that hosts U.S. Air Force personnel.
Opinion
The Military Spouse Commission: viable solution or classic bureaucratic dog-and-pony show?
Military families don't need another forum that acknowledges their struggles without confronting the policies that cause them, this military spouse writes.
‘Genetic tolerance to the heat and humidity’: Marines search for next Parris Island mascot
The puppy should be of “sound and stable temperament” and possess “genetic tolerance to the heat and humidity” of Parris Island, the solicitation read.
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Desolate Arctic outpost likely to host US troops under new Greenland deal
Under a U.S. agreement signed this week, a small outpost at Mestersvig, Greenland, could soon become a key American military foothold in the Arctic.
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Instead of soaking up blood from a wound, new device pumps it back in to a patient
Meet the ReVive, an in-development medical tool designed to collect hemorrhaging blood from a wound and pump it back into a person.
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TSA stops Alabama traveler for Civil War-era cannonballs in luggage
An Alabama traveler was stopped recently by TSA after checking luggage containing five Civil War-era cannonballs. Roll Tide.
Sailor reportedly finds dead rat in finished energy drink
The sailor said medical personnel informed him, “with the chemicals that are in Monster, that it should be OK.”
By J.D. Simkins
That time the Air Force proposed making a ‘gay bomb’
The Air Force once explored the idea of a chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to one another — striking a blow to morale.
Master Chief actor condemns use of character in White House’s Iran war hype video
“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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Infantry unit Marine was shot, killed in ‘isolated incident’ in barracks
A Marine was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the death of another Marine at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Pentagon ups number of analyzed UFO reports, none a threat
The most recent report, which documented cases reported between August 2022 and April 2023, analyzed 291 UAP sightings.
By Zamone Perez
Pay boosts for junior troops not yet a priority for Pentagon planners
Defense Department officials are scheduled to finish their review of military compensation in early 2025.
Mold, broken furniture … just a start to this family’s PCS nightmare
This family lost more than 70% of their belongings, valued at over $152K. The claims process added salt to the wound.
By Karen Jowers
Marine arrested for suspected involvement in death of another Marine
“The incident occurred in an on-base barracks room earlier this evening,” a late Wednesday night news release from the installation stated.
Opinion
Can poetry prevent veteran suicide?
Over 30,000 service members and veterans of the post-9/11 wars have died by suicide.
By Ben Weakley
In birthday message to Marines, top general emphasizes ‘high standards’
The new commandant urged Marines to keep their high standards sacred and their “honor clean.”
Did the women of TikTok just make getting drafted seem fun?
TIkTokers are spilling the tea on the female draft.
By Sarah Sicard