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Keeping memories alive: First Lady highlights Gold Star families this week
The family of Army 1st Lt. Demetrius Frison is one of the Gold Star families to be highlighted on First Lady Jill Biden's social media Wednesday.
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Indiana town lines streets during funeral procession for Marine killed in Kabul
Cpl. Humberto Sanchez died in the Aug. 26 attack in Kabul, where he had been transferred after serving as a U.S. embassy guard in Jordan.
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Watchdog: DoD getting better at tracking military justice demographics, but work remains
The recent Government Accountability Office update followed a 2019 report highlighting disparities in who gets investigated and charged in the military justice system.
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Kaman unveils medium-lift UAV to resupply distributed Marine Corps forces
Kaman hopes its medium-lift quadcopter will solve the biggest challenge to the Marine Corps’ expeditionary advanced base operations concept: resupplying small units of Marines scattered around island chains.
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7-hour Iraq firefight sees 4 Marine Raiders receive Bronze Stars with ‘V’
Here’s what happened that day.
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‘It was a mistake.’ CENTCOM admits Aug. 29 drone strike killed civilians, not ISIS
“The strike was a tragic mistake,” Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, told a Pentagon news conference.
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Transitioning out of the military and in to civilian life? This a guide to answer common questions.
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2021 Service Members of the Year
Watch the stories of our 2021 Service Members of the Year winners
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Pentagon & Congress
Pentagon unveils new sexual assault response plan - with a deadline of up to 8 years
The four-part plan will be implemented over the next eight years.
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Saltpeter for sex drives, and the urban legend of the military’s libido manipulation
It's a common myth that saltpeter causes loss of libido among new recruits.
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VA zeroes in on gun safety as a way to reduce veteran suicides
Roughly 70 percent of veteran suicide deaths in 2019 involved a firearm.
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Stryker Brigade takes over base support and force protection ops in Iraq, sans Strykers
A new Army unit takes over support and force protection operations in Iraq.
In other news
Thousands of caregivers may lose monthly stipends under new VA review
Nearly 20,000 caregivers of injured veterans will have their cases re-examined to see if they still qualify for the benefit.
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Saltpeter for sex drives, and the urban legend of the military’s libido manipulation
It's a common myth that saltpeter causes loss of libido among new recruits.
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Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield wears custom cleats in tribute to corpsman slain in Kabul
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Maxton “Max” Soviak was laid to rest Sept. 13 in Milan, Ohio.
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Fat Leonard is poised to spill the beans in this new podcast
The portly magnate at the center of the Navy's massive bribery scandal is about to sound off.
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How Doc Martens went from WWII discards to everyone’s favorite grunge boot
Dr. Martens have humble WWII origins.
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Marine of the Year 2021 — Sgt. Brandon Antoine
Gifted with the innate qualities that push a member of the Corps to run to danger, Sgt. Brandon Antoine used his instincts to help a fellow Marine.
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Frontline Photos: Sept. 19, 2021
The Air Force Thunderbirds over Cleveland, soldiers firing a Carl Gustav in Alaska, sailors transiting the Taiwan Strait and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
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Frontline Photos: Sept. 12, 2021
Remembrance at the Pentagon, sailors over Sicily, Lightnings in Toronto and more in this weeks Frontline Photos.
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Frontline Photos: Sept. 5, 2021
U.S. troops help Afghans, Haitians and Louisianans, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
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The three-headed monster we must now defeat: mental illness, stigma, and suicide
In looking back, I have often wondered, how was my bipolar missed for so many years by me, my family, and the Army?
By Gregg F. Martin
US strike kills al-Qaida leader in Syria, ‘no indications’ of civilian casualties: CENTCOM
CENTCOM says a senior al-Qaida leader was the target of a counterterror strike in Syria.
A DARPA competition to build underground robot teams to assist troops enters its final challenge this week
Teams of civilians are testing their ground and aerial robots in places where troops would have difficulty going.
By Todd South
Air Force general to review errant Kabul drone strike, make recommendations for discipline
A general officer will make recommendations about changes to targeting procedures or discipline for those involved.
Watchdog: DoD getting better at tracking military justice demographics, but work remains
The recent Government Accountability Office update followed a 2019 report highlighting disparities in who gets investigated and charged in the military justice system.
Attacks on Joint Chiefs chairman are ‘ridiculously overblown,’ key Democrat says
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith says Gen. Mark Milley was just doing his job when he spoke to Chinese military leaders last year.
AFSOC plans to demo amphibious MC-130J by end of next year, commander says
A new water-ready C-130 would give the Air Force more littoral capability.
How Doc Martens went from WWII discards to everyone’s favorite grunge boot
Dr. Martens have humble WWII origins.
By Sarah Sicard
Kaman unveils medium-lift UAV to resupply distributed Marine Corps forces
Kaman hopes its medium-lift quadcopter will solve the biggest challenge to the Marine Corps’ expeditionary advanced base operations concept: resupplying small units of Marines scattered around island chains.
OPM temporarily drops relocation requirements for special military spouse hiring
The new Office of Personnel Management regulation allows agencies to use military spouse special hiring authorities in a broader range of cases.
By Jessie Bur