The weird engineering that links old ships of the line and the SR-71 Blackbird
One is the fastest jet ever produced, capable of outrunning anti-air missiles while capturing reconnaissance in some of the most hostile airspace on Earth.
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Army identifies second soldier who went missing in Morocco
The Army recovered the body of the second of two soldiers who went missing this month after falling into the ocean while training in Morocco. U.S.
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Pentagon cancels Army unit’s deployment to Europe with soldiers already in Poland
The Army canceled a major deployment of a cavalry unit to Europe, just as soldiers began rolling out. A U.S. official confirmed to Task & Purpose that the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry.
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Mental crisis didn’t cause airman to self-immolate in protest of Israel, Air Force found
An airman who set himself on fire two years ago in Washington, D.C. to protest Israeli military actions in Gaza did so with a clear head, and not because of a mental health crisis, his wing commander.
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Veteran receives next-generation eye care
Virtual eye care At 56, Air Force Veteran Ben Parks thought he had seen it all when it came to eye care. For 27 years, his community eye care providers had been monitoring a freckle in the back of...
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Marines must complete new course on the ‘practical application’ of AI
Just as all Marines are riflemen, they must now also be proficient in a new battlefield technology: Artificial intelligence, or AI. All Marines have until Dec.
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After 80 years, Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Joseph L. Burke received honorable burial at Saratoga National Cemetery
Thanks to the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Joseph L. Burke finally received the honorable burial he earned.
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The United States created rules for encountering a Yeti during the Cold War
“It must not be killed or shot at except in an emergency arising out of self-defense.” That was one of the U.S. State Department’s cardinal rules for American fortune seekers, proto-cryptozoologists,.
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Meet the 12-year-old sailor who fought at Guadalcanal
Calvin Graham faced the biggest test of his young life when he tried to enlist in the United States Navy in 1942. The baby-faced Graham was only 12 years old at the time and did everything he could...
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Military Suicide Prevention Training Did Not Prepare Me for the Deaths of My Friends
Jessika Braden/ U.S. Marine Corps " /> When I think of suicide, I don’t think of annual training slides, 22 pushup challenges, or the “thoughts and prayers” from social media posts.
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