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Air Force transit hub stored weapons shipments in unguarded building, IG finds
A recent Defense Department Inspector General’s report found that military shipments of rifles and other weapons were stored for as long as a week in a warehouse with no overnight guards and no...
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Navy F/A-18 disables ship in Gulf of Oman with 20mm cannon
A Navy F-18 Super Hornet disabled an Iranian-flagged commercial ship in the Gulf of Oman, according to U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM. The ship was warned to stop, said U.S.
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A field competition tests how Army chaplains face a modern battlefield
As U.S. forces prepare for future war with massive casualty rates, chaplains like Capt. Alec Correa are training to face the most existential parts of war, the moments between life and death.
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Life or death centered around a canteen for this AEF soldier
Heroism takes many forms in war. It may emerge amid an epic battle, or the drama may focus on a single life struggling to keep alive in a shell hole.
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VR&E: Improving development and delivery of individualized rehabilitation plans
The Veterans Readiness and Employment program has long used Vocational Rehabilitation Panels (VRP)—a panel typically made up of vocational rehabilitation counselors, medical professionals and other...
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A guide to VA pregnancy benefits: prenatal to postpartum
What pregnant Veterans need to know about their health care, supplies and support If you’re a pregnant Veteran, VA has you covered from your first positive pregnancy test through delivery and...
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Easier access to commercial driver’s license training for Veterans
VA has implemented a key part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act , commonly referred to as the “Dole Act,” improving how certain Commercial...
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The hilarious rules of the Air Force’s formal Dining-In
The Dining-In is a military custom that predates the Air Force, the military, even the United States. There are many versions of the same even, whether that branch calls it Mess Night, Regimental...
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The Chief of Staff’s Bible is one of the least-known Air Force traditions
The Chief of Staff’s Bible is a tradition literally as old as the Air Force itself, but one very few have ever even heard of.
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American troops drank 2 million energy drinks during Operation Epic Fury
An army might run on its stomach, but let’s be real: what’s actually going in its stomach is equally important. Armies don’t run on bread alone.
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I Love My Air Force Husband. My Feelings About the Government He Serves Are More Complicated
It was covered in the American flag and read “God Bless America.” The image forced my car back into park. I sat in the lot trying to understand the power those three words held over me.
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Marines may create new Infantry Scout career field
Marine Corps leaders are considering making Scouts a Primary Military Occupational Specialty, similar to Machine Gunners and Mortarmen, said a senior Marine commander in charge of training.
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Retired fighter pilot taught Chinese airmen secret US tactics, feds say
A retired Air Force fighter pilot accused of teaching American tactics to Chinese airmen allegedly drove erratically to avoid an FBI tail, kept a fake passport, and deleted messages from foreign...
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VA loan repayment program applications now open
Physicians do incredible work to care for their patients, but the road to clinical practice is often long and expensive. Years of medical school can lead to a mountain of student debt that may feel...
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The Cuban Missile Crisis: 13 days that almost ended the world
The Cuban Missile Crisis was an entirely avoidable, but potentially deadly period in Cold War history. In 1946 George Kennan, an American diplomat in the Soviet Union, sent a telegram to President...
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Refusing evacuation, this Marine packed dirt into his wound and continued to fight
Conducted from March 19 to April 19, 1967, Operation Prairie III was one of a series of movements by the 3rd Marine Division aimed at engaging and eliminating the communist units arriving in South...
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Air Force removes security airmen from full duty after entering wrong home with a child inside
Air Force officials have launched a command-directed investigation into why at least two armed Security Forces airmen mistakenly entered a residence on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, while a child was.
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The USS Devilfish suffered the only kamikaze attack on a US submarine
By October 1944, the Imperial Japanese Navy was on the defensive. Allied forces in the Pacific had pushed back the gains Japan made in the years following its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
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How effective hand hygiene helps keep everyone safe
World Hand Hygiene Day highlights the importance of clean hands to prevent infections Like so many advancements in medicine, the modern history of hand hygiene to prevent infection can trace its way..
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Improving civilian employment outcomes through skills translation and matching
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