The SIG Sauer M7 is dead. How long does the XM8 have?
The M14 rifle replaced the venerable M1 Garand in 1957 and infamously served as the primary U.S. service rifle for only five years before it was replaced by the M16 rifle.
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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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DAV Bowl gives veterans and athletes more than competition
Army veteran Robbie Gaupp and Navy veteran Kelly Smith When Kelly Smith played football in 2015 for the first time since her injury, the experience was transformative.
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NASA’s X-59 breaks the sound barrier without the sonic boom
A “sonic thump” may not have the same awesomeness factor as a sonic boom, but it still has the right stuff. And like it or not, it’s the new standard in supersonic flight.
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Guardsmen who reacted to November attack receive medals for heroism
Two officers with the West Virginia National Guard received awards for heroism Monday for stopping a gunman who attacked a National Guard patrol in Washington, D.C.
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Live Whole Health #316: Finding deep rest
May is National Meditation Month, and whether you’re brand new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner, this is a great time to connect with your body and mind through mediative practices.
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US Army and Navy helicopters sink six Iranian small boats, commander says
Army Apaches and Navy Seahawk helicopters destroyed six Iranian small boats on Monday as part of ongoing efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, according to Adm.
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Impacts of Strait of Hormuz tensions stifle searches for US missing in Laos
For the second time since February, the ripple effects of the Iran war have spread to Laos, where fuel shortages have forced the cancellation or curtailment of searches by U.
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