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Navy launches board to help services leverage new science and tech
Board chairman Richard Danzig told reporters he wants to avoid common pitfalls for an outside advisory board.
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Medical care, child care: How shutdown could affect military families
Inpatient care and acute and emergency outpatient care in DoD medical facilities would be immune from a shutdown.
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Poor oversight leaves military barracks in dire condition, report says
The watchdog report documented widespread housing issues with the barracks already familiar to many lower-ranking service members across the armed forces.
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Explorers provide views of USS Yorktown wreckage from Battle of Midway
The expedition team aimed to document the wrecks and analyze the state of the ships lost in the Battle of Midway.
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Sea Breeze players wrap up Black Sea drill, first series since war
The event, which took place Sept. 11-15, saw the United States, Bulgaria, France, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom perform naval drills.
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New Navy oiler to be named in honor of Harriet Tubman
The oiler is the second U.S. Navy ship named after Tubman.
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Afghans who recently arrived in US get temporary legal status
The Biden administration is giving temporary legal status to Afghan migrants who arrived after March 15, 2022, and before Sept. 20, 2023.
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Zelenskyy warns Congress, DoD that Kyiv will lose without aid
Zelenskyy visited Washington hoping to secure more and better US aid for Ukraine. But many of his pleas fell on deaf ears as Republican opposition grows.
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US soldiers in S. Korea investigated for smuggling synthetic marijuana
South Korean investigators this week raided the homes of five civilian accomplices and 17 U.S. troops based at Camp Humphreys and Camp Casey.
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House GOP plans to pass defense budget fail again as shutdown looms
The $826-billion GOP bill to fund the Defense Department faces opposition from all House Democrats and a handful of key Republican lawmakers.
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Challenges and triumphs of military family life
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Military Benefits Guide 2023
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‘Three Chaplains’ follows Muslim fight for military religious freedom
Three muslim chaplains aspire to change perceptions of their religion in the U.S. military.
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Bears raid Krispy Kreme doughnut van on Alaska Air Force Base
A sow and one of her cubs remained inside the van for approximately 20 minutes.
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7 places the missing F-35 could be hiding
The Marine Corps has requested help from the public to locate the missing F-35.
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Soldier reenlists while standing on division sergeant major’s desk
Soldiers have long used reenlistment ceremonies to buck the branch’s formalities, and to bend boundaries in a job that often demands unflinching discipline
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