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US provided ‘limited ground support’ to Syrian fighters battling ISIS
The U.S. has provided some ground support to Kurdish forces.
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Military Culture
Meet the Samoan unit that fought barefoot during WWII
Members of the 1st Samoan Battalion defended their homelands.
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Up to 8,500 U.S. troops on heightened alert in case of Russian move on Ukraine
Thousands of U.S. troops could be called on to deploy in support of NATO's Response Force.
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Lawmakers: US submarine force can help check Russian ambitions in Ukraine
U.S. subs can help deter Russia's overall ambitions today, even as focus remains on Ukraine's ground borders as the most immediate threat to peace in Europe, American lawmakers said.
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UAE, US intercept Houthi missile attack targeting Abu Dhabi
The missile fire further escalates tensions across the Persian Gulf.
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Lawmakers ask Austin to rush Abrams sale to Poland
Top Republicans on Monday made a push to accelerate Washington’s proposed sale of 250 M1A2 Abrams tanks to NATO-ally Poland, which has been pending since last summer, in light of the escalating crisis with Russia.
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SOCOM boss tests positive for COVID-19
Army Gen. Richard Clarke is working from home, with mild symptoms, after testing positive Sunday.
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China sends 39 warplanes toward Taiwan, largest in new year
The Chinese formation Sunday night included 24 J-16 fighter jets and 10 J-10 jets, among other support and electronic warfare aircraft.
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NATO sends ships, jets east, Ireland rejects Russia drills over Ukraine threat
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO will “take all necessary measures to protect and defend all allies."
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US draws down Ukraine embassy presence as war fears mount
The move came amid rising tensions about Russia’s military buildup on the Ukraine border.
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Military spouse unemployment could change after pandemic
Military spouses have historically faced high rates of unemployment.
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Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions
Amid fears of an imminent attack on Ukraine, Russia has further upped the ante by announcing more military drills in the region.
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Montana ski town hosts military members who served in Kabul
For the servicemen who recently visited Whitefish, the opportunity to process their recent combat experience with other veterans was both healing and surreal.
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US Navy detains smuggling ship, UK seizes drugs in Mideast waters
The interdictions were just the latest in the volatile waters of the Persian Gulf.
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Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, NATO allies to launch exercise in Mediterranean
The exercise, which has been in the works since 2020 and isn’t in response to rising tension with Russia, will place the Truman and its carrier strike group under NATO operational control.
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Oops! Sailor accused of torching the Bonhomme Richard wore wrong insignia to his Article 32 hearing
Someone in his chain failed to ensure the junior sailor was squared away.
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Baltic states tout US-approved weapon shipments to Ukraine
The Baltic states have received approval from Washington to send American-made weaponry to Ukraine to help the country fend off a potential Russian invasion.
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No war yet. US, Russia to try more diplomacy amid tensions over Ukraine.
Expectations were low going in, and there was no breakthrough.
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THAAD, in first operational use, destroys midrange ballistic missile in Houthi attack
The United Arab Emirates is the first to use the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System in an attack by Houthi militants. It successfully took out a mid-range ballistic missile aimed at a civilian site in the country.
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US carried out airstrikes in Syria against ISIS
The airstrikes were in response to the ISIS group unleashing its biggest attack in Syria since the fall of its “caliphate” three years ago.
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It cost millions to recruit, train new troops being booted for vaccine refusal
Hundreds of trainees shipped to basic training unvaccinated and continue to refuse, flagging them for discharge.
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Defense industry frets as funding talks crawl
Despite repeated warnings from lawmakers and uniformed Pentagon leaders that a full-year continuing resolution will hurt national security, some in the defense industry are still worried that budgetary route is a possibility.
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Pay raises for thousands of military employees under new federal worker minimum wage
About 56,000 civilian military employees and almost 10,000 VA workers will benefit from the change.
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Top US, Russian envoys discuss Ukraine at ‘critical moment’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lowered expectations ahead of the meeting in Geneva.
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Biden issues new warning to Russia over invading Ukraine
President Joe Biden said any Russian troop movements across Ukraine’s border would be an invasion and that Moscow would “pay a heavy price” for such an action.
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USS Milwaukee confiscates more than $20 million in suspected cocaine
Roughly 315 kilograms of suspected cocaine were uncovered.
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