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Soldier who died in Fort Leonard Wood range incident was a month from graduating basic
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Pvt. Andrey Okunev died on Friday after being injured on the rifle range. His death is under investigation.
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‘Lucky’ Luckadoo, last original pilot of World War II’s ‘Bloody Hundredth’ dies at 103
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John "Lucky" Luckadoo flew 25 bombing missions over Europe during the war, surviving some of the most intense air battles of World War II.
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West Point alumni cancels award ceremony honoring Tom Hanks
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Hanks was set to be honored this month at West Point. The group presenting the award says it's focusing instead on training cadets.
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“Looked good on paper.” — Famous last words.
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The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was designed to be launched and recovered by the Air Force’s fleet of massive strategic bombers.
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Georgia becomes seventh state to send its National Guard to DC
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The 300 guardsmen from Georgia are being sent to relieve some of the approximately 2,300 National Guard troops active in the nation's capital.
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The VA has not explained why the letters were sent or whether any veterans who received one may actually be facing foreclosure. Full story here: https://t.co/h21WQUPQ0n
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The US military has ‘absolute and complete authority’ for the recent attack on alleged drug smugglers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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The US military has ‘absolute and complete authority’ for the recent attack on alleged drug smugglers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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"Don’t add to the population, don’t subtract from it."
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From taking care of soldiers to getting out of duty, here are some of the best pieces of advice Task & Purpose readers received while in the military.
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Thousands of veterans received "erroneous" letters warning that the homes, financed with VA Home Loans, were in danger of foreclosure.
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Thousands of veterans received "erroneous" letters warning that the homes, financed with VA Home Loans, were in danger of foreclosure.
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US sending F-35s to Puerto Rico as military buildup in the Caribbean continues
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The 10 F-35s are being deployed after the Navy sent ships and a submarine to the waters near Venezuela last month.
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SEAL Team 6 infiltrated North Korea in a mission gone wrong
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A secret plan for Navy SEALs to plant a listening device in North Korea in 2019 fell apart when they were spotted by fishermen.
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Drug cartels are ‘no different than al-Qaida,’ Hegseth says
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The US military has ‘absolute and complete authority’ for the recent attack on alleged drug smugglers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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VA sends 35,000 veterans ‘erroneous’ warnings about home foreclosure
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Thousands of veterans received "erroneous" letters warning that the homes, financed with VA Home Loans, were in danger of foreclosure.
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On average, new F-35s were 238 days late last year, a watchdog found, while the builder collected “hundreds of millions” in fees.
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On average, new F-35s were 238 days late last year, a watchdog found, while the builder collected “hundreds of millions” in fees.
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‘War!’ is the new name for the Department of Defense
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The original War Department covered only the Army, not the Navy. Renaming the current Defense Department might require Congress.
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The M7 was dropped from a list of programs that the Pentagon uses to run tests that are independent and focus on real-world scenarios.
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The M7 was dropped from a list of programs that the Pentagon uses to run tests that are independent and focus on real-world scenarios.
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Our recent explainer on the Department of War, then Defense, now that it's apparently War again. https://t.co/Vgpze1DQk5
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President Donald Trump hinted that the Department of Defense may revert to the Department of War, a title used in the early days of America.
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Currently, about 7,600 U.S. troops are deployed to the region in support of Joint Task Force–Southern Border. Full story: https://t.co/xd5CxXtOaL
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