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The Navy’s shipyard upgrades could take 50 years, cost $200 billion trib.al/bDgCaGT

The Navy's shipyard upgrades could take 50 years, cost $200 billion

A new report from the Government Accountability Office found that the program lacks regular evaluations and risks running up its costs.

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1st Infantry Division soldiers are headed to Lithuania as tension in the region rises.
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Largest Army base in South Korea has no running water over holiday weekend trib.al/9SbaphG

Largest Army base in South Korea has no running water over holiday weekend

Camp Humphreys, the largest overseas U.S. military base, lost running water after a mechanical failure, with repairs delayed by a holiday.

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UN report says drug boat strikes are war crimes. What does that mean for US troops? trib.al/FfEL0rU

UN report says drug boat strikes are war crimes. What does that mean for US troops?

A U.N. expert says U.S. drug boat strikes may be war crimes, while troops who refuse to carry them out could face serious consequences.

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Thunderbird’s 360-camera captured pilot’s safe ejection during crash trib.al/yfhtSia

Thunderbird’s 360-camera captured pilot’s safe ejection during crash

The demonstration team flies with 360-degree cameras during training and airshows. When one crashed in December, it kept recording.

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1st Infantry Division soldiers deploy to Lithuania in ongoing effort to deter Russia trib.al/2TECbTB

1st Infantry Division soldiers deploy to Lithuania in ongoing effort to deter Russia

Lithuania's president announced this week that 1,000 soldiers will be deploying as part of a scheduled rotation to NATO's eastern flank.

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Top Army drill sergeant says basic training isn’t just about being tough: ‘We have to operate with empathy’ trib.al/TuIv7gm

Top Army drill sergeant says basic training isn’t just about being tough: ‘We have to operate with...

Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Harrington says it helps as a drill sergeant if you’re “naturally born loud,” but mentoring is at the heart of the job.

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How the Pentagon counts — and leaves out — troops killed in war trib.al/O8FYci7

How the Pentagon counts — and leaves out — troops killed in war

Veterans of past wars who were once responsible for updating the public on casualties warn that today's Pentagon faces a credibility crisis.

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Space Force wants ‘several hundred’ troops from other branches to transfer into its ranks trib.al/r8KroEZ

Space Force wants ‘several hundred’ troops from other branches to transfer into its ranks

The branch brought back its Interservice Transfer Program after three years as it tries to rapidly grow the number of guardians.

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Air Force Thunderbird crashed after failure in engine ‘blind spot,’ investigation finds trib.al/vcPMUrf

Air Force Thunderbird crashed after failure in engine 'blind spot,' investigation finds

The crash of the Thunderbird jet was the second time in less than two years that a failure in an F-16 engine's "blind spot" caused a crash.

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Pentagon confirms non-hostile death of Army officer in support of Iran war operations trib.al/ZKbVzzO

Pentagon confirms non-hostile death of Army officer in support of Iran war operations

The soldier's identity was not released, but a defense official said the soldier suffered a medical incident while en route to Saudi Arabia.

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Rescue team parachutes to remote Alaska river, rafts across to reach hunters trib.al/NwVFqM3

Rescue team parachutes to remote Alaska river, rafts across to reach hunters

A technical river rescue, already a challenging feat, was made even more difficult for an Air Force team well above the Arctic Circle.

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Fishing charter catches Air Force attack drone off Florida coast trib.al/75yMBYH

Fishing charter catches Air Force attack drone off Florida coast

Florida fishermen recovered an Air Force attack drone two days after it went down during testing near Eglin Air Force Base.

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Jake and Logan Paul went to the Pentagon to speak with troops and Pete Hegseth.
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Paul brothers visit Pentagon, speak to troops

The Department of Defense released footage showing the influencers meeting with military members and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

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Marine veteran Sean "The Smoke" Sharaf won his UFC 331 heavyweight fight in just 12 seconds - knocking out Gable Steveson cold
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Marine veteran wins fast upset victory at UFC 331

Sean Sharaf, who served six years in the Marine Corps, won his fight against Gable Steveson with a fast knockout.

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Veterans have higher levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in their blood than civilians, new study finds trib.al/c00R2N7

Veterans have higher levels of 'forever chemicals' in their blood than civilians, new study finds

The research found that veterans 20 to 39 had the highest concentration of PFAS chemicals compared to their non-veteran counterparts.

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Marine veteran wins fast upset victory at UFC 331 trib.al/71eRFgI

Marine veteran wins fast upset victory at UFC 331

Sean Sharaf, who served six years in the Marine Corps, won his fight against Gable Steveson with a fast knockout.

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Paul brothers visit Pentagon, speak to troops trib.al/FASku9O

Paul brothers visit Pentagon, speak to troops

The Department of Defense released footage showing the influencers meeting with military members and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

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