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A 55-Year-Old Man Just Graduated Army Basic Training
At an age when most baby boomers might be looking ahead to retirement, 55-year-old John Taffe has been running, low-crawling and doing pushups at Army basic combat training for the past 2...
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Stunning Photo Of The First Female Fighter Pilot's Final Flight In Command
This U.S. Air Force image was taken on May 29 during the "fini-flight" of Col. Jeannie Leavitt, the commander of the 4th Fighter Wing."Fini-flight" is short for final flight, and is a military aviation...
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Congresswoman Almost Drives Witness To Tears During Heated Exchange On VA...
Republican Representative Jackie Walorski of Indiana almost drove a witness to tears during a meeting of the House Veterans Affairs Committee. Walorski questioned three VA officials during the...
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4 Things You Need To Know About The New Head Of The VA
President Barack Obama accepted the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki today, an enormous development in a widening scandal.But Shinseki’s departure puts the burden of leadership...
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Russia Claims To Have a Fifth-Generation Fighter That Might Surpass The F-35
Russia is building its own fifth-generation fighter jet — a plane that might even have some advantages over the U.S.'s troubled F-35.The PAK-FA, also known as the T-50, is still in prototype, and is...
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Pro-Russian Militants Made A Rap Video In An Attempt To Attract Recruits
In a seemingly desperate effort to increase support, the Russian Orthodox Army, a pro-Russian separatist militia in Ukraine has released a rap song to bolster recruitment.The video, which was released...
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Here's What Veterans Around America REALLY Think About The VA
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs became an explosive political story this week, culminating with the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.The final straw appeared to be a report that...
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Here's A 6-Step Plan To Fix The VA Now That Shinseki Is Out
President Barack Obama had no choice but to accept Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki’s resignation.The VA inspector general’s interim report issued this week contained too many damning findings...
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Here Are The Five 'High Risk' Taliban Detainees The US Gave Up To Rescue Army...
The US government announced today that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held by the Taliban since 2009, has been released. Bergdahl was exchanged for the top five Taliban commanders held at Guantanamo. The...
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There Is Already A Big Backlash Against The Deal To Free An American Prisoner...
Last week the Obama administration traded five Taliban commander detainees in Guantanamo Bay for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only American prisoner of war.The backlash has been swift, especially from the...
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Taliban Leader: The Prisoner Exchange Is A 'Great Victory'
Mullah Omar, the reclusive head of the Taliban, has purportedly released a statement hailing the transfer of top five Taliban commanders from Guantanamo to Qatar. Omar says their freedom is a "great...
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Russia's New T-50 Fighter Still Can't Compete With The F-35
Of the jets in production that promise to take military fighters deep into the 21st century and beyond, the U.S. F-35, the Chinese J-20, and the Russian Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA are at the top of the...
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Here's Why Bowe Bergdahl Probably Won't Be Court Martialed For Desertion
Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl's release after five years in Taliban captivity has raised questions about the circumstances of his initial capture, with some members of his unit accusing him of desertion....
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Why The Osprey Is The Future Of The US Military
In late 2001, I lifted off the USS Bataan in a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter toward Afghanistan as part of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. I was one of the first pilots to push into Afghanistan...
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Here's What Its Like To Live Under The Thai Military Coup
I’ve been in Bangkok through the 2008 “yellow shirts” demonstrations against the government of now-deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, through the 2010 “red shirts” protests that supported him,...
View ArticlePro-Russian Rebels In Ukraine Can Shoot Down Aircraft, And It's A Huge Problem
Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) are a serious threat in Ukraine and elsewhere.The following footage was reportedly filmed near Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, and shows an Ukrainian Ilyushin...
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These Crossword Clues Nearly Gave Away The D-Day Invasion
Seventy years ago, the British Intelligence agency MI5 flew into a panic when agents noticed that key code names from the top secret D-Day operation were appearing in The Daily Telegraph's crossword...
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The US Secret Service Has New Software That Detects Sarcasm On The Internet
Nextgov came across a fascinating new software the Secret Service will be deploying: a sarcasm detector.The software can actually detect much more than that: it is meant to investigate a number of...
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A Russian Fighter Nearly Collided With A US Spy Plane
According to U.S. Defense officials, the interception of a U.S. RC-135U Combat Sent by a Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker was not routine.The RC-135U is one of the most secretive U.S. surveillance...
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A Former Navy SEAL Explains How To Escape A Dangerous Situation
The rigorous training Navy SEALs endure make them highly capable of handling a range of dangerous situations.Some of them dedicate their post-military careers to passing their knowledge on to...
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