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Former Marine captain’s Syrian detention reaches 11th year
Syrian officials were willing to share proof of life information as recently as 2020, reporting indicates.
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Marine veteran killed while volunteering as a fighter in Ukraine
“He came because he thought what was happening in Ukraine by Russia was wrong,” his commander wrote on social media.
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Air Force ends effort to recover final member of downed Osprey’s crew
Maj. Eric “Doc” Spendlove’s body remains missing.
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Why aren’t military generals being held accountable for preventable training deaths?
Instead, lower ranks are often penalized in a shameful pass-the-blame game, this op-ed author says.
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Ten years on: inside the bin Laden raid. A conversation with William H. McRaven and Nicholas Rasmussen
Retired Adm. William McRaven and Nicholas Rasmussen, former National Counterterrorism Center director, discuss the raid on the Usama bin Laden compound in Pakistan in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the operation.
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A civilian mariner’s leg was severed. This sailor helped save his life
The swift actions of Senior Chief Hull Maintenance Technician Mario Pais and his fellow sailors helped ensure a 19-year-old civilian survived his traumatic injury.
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Navy fires submarine CO after probe reveals ‘leadership and command climate problems’
Cmdr. Joseph G. Lautenslager was relieved Tuesday after higher ups lost confidence in his ability to command.
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Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dies at 90
Collins joined the Air Force after graduating from West Point in 1952.
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Former Coast Guard Academy command master chief faces allegations of ‘inappropriate conduct’
The academy’s senior enlisted leader, Brett VerHulst, abruptly resigned Tuesday.
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How words are used in military culture to describe strength and weakness
We should stop using words that are uniquely feminine to describe weakness, says the author of this commentary.
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Unmanned helicopter crashes into LCS after taking off from the ship
The Fire Scout drone mishap happened Tuesday morning in the eastern Pacific.
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US troops now ‘commuting to work’ to help Somalia fight al-Shabab
U.S Africa Command’s senior leadership on operating in Somalia without a regular presence.
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No, SOCCENT Twitter wasn’t hacked as the command initially said
Officials from SOCCENT apologized for the tweet.
