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Sailors from Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), currently assigned to USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) works on a mock patient during a mass casualty drill for Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) in December 2018. (Cameron Pinske/U.S. Navy)

Controversial Military Malpractice Policy May Be Closer to Overturn Than Ever

Sgt. 1st Class Will D. Lindsay (left) and Spc. Joseph P. Collette (right) were killed in action March 22, 2019, in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. (US Army)

Pentagon IDs Green Beret, EOD Specialist Killed in Afghanistan

Marines with Marine Corps Special Operations Command conduct a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction exercise on a CH-53E aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in 2013. This training has helped the MARSOC MPC program in developing what will become the standard operating procedures. (Anthony Carter/U.S. Marine Corps)

Marine Raiders Fire Back After Call to Disband MARSOC

Marine Sgt. Bailey Weis, right, was the first woman to complete the second phase of MARSOC’s grueling Assessment and Selection Course. The commandant of the Marine Corps is now encouraging her to consider becoming an officer. (Courtesy Bailey Weis)

Marine Commandant Personally Invites MARSOC Trailblazer to Become an Officer

Boeing is proposing a new version of its F-15 Eagle, the F-15X, that would sport an updated airframe and more missiles. Boeing image

Pentagon Buying F-15EX Alongside F-35s to Preserve Diversity, Official Says

The SB>1 Defiant helicopter conducting its maiden test flight at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Florida site, March 21, 2019. (Courtesy Boeing)

Sikorsky-Boeing's Futuristic Defiant Rotorcraft Completes First Flight

A member of an Air Force Special Operations Weather team. (U.S. Air Force)

First Enlisted Woman to Try for Air Force Special Operations Weather Career

Senior Couple Eating Meal And Talking In Retirement Home

Armed Forces Retirement Home Accepting Applicants

The Man Behind 'Lt. Dan' Is All Patriotism, No Politics

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Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division place a wreath in memory of fallen soldiers during a memorial ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, marking the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Green Ramp Disaster on March 22, 2019. Hundreds of 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers were preparing to conduct airborne training on March 23, 1994 when an F-16 collided with a C-130 over Green Ramp and then crashed into a parked C-141, ultimately killing 24 paratroopers. (Andrew Kosterman/U.S. Army)

'I Can Still Picture it:' Pilots Recall Role in Green Ramp Disaster

For the first time the C-130 pilots speak publicly about what happened on March 23, 1994 at Pope Air Force Base.

The photo depicts the 1st Marine Division Headquarters Building on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 17, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Joseph Prado)

Marine Found Dead at Camp Pendleton Guard Post from Gunshot Wound to Head

The Marine Corps would not release any additional information regarding the incident.

The crew on board during the commissioning ceremony for the USCGC Terrell Horne WPC 1131, the newest US Coast Guard cutter in San Pedro, California, on March 22, 2019. (Brittany Murray/The Orange County Register via AP)

Coast Guard Commissions Ship Named for Slain Petty Officer

Senior Chief Horne was killed in a confrontation with suspected drug smugglers near Santa Cruz Island in December 2012.

Pilots walk pass a Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet during military exercises in Hsinchu, northern of Taiwan, Jan. 16, 2019. Taiwan's military started a two-day joint forces exercises to show its determination to defend itself from Chinese threats. (Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)

Sale of Fighter Jets Approved for Taiwan, Delivery Isn't Scheduled until 2021

The last time the United States sold F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan was in 1992.

A Vietnam veteran and member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart listens during the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremonies at the State Capitol in Atlanta. (William Carraway/Georgia National Guard)

Purple Heart Recipient's Mission: Design 1 New VFW Post Each Year

The Vietnam veteran wants to design one new VFW or DAV post each year, beginning with VFW Post No. 7251.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein addresses Air Force Chief Master Sergeants and Senior Master Sergeants selected for promotion to Chief attending the 2019 Chiefs Orientation Conference hosted by Air University. (Melanie Rodgers Cox/U.S. Air Force)

Air Force Chief of Staff: To Our Adversaries, It Sucks to Be You

Gen. David Goldfein congratulated Air Force Institute of Technology graduates.

DoubleTree Employees Fired for Displaying Sign Disparaging Military at Hotel Bar

The sign was created and displayed by two supervisors of the hotel and displayed at a post-deployment event.

This undated photo provided by the Utah National Guard shows Maj. Brent Taylor of the Utah National Guard. Taylor, former mayor of North Ogden, died in Afghanistan on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, City Councilman Phillip Swanson said. Taylor was deployed to Afghanistan in January with the Utah National Guard for what was expected to be a 12-month tour of duty. Taylor previously served two tours in Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan. (Courtesy of Utah National Guard via AP)

Trump OKs Renaming VA Site After Mayor Killed in Afghanistan

The VA outstation in North Ogden, Utah, will be renamed the Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation.

A 96th Test Wing firefighter gears up for a structural fire training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Firefighters entered the new structural training facility to get a better understanding of the heat, visibility and dimensionality of a dorm room fire. (Samuel King Jr./U.S. Air Force)

Firefighters Work to Contain 2 Wildfires at Eglin

Two wildfires that began on the base's test ranges in Santa Rosa County have consumed a total of 2,400 acres.

Performance division recruits present colors during a pass-in-review graduation ceremony inside Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command. More than 35,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (Camilo Fernan/U.S. Navy)

Sailor Charged with Obtaining Sexually Explicit Videos from 13-Year-Old Girl

The Naval Station Great Lakes sailor convinced the girl to send him sexually explicit photos and videos of herself.

Photo: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Megan E. Acs

11 Steps to Turning a Puppy Into a Badass Military Working Dog

Military working dogs are among the world's most elite four-legged warriors

Petty Officer 1st Class Krystyna Duffy, a boatswain's mate assigned to Coast Guard Station Golden Gate in San Francisco, drives a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat near the Golden Gate Bridge, Feb. 8, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard Eyes Changes to Physical Standards, Tattoo Policy to Retain Troops

The service plans to release results of a study on retaining female service members next week.

Attorney General William Barr leaves his home in McLean, Va., on Friday, March 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Mueller Concludes Russia Probe, Delivers Report to AG Barr

The report, still confidential, marks the end of Mueller's probe but sets the stage for big public fights to come.

Contracted deploy a spill containment boom around the Offutt Air Force Base fuel storage area as a precautionary measure March 18, 2019 following flooding of the southeast portion of the base. (U.S. Air Force/Delanie Stafford)

Repairs to Tyndall, Offutt May Delay Funding for Air Force Base Upgrades

Unforeseen storms that have slammed two Air Force bases in six months may force the service to dip into next year's budget.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Carlos Ramos gathers forensic material during tactical site exploitation training at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 12, 2018.. (U.S. Marine Corps/Pfc. Kindo Go)

CSI USMC: Marines Get Upgraded Portable Forensics Labs

The Marine Corps is updating the portable forensics lab kit with new technology for identifying potential enemy suspects.

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Ten F-35C Lightning II jets of the "Argonauts" of VFA-147 aircraft sit on the flight line at Naval Air Station Lemoore. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Manuel Tiscareno)

Navy's F-35 is Nowhere Near Combat-Ready, Watchdog Group Says

In this Jan. 17, 20014 file photo, firefighters clear brush as they battle the Colby Fire near Azusa, Calif. California is calling in the National Guard for the first time to help protect communities from wildfires like the one that destroyed much of the city of Paradise last fall. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

California National Guard to Leave Border, Help Stop Fires

An artist rendering of the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William Charette (DDG 131). (U.S. Navy photo illustration)

New Navy Destroyer To Be Named After Medal of Honor Recipient

The crew aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returned to their homeport in Alameda, Calif., following a nearly 90-day deployment, Sept. 4, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Matthew S. Masaschi)

Coast Guard Cutter Keeps Eye on North Korea During Patrol of East China Sea

U.S. Vice Adm. Phillip Sawyer, commander of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet, gestures during an interview with a select group of journalists aboard the USS Blue Ridge, the U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship, while docked at Manila South Harbor in Manila, Philippines Monday, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

US Navy Won't Alter Sail-bys at Sea Despite China Maneuver

Illustration of Fort Bragg (U.S. Army image)

Man Who Caused Bragg Gate Closure Faces Seven Charges

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A U.S. Army soldier low crawls while negotiating an obstacle course during the first week of Basic Training in Fort Benning, Georgia. U.S. Army photo by Teddy Wade

3 Soft Skills That Vets Have and Employers Want

Veterans are highly trained and skilled but many underemphasis their soft skills on their resumes and during interviews. Here...

Grissom Air Museum Features Unique Warplane Nose Art

The woman named "Do It" has witnessed some of the most dangerous missions ever executed in World War II.

Sara and John Hosea after his injury (left), and in a recent photo with their family (right). (Courtesy of Sara Hosea)

Dr. Phil Says You Can't Be Someone's Lover and Their Caregiver. He's Wrong

Can a couple balance being a full time caregiver with a romantic relationship? Dr. Phil says "no." Veteran caregivers say "ye...

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is married to supermodel Kate Upton. Together, they run the Adopt. Rescue. Heal. charity for veterans (Facebook)

Justin Verlander, Kate Upton Unite Service Dogs With Ailing Veterans

Justin Verlander and Kate Upton combined two passions, creating the perfect marriage to help veterans suffering from PTSD.

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