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Army Evaluating New Airborne Kit to Save Towed Paratroopers

U.S. Army experts are testing a new emergency parachute system that can be used when a paratrooper becomes a towed jumper.

A member of the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight pours unserviceable ammunition into a wooden box at an undisclosed location Nov. 9, 2016 (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Andrew Park)

Watchdog Probes Military Burning of Ammunition, Explosives

The inspector general for the DoD launched an probe into the open burning of ammunition and explosives at military sites.

Army Sgt. Jaquez Jones, left, observes a soldier firing a mounted M2 .50 cal. Browning machine gun during live-fire training at Wedrzyn, Poland, Nov. 30, 2016. (Photo: U.S. Army)

Army's New Machine-Gun Optic Program on Hold

The U.S. Army's search for a new optic for its medium and heavy machine guns has been delayed.

Army National Guard Specialist Gonzalez mans a checkpoint as the Carr Fire burns in Redding, Calif., on Saturday, July 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Fire-Generated Winds Pose Hazards to National Guard Efforts to Fight Wildfires

The California wildfires can create their own violent weather, hampering firefighting efforts.

Yea Ji Sea, a former U.S. Army specialist who was born in South Korea, talks with reporters after a federal court hearing in Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariel Tu)

Judge Sets Deadline for Army Specialist's Citizenship Ruling

Yea Ji Sea filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security last month after the military moved to discharge her.

A U.S. Special Operations soldier returns fire while conducting multi-day Afghan-led offensive operations against the Taliban in Mohammad Agha district, Logar Province, Afghanistan, July 28, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Nicholas Byers)

Air Force Fighters, Army Apaches Kill 220 Taliban in Ghazni Fight

Afghan forces are conducting clearing operations, but hundreds of civilians have fled, trying to escape the fierce fighting.

Sgt. 1st Class Reymund Transfiguracion, with 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), died Sunday following wounds sustained during an Aug. 7 patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand province. (Army photo)

Army Special Forces Soldier Dies After IED Blast in Afghanistan

A Washington-based Special Forces soldier has died from wounds caused by an improvised explosive device.

Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Figel, with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command parachute team, the Black Daggers, makes final adjustments for a tip-toe landing during a jump demonstration for National Airborne Day at the Airborne & Special Operations museum, in Fayetteville, N.C. in August 2014 (U.S. Army photo/Chuck Vickers)

Army to Celebrate Fort Bragg's 100th and National Airborne Day

The Airborne Day celebration will include public demonstrations and entertainment.

In this Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 photo, the hearse carrying World War II Flight Officer Richard Lane's casket arrives for burial services at Filley Cemetery in Filley, Neb. The remains of a World War II pilot were finally buried with full military honors in his home state of Nebraska after 73 years in foreign soil. (Gwyneth Roberts/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

WWII Pilot's Remains Return Home After 7 Decades

The remains of a World War II pilot were finally buried with full military honors after 73 years in foreign soil.

Engineers lower an air-launched cruise missile following a test at the EMP facility at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. (ATEC photo/John Hamilton)

New Leadership Takes Command at White Sands Missile Range

The Army missile range serves a clientele that includes private sector interests.

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President Donald Trump signs the John McCain National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2019, during a signing ceremony Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, in Fort Drum, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Trump Signs $717 Billion Defense Bill Including 2.6 Percent Troop Pay Raise

The president called it "the most significant investment in our military and in our warfighters in modern history."

Air Force Fighters, Army Apaches Kill 220 Taliban in Ghazni Fight

Afghan forces are conducting clearing operations, but hundreds of civilians have fled, trying to escape the fierce fighting.

Chief Master Sgt. Gerard Crump, 85th Engineering Installation Squadron, inspects the uniform of Staff Sgt. Bryant Horton, 85th EIS, during a squadron open ranks inspection Nov. 25, 2013. (U.S. Air Force/Adam Bond)

Air Force May Go Old School With Dress Blue Uniform Update

The service's top enlisted leader says he would like the uniform to evoke the Air Force's heritage.

Marine Special Operations School Individual Training Course students fire an M249 squad automatic weapon during night-fire training April 13, 2017, at Camp Lejeune. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

2 Marines Received Valor Awards for Secret Gunfight Against al-Qaida

Two members of Marine Special Operations Command received awards for a gun battle with al-Qaida militants in Northern Africa.

This undated image posted to Richard Russell's YouTube channel shows Russell, an airline ground agent. Investigators are piecing together how he stole an empty commercial airplane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport in Seattle, and crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound in Washington. (Richard Russell/YouTube via AP)

Why Didn't F-15s Shoot Down the Stolen Sea-Tac Airliner?

"Through it all, there was a call not to take the shot," a NORAD spokesman said.

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