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Blood brothers: In the Pacific, US medics may soon use blood from allies

The U.S. is setting up formal agreements with partners and allies to share military and civilian blood supplies to overcome logistics challenges in the Indo Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl....

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75th Ranger combat camera releases video on Afghan withdrawal

Released on Veterans Day, a video made by Army Sgt. Landon Carter of the 75th Ranger Regiment shows the US military’s final withdrawal from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan in 2021.(Screenshot). A new...

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Army veteran tells story about saving his two Afghan interpreters in...

Robert Ham worked closely with Saifullah and Ismail Haqmal, two Afghan interpreters that helped him and many other Americans during their deployments in Afghanistan. Photos courtesy of Robert Ham. The...

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Three former Afghan Air Force pilots killed in Oregon crash

Major Sayed Hussain Musawi, Major Mohammad Bashir Safdari, and Lieutenant Ali Jan Ferdawsi. Photos courtesy of Salem For Refugees. (Task & Purpose composite image.). As the Taliban took over...

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When a veteran lost his farm, fellow paratroopers came to the rescue

Brian Floyd served 10 years as a paratrooper in the 173rd Airborne Brigade and 82nd Airborne. But in January, his lifelong dream of owning a farm fell apart when a barn caught fire, killing 16,000...

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Army major honors fallen soldiers with Native eagle feathers in hair

Maj. Patrick Sorensen. who posted portraits in full uniform while wearing traditional Native American eagle feathers in his hair. said the pictures are a tribute to both his Native identity and to...

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Milley, McKenzie face angry lawmakers over botched Afghan withdrawal, Abbey Gate

Retired General Mark Milley faced a barrage of questions from Republicans over the Biden administration's handling of the Afghan withdrawal. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. In his first...

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ISIS still a threat but more active in Asia and Africa, Pentagon says

ISIS’s claim to be behind a terrorist attack in Moscow proves the group is still a global threat with branches in areas like Central Asia and Africa, a Pentagon official said Monday. Photo shows Shia...

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US military finishes new Abbey Gate review, shares findings with Gold Star...

This image from a video released by the Department of Defense shows U.S. Marines at Abbey Gate before a suicide bomber struck outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26, 2021, in Kabul...

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Former Navy SEAL under fire for gunshot wound story used in campaign for Senate

Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL running for a Montana Senate seat has come under fire after a Washington Post report found inconsistencies with a story he told a park ranger about receiving a gunshot...

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EOD teams upend training for threats from IEDs on the ground to drones in the...

The job of ordnance disposal technicians is rapidly changing. After decades of handling prevasive ground-level threats of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan and Iraq, disposal techs are...

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EOD teams upend training for threats from IEDs on the ground to drones in the...

The job of ordnance disposal technicians is rapidly changing. After decades of handling prevasive ground-level threats of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan and Iraq, disposal techs are...

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USS Iwo Jima dedicates ship gym to Sgt. Nicole Gee

Three years ago on Aug. 20, 2021, Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee posted a photo of herself holding an Afghan baby to her Instagram account, captioning the picture, “I love my job.” The photo was taken...

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USS Iwo Jima dedicates ship gym to Sgt. Nicole Gee

Three years ago on Aug. 20, 2021, Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee posted a photo of herself holding an Afghan baby to her Instagram account, captioning the picture, “I love my job.” The photo was taken...

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USS Iwo Jima dedicates ship gym to Sgt. Nicole Gee

Three years ago on Aug. 20, 2021, Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee posted a photo of herself holding an Afghan baby to her Instagram account, captioning the picture, “I love my job.” The photo was taken...

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With a drop of blood, an Army device can detect traumatic brain injuries in...

A little over two decades ago, military scientists sat around a conference table to eat breakfast and discuss biological clues for diagnosing traumatic brain injuries among service members. The...

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