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The Royal Marines have run through Glasgow in Scotland as part of an event to celebrate their 350th anniversary. Formed in 1664, the aptly named 1664 challenge celebrates their history. It began back in February and is now in the final s...
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Pamela Mitchell, who has served her entire career with the Defense Department as both a military officer and a senior civilian, has been appointed as director of the Defense Human Resources Agency.
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After joining the U.S. Army two years ago, Spc. Lassana Traore, a food service specialist with 1st Infantry Division's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, couldn't have imagined he would find himself back in his native land of Senegal as a...
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The Air Force is deactivating and realigning organizations at its headquarters, major commands, numbered air forces and field operating agencies, resulting in savings of $1.6 billion in the next five years.
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Assessment teams working in Iraq have delivered their findings through the chain of command, and they have arrived at Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's office, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said.
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After nearly five years as a prisoner of suspected Haqqani network terrorists, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has returned to regular duty at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, said Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren.
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Israeli Special Forces entered northern Gaza tonight to take out a number of missile launch sites, according to the Israeli military. Brig.-Gen. Moti Almoz told Israel Radio on Saturday, July 13, 2014, that there were still “many” target...
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Archbishop of Canterbury plays down threat from Muslim youths travelling to Middle East and returning radicalised, warning against a 'national culture of fear'
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The U.S. Army would like to replace its standard 9mm pistols with a more accurate and user-friendly model. U.S. Army officials say they want a new “Modular Handgun System” with more stopping power, accuracy and reliability than the M9 cu...
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On 12 July 2014, DCNS floated the FREMM multi-mission frigate Languedoc in Lorient, France. The achievement of this industrial milestone marks an important step in the construction of the vessel. It once again underlines the industrial d...
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Matthieu Aikins, New York Times
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Jacob Heilbrunn, Los Angeles Times
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Steve Coll, New Yorker
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War Is Boring
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James Holmes, National Interest
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Mironova & Hopkins, Foreign Policy
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The Invictus Games for disabled military personnel are transforming lives, reports Philip Sherwell
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Wounded soldiers describe how preparing for the Invictus Games has transformed their lives as they visit the US to practice with their America rivals
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The Ultra Heavy-lift Amphibious Connector's movement is kind of a cross between a caterpillar worm and a belly of a snake.
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TSV-72 concept(click to view full) The US Navy’s JHSV ships won’t be the only ones of their kind. Oman, which already operates a pair of 65m Austal fast catamarans as civil ferries, has decided to add a pair of slightly large...
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John Norman Sims, a retired Air Force officer, served as a contractor who acted on behalf of the Air Force from 2004 to 2007 and was then hired as a civilian working as a intelligence specialist for the Air Force.
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Ignoring international appeals for a cease-fire, Israel widened its range of Gaza bombing targets to civilian institutions with suspected Hamas ties and deployed ground troops inside Gaza for the first time Sunday.
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Gunmen stormed a residential complex in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood, killing at least 30 people, including 28 women, according to Sumariya television, a private, pro-Iraq-government channel.
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Admiral William McRaven, a Navy SEAL and current commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, is reportedly among the front-runners to take over as chancellor of the University of Texas system , according to The Dallas Morning New...
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Shang-su Wu, Diplomat
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James Jay Carafano, National Interest
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Eli Lake, Daily Beast
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Connie Cass, Assoc Press
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Retired from the military and want to light up a joint in a state that has legalized pot? Getting high will put you in a legal gray area, but no need to be paranoid.
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Afghanistan's two rival candidates reached a breakthrough agreement Saturday to a complete audit of their contested presidential election and, whoever the victor, a national unity government.
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Author: Sandra Erwin Top U.S. defense and aerospace companies are storming this week's Farnborough Airshow in the United Kingdom where they hope to sign up new customers and gain fresh insights into where the market is headed.
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Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has testified he doesn't remember any confrontation with the 'American Sniper' author who claimed to have punched out Ventura in a bar.
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A series of guest posts from AndyC The UK’s armed forces have shrunk considerably since the end of the Cold War and this sometimes leads to criticism. However, the nature and strength of the threat to the UK has also declined, by an eve...
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A series of guest posts from AndyC More than either of the other services the strength and disposition of the RAF is determined by its support role. The number of C-17 Globemaster and A400 Atlas transport aircraft is determined by the ne...
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A series of guest posts from AndyC The decision about the size and capability of the carrier strike force is the most significant decision facing the conventional armed forces of the UK in the SDSR of 2015. In most situations the main re...
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Two potential Republican presidential candidates have released dueling op-eds on the Iraq War. On Saturday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry published a piece in the Washington Post arguing against "isolationist policies" in Iraq and Afghanistan. P...
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Blair is likely to face a formal summons to answer questions over the so-called 'comfort letters' offered to IRA terrorism suspects during peace negotiations with Sinn Fein
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A series of guest posts from AndyC Coping with reduced overall numbers while integrating a substantially expanded reserve force and maintaining capability was always going to be challenging. However, in spite of some criticism the desig...
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Afghanistan's two rival candidates reached a breakthrough agreement Saturday to a complete audit of their contested presidential election and, whoever the victor, a national unity government.
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A series of guest posts from AndyC The forces and capabilities required for global intervention are very similar to those required for mobile operations within the NATO area. Where there is a difference is the greater use of transport a...
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A series of guest posts from AndyC A far more potentially challenging threat could come from a resurgent Russia. How prepared and effective are British and European NATO forces to counter such a possibility? In the north, Norway shares a...
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Sometimes it's all about trust, and right now, the Navy is struggling to convince Congress it's on the level about a plan to take half the fleet's 22 cruisers out of service and gradually return them to active duty.
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China may become the first buyer of Russia's S-400 anti-aircraft missile system, the Kremlin's chief of staff Sergei Ivanov said on Thursday."Chances that China may be the first foreign buyer [of S-400s] are high," he told reporters.S-40...
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The aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth is a monument to yet another failed dream of EU integration, says Christopher Booker
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Iraq is airlifting some 4,000 volunteers to an embattled city west of Baghdad to help bolster government forces locked in a running battle with Sunni militants there, authorities said Saturday.
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A medal of appreciation from the Korean government to military service members who served in the Korean War will be presented to veterans of that conflict at a ceremony in southwestern Ohio.
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Veterans who served in Iraq during the war only have a few months left to claim Ohio bonuses of up to $1,500, and state officials are expanding their efforts to reach potentially thousands of veterans who may miss out by not applying.
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