‘Saving Private Ryan’ is heading back to theaters for the 75th anniversary of D-Day
Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” (1998) will be in 600 cinemas nationwide for just two days.
Marine Corps doesn’t specify privatized housing data in recent living condition query
Statistics don't yet shed much light on privatized housing issues.
Three looming questions on the Selective Service System’s future
A commission examining how the draft registration process is handled will make major decisions on the topic in coming months.
Great Powers on Ice: Coast Guard drops Arctic manifesto
The coastal defense service has been lobbying for an increased focus on America’s Arctic territorial waters.
Aliens, ahoy! Navy developing guidelines on reporting UFO sightings
Encounters with unidentified aircraft by pilots have once again prompted officials from the Department of Defense to take action.
Air Force secretary raised ethical concerns about Shanahan
Heather Wilson told the Pentagon's IG that she "felt uncomfortable" by some of Shanahan's actions.
Groups say airstrikes by US-led coalition killed 1,600 civilians in Raqqa
The U.S.-led coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians in the northern Syria city of Raqqa during months of bombardment that liberated it from the Islamic State group, hundreds more than the number the U.S.-led coalition claims over the entire four-year campaign against IS, Amnesty International and a London-based watchdog group said Thursday.
Release approved for Coast Guard officer accused of making hit list
A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of being a domestic terrorist is entitled to be released from custody before his trial on firearms and drug charges, a federal magistrate said Thursday.

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Marines name next sergeant major of the Corps
Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black currently serves as sergeant major of manpower and reserve affairs.
Recent series of campus suicides raise complicated questions for VA
Three veterans died by suicide at VA medical sites in six days, but the department has seen an overall decrease in campus suicides in recent years.
Bound for the brig? New detention facility fashion revealed!
The move cuts costs and boosts security inside brigs, officials say.
A new sniper MOS? Marines are testing a ‘proof of concept’ for scout snipers
The new course would happen in early 2020.
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