South Korea fires warning shots at Russia warplanes
South Korean jets fired warning shots after a Russian military plane violated South Korea’s airspace on Tuesday, Seoul officials said, in the first such incident between the countries.
Baby died in Hawaii babysitter’s house on base from antihistamine overdose, officials say
Babysitter has been arrested on charges of manslaughter.
Marine veteran announces congressional run on his ‘alive day’ anniversary of surviving IED blast
Marine veteran Rob Jones announced Monday that he will for be running for Congress as a Republican in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District.
Internal report exposes cocaine abuse, lax testing, inside SEAL Team 10
In the wake of the probe, SEAL Team 10′s superiors at Naval Special Warfare Group 2 updated the urinalysis program, retrained those who administer the tests and hiked the frequency of the screenings, according to the Navy.
Trump says he has a plan to win the Afghanistan war in 10 days
President Trump said he would win the war in Afghanistan in 10 days, and at the cost of 10 million lives.
Survey: Public confidence in the military is high, especially among older generations
More than 8 in 10 Americans say they trust the military to act in the public's best interest.
Kim inspects new submarine, wants North Korean military bolstered
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a newly built submarine and ordered officials to further bolster the country's military capability, state media reported Tuesday, as the North is increasing its pressure on the United States ahead of the possible resumption of nuclear diplomacy.
Budget deal gives a big funding boost to defense, but Republicans wanted more
The $738 billion plan for defense spending next year falls short of what some claimed was needed to maintain military might.

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Manning the military: America’s problem
Conscription using a lottery based system would be a fair, efficient, sustainable, legal and proven alternative to fixing the military's recruiting problem, says the author of this commentary.
YouTube’s top military personalities
Here's eight of the top Military YouTubers active today.
5 Insights: Navy SEAL veteran Kristin Beck
Seizing the objective: happiness.
Here’s how 3 million more people will get military shopping benefits
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