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A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Oct. 5, 2021, in Miami. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

Keep COVID-19 military vaccine mandate, defense secretary says

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making clear he wants to keep the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in place to protect the health of the troops.

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Austin urges Congress: Pass a timely budget

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin highlighted investments in military hardware, in research and in the Pacific region, adding “we’ve got more to do.”

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Pentagon & Congress

Dutch defense chief talks Ukraine help and stocking ammo for NATO

Gen. Onno Eichelsheim explains how he deals with a limited personnel pool, and which country might want to look closely at the Dutch Walrus submarine buy.

The Ukrainian military's Grad multiple-rocket launcher fires rockets at Russian positions in the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)

Military officials look to Ukraine war for new lessons in training

“This ... is not only a war against Ukraine,” said Maj. Gen. Serhii Salkutsan, its NATO military liaison. “This is a war against the ... civilized world."

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‘Deterrence the American way’: The new B-21 bomber debuts

The Air Force unveiled the Northrop Grumman-made B-21 Raider to the public Friday in a ceremony at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.

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US forces monitor Mideast skies at Qatar base amid World Cup

The creation of a task force focused on drones and other off-the-shelf battlefield technology at Al-Udeid Air Base shows the U.S. is in Qatar to stay.

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Marine recruiter accused of sexually assaulting prospective recruit

Staff Sgt. Duncan Quade Weathers, 27, was arrested for allegedly using his position of authority over an underage prospective recruit to have sex with her.

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Five soldiers with 10th Mountain Division jailed on rape charges

All five soldiers are junior enlisted assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.

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Appeals court weighs order to force Corps to accommodate Sikhs

Sikh plaintiffs maintain that rules forbidding them from wearing their articles of faith in boot camp violate their religious liberty.

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Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72) participate in an overnight “Out of the Darkness Walk,” to recognize Suicide Prevention Awareness Month at Huntington Hall in Newport News, Va., in 2015.

Four sailors from same command die by suicide, NBC reports

The four sailors were all assigned to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center in Norfolk, according to the NBC News report.

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F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 138th Fighter Wing participate in an elephant walk, June 4, 2021, at the Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla. The elephant walk was part of a large-scale readiness exercise that was conducted to test the wing's ability to rapidly deploy combat ready forces across the globe. (Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Imwalle/Air National Guard)

Fighter pilot who tailed a civilian plane blamed for destroying F-16

Investigators blamed the pilot for his jet’s demise, saying the airman could have regained control over the F-16.

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Last of Mexico’s World War II veterans dies at age 98

The sergeant served with 300 other Mexican soldiers alongside U.S. Army Air Forces in the Philippines.

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Army to use old slogan for new recruits

The Army is planning to launch a new marketing campaign next year using an old slogan - “Be all you can be."

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Fort Bragg bringing back beloved toy drive after three-year gap

The 2022 Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop 2.0 will reboot “Fort Bragg’s largest collective airborne operation event” with 2,200 paratroopers.

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U.S. Air Force company grade officers raise their hands during their oath of office ceremony as they transfer into the Space Force on Sept. 1, 2020. The Space Force is the United States' newest military service in more than 70 years. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/Air Force)

US Central Command welcomes space ops shop in Florida

U.S. Space Forces—Central will oversee military space operations in the Middle East and Southwest Asia.

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Allowance for the most at-risk military families begins to take shape

Fewer military families may qualify for the stipend because their housing allowances will count as income,

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Marine vet’s prisoner swap still possible, Russian diplomat says

The Biden administration has been trying for months to negotiate the release of Marine veteran Paul Whelan and WNBA star Brittney Griner.

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Civilian and military volunteers hold up signs showing appreciation to morning drivers on their way to work, Sept. 16, 2022.

Outage affects 988 suicide prevention hotline, VA offers alternatives

Veterans who are looking to reach the helpline can call the Veterans Crisis Line directly at 877-267-6030.

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Marine vet gets Lakers crowd hopped up by chugging from prosthetic

"I’m glad that everybody was having a good time and realized that I was there having a good time.”

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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Joseph Asenuga, an F-15C student pilot with the 173rd Fighter Wing, runs through the pre-flight checklist prior to today’s training flight at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, October 15, 2020. The 173rd FW is the sole F-15C training base for the United States Air Force, training both active duty Air Force and Air National Guard pilots. (Tech. Sgt. Jason van Mourik/Air National Guard)

Can the Air Force train nearly 1,500 pilots this year?

The Air Force's annual pilot production goals often prove elusive.

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