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Austin Tice’s family calls for action 10 years after disappearance

Family and supporters of Marine veteran and journalist Austin Tice are asking President Joe Biden to do more to bring Tice home.

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Pilot error the cause of Norway Osprey crash that killed 4 Marines

Investigators analyzed multiple factors to determine what led to the March 18 crash.

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Anubis Design Group chest carriers are featured during a 3rd Special Forces Group dive competition held June 16, 2022, at Fort Bragg, N.C.

Education and Transition

Former paratrooper launches new business making tactical equipment

The business specializes in creating tactical nylon equipment and soft goods for military service members, law enforcement and civilians.

Joe Nieves, an Army veteran who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD in 2006, talks about his service dog Jem at his home in Frederick, Md.

Service dog helps ease Army veteran’s anxiety

Army veteran Joe Nieves’ service dog Jem is specially trained to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Former WWII POW Russell Scott looks at the model he built of a B25J, similar to the one he bailed out of over Italy in 1944 after both engines had been damaged by flak.

WWII tail gunner’s harrowing story preserved in a comic

Former WWII POW Russell Scott died in 2019, but a Virginia Commonwealth University student created a three-panel comic describing his experience.

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The entrance to the FBI headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Gunman who targeted FBI office was Navy, Army National Guard veteran

Ricky Shiffer served in the Navy and the Florida Army National Guard, according to military records.

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Syrian government holding journalist, Marine vet Austin Tice, US says

American freelance journalist Austin Tice had been reporting for American news organizations in Syria until his disappearance in August 2012.

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air force and naval aviation corps of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army fly planes at an unspecified location in China, Aug. 4, 2022.

China sending fighter jets to Thailand for joint exercises

The Chinese air force is sending fighter jets and bombers to Thailand for a joint exercise with the Thai military on Sunday.

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VA secretary tests positive for coronavirus

Denis McDonough said his symptoms are mild and the virus should not cause problems for VA operations.

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Air Force tests a new way to help survivors of violence, harassment

A new Department of the Air Force pilot program aims help airmen and guardians who have suffered domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment.

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DoD attempts to answer your questions about post-Roe abortion access

A question-and-answer list is now up on the military's health website.

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Report reveals holes in DoD law enforcement active shooter response

The evaluation was conducted to determine whether Defense Department law enforcement entities had established effective active shooter response policies.

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The continued campaign to free journalist and Marine vet Austin Tice

Marine veteran Austin Tice was taken hostage in Syria in 2012. Here's what we know, 10 years later.

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In think tank’s Taiwan war game, US beats China at high cost

It's a pessimistic, but realistic, 2026 war game scenario.

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US, Indonesia, Australia hold military drills amid China concerns

A total of more than 5,000 personnel from the U.S., Indonesia, Australia, Japan and Singapore are participating.

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Tech. Sgt. Jordyn Rayot, Airman 1st Class Cole Whitmore and Airman 1st Class Jason Wilson, weapons loaders assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, remove munitions from an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a training exercise in Swanton, Ohio, Aug. 2, 2022. The 180th FW is the only F-16 fighter wing in the state of Ohio, whose mission is homeland protection, effective combat power, and defense support to civil authorities, while developing airmen, supporting their families and serving in the community. (Tech. Sgt. John Wilkes/Air National Guard)

Year-round health insurance for National Guard proves elusive

“The last thing we want is to get mobilized and then somebody say, ‘Hey, I’ve had this injury, but I haven’t had health insurance to get it addressed.'"

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Marine 1st sergeant uses combat experience to save man hit by car

The civilian man initially had no pulse, and bystanders told the Marine they assumed he was dead.

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In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington.

Army veteran sentenced to 7 years in prison on Capitol riot charges

Thomas Robertson will get credit for the 13 months he has already spent in custody.

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3D animation shows the inner-workings of an AR-15

The video explains why the rifle is such an efficient, and ultimately dangerous, weapon.

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Former aide Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser sits in the audience as Gen. John Hyten appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, for his confirmation hearing to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Military sexual assault survivors should be able to sue for damages, judges rule

A lawsuit against the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs could now go to trial.

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Army schoolhouses dive into new social media trainings

“Everyone carries a cell phone...it’s a tool, [but] it can also be used as a weapon."

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Little warning, unclear responsibilities plagued Afghan resettlement: report

The report calls out the State Department for deeply underestimating the number of refugees.

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Everything we know Gen. Milley has told the Jan. 6 panel

Here is all of the publicly released testimony by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in one place.

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Reflecting on burn pits after the passage of the PACT Act

Kelly Kennedy, War Horse managing editor, was the first reporter to cover burn pits and the resulting illnesses in service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Capt. Andrew Carlson, commanding officer of guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt, shakes hands with then-U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Chief of staff Maj. Gen. Mike Minihan (left) on the flight deck. (Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang/Navy)

Air Mobility Command to give pregnant airmen more privacy under new directive

Under the new guidance, pregnant airmen will be given a general 30-day profile that only documents mobility, duty and fitness requirements restrictions.

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The National Guard has a new weapon in the fight for COVID vaccination

The National Guard is shipping doses of Novavax’s newly approved COVID-19 vaccine out to units in hopes it will help shrink the number of unvaccinated Guardsmen who face expulsion.

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As Ukraine highlights value of killer drones, Marine Corps wants more

These drones can remain airborne until a target is identified ― at which point they set a course for that target and go out in a blaze of glory.

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Army identifies 2 soldiers killed by falling tree in Georgia

It was the second deadly incident involving Georgia-based soldiers in the past month.

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