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8,000+ soldiers tested in large-scale combat in the Arctic
The exercise included a 150-mile helicopter deep strike and armed snowmobile hunter-killer teams.
By Todd South
Inside the US Army’s failed nuclear ice lair in Cold War Greenland
While the U.S. didn’t get to act out its Bond villain lair fantasies, it did further scientific understandings of the world around us.
Government should pay compensation for Cold War testing, victims say
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Army used blowers to spray a potential carcinogen into the air surrounding a St. Louis housing project.
How the ‘nuclear football’ remains a potent symbol of the unthinkable
While the contents of the briefcase have changed over time, the mission remains the same - the immediate ability to launch nuclear weapons.
Marine major identified as pilot who died in California F/A-18 crash
Marine Maj. Andrew “Simple Jack” Mettler was the pilot of a Hornet that crashed during a training flight late Thursday.
California Marine Corps bases weather Tropical Storm Hilary
The Marine Corps halted an exercise at Twentynine Palms, California, in anticipation of Tropical Storm Hilary.
Federal employees in DC area sent home due to severe weather
All employees must depart no later than 3:00 p.m. EST, OPM said in the announcement on Aug. 7.
Rediscovered photos offer a window into the Army’s Arctic past
Two Army veterans turned Air Force civilians led a months-long effort to digitize more than 1,400 long-forgotten photos of Arctic training exercises.
By Davis Winkie
Special operations role in great power competition needs work
What will the role of special operations be as the U.S. competes with China and Russia?
By Todd South
Army offers $25,000 reward for information on recruiter’s death
Investigators have seen little progress in the 2020 homicide case.
By Staff Report
Pentagon, Interior launch new program to protect land around bases
The new program will promote both conservation and military readiness, officials said.
By Zamone Perez