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No civilian casualties in AFRICOM’s latest quarterly report, but new harm mitigation plan still to follow

The time period covered in the assessment does not include the latest Feb. 22 airstrike in Somalia.

By Rachel Nostrant

11 months ago

Indiana Marine donates kidney to stranger after seeing Facebook post

When the staff sergeant decided to answer her friend’s Facebook post, she had no idea her organ would be going to a Marine veteran.

By Laura Arwood, Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune via the AP

23 months ago

WATCH: The end of tanks? A midair collision and napping for lethality ― The Briefing 10.8.20

Frightening images of deadly precision strikes on armor in a border region between Armenia and Azerbaijan raise the question: Have modern weapons made tanks obsolete? An expert weighs in.

2 years ago

WATCH: A bigger Navy to fight China? Stealing from a Medal of Honor recipient. And the Marines recruit Gen Z ― The Briefing, 9.24.20

Your top military news this week.

2 years ago

Trump: Stars and Stripes funding won’t be cut

Trump's tweet come after the Pentagon notified Stars and Stripes that it’s final newspaper publication will be released this month.

By Diana Stancy Correll

2 years ago

WATCH: Ike comes home, shots fired at a helo in Virginia, and new Tricare fees — The Briefing 08.18.20

The future for troops in Afghanistan, Air Force takes fire in Virginia, and some face new Tricare fees. All that and more on The Briefing for Aug. 18, 2020.

By Andrea Scott

2 years ago