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101st Airborne unit receives the Next Generation Squad Weapon

101st Airborne unit receives the Next Generation Squad Weapon

Troops finally get Next Generation Squad Weapons, while the British Army allows beards and U.S. warship building lags. That and more in this week’s headlines.
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