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The U.S. Army is officially asking the question, is there a handgun out there that better — and more affordable — than their existing M9 and M11 pistols. In a surprise move, the Army is also asking the question, “Should that replacement gun be chambered for 9mm?” The Army issued a Request for Information (RFI) June 9th of […]

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CORRECTION: We originally reported that Command Master Chief Stephen Vandergrifft and Cmdr. Kenneth Rice gave the orders directly. That was incorrect. We apologize for the confusion. Two naval commanders were fired after leaders under their command forced a female crew to march human feces as a form of punishment. The Military Times learned from a Freedom […]

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The Navy has been testing lasers as a viable defense platform for years, and now the systems are finally ready to be deployed. In April of 2013 the Navy debuted a successful test of their Laser Weapon System, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that concentrated light truly can take down a drone. Now, […]

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The surviving World War II heroes known as the Doolittle Raiders gathered for their final annual toast over Veterans Day weekend at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Ohio. The Doolittle Raiders were a group of 80 servicemen who after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, volunteered for high-risk missions that not […]

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Four more women washed out of the Marine Corps Infantry Officer Course as the USMC presses forward with its pilot program, exploring to see if females are physically capable of completing the rigorous demands of course. According to the Military Times, Marine Corps training programs are known for their brutal conditions and high attrition rates, […]

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According to a Military Times survey of more than 750 active-duty troops, service members oppose military action in Syria by a rate of about three to one. But one Army staff sergeants at Fort Hood claims it may be even higher than that, saying, “I haven’t heard on single person be supportive of it.” The […]

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