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Air defense soldiers who shoot down 5 incoming threats could get a new skill badge trib.al/UWC8t4A

Air defense soldiers who shoot down 5 incoming threats could get a new skill badge

A leaked Army slide shows a new skill badge for air defense soldiers. An official said the slide was “pre-decisional.”

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How a Special Forces veteran with cancer finally got this photo with Chris Pratt trib.al/aY4RwEQ

How a Special Forces veteran with cancer finally got this photo with Chris Pratt

Chris Cathers first met Chris Pratt on the set of "The Terminal List" and promptly missed his chance for a photo. He later made good.

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Air Force suspends rappelling events for special ops training unit after fatal fall trib.al/F7EFNk0

Air Force suspends rappelling events for special ops training unit after fatal fall

The 6th Combat Training Squadron, which trains TACP airmen, has paused all rappel training after an instructor was killed in a demonstration.

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White House military spouse council floats toll cuts for troops commuting to base trib.al/gSapEaQ

White House military spouse council floats toll cuts for troops commuting to base

The council said toll cuts for troops who commute to MacDill should be a policy that’s expanded to other bases.

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USS Abraham Lincoln crew prepares for base move weeks after extended deployment trib.al/411P1vT

USS Abraham Lincoln crew prepares for base move weeks after extended deployment

The Navy confirmed a Dec. 31 administrative date for USS Abraham Lincoln's move to Washington after a 321-day combat deployment.

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Air Force special ops trainees are graduating months faster in revised pipeline trib.al/lcZS5pE

Air Force special ops trainees are graduating months faster in revised pipeline

Streamlined class dates and combined training in Air Force special warfare training programs have cut the time to graduation by 70 days.

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The Navy SEALs behind ‘The Terminal List’ break down the new season’s sniper battle trib.al/KnvztpI

The Navy SEALs behind 'The Terminal List' break down the new season’s sniper battle

A sniper battle that highlights the new season starring Chris Pratt was the creation of three former SEAL snipers

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Soldiers are using the Army’s new dining halls ‘exponentially’ more, official says trib.al/Ay2k2ov

Soldiers are using the Army's new dining halls 'exponentially' more, official says

Army officials say meal card use is up at the new dining halls, and they’re looking to expand some programs.

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Army wants to test and field new drone defenses in under six months trib.al/HvpEzdo

Army wants to test and field new drone defenses in under six months

The Army plans to test new counter-drone defenses in Morocco in 2027, aiming to get approved systems to soldiers within 180 days.

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Rappel demonstrations are risky, but common among elite units trib.al/s6NGKou

Rappel demonstrations are risky, but common among elite units

The football stadium demo that killed an Air Force member Saturday was a tragedy, but similar events in front of large crowds are common.

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Pete Hegseth’s plan to restore Confederate memorial at Arlington expected to cost taxpayers $9 million trib.al/wUJRGhT

Hegseth's plan to restore Confederate memorial at Arlington expected to cost taxpayers $9 million

Arlington National Cemetery officials say Pete Hegseth's plan to restore a Confederate memorial will cost taxpayers an estimated $9 million.

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Why the Army only has one Security Force Assistance Brigade left trib.al/KFq2j5C

Why the Army only has one Security Force Assistance Brigade left

The Army has shuttered almost all of its Security Force Assistance Brigades except for one focused on training allies in the Pacific.

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A Marine artillery battalion has traded in its M777 155mm towed Howitzers for the NMESIS anti-ship system - A First for the Corps.
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Marine Corps establishes its first medium-range missile battalion

1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division is trading in howitzers for anti-ship missiles as part of a force overhaul.

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The Army fired a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile from its Typhon launcher in Europe for the first time.
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The Army's main long-range missile battery in Europe fires new weapon for the first time

Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, one of the Army’s Typhon batteries, tested out the missile platform.

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Airman who died in football game rappelling incident identified trib.al/6t5UxBa

Airman who died in football game rappelling incident identified

Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson, with 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, died Saturday after falling to the ground at a football game.

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National Guardsman shot while breaking up fight in DC trib.al/zO0YaGl

National Guardsman shot while breaking up fight in DC 

A National Guardsman deployed to Washington, D.C., was shot late Sunday while trying to break up a fight. The alleged suspect was also shot.

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The Army’s main long-range missile battery in Europe fires new weapon for the first time trib.al/nAfP0B7

The Army's main long-range missile battery in Europe fires new weapon for the first time

Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, one of the Army’s Typhon batteries, tested out the missile platform.

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Airman dies after rappelling accident at UTSA-Navy football game trib.al/PS63H17

Airman dies in rappelling demonstration at Navy football game

Airmen from a special warfare training unit were rappelling from the rafters of a football stadium when one fell to the ground.

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