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Navy to restart reconnaissance flights at Wake Island this summer trib.al/GVLaxMz

Navy to restart reconnaissance flights at Wake Island this summer

The Navy plans to fly P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance planes from the island, one of several World War II-era airfields being reactivated.

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Marine Corps F/A-18 crashes in Washington state, sparks wildfire trib.al/iZxYKiR

Marine Corps F/A-18 crashes in Washington state, sparks wildfire

The pilot, from Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, safely ejected. The cause of the incident is under investigation.

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US deploys troops to Kenya to support Ebola isolation facility trib.al/cu03RTT

US deploys troops to Kenya to support Ebola isolation facility

The troops will help with logistics and the launch of the site, as the outbreak continues in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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US to cut fighters, warships from NATO mission in Europe trib.al/NqTvvgM

US to cut fighters, warships from NATO mission in Europe

The plan, which involves relocating a carrier group, is the latest cut to American support to NATO, following canceled deployments in May.

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Head of Tren de Aragua gang killed in US strike in Venezuela, Trump says trib.al/1a4TEQ3

Head of Tren de Aragua gang killed in US strike in Venezuela, Trump says

The attack on Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores is the apparent first American operation inside the country since the capture of Maduro.

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The Army bought 10,000 IVAS headsets. Soldiers won't use them. trib.al/bkoVDCL

The Army bought 10,000 IVAS headsets. Soldiers won't use them.

The Army spent almost $2 billion on 10,000 IVAS headsets, but most are destined for storage rather than the field.

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Soldiers at New Mexico base say they are missing meals due to long lines trib.al/rjLxymI

Soldiers at New Mexico base say they are missing meals due to long lines

Two soldiers told Task & Purpose that the lines have forced their peers to pay for meals at the on-base exchange.

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Kharg Island is back in the discussion, so we asked some experts what it would require to take the small but vital island. Story: taskandpurpose.com/news/mili…
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‘Disconnected from the experience’ — Veterans of the Global War on Terror react to memorial design trib.al/W0m3dxR

'Disconnected from the experience' — Veterans of the Global War on Terror react to memorial design

The design for the Global War on Terrorism Memorial has prompted some veterans to question whether the monument accurately captures that era.

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The US would need 1,200 troops to take Kharg Island and more to hold it, experts say trib.al/KNrHar8

The US would need 1,200 troops to take Kharg Island and more to hold it, experts say

To hold the island, U.S. troops would need to dig in as protection against Iranian missile attacks, a retired senior defense official said.

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This is what it looks like when Marine recruits meet their drill instructors for the first time trib.al/2eByE3X

This is what it looks like when Marine recruits meet their drill instructors for the first time

A Marine recruit’s first encounter with their drill instructors is intended to be intense so they immediately understand what is expected.

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Out of seven recruits, only one ended up joining the Army. Full story: taskandpurpose.com/news/recr…
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The last light tank the Army had actually wasn’t bad trib.al/9C9KDxb

The last light tank the Army had actually wasn’t bad

The M551 Sheridan was the Army’s last light tank. Despite its flaws, it served in three conflicts, and nothing has been able to replace it.

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Army recruiter stole identities of recruits to apply for loans, credit cards trib.al/hCHfOua

Army recruiter stole identities of recruits to apply for loans, credit cards

The New Jersey-based recruiter used the identities of recruits to apply for loans and credit cards, and buy at least one Las Vegas flight.

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France just doesn't support the troops. Smdh. Story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/army…
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Event honoring servicewomen canceled after most branches decline to attend trib.al/JWpyn88

Event honoring servicewomen canceled after most branches decline to attend

An annual wreath-laying ceremony put on to honor fallen servicewomen was canceled after the military branches declined to participate.

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Pentagon to create ‘Joint Warfighting Evaluation’ for general and admiral promotions trib.al/zZicfJ3

Pentagon creates ‘Joint Warfighting Evaluation’ for general and admiral promotions

Officers are currently required to serve at least 22 months in joint duty assignments to be eligible for general and flag officer promotions.

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VA denies military sexual trauma claims more often than combat injuries trib.al/2rdnfc5

VA denies military sexual trauma claims more often than combat injuries

A congressionally mandated report reviewed the Department of Veterans Affairs' disability claims process for military sexual trauma injuries.

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Families at a Texas Air Force base say neighborhoods overrun by weeds trib.al/KSSh2y0

Families at a Texas Air Force base say neighborhoods overrun by weeds

Residents say a turnover in landscaping contractors left grass and weeds in base housing unkempt for over a month.

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