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US Troops Have Been At War On Christmas Since The Nation's Founding
For those who serve, war is surreal, but celebrating Christmas while in a combat zone can be particularly somber. This time last year, I was on a different continent, and instead of a Santa hat, I wore...
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ISIS Has Killed An Iranian General In Iraq
A sniper killed an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander who was training Iraqi troops and Shi'ite militia fighting Islamic State (ISIS, IS, or ISIL) militants in the Iraqi city of Samarra, official...
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Despite Their 'Rapprochement,' Qatar And Egypt Are Still Bitter Rivals
Egypt and Qatar want the world to know they’re friends again.Over the last week, Cairo sacked a hardline anti-Islamist intelligence chief, Doha suspended its pro-Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian channel,...
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Argentina's Huge Fighter Jet Purchase Could Raise Tensions With Britain
The UK may be forced to review its Falkland Islands air defenses to face a renewed threat in the South Atlantic.According to a report in the Daily Express newspaper, the Argentine Air Force is set to...
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The US Just Bombed A Terrorist Leader In Somalia
The US military has carried out an airstrike in Somalia today against a senior leader of the al-Shabaab group, the Pentagon has said in a statement.The Pentagon is currently uncertain as to whether or...
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A Hacker Says He Can Recreate Fingerprints From Photographs
A speaker at a yearly hacking conference in Germany has claimed the ability to recreate someone's fingerprints using just photographs of their fingers, as reported by the BBC.This capability would...
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REPORT: The US Offered Iran A Prisoner Swap For An Imprisoned US Marine
DUBAI (Reuters) - A lawyer for an Iranian-American former US Marine jailed in Tehran was reported on Tuesday as saying the United States had sought his release through a prisoner swap, but officials in...
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A US Airstrike Has Killed A Terrorist Leader In Somalia
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A U.S. airstrike killed the intelligence chief of Somali terror group al-Shabab, Somalia's intelligence service said Tuesday.Abdishakur is the name of the slain leader, who is...
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This Chart Shows The Staggering Hourly Cost Of Operating US Military Aircraft
The US military is set replace many of its aircraft with planes that cost substantially more to operate by the hour.James Fallows, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, noted in a recent cover...
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Kurdish Soldiers Have Found Nine Mass Graves Of Yazidis Massacred By ISIS
An Iraqi Kurdish regional official says Kurdish Peshmerga forces have discovered nine mass graves containing members of the Yazidi minority thought to have been executed by Islamic State (IS) militants...
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DARPA Is Building A Surveillance System That Can Pick Up Tiny Details From...
Get ready for an insane leap forward in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, courtesy of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.For the past few years, DARPA has been working on a system...
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Seven Steps To Cementing The Defeat Of ISIS In 2015
Although Washington should have no illusions about resolving the region's wider problems, it can build on early successes against ISIS by making the commitments needed to fully defeat the group in Iraq...
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Astonishing Pictures Of What Afghanistan Looked Like Before Its Decades Of War
Operation Enduring Freedom, the US's over-13-year-old campaign in Afghanistan, ended this week.The next chapter in Afghanistan's modern history — one that's left all but the most remote corners of the...
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The F-35 Won't Be Able To Fire A Shot Until 2019 Due To The Latest Technical...
Software glitch is the latest problem to dog state of the art fighter which is costing American taxpayers nearly $400 billion (£257 billion)The much vaunted new F35 stealth jet has run into fresh...
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Here's What It Takes To Fire The Biggest Gun On The USS Barry
When I hauled myself aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Barry, one of the first things I was shown was the ship's 5-inch, 127mm gun."This is how the Barry pays its bills," the...
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Amazing Footage Takes You Aboard A Super Hornet Fighter As It Surfs Along The...
Cloud surfing is every bit as cool as it sounds.The aircraft dances and banks to and fro, following your eyes as you look for gaps between puffy white citadels, raging through vaulted corridors and...
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Syrian Journalist Explains The Terrifying Reality Of Working In Areas...
Syrian journalists working in areas under the control of Islamic State (IS) militants have described the harsh conditions faced by local reporters forced to operate under the rule of the extremist...
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These Are The Most Incredible Photos The Air Force Took In 2014
The past year was a busy time for the US Air Force. Aside from coordinating and carrying out airstrikes against ISIS and other militant groups around the world, the branch also had to maintain its...
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A Libyan Warplane Bombed A Greek-Operated Oil Tanker At Port
BENGHAZI, Libya/ATHENS (Reuters) - A Libyan warplane from forces loyal to the internationally recognized government bombed a Greek-operated oil tanker anchored offshore, killing two crewmen in an...
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It Isn't Clear Which US Official Is Actually In Charge Of The War Against ISIS
In the summer of 216 BC, during the Second Punic War, the Carthaginian military leader Hannibal, after his epic crossing of the Alps, led his numerically inferior army into a battle that would end with...
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