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The risky raid to get an ISIS oil official in Syria makes little sense so far
Politicians from across the American political spectrum have been lining up to say "job well done" about a daring raid involving US Special Operations Forces in Syria that ended in the death of a...
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The Pentagon summed up the state of the anti-ISIS campaign in one unfortunate...
This Department of Defense news article (reproduced in full below) on the status of the fight against the Islamic State couldn’t have been more poorly timed.Published on May 15, the same day that the...
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ISIS now controls a supply route from Syria's largest city to Iraq's capital
Despite what the Pentagon may say, the "degrade and defeat" strategy against the Islamic State terror group isn't going well. Instead, the militants gained control of the provincial capital of Ramadi...
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5 military books you need to read this summer
So it appears it’s summer-reading-list season already, even though spring is just now hitting its stride in New England after a record- (and heart-) breaking winter. For example, Admiral James...
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China has outfitted missiles capable of reaching the US with multiple nuclear...
In a break from decades of cautious nuclear policy, China has started a process of upgrading its ballistic missile capabilities into a more potentially dangerous form. Foregoing a longstanding policy...
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Here's every plane in the US Navy's massive air contingent, in a single epic...
In terms of both absolute tonnage and technology, the US Navy is the world's preeminent maritime military force. But the US Navy operates more than just sea-faring ships and essentially has its own...
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The US Navy just turned seawater into fuel
Last month the Navy Research Lab powered a radio-controlled P-51 model using a “gas to liquid” process that takes seawater and turns it into fuel.According to a jargon-rich NRL press release, the...
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The fall of Ramadi exposes Obama’s weak ISIS strategy
It has been apparent for some time that the United States lacks a strategy to fulfill President Obama's pledge to "degrade and ultimately destroy" the Islamic State since it has no plan to root out the...
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The US promised another $1 billion to Ukraine
The United States signed Monday its second $1 billion loan guarantee deal for Ukraine aimed at helping the crisis-wracked country surmount a Russia-backed insurgency and rebuild its tattered...
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ISIS fighters repelled in attack on Iraqi town
Iraqi forces and allied Sunni tribesmen repelled an Islamic State attack overnight on a town west of Baghdad, a tribal leader said Tuesday, as the government renewed its commitment to arm anti-militant...
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Why Putin refuses to cut defense spending
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a government meeting on Wednesday to discuss further reductions in the government's budget as the economic crisis in Russia deepens.With more spending cuts on the...
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29 pictures of Marine drill instructors screaming in people's faces
Every small-town tough guy thinks he'd never take treatment like this.Then when they get down to Parris Island, that small-town tough guy quickly realizes: You will take treatment like this and like...
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A decade ago, she joined the National Guard. Today, she's publishing organic...
From her earliest days as an undergraduate, Sonia Kershaw knew that she wanted to help the world and challenge herself at the same time.Not that long ago, that drive took her to the US army, and a...
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One thing veterans want you to know about Memorial Day
Do not thank me for my service because today is not about me at all.That's what a number of fellow military veterans said, when I asked what they wanted people to know about Memorial Day."It's not...
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These were the best military photographs of 2014
Earlier this year, a panel of judges based in Fort Meade, Maryland made their selections for the 2014 Military Photographer awards. The judges handed out awards to military photographers for their...
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Turkey's president wants to turn the country into a major defense industry power
ANKARA (Reuters) - For years Turkey has boasted NATO's largest army, bar only the United States, and now President Tayyip Erdogan wants a defense industry to match.Erdogan's dream that Turkey will make...
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America's top military officer: ISIS caught us off guard
In an interview with Frontline, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey admitted that the Pentagon was unprepared when Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul, fell to the Islamic State...
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Take an awe-inspiring tour of New London, the Navy's most important submarine...
Naval Submarine Base New London is one of the US Navy's most important and fascinating facilities.Located along the eastern bank of the Thames River in Groton, Connecticut, New London is home to 15...
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Don't discount the possibility that major social unrest could be looming in...
Anyone who pays much attention to news of the world knows that China’s economy is cooling a bit.Official statistics — which probably aren’t true but may still be useful — show annual growth slowing...
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7 times alcohol decided the course of battle
Historians always want to talk about how battles were won with a general’s brilliance or a unit’s bravery.But sometimes they are decided in somewhat less elegant ways. For instance, here are seven...
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