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Cape Cod National Guard Base Gets Federal Approval To Build Machine Gun Range
A machine gun range at Joint Base Cape Cod is a step closer to happening. The base received approval from the federal…
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Military Flights Over Northern Vermont Dramatically Increase
A military wing of the Vermont Air National Guard flew five times as many flights from its base in South Burlington late…
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Green Beret Takes on Starbucks
Black Rifle Coffee Company has strong words for Starbucks' decision to hire 10,000 refugees, and their CEO is backing it…
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The Simple Way to Save the U.S. Military
U.S. military force is being overused and misapplied…
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First transgender soldiers seek formal Army recognition
PARIS (AP) — Within weeks of the Pentagon allowing transgender service members to serve openly, Army officials said 10 soldiers have formally asked…
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Flags for the fallen ripple over Boston Common
BOSTON – Under a blistering afternoon sun, volunteers dotted Boston Common digging tiny holes to plant miniature American flags on Wednesday, preparing for…
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Navy Secretary defends decision to remove ‘man’ from job titles
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus justified his decision to remove the word "man" from job titles, arguing Wednesday that…
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Marine commandant: First time since WWII air strikes are threat to U.S. troops
(CNSNews.com) – When asked to explain the "new battlefield" faced by the U.S. military, Gen. Robert B. Neller, 37th…
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Not all US Muslim soldiers are equal
Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient Captain Humayun Khan died heroically. But his exceptional courage in Iraq and his Muslim father'…
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Is the U.S. military strategy doing more harm or good in the Middle East?
Editor's note: This article is part of our collaboration with Point Taken, a new program from WGBH that will next…
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Defense Secretary: Transgenders welcome to serve in U.S. military
(CNSNews.com) – Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Thursday that the U.S. will allow transgender people to serve in the military. Carter…
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GOP-led House moves ahead with bill to boost military budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying a veto threat, the GOP-led House is pressing ahead with debate on a $602 billion defense policy bill…
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Navy SEAL killed in Iraq was part of rescue team
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy SEAL killed during a firefight in Iraq was part of a quick reaction force that moved in to…
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Obama adds 250 troops to fight against Islamic State in Syria
AERZEN, Germany (AP) — President Barack Obama declared he is sending 250 more military personnel to Syria to help local forces fighting the…
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US forces deliver aid to Japan’s quake-devastated area
MINAMIASO, Japan (AP) — U.S. airlifts delivered water, bread, ready-to-eat food and other emergency supplies Monday to a remote area…
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Syria: 150 mines removed so far in Palmyra’s ancient site
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian antiquities official says demining experts have so far removed 150 bombs planted by the Islamic State group…
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Tsongas backs draft registration for women
LOWELL – Niki Tsongas, the congresswoman from Lowell, thinks women should be required to register and be ready to be drafted for military…
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Russia wants to fly over US with advanced digital camera
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia will ask permission on Monday to start flying surveillance planes equipped with high-powered digital cameras amid warnings from…
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Islamic State training camp takes direct hit, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (AP) — American jets struck an Islamic State training camp in rural Libya near the Tunisian border Friday, killing dozens, probably including…
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Ex-Marine plans website devoted to War on Terror veterans
Marine veteran Thomas Brennan's road to launching The War Horse, an ambitious nonprofit news site dedicated to covering the military…
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Ted Cruz proposes plan to bolster US military
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz laid out his vision for bolstering the U.S. military on an aircraft…
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Women should have to register for draft, generals say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Army and Marine Corps generals told senators Tuesday that it will take up to three years to fully…
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Gunshots reported at San Diego Navy med center
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy said Tuesday that a report of three gunshots heard in the basement of a building at Naval…
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US Navy sailor’s ‘apology’ reboadcast by Iran state TV
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After an international crisis appeared to have been defused, Iranian state TV rebroadcast a video clip of…
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Bergdahl to be arraigned on charges including desertion
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who disappeared in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the…
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Bergdahl will face court-martial charged with desertion
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for five years and freed in exchange for five…
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Obama says military hitting Islamic State harder than ever
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday said the U.S.-led coalition is making progress against Islamic State militants in both…
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New Zumwalt destroyer heads to sea for trials
BATH, Maine (AP) — The largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy headed out to sea for the first time Monday,…
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NATO chief sounds alarm over Russian buildup
TROIA, Portugal (AP) — NATO's secretary-general sounded the alarm recently over the build-up of Russian military forces from the…
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Stolen Valor legislation wins unanimous House vote
BOSTON — A week before Veterans Day, and with his parents looking on from the gallery high above the House floor, state Rep.…
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US commandos head to Syria in fight against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States escalated its fight against the Islamic State in Syria on Friday, pledging the first open deployment of…
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First U.S. combat death occurs in Iraq war against Islamic State
WASHINGTON — The first American killed in combat in Iraq since the war against Islamic State began there in 2014 died during a…
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Retired generals and admirals pen open letter opposing Iran deal
Nearly 200 retired generals and admirals attached their names to an open letter sent to Congress on Wednesday, saying the controversial Iran…
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Marathon hero guardsman awed, honored to receive top medal
By Antonio Caban BOSTON-A Massachusetts Army National Guardsman who ran to the aid of victims in the aftermath of the Boston…
