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Vol. 15 · No. 134 · Monday, 9 November 2026

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Sergeant Major pretty sure that Captain was being disrespectful

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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — The Command Sergeant Major of Headquarters Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps is pretty sure that EOD captain he was just talking with was being disrespectful to him, sources confirmed this morning.

“It wasn’t anything I could put my finger on,” said Sgt. Maj. Kevin Bush, rubbing his chin, “but I’m pretty sure that little shit was being disrespectful.”

The captain was conducting an informal briefing to the J3 and some of the Counter-IED Working Group on recent trends and bomber profiles, and was showing the men some actual evidence recovered from a bombing.

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