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Vol. 15 · No. 121 · Sunday, 11 October 2026

Pentagon

Hegseth opens up new TradWife MOS

Army says new career field will allow warfighters to focus on lethality while someone else remembers the kids

DTS works properly after hack by rogue AI

Lincoln sailor returning from deployment already broke

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13 Oct Top 10 things you can’t buy because you're not getting paid Congress assures troops that poverty builds character. 2 min 8 Oct Hegseth sets record for largest military D&D campaign ever Hundreds of generals trapped at Quantico after DTS crash forced to role-play their way out. 2 min 3 Oct General officer summit extended for K-Pop Demon Hunter singalong Generals relieved it wasn’t a firing squad or Eyes Wide Shut reenactment 3 min 3 Sep Air Force base renamed after Ashli Babbitt Pentagon insists new base name will really bring the country together this time 3 min 15 Aug Putin meets with high-level asset in Alaska U.S. intel community describes situation as “super-weird, even for Alaska” 1 min 28 Jul Cobra Commander begs son to join Air Force Cobra had been increasingly preoccupied with Billy’s future, particularly in the aftermath of the group’s disastrous foray into Ukraine. 5 min 11 Jul Iran rebranded 'Pepsistan' in new Pepsi-Pentagon strategic partnership U.S. military now powered by freedom, capitalism, and high-fructose corn syrup 3 min 27 Jun Grandma just wants to know if that was you dropping bombs on Iran Family sources confirm she also believes you’re in charge of NORAD. 2 min 13 Jun New Air Force one denied security clearance due to excessive foreign connections Jet claims it was just being polite when Qatari royals “kept climbing inside.” 2 min

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