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Vol. 15 · No. 129 · Wednesday, 28 October 2026

Army

Army FRG unveils haunted house featuring spouses saying ‘I’m fine’

Soldiers describe Halloween attraction as more frightening than combat deployment

Hasan execution venue double-booked with Comic-Con

Trump announces sale of Patriot missiles to Russia

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26 Oct Army Hasan execution venue double-booked with Comic-Con Army officials insist neither event can be rescheduled without losing deposit 3 min 21 Oct Pentagon Hegseth consults God via dumpster fire behind Pentagon Secretary says God commanded him to invade Greenland, restore Christian values 3 min 9 Oct 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 2 min 28 Sep Air & Space Space Force’s new uniform puts a little goose back in the step White House says redesign projects discipline, strength and “absolutely no historical parallels” 2 min 9 Sep Opinion Opinion: How I learned to stop worrying and love my low testosterone By Gen. Thomas R. Keller 3 min 31 Aug Navy & Marines Trump mulls leaving seamen in Iran without Plan B Pentagon officials concerned president may penetrate Iranian defenses without adequate protection 2 min 10 Aug Army Army Reserve adopts 'Nothing we do today is more important than lunch' as new recruiting slogan Leaders say market research confirms younger troops value realistic expectations 2 min 7 Aug Pentagon Hegseth mistakes getting older for declining military standards Pentagon finds standards only fell when secretary entered new age brackets 2 min 24 Jul Pentagon Pentagon unveils technology to hide fat generals from Hegseth New augmented reality system automatically renders senior officers “within standards.” 2 min
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