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This week in American power projection: the map was wrong, the dorms were fine, and the travel card was for official purposes.

Story Roundup

Pentagon casualties, metric improvement, and Fat Leonard’s least dignified phase.

Situation Report

A State Department map that relocated most of Africa, one ambitious government travel card, and 5,200 medical students moved from dorms that definitely do not have mold.

Chaos ensues after Gen. Milley inspects Pentagon barracks

Quick, hide the nerf guns.

Chaos ensues after Gen. Milley inspects Pentagon barracks

THE PENTAGON — The Department of Defense’s headquarters was swept by chaos and confusion this morning after Gen. Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducted a no-notice health-and-wellness check of the on-post barracks, sources confirmed today.

“Oh shit! Move out of the way, guys!” yelled a half-dressed, pot-bellied lieutenant commander as he ran past, carrying a NERF gun and a blow-up doll. “Big-wigs are here, and they don’t look too happy!”

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