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Vol. 15 · No. 118 · Friday, 2 October 2026

Navy & Marines

Paste-eating Marine praised for unmatched commitment to unit

Unit leaders say his ability to stick with the mission is unmatched

Backed-up toilet appointed new Secretary of the Army

Space Force’s new uniform puts a little goose back in the step

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2 October 2026

1744 Zulu

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Air & Space · Page 6

5 dead, 3 hospitalized after airmen try MREs on a dare

Don't try this at home, kids.

Filed · 0501

THE DANGER ZONE — Five Air Force service members have died, and three are in the emergency room after being challenged to try Meals, Ready to Eat (MRE) by a group of Marines.

"I couldn't believe the scene," said Sgt. Chinchilla, the first military police individual to respond. "Some of the Air Force folks were already cold. A couple were shaking and convulsing from the toxic contents they had consumed. Several died on toilets."

The culprits, a group of Marines found on the ground laughing harder than a cackle of hyenas, were caught almost immediately. One of the Marines was so enamored that he urinated himself uncontrollably.

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