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BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN - In what has been described as the most heart-warming story to come out of Afghanistan since The Kite Runner and Operation
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Weeks ahead of the infamous Army-Navy game on Saturday, Dec. 14, Duffel Blog reporters embedded with the Army Black Knights at their game against Western Kentucky to give
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FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Top Pentagon officials are in an uproar this week after news has leaked out that the Army’s vaunted 10th Mountain Division — celebrated as
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readHOLLYWOOD — Viewers watching the first episode of "Enlisted" were blown away Friday evening with one of the most realistic portrayals of Army life ever to appear
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KABUL — A Command Sergeant Major serving in Kabul who reportedly said he'd fight the war "so his son wouldn't have to" in
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFORT HOOD — A man who got piss-drunk and barfed all over his roommate's entire closet just months ago has successfully checked into your unit and will
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readDear Needlessly Complex Army Flowchart, I'm moving to Fort Hood with my wife, and I'm concerned about housing. I understand that living in married
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readSPRINGFIELD, VA — Gannett Government Media, the parent company which publishes the Army Times, issued a formal apology late Sunday for insensitive additions to an article about a Baghdad
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readFORT LEE, VA — A soldier who graduated basic training two weeks ago has accepted a position as BuzzFeed's senior military advisor, submitting his first article to
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFORT DRUM — The horrific beating of a beloved Army officer this weekend has shocked the military community, causing some Pentagon officials to call for a review of policies
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
FORT BENNING — The first woman in history to graduate from Army Ranger School, arguably the most grueling, toughest training in the U.S. military, and thus the world,
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFORT HOOD — A soldier soon to be leaving the Army after his return from Afghanistan is desperate to remain inside the warm safety and security of the Army&
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min read
WASHINGTON D.C. – With much fanfare, the Chief of Staff of the Army announced the opening of the latest cross-branch U.S. Army School designed to indoctrinate officers
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readTHE PENTAGON — The U.S. Army will phase out its Chaplain Corps over the next three years, according to a leaked memo from the office of the Undersecretary
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readFORT BRAGG, N.C. — Lt. Col. Stanwick Hardcastle is not just the most popular psychiatrist at Womack Army Hospital because of his strong jaw, jet-black hair and piercing
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
The following is a guest column written by Col. Barbara Mucker. The Army has experienced a massive surge in sexual assaults recently, with an almost 300 percent increase
Oct 5, 2022 · 3 min readPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The NFL has announced plans to handle the Eagles’ signing of an Army Ranger in its usual, tasteful manner, as the league indicated it would not
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min read
FORT MCCOY, Wis. — Newly minted non-commissioned officers in the Army are now being told to "check their privilege" as part of a radical new form of
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
UGANDA — Telling reporters that he "absolutely loves this job," a Special Forces sergeant training Ugandan soldiers in tactics and marksmanship went on to say he'
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readFORT BRAGG — Staff Sgt. Jamison Jackson walked into the Post Exchange after a few weeks away at Advanced Leaders’ Course and was shocked at several new outlets he
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readSEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. Army is investigating a soldier as a possible defector, after a video surfaced showing him among the ranks of the North Korean
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readWASHINGTON, D.C. — Football's growing controversy over the use of the name "Washington Redskins" came to a screeching halt after the U.S. Army
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After much legal wrangling between the U.S. and the Iraqi government, Duffel Blog has learned that the U.S. military will be sending 10,
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