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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Football's growing controversy over the use of the name "Washington Redskins" came to a screeching halt after
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FORT POLK, La. — Spurred by the prospect of solid communal living, subsidized health care, and a guaranteed job, newly-graduated Pvt. Bronson Alcott extolled the virtues of the
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFORT LEE, Va. — The Army will disband its entire logistics corps and use Amazon.com for all logistical needs, Duffel Blog has learned. "After consistently failing to
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readFORT BELVOIR, Va. — A new physical training uniform is expected to be part of the U.S. Army wardrobe beginning in the 2016 fiscal year and is based
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readCARLISLE BARRACKS, Pa. — The Army War College formally welcomed its latest class of future brutal dictators this week, a spokesman announced this morning. “We are very pleased to
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readThe following is an opinion piece by Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. My fellow soldiers. Brothers, sisters, and transgender warriors of all
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — "What?" With this one ironically clear word, the 148th United States Unintelligible Staff Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year (USOTY) Competition effectively came
Oct 5, 2022 · 4 min readTHE PENTAGON — The women of the Army presented a petition to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday, calling for a return to the 1990's-era
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readTHE PENTAGON — U.S. Army leaders insist their force is still “the greatest fighting force in human history” even after a woeful record exacerbated by two debacles in
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readTHE PENTAGON — An administrative review of military records has found that despite serving as the top civilian leader of the Pentagon for almost two years, Defense Secretary Chuck
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readBETHESDA, Md. — Regular hand washing and eating a good hearty breakfast are among the preventive steps recommended for controlling the outbreak of Ebola, according to a new memorandum
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readVICENZA, Italy — American troops continue to be quarantined after returning from missions to aid the Ebola crisis in Liberia and will be charged a day of leave for
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Army has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) after failing to find a mission it both likes and will
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — Meet Tracker, a five-year-old, sixty-pound Belgian Malinois and a graduate of the Military Working Dog School at Lackland Air Force
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PRISTINA, KOSOVO — During a recent trip to visit U.S. troops in Iraq, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey was suddenly reminded of the U.S. military'
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFORT BRAGG, N.C. — Brig. Gen. Richard Clarke, commander of the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division, announced Wednesday that under the division's
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min read
WASHINGTON — Recently released statistics from a 2014 poll show that 99% of all platoon leaders are in abusive relationships with their respective platoon sergeants. The poll, conducted by
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readBALTIMORE, Md. — The Army-Navy Game has provided critical insight into the effort it takes to fight futilely for an unattainable victory to future Army second lieutenants for
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RAQQA, Syria — The big winner of today's Army-Navy game may have been the Islamic State, which fought and won a major offensive while the U.
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FORT BENNING, Ga. — The US Army made a bold leap this week, completely phasing out the Ranger School at Fort Benning, and replacing it with a multiplayer role-
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Members of the Psychological Operations (PSYOP, PSYOPs, PYSOPs) community are triumphantly celebrating today as their regiment gets its first unique, regulation uniform tab that
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readKEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Army has quietly forced the Special Forces Underwater Operations School to change its unit motto of 'I Can't Breathe&
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BAGRAM AIRFIELD — Pfc. Alan McAllister successfully completed assembly of his Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) last week, after initially reporting difficulty choosing where to place his 16.25”
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