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FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — A commissioned officer assigned to U.S. Army North (ARNORTH) was reprimanded and nearly removed from his job after being
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The following is a transcript of a recent company demotion ceremony that took place at Fort Hood, Texas. ADJUTANT: Attention to Orders! The Battalion Commander has expressed disappointment
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — U.S. Army North commander Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, who failed a land navigation course as a lieutenant, mistakenly reported for duty today
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Park Service has announced the selection of a design called The Eternal Flaming Wheelbarrow Of Cash as a memorial to honor veterans who
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YOUR BASE — Sources at the base headquarters office are reporting that you and everyone else in your unit are to report immediately to the base fitness center for
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MARQUETTE, Mich. — For one veteran the issue of stolen valor is more than a viral YouTube video meme. It truly hits home. Lt. Col. John Landsteiner was all
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readTHE PENTAGON — The U.S. Army will begin issuing updated protective gear for soldiers in direct contact with toxic command climates, Army Chief of Staff General Mark A.
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFORT SILL, Okla. — After receiving a negative counseling session for spraying the senior leadership team with simulated semen during an objectives-based training briefing, Lt. Col. Damon Wells
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The following is an article by author Malachi Alvord van Kirk from the September 1861 issue of Duffel Blog’s Civil War-era predecessor, The Knapsack Gazette. FORT
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readNEW YORK — Newly-uncovered documents show the reason that Chief Warrant Officer 5s are so rare in the Army: you must kill one to become one. Unlike other
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readJOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, ALASKA — The U.S. Army's top brass is planning to add at least two hours of classroom instruction to Captain's
Oct 5, 2022 · 3 min readBENTONVILLE, Ark. — A National Guard soldier tried to repeatedly claim that she was in the Army last night, according to a number of witnesses at Creekside Grille, sources
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readNATICK, Mass. — Army leaders have announced their next line of meals, ready to eat (MRE) will be four times the size of a regular meal and feature new
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readVICENZA, Italy — It was a simple concept. Invite the hit CBS reality show “Undercover Boss” to film a special Army-edition episode featuring 30 days of a field-
Oct 5, 2022 · 3 min readKABUL — Senior Afghan and American commanders are celebrating following a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the Afghanistan National Army's Corruption Center of Excellence, sources confirmed today.
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readFORT BRAGG, N.C. — Army Maj. Greg Jordan, a twice-divorced functional alcoholic serving as the executive officer of the 39th Special Troops Battalion, is really looking forward
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readPENTAGON — After 40 years of the same physical fitness test, the Army has announced a new combat focused test that will reverse its recent spate of war loses
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FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. – Army Sgt. Pennyworth Montgomery's notably complex steampunk top hat sprung a class III leak in the middle of morning formation, sources confirmed
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readThe following is an excerpt from the personal journal of Lt. Gen. William Yarbrough (1912-2013), reprinted by Duffel Blog with permission from the Green Beret Association. So
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readWASHINGTON — The Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army has issued a new All-Army Activities message, or ALARACT, empowering military police with punitive authority to
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced today their development of a hybrid man-machine soldier that can become a booze-soaked, homeless wreck more quickly
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readA comprehensive study released today of all motor pools, supply shops, and personnel stations in the Army concludes that every single warrant officer in the service remains totally
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readFORT BENNING, Ga. – A local Army sniper met his match as he failed to successfully hit a toilet bowl at a nearby tavern, sources confirmed today. Sgt. Doug
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