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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
Situation Report
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The service that floats around the world looking for Wi-Fi.
Chew on that.
Dec 11, 2021 · 2 min read289 stories in this section
We are just glad someone does.
Dec 10, 2021 · 1 min read
It's still better than contaminated drinking water, amirite?
Dec 6, 2021 · 1 min read
Quick thinking Rebecca!
Dec 4, 2021 · 2 min read
They are probably using Apple Maps.
Nov 26, 2021 · 2 min read
Is there anything they can't teach us?
Oct 30, 2021 · 2 min read
Argh, it's about damn time.
Oct 13, 2021 · 2 min read
They're running low on bumbling O-1s
Jun 18, 2021 · 2 min read
Is a call too much to ask for?
May 9, 2021 · 2 min read
Congratulations, dad!
May 7, 2021 · 2 min read
Ever Given gives Navy a break
Mar 31, 2021 · 1 min read
The service may soon field crotch-level rank tabs to solve the problem of the “awkward chest gaze."
Feb 22, 2021 · 2 min read
"They needed to stop counting the points, but they didn’t."
Dec 21, 2020 · 2 min readOne quick step
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