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‘F’ rated Fort Lee dining hall did not make 40 soldiers sick, officials say trib.al/UIMfz72
'F’ rated Fort Lee dining hall did not make 40 soldiers sick, officials say
Dozens of soldiers reported food poisoning as the Fort Lee, Virginia, dining hall got a failing grade. Base officials say they're unrelated.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
‘F’ rated Fort Lee dining hall did not make 40 soldiers sick, officials say trib.al/UIMfz72
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“Oddly enough, it’s almost as if you’re eating a spicy dish and another flavor kicks in,” he added. “I thought ‘oh those must be the pepper balls I’m feeling.’” taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-...
The Marine veteran behind this viral photo at the Chicago ICE protest
The flag-waving Marine was at the anti-ICE protest near Chicago because of his beliefs, and said his training helped him weather tear gas.
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September 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“Oddly enough, it’s almost as if you’re eating a spicy dish and another flavor kicks in,” he added. “I thought ‘oh those must be the pepper balls I’m feeling.’” taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-...
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The Marine veteran behind this viral photo at the Chicago ICE protest trib.al/ou11EUO
The Marine veteran behind this viral photo at the Chicago ICE protest
The flag-waving Marine was at the anti-ICE protest near Chicago because of his beliefs, and said his training helped him weather tear gas.
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September 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Marine veteran behind this viral photo at the Chicago ICE protest trib.al/ou11EUO
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Guard troops in DC are facing the wrath of the TikTok generation trib.al/tosOILb
Guard troops in DC are facing the wrath of the TikTok generation
National Guard troops sent to Washington, D.C., are faced with locals who are using social media as a form of protest.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Guard troops in DC are facing the wrath of the TikTok generation trib.al/tosOILb
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At least 8 troops punished for social media comments about Charlie Kirk’s death trib.al/u4qMf9U
At least 8 troops punished for social media comments about Charlie Kirk’s death
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has indicated that troops and U.S. military civilians who celebrate Kirk’s death will face consequences.
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September 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
At least 8 troops punished for social media comments about Charlie Kirk’s death trib.al/u4qMf9U
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Demoted general sues Utah National Guard, governor over firing trib.al/aPvTUgf
Demoted general sues Utah National Guard, governor over firing
Former Maj. Gen. Michael J. Turley, who was demoted to Lt. Col., claims in a lawsuit that an allegation of misconduct against him is false.
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August 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Demoted general sues Utah National Guard, governor over firing trib.al/aPvTUgf
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NEEEEWS: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem is living *for free* in a military home typically reserved for the U.S. Coast Guard’s top admiral, with no end in sight, officials familiar with the matter said.
A retired commandant calls it housing "brinkmanship."
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A retired commandant calls it housing "brinkmanship."
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Kristi Noem is living rent free in home used by Coast Guard commandant
A DHS spokesman said Noem must live on the military base because she had been “so horribly doxxed and targeted that she is no longer able to safely live in her own apartment.”
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August 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
NEEEEWS: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem is living *for free* in a military home typically reserved for the U.S. Coast Guard’s top admiral, with no end in sight, officials familiar with the matter said.
A retired commandant calls it housing "brinkmanship."
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A retired commandant calls it housing "brinkmanship."
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Troops deployed to the US-Mexico border will get a new medal trib.al/4pG2jEi
Troops deployed to the US-Mexico border will get a new medal
Service members supporting federal agents along the U.S.-Mexico border will receive the medal instead of the Armed Forces Service Medal.
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August 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Troops deployed to the US-Mexico border will get a new medal trib.al/4pG2jEi
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Six states (OH, WV, SC, TN, LA, MS) have pledged more than 1,100 National Guardsmen to go to DC. There are now 2,091 total National Guard troops activated for DC operations, per official numbers. Unclear how many hundreds of various federal agents were surged in as well. End point? Unclear.
National Guard mission swells as 2,000 troops get orders to DC trib.al/JVj0z8L
National Guard mission swells as 2,000 troops get orders to DC
Six states have pledged to send troops to Washington, D.C., swelling the number of National Guard brought to support federal law enforcement.
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August 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Six states (OH, WV, SC, TN, LA, MS) have pledged more than 1,100 National Guardsmen to go to DC. There are now 2,091 total National Guard troops activated for DC operations, per official numbers. Unclear how many hundreds of various federal agents were surged in as well. End point? Unclear.
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Marines investigating social media post that appears to mock potential recruit trib.al/qUGCLxv
Marines investigating social media post that appears to mock potential recruit
The investigation will look at who is responsible for the social media post, said a spokesman for Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.
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August 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Marines investigating social media post that appears to mock potential recruit trib.al/qUGCLxv
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Air Force chief of staff to retire after just 2 years in top Pentagon job trib.al/t9HNOIy
Air Force chief of staff to retire after just 2 years in top Pentagon job
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin will remain in his current role until his successor is confirmed by the Senate.
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August 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Air Force chief of staff to retire after just 2 years in top Pentagon job trib.al/t9HNOIy
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Updated this story @taskandpurpose.com. Ohio and South Carolina are joining West Virginia in sending National Guard troops in DC. That brings the number of Guardsmen activated for this to ~1,500. taskandpurpose.com/news/west-vi...
3 states sending 700 National Guard troops to DC
At least 700 National Guard troops will be sent to Washington, D.C., nearly doubling the number of Guardsmen active in the capital.
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August 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Updated this story @taskandpurpose.com. Ohio and South Carolina are joining West Virginia in sending National Guard troops in DC. That brings the number of Guardsmen activated for this to ~1,500. taskandpurpose.com/news/west-vi...
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Army, Marine Corps, Navy have no plan to stop using Sig Sauer M18, M17 pistols https://trib.al/VR9GMiA
Army, Marine Corps, Navy have no plan to stop using Sig Sauer M18, M17 pistols
Officials from the three services said they have no plans to modify or pause use of the Sig Sauer pistol after the death of an airman.
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July 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Army, Marine Corps, Navy have no plan to stop using Sig Sauer M18, M17 pistols https://trib.al/VR9GMiA
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The US used nearly a quarter of its most advanced missile interceptors against Iran https://trib.al/wo5HQKT
The US used nearly a quarter of its most advanced missile interceptors against Iran
American forces fired more than 150 THAAD interceptors at Iranian missiles and drones during the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran.
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July 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The US used nearly a quarter of its most advanced missile interceptors against Iran https://trib.al/wo5HQKT
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Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane is heading back to orbit https://trib.al/Wc3Ry79
Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane is heading back to orbit
Space Force is sending the X-37B up once again, this time to test laser communications and a “quantum inertial sensor.”
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July 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane is heading back to orbit https://trib.al/Wc3Ry79
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Pentagon shifts $200 million from barracks, schools, facilities to border wall https://trib.al/u50M5MG
Pentagon shifts $200 million from barracks, schools, facilities to border wall
The Pentagon is shifting $200 million from the Army, Navy and Air Force to pay for a partial border wall at a military test range.
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July 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Pentagon shifts $200 million from barracks, schools, facilities to border wall https://trib.al/u50M5MG
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‘Senior ISIS leader’ killed during US military raid in Syria https://trib.al/m0QRG55
'Senior ISIS leader' killed during US military raid in Syria
U.S. troops remain in Iraq and Syria to fight ISIS, which lost its last stronghold in Baghouz, Syria in 2019.
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July 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
‘Senior ISIS leader’ killed during US military raid in Syria https://trib.al/m0QRG55
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Ozzy Osbourne wrote the closest thing we have to a GWOT anthem https://trib.al/sAUXmQE
Ozzy Osbourne wrote the closest thing we have to a GWOT anthem
"War Pigs” was aimed at Vietnam but rang through all 20 years of the Global War on Terror as the war machine just kept turning.
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July 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Ozzy Osbourne wrote the closest thing we have to a GWOT anthem https://trib.al/sAUXmQE
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Pearl Harbor survivor gets letter from top Navy admiral for his 104th birthday https://trib.al/YX0CReY
Pearl Harbor survivor gets letter from top Navy admiral for his 104th birthday
In 1942, Geb Galle saw bombers take off for the Doolittle Raid. His ship was later sunk and he spent a day-and-a-half in the water.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Pearl Harbor survivor gets letter from top Navy admiral for his 104th birthday https://trib.al/YX0CReY
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War with China ‘would result in large-scale casualties,’ Army general says https://trib.al/rPe5SBx
War with China ‘would result in large-scale casualties,’ Army general says
In a war between China and the United States, the casualties would eclipse anything faced by the U.S. military in generations.
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July 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
War with China ‘would result in large-scale casualties,’ Army general says https://trib.al/rPe5SBx
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Army blames showers left ‘wet after use’ for mold in barracks https://trib.al/abpfANP
Army blames showers left 'wet after use' for mold in barracks
Soldiers training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, found mold in their temporary barracks showers. Officials partially blamed 'wet showers' for it.
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July 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Army blames showers left ‘wet after use’ for mold in barracks https://trib.al/abpfANP
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Complacency led to Navy landing craft collision that injured 36, investigation finds https://trib.al/TFXrkxb
Complacency led to Navy landing craft collision that injured 36, investigation finds
A damning investigation into a head-on collision between two Navy landing craft revealed complacency and unprofessionalism within the unit.
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July 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Complacency led to Navy landing craft collision that injured 36, investigation finds https://trib.al/TFXrkxb
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Damaged, moldy barracks in Guam are getting a $297 million makeover https://trib.al/lfNKEr1
Damaged, moldy barracks in Guam are getting a $297 million makeover
After housing at Andersen Air Force Base looked “condemned,” the military is aiming to replace the buildings by 2028.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Damaged, moldy barracks in Guam are getting a $297 million makeover https://trib.al/lfNKEr1