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Army Black Hawks and crew unharmed from fireworks after near-miss at NFL game, officials say trib.al/ULfBnBC
Army Black Hawks and crew unharmed from fireworks after near-miss at NFL game, officials say

Army Black Hawks and crew unharmed from fireworks after near-miss at NFL game, officials say

Army officials said no fireworks struck the Black Hawk and that no crew members were injured during an NFL game flyover.

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Big day for the "Birds Aren't Real" folks
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Drones built to look like birds evaded detection at Air Force tech exercise

Drones built to look like birds evaded detection at Air Force tech exercise

The drones built by U.S.-based Ornadyne are designed to look like birds you might see flying in any region of the world.

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Drones built to look like birds evaded detection at Air Force tech exercise trib.al/kzE5Jmd
Drones built to look like birds evaded detection at Air Force tech exercise

Drones built to look like birds evaded detection at Air Force tech exercise

The drones built by U.S.-based Ornadyne are designed to look like birds you might see flying in any region of the world.

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Could the DC National Guard mission become the Army’s standard for quality of life? trib.al/mFykbOt
Could the DC National Guard mission become the Army’s standard for quality of life?

Could the DC National Guard mission become the Army’s standard for quality of life?

The turning point came when the D.C. National Guard changed how it handled one of the most basic parts of military life: troop welfare.

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National Guard troops monitoring ballot boxes in Washington state after threats trib.al/Oih9kdV
National Guard troops monitoring ballot boxes in Washington state after threats

National Guard troops monitoring ballot boxes in Washington state after threats

At least 100 plainclothes National Guard members are assisting with election security in seven counties following threats to officials.

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Special operations guardians must ‘maneuver with their SOF counterparts,’ commander says trib.al/CRXUFSe
Special operations guardians must ‘maneuver with their SOF counterparts,' commander says

Special operations guardians must ‘maneuver with their SOF counterparts,' commander says

The head of the Space Force’s new command said they’re “normalizing” space as a role within special operations.

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Airmen in the dorms, as they call them, have free WiFi in 28 locations with more on the way.
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Air Force launches free Wi-Fi in its dorms

Air Force launches free Wi-Fi in its dorms

An initial 28 sites already have free Internet, with work already underway to provide it to airmen at additional dorms.

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How airmen are leading a ‘revolution’ in aircraft maintenance trib.al/AAoA3bM
How airmen are leading a ‘revolution’ in aircraft maintenance

How airmen are leading a ‘revolution’ in aircraft maintenance

A new system developed by airmen working on C-130s could save billions of dollars, boost readiness, and improve maintainer quality of life.

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Air Force launches free Wi-Fi in its dorms trib.al/Skszn9X
Air Force launches free Wi-Fi in its dorms

Air Force launches free Wi-Fi in its dorms

An initial 28 sites already have free Internet, with work already underway to provide it to airmen at additional dorms.

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Air Force sends F-16s to remote island in the western Aleutians trib.al/GQx0HyS
Air Force sends F-16s to remote island in the western Aleutians

Air Force sends F-16s to remote island in the western Aleutians

It was the first time in any years that fighter jets were at Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island in an air defense alert role, NORAD said.

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Former Fort Bragg contractor charged with leaking military secrets trib.al/nijN4Uh
Former Fort Bragg contractor charged with leaking military secrets

Former Fort Bragg contractor charged with leaking military secrets

Private contractor James Thomas Ashbacher is accused of posting defense secrets online and stealing night vision goggles.

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Navy corpsman with Marine Raiders ran into burning building to save French soldiers after Iranian attack trib.al/I5joRAO
Navy corpsman with Marine Raiders ran into burning building to save French soldiers after Iranian...

Navy corpsman with Marine Raiders ran into burning building to save French soldiers after Iranian...

A Navy corpsman was credited with providing life-saving medical care to French soldiers after a drone attack in March in Iraq.

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2 airmen died in noncombat incidents while supporting Iran war operations trib.al/ja5aGBB
2 airmen died in noncombat incidents while supporting Iran war operations

2 airmen died in noncombat incidents while supporting Iran war operations

Two airmen supporting the Iran war died in non-hostile incidents in October, the Pentagon revealed late on Thursday.

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Army Chaplain Corps is preparing for mass casualties in future wars trib.al/fmPnMYl
Army Chaplain Corps is preparing for mass casualties in future wars

Army Chaplain Corps is preparing for mass casualties in future wars

The Army is training chaplains for mass battlefield burials after years of warnings that existing procedures were inadequate for a major war.

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Congressman pushes for military housing in San Diego amid Navy data center backlash trib.al/CahzgS0
Congressman pushes for military housing in San Diego amid Navy data center backlash

Congressman pushes for military housing in San Diego amid Navy data center backlash

The Navy’s overhaul of a downtown San Diego campus may include a data center. A lawmaker said the project should include military housing.

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Pentagon investigates series of commissary freezer failures as possible cyberattack trib.al/2H6Z4OR
Pentagon investigates series of commissary freezer failures as possible cyberattack

Pentagon investigates series of commissary freezer failures as possible cyberattack

The Pentagon is investigating freezer failures at military commissaries amid concerns that hackers may have targeted refrigeration systems.

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Joint Chiefs’ top military strategy planner ousted from job trib.al/iUZk75x
Joint Chiefs' top military strategy planner ousted from job

Joint Chiefs' top military strategy planner ousted from job

The military’s top strategic planner was ousted this week amid reports that it was at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Navy tests camera system to alert crew when sailors go overboard trib.al/vTLWw2C
Navy vet helps create system to alert crew if sailor goes overboard and testing is underway

Navy vet helps create system to alert crew if sailor goes overboard and testing is underway

Navy engineers are testing new technology that captures video so the ship's crew can determine if a sailor fell or jumped off the ship.

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