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The Military Is Developing a 'Close Combat Assault Ration' Up to 40% Lighter than an MRE

November 2, 2020
Soldier assigned to Task Force Raider enjoys a lunch break at Bemowo Piskie training area, Poland, Nov 15, 2018. (Tennessee Army National Guard/Sgt. Arturo Guzman) As the U.S. military prepares for future fights that may see units dispersed and on their own for extended periods of time, it needs new, lighter rations that will keep troops fueled for the mission. The Army‘s Combat Feeding…
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Army: No Requests Made for Use of Troops Around Election

November 2, 2020
This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Army leaders said Tuesday that they have not received any requests to use active-duty or National Guard troops for possible civil unrest surrounding the presidential election next month, but are ready to do so if called on. Gen. James McConville, chief of the Army, said he’s received no guidance…
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Have Army Emergency Relief Debt? It Could Soon Be Canceled

November 2, 2020
Several hundred soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division were reunited with their families following a nine month deployment, July 23, 2019, at Fort Drum, New York. (U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer) More than 1,000 soldiers and Army families who received loans this…
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Army-Navy Game to Be Played at West Point This Year

November 2, 2020
U.S. Naval Academy quarterback (#2) Kriss Proctor runs the ball during the 112th Army-Navy Football game at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. 10 Dec 2011 (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge) For the first time since World War II, the Army–Navy football game will be played at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, school officials announced Friday. The game is…
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US Drone Strike Kills 17 Jihadists in NW Syria

November 2, 2020
U.S. military convoy drives through the town of Qamishli, north Syria, by a poster showing Syrain President Bashar Aassad Saturday, Oct. 26. 2019. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad) The U.S. Army said Thursday it carried out a drone strike against Al-Qaeda leaders in northwestern…
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Democrats building speed bumps for F-35 sale to United Arab Emirates

October 31, 2020
WASHINGTON ― More Capitol Hill headwinds are greeting the Trump administration’s fast-moving sale of 50 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to the United Arab Emirates, as Democrats on Friday introduced a new bill to curb the sale. Following similar concerns and legislation from Senate Democrats, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., introduced legislation with new hurdles…
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