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This Week’s Top Military Photos: F-35 Copy-Paste, a Revolutionary Charge, Gas! Gas! Gas!

July 18, 2022
Cadets undergo training for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive materials (CBRNE) during Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Jacks Valley in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July 13, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) This week in the military, the path from Alabama to Russian-separatist prison became a little more clear as Military.com dug into…
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Military Members Can See 'Elvis' for Free at Select Army Posts and Air Force Bases

June 7, 2022
Austin Butler as Elvis and Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla in “Elvis.” (Warner Bros. Pictures) The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has teamed up with Warner Bros. to offer military-exclusive screenings of “Elvis,” the new movie about the most famous entertainer to abandon his career to answer the call of duty. Baz Luhrmann (“The Great Gatsby,” “Moulin Rouge”) directed the movie…
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Combat Death Puts Spotlight on Americans Fighting in Ukraine

May 2, 2022
Eddy Etue, an American who left home for Ukraine to help in the fight against Russia, is shown in a self portrait taken on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Eddy Etue) Harrison Jozefowicz quit his job as a Chicago police officer and headed overseas soon after Russia invaded Ukraine. An Army veteran, he said he couldn’t help but join American volunteers seeking to help Ukrainians in their…
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As Raytheon struggles to replenish Stinger missiles, lawmaker pushes Defense Production Act

April 28, 2022
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade practice acquiring a target with a FIM-92 Stinger during an air defense live-fire exercise alongside soldiers with the Croatian Air Defense Regiment. This training is part of Exercise Shield 22 at Kamenjak near Medulin, Croatia on April 9, 2022. (Staff Sgt. John Yountz/ U.S. Army) WASHINGTON ― The U.S. may not be able to make more…
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