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Army Lays Out Ambitious Goals to Combat Climate Change, Including Electric Tactical Vehicles

February 9, 2022
Louisiana Army National Guard tactical vehicles transport flood relief supplies in Denham Springs, August 15, 2016, after 30 inches of rainfall inundated portions of Southeast Louisiana. (Army National Guard photo by 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker) The Army wants to slash its carbon footprint, cut down on greenhouse gas emissions and have a fully electric fleet of vehicles in the coming years, according…
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Biden Taps Combat-Hardened Officer to Lead Central Command

January 7, 2022
Then Lt. Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla gives a speech at the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) change of command, March 5, 2021, at the division parade field, Fort Campbell, Ky. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrea Notter) WASHINGTON — A senior Army three-star general…
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Defense Secretary Taking More Authority for Use of DC Guard

December 31, 2021
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pauses while speaking during a media briefing at the Pentagon on Nov. 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday it has streamlined the approval process for urgent use of National Guard…
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How to Absorb the Marine Corps into the Army and Navy

December 29, 2021
Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, use green smoke to provide concealment as they move through the simulated town during a Military Operation on Urban Terrain exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 11, 2015. (Joshua Murray /U.S. Marine Corps) For decades, the U.S. Marine Corps has attempted to tweak its force structure…
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Lavatai Runs for 2 TDs, Navy's D Dominates in Win Over Army

December 13, 2021
Navy quarterback Tai Lavatai, top center, runs the ball in for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Army, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Navy had its way with…
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Army Gets Navy's (Wrong) Goat

November 24, 2021
The U.S. Naval Academy mascot stands on the sideline during the 113th Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 8, 2012. (Department of Defense photo by EJ Hersom) Mascot-nabbing has been technically off-limits between the service academies for nearly 30 years, but that didn’t stop West Point cadets last weekend from executing a heist of Bill, the Naval…
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US Military Says it Killed al-Qaida Leader in Drone Strike

October 24, 2021
FILE – In this May 23, 2021, file photo, the Syria national flag is displayed at a gathering at Omayyid Square in the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. Two roadside bombs exploded near a bus carrying troops during the morning rush hour in the Syrian capital early…
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Taliban Official Claims Role in US Chinook Shootdown that Killed 38 in 2011

October 12, 2021
A CH-47 Chinook takes off from Forward Operating Base Bostick in the Ghaziabad province, Afghanistan, in support of combat Operations, Feb. 16, 2011. (Cameron Boyd/U.S. Army) LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan — In a stuffy office covered with white-and-black Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan flags and full of Taliban foot soldiers sipping cold tea, Akif Muhajer sits poised and composed, every bit the…
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