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SOCOM helped solve the mystery of the long-forgotten ashes of a Vietnam War hero. His cremains will be interred today.
Contained in a 10-inch-high, purplish urn that was kept for many years on the mantle of a St. Petersburg, Florida home, the cremains were those of Albert L. Mitchell, a decorated Green Beret who served three tours during the Vietnam War and retired in 1978 as a major after 20 years in uniform.
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Cut off from US help, Kurds fighting a desperate battle against Turkey on their own, says a former commando who describes himself as ‘disillusioned’ and ‘embarrassed’
Now the Syrian Democratic Forces are fighting off a massive Turkish invasion with no assistance from the U.S. military, according to a former U.S. special operator who worked with Syrian Kurds while in uniform and now with the SDF through a non-governmental organization.
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In wartime Ukraine, Trump’s stalled US weapons sale is a minor concern
Folks in Ukraine are not overly bothered by the controversy, nor any delay in the arms sales.
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Here’s what you need to know about the US aid package to Ukraine that Trump delayed
The U.S. has committed more than $1.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014, when Russian-backed separatists began driving tanks through eastern Ukraine.
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Airstrike in Libya kills 11 ISIS members, AFRICOM says
The airstrike, near Murzuq, “was conducted to eliminate ISIS terrorists and deny them the ability to conduct attacks on the Libyan people,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Gayler, AFRICOM’s director of operations, in a media release. “This effort demonstrates the resolve of the U.S. and our Libyan partners to deny safe havens to terrorists”
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Man arrested in Greece had nothing to do with 1985 hijacking and murder, victim’s brother tells Military Times
“It was not Mohammed Ali Hammadi,” Kenneth Stethem, 58, a retired Navy SEAL and Robert Stehem’s older brother, told Military Times in an exclusive interview.
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Fort Stewart, Parris Island, Beaufort evacuating ahead of Hurricane Dorian, now a deadly 145 mph, Category 4 monster
Officials at military installations along the U.S. coast from Florida to the Carolinas are keeping an eye on Dorian. Here’s what they’re telling personnel via social media.
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Green Beret from 1st Special Forces Group dies during combat ops in Afghanistan, leaves pregnant wife and young daughter
This year has been the deadliest for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the mission to the country scaled down at the start of 2015.
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President Trump to address AMVETS 75th national convention
Trump will speak to the convention on Aug. 21, according to the official.
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Why bringing a rocket launch tube home as a military souvenir may not be the best laid plan
The Air Force sergeant traveling through the Baltimore Washington International Airport Thursday morning apparently didn’t get the memo: Leave your rocket launch tubes on base.
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SOCOM helped solve the mystery of the long-forgotten ashes of a Vietnam War hero. His cremains will be interred today.
Contained in a 10-inch-high, purplish urn that was kept for many years on the mantle of a St. Petersburg, Florida home, the cremains were those of Albert L. Mitchell, a decorated Green Beret who served three tours during the Vietnam War and retired in 1978 as a major after 20 years in uniform.
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Cut off from US help, Kurds fighting a desperate battle against Turkey on their own, says a former commando who describes himself as ‘disillusioned’ and ‘embarrassed’
Now the Syrian Democratic Forces are fighting off a massive Turkish invasion with no assistance from the U.S. military, according to a former U.S. special operator who worked with Syrian Kurds while in uniform and now with the SDF through a non-governmental organization.
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In wartime Ukraine, Trump’s stalled US weapons sale is a minor concern
Folks in Ukraine are not overly bothered by the controversy, nor any delay in the arms sales.
-
Here’s what you need to know about the US aid package to Ukraine that Trump delayed
The U.S. has committed more than $1.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014, when Russian-backed separatists began driving tanks through eastern Ukraine.
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Airstrike in Libya kills 11 ISIS members, AFRICOM says
The airstrike, near Murzuq, “was conducted to eliminate ISIS terrorists and deny them the ability to conduct attacks on the Libyan people,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Gayler, AFRICOM’s director of operations, in a media release. “This effort demonstrates the resolve of the U.S. and our Libyan partners to deny safe havens to terrorists”
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Man arrested in Greece had nothing to do with 1985 hijacking and murder, victim’s brother tells Military Times
“It was not Mohammed Ali Hammadi,” Kenneth Stethem, 58, a retired Navy SEAL and Robert Stehem’s older brother, told Military Times in an exclusive interview.
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Fort Stewart, Parris Island, Beaufort evacuating ahead of Hurricane Dorian, now a deadly 145 mph, Category 4 monster
Officials at military installations along the U.S. coast from Florida to the Carolinas are keeping an eye on Dorian. Here’s what they’re telling personnel via social media.
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Green Beret from 1st Special Forces Group dies during combat ops in Afghanistan, leaves pregnant wife and young daughter
This year has been the deadliest for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the mission to the country scaled down at the start of 2015.
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President Trump to address AMVETS 75th national convention
Trump will speak to the convention on Aug. 21, according to the official.
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Why bringing a rocket launch tube home as a military souvenir may not be the best laid plan
The Air Force sergeant traveling through the Baltimore Washington International Airport Thursday morning apparently didn’t get the memo: Leave your rocket launch tubes on base.
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SOCOM helped solve the mystery of the long-forgotten ashes of a Vietnam War hero. His cremains will be interred today.
Contained in a 10-inch-high, purplish urn that was kept for many years on the mantle of a St. Petersburg, Florida home, the cremains were those of Albert L. Mitchell, a decorated Green Beret who served three tours during the Vietnam War and retired in 1978 as a major after 20 years in uniform.
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Cut off from US help, Kurds fighting a desperate battle against Turkey on their own, says a former commando who describes himself as ‘disillusioned’ and ‘embarrassed’
Now the Syrian Democratic Forces are fighting off a massive Turkish invasion with no assistance from the U.S. military, according to a former U.S. special operator who worked with Syrian Kurds while in uniform and now with the SDF through a non-governmental organization.
-
In wartime Ukraine, Trump’s stalled US weapons sale is a minor concern
Folks in Ukraine are not overly bothered by the controversy, nor any delay in the arms sales.
-
Here’s what you need to know about the US aid package to Ukraine that Trump delayed
The U.S. has committed more than $1.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014, when Russian-backed separatists began driving tanks through eastern Ukraine.
-
Airstrike in Libya kills 11 ISIS members, AFRICOM says
The airstrike, near Murzuq, “was conducted to eliminate ISIS terrorists and deny them the ability to conduct attacks on the Libyan people,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Gayler, AFRICOM’s director of operations, in a media release. “This effort demonstrates the resolve of the U.S. and our Libyan partners to deny safe havens to terrorists”
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Man arrested in Greece had nothing to do with 1985 hijacking and murder, victim’s brother tells Military Times
“It was not Mohammed Ali Hammadi,” Kenneth Stethem, 58, a retired Navy SEAL and Robert Stehem’s older brother, told Military Times in an exclusive interview.
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Fort Stewart, Parris Island, Beaufort evacuating ahead of Hurricane Dorian, now a deadly 145 mph, Category 4 monster
Officials at military installations along the U.S. coast from Florida to the Carolinas are keeping an eye on Dorian. Here’s what they’re telling personnel via social media.
-
Green Beret from 1st Special Forces Group dies during combat ops in Afghanistan, leaves pregnant wife and young daughter
This year has been the deadliest for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the mission to the country scaled down at the start of 2015.
-
President Trump to address AMVETS 75th national convention
Trump will speak to the convention on Aug. 21, according to the official.
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Why bringing a rocket launch tube home as a military souvenir may not be the best laid plan
The Air Force sergeant traveling through the Baltimore Washington International Airport Thursday morning apparently didn’t get the memo: Leave your rocket launch tubes on base.













