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US Army Rangers have been training for a different kind of fight: neutralizing enemy underground nuclear facilities
Shifting their role, US Army Rangers linked up with a little-known unit to practice taking down an …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The Trump camp is doubling down on the Arlington mess and picking a fight with the Army
The Army has issued a statement, defending the cemetery official who tried to stop Trump campaign s…
Aditi Bharade
Army colonel vet rates 9 Afghanistan war battles in movies
Retired Col. Eric Terashima rates scenes portraying the Afghanistan War in movies. During his 30 ye…
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The US Army isn't ready to attack across rivers
The US Army has a checkered past with river crossings, and modern weapons are making these operatio…
Michael Peck
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An Army veteran spent 2 years looking for his missing son in the desert. Now, he's running for Congress.
Over the last two years, David Robinson has been running a search and investigation for his son, sc…
Matthew Loh
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Former Army Ranger who fought in Ukraine says conflict there is far worse than fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq
David Bramlette, a former Army Ranger who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, said worst day of fightin…
Sinéad Baker
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The US Army is relearning lost skills in Alaska for war in the Arctic, the 'most challenging environment,' general says
At a training event in Alaska, the Army challenged soldiers to be a cold-weather fighting force rea…
Chris Panella
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The Taliban posted photos of hundreds of US military vehicles it said were abandoned in the chaotic pullout of Afghanistan and now form part of its army
Afghanistan's rulers the Taliban claim to have rehabilitated hundreds of vehicles the US said it de…
Tom Porter
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War in Ukraine is showing US Army soldiers what they'll need to worry about in future fights, generals say
US Army generals say that artillery, drones, electronic warfare, and long-range strikes in Ukraine …
Chris Panella
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After taking in Afghan commandos, the British military may try to build another elite special-operations force
The British military has a history of taking in foreign fighters, some of whom have developed their…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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America's shadow army is leaving Afghanistan too
The thousands of US contractors sent overseas were a massive experiment in how Uncle Sam could lean…
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Respon…
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20 years of fighting terrorism took a heavy toll but has helped prepare for a bigger fight, US special operators say
In Afghanistan and Iraq, US special operators "were at the tip of the spear, and we fought relentle…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Special-ops veterans feel frustrated about Afghanistan and want answers for the 'scandal' that kept them there for 20 years
US special-operations forces were the first into Afghanistan in 2001, and now some are wondering wh…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The lightning advance of the Taliban is now expected to reach Kabul in 7 days, report says
Taliban militants are currently fighting government forces in Logar province, which is only about a…
Joshua Zitser
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How the Army's elite Delta Force pulled off a record-setting mission against the Taliban only weeks after 9/11
In the hours after the September 11 attacks, the US military began planning what remains the longes…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Biden's hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan is a terrible mistake
The US is leaving without any process or plan, leaving Afghan women to fend for themselves against …
Brett Bruen
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US commandos showed off their little-known underwater skills in Army Special Operations Commands' best combat diver competition
"I know many tough operators who don't try for a dive team because they are afraid to fail," a Gree…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Afghan general says army was 'betrayed' by politics and blames Trump, Biden, and Afghan leaders for losing the war to the Taliban
The Afghan army has faced criticism for collapsing in the face of a Taliban offensive. Here's what …
Ryan Pickrell
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An Afghan Army cadet says he's been hiding at home for 6 weeks, fearing the Taliban's door-to-door manhunt
The Taliban have been hunting down people that served the previous Afghan government or once helped…
Sinéad Baker
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What SOCOM's 'biggest lesson' from Afghanistan means for future fights against terrorists and great-power militaries
The Pentagon is shifting to great-power competition, but terrorist threats remain. That means US sp…