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The late ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an undated picture released this week by the Pentagon.

ISIS Confirms Baghdadi's Death And Names His Successor

5:54pm October 31, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The Islamic State named Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi as its new leader days after ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself during a U.S. raid on his compound in northwest Syria.

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22 Soldiers Hurt After Parachuting Into Trees During Mississippi Training Exercise

10:47am October 03, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The exercise involved airborne troops normally stationed in Alaska who missed their designated drop zone because of wind. The injuries weren't life-threatening, officials say.

An F-16 jet fighter is washed on the tarmac at an air force base in Taiwan. The State Department has approved the sale of 66 fighter jets to the island.

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China Vows Sanctions On U.S. Firms For Arms Sales To Taiwan

12:58pm August 21, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

The State Department approved an $8 billion sale of fighter jets and related equipment to the self-governing island. China views the sale as a violation of its sovereignty.

A Harvard research team's prototype of a portable exosuit is made of cloth components worn at the waist and thighs. A computer that's built into the shorts uses an algorithm that can sense when the user shifts between a walking gait and a and running gait

These Experimental Shorts Are An 'Exosuit' That Boosts Endurance On The Trail

5:10pm August 15, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

No ordinary pair of shorts, these were designed by Harvard scientists to work with the wearer's own leg muscles when walking or running, and might make a soldier's heavy loads easier to carry.

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Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo signs a power sharing agreement with Sudan's pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council in Khartoum, Sudan.

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Civilians And Military Leaders Sign Power-Sharing Deal In Sudan

7:52pm July 17, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

There is considerable disagreement over terms of the deal, which will be detailed in a second agreement yet to be signed.

In this Dec. 24, 2011 file photo, a soldier walks with his family following a ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, for soldiers from the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry 3rd Brigade, who returned home from deployment in Iraq.

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A U.S. Army Tweet Asking 'How Has Serving Impacted You?' Got An Agonizing Response

7:13pm May 27, 2019

In response to the May 23 tweet, thousands of veterans and their loved ones shared stories of trauma, depression, illness, sexual assault and suicide.

A group of Afghan National Army soldiers watch others participate in a live fire exercise at the Afghan Military Academy last October in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The U.S. Public Will No Longer Have A Key Data Point About Afghanistan War

4:40pm May 01, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

A watchdog report says the U.S. military is no longer collecting — and therefore no longer releasing — one of the most concrete measures of the war's progress.

Clockwise from top right: Lt. Col. "B" Fram, Kathryn Fram, Peg Fram, Alivya Fram,

How The Trump Administration's Transgender Troop Ban Is Affecting One Military Family

8:08pm April 11, 2019

The Trump administration gave transgender service members a deadline to secure a medical diagnosis before the new ban took hold. But military families are struggling with the accelerated timeline.

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Service members and civilians walk through a store on Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska in 2017. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service, which oversees military retail facilities, recommended this week that stores show sports instead of news on their com

Military Stores Asked To Stop Showing 'Divisive' News On Their TVs

9:09pm April 10, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service initially recommended that facilities feature sports programming. An updated memo tells facilities to make adjustments based on "the news of the day."

Some of the newer housing where mold has been found is seen at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Private contractors that provide maintenance for military housing have been criticized for shoddy work and ignored repair calls.

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Shoddy Maintenance Of Military Housing Under Scrutiny By Senate, Military Leaders

8:03pm March 07, 2019

by Tom Bowman

Thousands of military families are suffering from shoddy work or ignored calls for repairs from the private companies that maintain military housing. One senator called the negligence "criminal."

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