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Steiner eOptics unveiled the Close Quarter Thermal (CQT) at Modern Day Marine 2019. The three-day Modern Day is co-sponsored by Marine Corps Base, Quantico, the Exposition's home base. MCB Quantico, home to the Combat Development Command and the Marine Corps Systems Command, is responsible for setting requirements, developing equipment and systems and purchasing the equipment and systems that the Marine Corps will rely on in the years to come. These vital and unique functions play a large part in positionin

This Tiny Thermal Weapons Optic with Red Dot Is Designed for Close Combat

Ray Weaver, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, supports Rolling Thunder 2017. (Joshua L. DeMotts/U.S. Air Force)

It's Official: AMVETS Will Hold Memorial Day Rally in D.C. to Replace 'Rolling Thunder'

Camp Pendleton, Calif., sign. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

13 Marine Lance Corporals Charged in Connection with Major Human Smuggling Scheme

U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks to members of the press during his first joint press conference with Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 2019. (DoD/Staff Sgt. Nicole Mejia)

US Troops Deploying to Saudi Arabia, UAE to Counter Iran

Beretta Defense Technologies 9mm PMX submachinegun at Modern Day Marine 2019. It was the first time the company has shown a production model of the PMX in the U.S. (Matthew Cox/Military.com)

Beretta PMX Submachine Gun Makes US Debut at Modern Day Marine

Col. Jason Lamb, Air Education and Training Command Intelligence, Analysis and Innovation Director, participates in the Air Force Talent Management update panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 18, 2019. (U.S. Air Force/Andy Morataya)

'Col. Ned Stark' Sounds Off on Air Force Promotion System Overhaul

Starting Jan. 1, 2020, Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war and all service-connected disabled veterans, regardless of rating, as well as caregivers enrolled in the VA's Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers program, will be able to shop at Defense Commissary Agency stores and military exchanges. Julie Mitchell/AAFES

Millions More Vets and Caregivers Are About to Get Commissary, Exchange Access

DoD Offers Compensation to Victims of Domestic Abuse

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Green Berets of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) are pictured here wearing tiger stripe uniforms on Aug. 14, 2019, during a joint exercise on Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Iman Broady-Chin/Army

Throwback Tiger Stripe Uniforms Could Get More Use Among Green Berets

A tiger stripe uniform like the one John Wayne wore in the 1968 film "The Green Berets" is making something of a comeback.

Laurence Fishburne and Nicolas Cage star in "Running With the Devil." (Patriot Pictures)

How this Retired Navy SEAL Went from Stuntman to Hollywood Director

Jason Cabell wrote and directed "Running With the Devil," a star-filled action picture that offers insight into the lower lev...

The morning sun peaks over the rooftop of the Drill Sergeant Academy hitting the black letters from across the way, “This We’ll Defend.” The drill sergeant statue overlooks the physical fitness field at Fort Jackson, Aug. 12, 2015. (U.S. Army’Maj. Satomi Mack-Martin)

Fort Jackson Soldier Dies Preparing for Training Drill, Officials Say

Providence Hospital staff said the 18-year-old Army recruit's death was not heat-related.

This September 2019 photo released by Stacy Wallace shows her son, Job Wallace, in Oceanside, California. An Arizona family is searching for Job Wallace, a U.S. Marine who left for Camp Pendleton on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, but never arrived at the base outside San Diego. (Stacy Wallace via AP)

Missing Camp Pendleton Marine Found Unharmed in Texas

Lance Cpl. Job Wallace was taken into custody at a rest area in Navarro County, Texas.

U.S. Navy sailors, assigned to the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), build a wall frame during a Habitat for Humanity community outreach event during the fourth annual Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW). LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality o

Habitat for Humanity Is Helping Combat Veteran Homelessness -- But Community Concerns Often Get in the Way

Advocates have experienced challenges from residents citing concerns often referred to as the "not in my backyard" mindset.

FILE - In this June 19, 1985 file photo, a hijacker points a weapon toward an ABC news media crew from the window of the cockpit of the Trans World Airlines jet as the American television crew approaches the jet for an interview at Beirut International Airport, Lebanon. Greek police said Saturday Sept. 21, 2019, they have arrested a suspect in the 1985 hijacking of a flight from Athens that included the slaying of an American. (AP Photo/Herve Merliac, File)

Greek Police Make Arrest in 1985 Hijacking of TWA Flight 847

The hijackers shot and killed U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem.

Red and blue lights of police car in night time, crime scene. Night patrolling the city. Abstract blurry image. (Getty Images)

Bound by Tragedy, Families Want Justice in Cop's Murder Trial of Unarmed Veteran

The case is a rarity in Georgia and beyond: A police officer being prosecuted for a fatal shooting in the line of duty.

An Iranian army member looks at a missile in an exhibition in which the Revolutionary Guard also displays pieces of the American drone Global Hawk shot down by the Guard in the Strait of Hormuz in June 2019, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard is ready for combat and "any scenario," its chief commander said Saturday, as the country's nuclear deal with world powers collapses and the U.S. alleged Iran was behind a weekend attack on major oil sites in Saudi Arabia tha

Iran Vows to Lead Gulf Security, as US Sends More Troops

President Rouhani warned that the presence of foreign forces could cause problems for the world's "energy security."

Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar (Army Photo)

Trial Ordered for SEAL and Marine Charged in Green Beret's Death

An admiral referred the charges against SEAL Tony DeDolph and Marine Mario Madera-Rodriguez to a court-martial hearing.

A joint parachute jump by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers and the U.K. Red Devils Parachute Regiment Display Team is presented during National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2019. (James K. Lee/DoD Photo)

Pentagon Marks POW/MIA Day with Joint U.S.-British Parachute Jump

The ceremony featured a brief speech by Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist.

Capt. Ken Epps leads a tour during a visit to one of the fuel tanks at the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (Laurie Dexter/U.S. Navy)

Cost of Double-Lining Underground Fuel Storage Tanks Isn't Justified, Navy Says

The report notes that double-walling the tanks is expected to cost 10 times more than the current option.

Coast Guard Offloads 6 Tons of Cocaine, Worth About $435M

Four cutters intercepted a total of eight drug smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean over the past three months

FILE -- In this file photo, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers the commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, May 23, 2015. "We trust you to win our nation’s wars, to be leaders of character and competence and consequence,” Dempsey said. “We trust you to leave our profession better than you found it." (D. Myles Cullen/DoD Photo Released)

Gen. Dempsey Returns to West Point, Offers Leadership Advice to Cadets

The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said one important trait of any leader is humility.

FILE -- Members of veterans’ associations salute during the Memorial and 73rd Anniversary of Victory in Europe ceremony held at the Mardasson Memorial, in Bastogne, Belgium, June 1, 2018. (Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie/U.S. Army))

World War II Veteran, Who Met Patton Twice, Turns 100

Leonard Kieley was a commander of a tank company serving in Gen. George S. Patton's famous 4th Armored Division.

Chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Gen. Hossein Salami speaks in a ceremony displaying pieces of the American drone shot down by the Guard in the Strait of Hormuz in June, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Salami said his forces are ready for combat and "any scenario" as the country's nuclear deal with world powers collapses and tensions with the U.S. soar. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran Warns Any Country that Attacks Will Be 'Main Battlefield'

Major General Hossein Salami said "We will never allow any war to encroach upon Iran's territory."

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A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber and a Qatari Mirage 2000 fly in formation during Joint Air Defense Exercise 19-01 on Feb. 19, 2019, over Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Cupit)

With B-1 Aging and B-21 Still Years Out, Air Force May Soon Have No Go-To Bomber

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) sits pierside at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, after arriving for a rotational deployment. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tristin Barth)

The Navy's New Pacific Maintenance Team Can Fix an LCS on the Fly

Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, follows Col. Geoff Jensen, the 173rd Operations Group commander, toward a waiting F-15 for a flight at Kingsley Field, Oregon, Feb. 6, 2019. Although the weather is cold, its average of 300 days of sunshine in a given year make it an ideal place to train Eagle pilots. (Jefferson Thompson/U.S. Air National Guard)

Air Force Pursuing Heated Boots to Protect Downed Pilots in Extreme Cold

Navy Cmdr. Bryce Benson. (US Navy photo)

Captain of USS Fitzgerald During 2017 Collision Ordered to Appear Before Board of Inquiry

FILE -This 1989 file photo shows Father Arthur Perrault in Albuquerque, N.M. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Former Air Force Chaplain Receives 30 Years for Molesting Altar Boy in 1990s

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 2, 2019, file photo, Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military court on Naval Base San Diego in San Diego Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher has sued two of his former attorneys and a military legal defense nonprofit. The San Diego Union-Tribune says the lawsuit filed Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, in Texas by Petty Officer 1st Class Edward Gallagher claims his case was not defended properly. The filing says attorneys Colby Vokey and Phillip Stackhous

Acquitted Navy SEAL Sues Ex-Lawyers, Legal Nonprofit

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Capt. Nate Zermeno, commander of the 720th Ordnance Company completes barbell rows during the EOD 133 Memorial Workout (Photo Credit: DJ Borden)

Ask Stew: Hypertrophy Versus Strength Training

What is hypertrophy training, and how should it fit into getting ready for selection?

Americans Need Protection from Foreign-Sponsored Hacking

The anxiety that came with the cyberattack wasn’t the only side effect. I quickly learned that potential members and supporte...

Larry’s father, Lyman Abbott, U.S. Army, circa 1945. (Courtesy Larry Abbott)

My Father Died Over 60 Years Ago. I Feel That I‘m Just Now Meeting Him

My mother off-handedly mentioned that my father was at Omaha Beach. I sat up and took notice at this piece of family lore tha...

Military Group Voices of Service Makes the Top 5 in 'America's Got Talent' Finals

They may not have taken the crown, but here's hoping we'll hear their voices for years to come.

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