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In this May 15, 2006 file photo, retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey takes a smoke break outside New River Air Station's Staff NCO club in Jacksonville, N.C. Ermey, 74, died April 15 from pneumonia-related complications, according to his longtime manager Bill Rogin. Ermey made a career in Hollywood playing hard-nosed military men like Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket". (Randy Davey/The Jacksonville Daily News via AP)

R. Lee Ermey, Marine Corps Drill Instructor Turned Iconic Actor, Will Be Buried at Arlington

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The Best Melee Weapons in US Military History, Ranked

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President Donald Trump speaks at a hangar rally at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

No, Trump Didn't Reveal a 'Covert' Navy SEAL Team in Iraq

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"Avengers: Endgame" (Marvel Entertainment)

Captain America Basically Leads an Insurgency in New 'Avengers' Trailer

A beaten group of rebel soldiers from a broken nation are basically embarking on a suicide mission against the greatest...

An F-16 Fighting Falcon pulls away from a KC-135 Stratotanker after aerial refueling, October 7, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Hampton Stramler)

When Booty Calls: Air Guard Commander Allegedly Used an F-16 for Romantic Getaway

The report was based on emails between Jackman and the unnamed colonel that allegedly corroborate their romantic relationship...

Students of Class 247 participate in a conditioning evolution during the BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) Indoctrination Phase. (Bashon Mann/Public Affairs Officer Naval Special Warfare Center)

The Navy's First Female SEAL Officer Applicant Just Dropped Out

The woman on track to become the first female SEAL officer has exited the pipeline, sources have confirmed to Task & Purpose.

A flight of five U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters takes off. (US Army photo)

The Army Is Inspecting Entire Apache Helo Fleet for Critical Defect

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YouTube Is Coming for Your Gun Videos

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FILE PHOTO -- Mark. E. Mitchell, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense tours a 1st Special Operations Group Detachment 2 AC-130J Ghostrider at Hurlburt Field, Fla., No. 30, 2017. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick)

The Air Force's 'Ultimate Battle Plane' Has A Major Gun Problem

The AC-130J Ghostrider's fire control systems "performed inconsistently when accounting for changing ballistic conditions."

Marine Infantry Officer Course students approach a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Auxiliary Landing Field 2, Wednesday, August 18, 2014. (Cpl. James Marchetti/U.S. Marine Corps)

The Marine Corps Is About to Graduate Its 1st Female Infantry Officer

The Marine Corps is on track to graduate its first female Marine infantry officer from its 13-week course, anonymous...

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