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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said. Trump announced the joint operation in Africa’s most populous country in a late-night social media post that offered few details. He said…
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It started as a dream and a vision in 1999 to memorialize the spirit of Marines and Sailors serving in the Carolinas for future generations. On June 8, that dream officially becomes a reality. Starting as an idea floated at the tail end of the 20th century by a trio…
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As a member of the Army’s 506th Infantry unit, Paul Kim had a front-row seat to some of the most intense fighting of the Iraq War. The experience changed Kim and his fellow troops forever, leading to the groundbreaking 2010 PBS documentary “The Wounded Platoon,” showing a group of young…
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Sixteen American soldiers killed on D-Day were interred in a communal grave at Omaha National Cemetery last week, on May 7, more than 81 years after a mine blast and fire aboard their landing craft kept them from ever reaching the beaches of Normandy. The soldiers had been aboard Landing…
WAIKIKI, Hawaii—Drones are everywhere U.S. Army Pacific forces go these days. Last week, the 25th Infantry Division used uncrewed vehicles, vessels, and aircraft to fight a simulated battle on a Philippine beach. This week, two more buzzed about the USARPAC commander’s head as he delivered the keynote speech at AUSA’s…
XTEND CEO Aviv Shapira says the future of drones is not really about drones. It is about software. In an interview with Military.com, Shapira described XTEND as a company operating “at the intersection between AI and robotics,” building an operating system that allows humans to direct complex robotic missions remotely…
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Ukrainian companies are attracting American private investment and Pentagon interest with award-winning drones, but U.S. export laws threaten to squelch efforts to develop technology, company execs said Friday.U.S. investors are pouring money into Ukrainian defense startups. For example, Swarmer, which makes AI software to control multiple drones simultaneously, saw its…
More than two dozen lawmakers are calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite its review of mental health therapies like psychedelics as part of multiple pieces of legislation already drafted. Military.com has reported on different legislative efforts in the House and Senate that largely center on…
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Veterans create one of the largest skilled workforce pipelines into civilian industries such as public safety and emergency response management, manufacturing and firearms, infrastructure and UAS/remote operations. They are certainly built for it with their military backgrounds. Their experience and training typically translate to attention to detail and judgment in…
For almost 50 years, the family of Coast Guard veteran Lonny Reeves searched for answers to his mysterious disappearance. They finally have closure. Remains discovered in North Florida back in 1978 have been positively identified as Reeves, ending a nearly five-decade-old cold case. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office announced on…
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DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk’s daughter, born just a few weeks ago, probably had her afternoon nap interrupted on Friday. See, there was some noise over the house. The walls probably shook a bit, too. That’s what happens when an F-16 flies over the family home, repeatedly —…
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