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Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, practice proper techniques to clear a stairway during an Urban Operations exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 9, 2014. Each building is designed differently to offer an unpredictable layout that Marines would normally experience in UO. The rooms are filled with distracting elements including holes in the walls, open ceilings and multiple doorways. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore/Released)

The Marines’ Urban Warfare Tactics Are Outdated. Here’s How They Plan to Fix That.

Vice President of the United States Mike Pence gives a speech during an official visit May 16, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. (U.S. Army photo/Greg Mason)

As Iran Warns, US Officials Mum on Launch of Cyber Attack

The former Colorado Army National Guard armory in Grand Junction, Colorado, is now the home of the Western Region One Source. This facility connects Western Slope service members, veterans, and their families with benefits, service providers, and community partners. (Division of Military and Veterans Affairs-West photo by Joanne Iglesias)

Bill Would Require Spanish Translations on All VA Fact Sheets

U.S. Army Cpl. Samantha Williams, a paralegal, Aracely Lopez and Evelyn Saxton, both lawyers, and U.S. Army Capt. Katie Reynolds, the site coordinator, pose at the North Carolina National Guard Headquarters Judge Advocate courtroom at NCNG headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, May, 3, 2019. The team of legal experts through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program prepared and filed more than 550 state and federal tax returns from January to April this year for service members, retirees and their

Online Program is Helping Military Members and Spouses Get Law Degrees

Debris from what Iran's Revolutionary Guard aerospace division describes as the U.S. drone which was shot down on Thursday is displayed in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 21, 2019. (Meghdad Madadi/ Tasnim News Agency via AP)

Iran Makes Show of Drone Wreckage After Trump Calls Off Retaliatory Strike

An F-35C Joint Strike Fighter executes a carrier landing. (Photo: Raytheon)

All Navy Carriers, Amphibs to Get F-35 Precision Landing System

Apollo 11's landing module on the moon. (NASA)

50 Years Later, TV is Still Enamored of the Apollo 11 Moonwalk

Larry Brown when he was a pilot with a Marine Corps F-4 squadron during Vietnam.

Vietnam Combat Pilot Finds New Career as City Engineer at 78

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Atlanta to Be Home of Rare Civil War Flag of Black Soldiers

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Candace Balfour and Sgt. 1st Class Edward Balfour are pictured with their children in their home at Robinson Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany. Bryson Washington sits on the floor with a book. The Balfours said they were frustrated and angry at the way the military's school system handled a finding of emotional abuse substantiated by the Family Advocacy Program against Bryson's former teacher. (John Vandiver/Stars and Stripes)

When DODEA Investigates Teachers for Bullying, Parents Say They’re in the Dark

Parents and former school employees described disturbing behavior involving teachers at three DODEA schools in Europe.

In this March 21, 2016 file photo, two Eurofighter jets perform at the German Air Force Base in Noervenich, western Germany. Two German Eurofighter military planes crashed today near the city of Jabel in eastern Germany. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

2 German Fighter Jets Collide During Training Mission

Two German fighter jets collided during a training mission, but it appears the pilots were able to eject.

In this undated photo provided on Sunday, June 23, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reads a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea Says Kim Jong Un Received 'Excellent' Letter from Trump

The White House press secretary said Trump sent a letter and "correspondence between the two leaders has been ongoing."

In this April 26, 2016, file photo, former Congressman Joe Sestak, center, his wife Susan Sestak, left, and daughter Alex Sestak react after speaking to supporters gathered outside his campaign headquarters in Media, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Retired Navy Admiral Joe Sestak Launches Presidential Campaign

The retired Navy admiral who calls himself "Admiral Joe" on his campaign website joins a crowded Democratic field.

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military courtroom on Naval Base San Diego with his wife, Andrea Gallagher, Friday, May 31, 2019, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

Fellow SEALs Say Chief Shot Girl and Old Man

The defense says neither witness saw Gallagher fire the shots.

In this Feb. 25, 2019, file photo released by Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Special Envoy of the Qatar Foreign Minister for Counterterrorism and Mediation in conflicts resolution, Dr. Mutlaq Bin Majid Al-Qahtanithe, mediates talks between the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, and the Deputy Commander of the Taliban Movement for Political Affairs, Mulla Abdul Ghani Berader, in an undisclosed place in Doha, Qatar. (Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

US, Taliban to Hold More Talks on Ending War

The two sides will start their seventh round of talks on June 29.

Panamanian line handlers prepare the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) for transit through the Panama Canal, May 2, 2019. The Mohawk was supporting joint, multinational counter-drug operations under Campaign Martillo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Thompson)

Key West-Based Coast Guard Crew Returns Home After Seizing More Than 18,000 Pounds of Drugs

The crew of the USCG Cutter Mohawk, with the help of partner agencies, were able to seize more than 16,500 pounds of cocaine.

The Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) passing by U.S. Army Fort Hamilton Garrison during the 29th annual Fleet Week New York's Parade of Ships. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)

Fort Hamilton Airman, Two Small Kids Found Dead in Suspected Triple Homicide

Her husband was taken into custody while wandering the streets of Brooklyn.

This undated photo provided by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office shows fentanyl pills. (Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office via AP)

Drug Rehab Counselor Charged with Murder in Sailor's Fentanyl Overdose Death

This is just the second time the DA has brought murder charges arising from the sale of fentanyl linked to overdose deaths.

Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis formally swears in the Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark Esper at the Pentagon, Washinton D.C., Jan. 5, 2018. (DoD/Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm)

Trump to Nominate Mark Esper as SecDef, Ryan McCarthy as Army Secretary

The development raises questions about who will serve as acting defense secretary when Patrick Shanahan vacates the post.

A P-8A Poseidon assigned to the "Skinny Dragons" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 flies over the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Aug. 29, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alex Perlman)

Iran Chose To Take Out Drone Instead of Manned Navy Jet, lranian General Says

Iran claimed that it could have killed Americans by shooting down a P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft.

From left, Lt. Dempsey W. Morgan, Lt. Carrol S. Woods, Lt. Robert H. Nelson Jr., Capt. Andrew D. Turner and Lt. Clarence D. Lester were pilots with the 332nd Fighter Group. The Airmen with the elite, all-black fighter group were better known as Tuskegee Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Tuskegee Airman Who Flew 142 WWII Combat Missions Dies at 99

World War II pilot Robert Friend was one of the last original members of the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen.

Streamers shoot into the air after Irene Hirano Inouye, wife of the late Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, broke a bottle of Champagne on the bow of a warship bearing his name at Bath Iron Works on Saturday, June 22, in Bath, Maine. Her late husband, the ship's namesake, was a Medal of Honor recipient who broke racial barriers and represented Hawaii in the U.S. Senate for a half-century until his death in 2012. (AP Photo/David Sharp)

Wife of Late Sen. Inouye Christens Warship Bearing His Name

A Hawaiian delegation brought a tropical flair to Maine as a U.S. Navy destroyer was christened at Bath Iron Works.

A motorcycle passes as a woman leaves flowers at the scene of a fatal accident on Route 2 in Randolph, N.H., Saturday, June 22, 2019. Investigators pleaded Saturday for members of the public to come forward with information that could help them determine why a pickup truck hauling a trailer collided with a group of motorcycles on a rural highway. (Paul Hayes/Caledonian-Record via AP)

Members of Marine Motorcycle Club Among 7 Killed in New Hampshire Crash

The bikers were members of a Massachusetts chapter of Jarheads Motorcycle Club, a group of veterans and military personnel.

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The cadets of the class of 2019 throw their covers into the air as they officially become ensigns during the 138th commencement exercises at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., May 22, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Matthew Thieme)

Coast Guard Graduates Put Careers on Hold for Chance to Compete in Olympics

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Norman Cooling speaks at Forward Operating Base, Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 21, 2011. (Sgt. Joseph Johnson/U.S. Marine Corps)

Marine 1-Star Fires Back After He's Accused of Devaluing Women, Humiliating Staff

The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned air vehicle completed its inaugural flight March 5, 2019 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Air Force's Future Stealthy Combat Drone Could Use AI to Learn

Vice President Mike Pence, second lady Karen Pence, and Adm. Craig S. Faller, commander, U.S. Southern Command, visit the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), June 18, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo/Richard L.J. Gourley)

Vice President Pence Visits USNS Comfort as it Preps for Humanitarian Mission

Shattered glass in the entry doors after shots were fired Monday, June 17, 2019 at the Earle Cabell federal courthouse in Dallas. (AP photo)

FBI Got Tip About Army Veteran Courthouse Shooter in 2016

Chiefs, Senior Chiefs, and Master Chiefs stand in formation at morning colors at Coastal Riverine Squadron 11 during a celebration of the 126th Birthday of Navy Chiefs at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, April 1, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo/Ruben Varela)

'Star-Spangled Banner' Blasted at High Volume Surprises Residents in Seal Beach

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Randy Oczkowski, 19th Operation Support Squadron Air Traffic Controller, gets his face painted by Lily (left), Henry (bottom middle), and Patrick Griego (right), during a camouflage face painting activity as part of a mock deployment line (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Grace Nichols)

Parental Advice for Teens Who Want to Join the Military

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, doles out sound advice to parents who have children...

Specially Adapted Housing Program Must Expand to Meet Disabled Vets' Needs

When service members are injured in training or wounded on the battlefield, they often face unique challenges in recovering.

Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin both used the GI Bill to get educations that gave them the skills them to star in 1967's "The Dirty Dozen."

10 Hollywood Tough Guys Who Studied on the GI Bill

Millions of veterans have benefited from the GI Bill, but did you know that dozens of Hollywood actors learned their craft wh...

So, Superman Is a Navy SEAL Now

That's right, Superman is trading in his red cape, blue tights, and red silk underpants for a high and tight and a skivvy shi...

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