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A man is halted climbing the US-Mexico border wall. Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm
Inside an armored vehicle, an Army scout uses a joystick to direct a long-range optical scope toward a man perched atop the U.S.-Mexico border wall cutting across the hills of this Arizona frontier community.
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Army 1st Lt. Timothy G. Santos Jr., 29, died August 18 in Fort Bliss, Texas from pancreatic cancer. Santos was diagnosed with Stage III pancreatic cancer on March 24, after suffering severe back and abdominal pain while deployed in Kuwait. -
The NCAA has cleared MCAS Miramar Marine veteran Steven Rhodes to play football for his college team. The decision reverses an earlier ruling that banned him from playing ball because of a handful of loosely organized games he took part in while stationed in San Diego. -
A boat house explosion at Naval Weapons Station Earle in New Jersey seriously injured one Sailor and left seven others with minor injuries. The blast happened this morning during routine maintenance on a utility boat. -
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer crashed Monday near the Montana town of Broadus. Fortunately, the four-person crew was able to eject safely, albeit with some injures. -
Remember back in March when Navy dolphins discovered an extremely rare 19th century Howell Torpedo off the coast of San Diego? Well, the Navy has been working since then to identify which ship launched the torpedo, and they've solved the mystery -
The new website ID.me allows service members and veterans to verify they're in the military, in order to obtain exclusive discounts from online retailers. -
Steven Rhodes served five years as an active-duty Marine at MCAS Miramar, where he played about a dozen football games with fellow Marines. Now a freshman at Middle Tennessee State University, an obscure NCAA rule is keeping Rhodes from playing for his college team. -
When Marines are wounded or critically injured on the battlefield, Navy corpsmen have the responsibility of treating the individual to the best of their abilities. Their dedication to duty could make the difference between life and death for those Marines. -
Today Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced a series of additional sexual assault prevention measures that "improve victim support, strengthen pretrial investigations, enhance oversight, and make prevention and response efforts more consistent across the military services." -
Former British Army officer Mark Sutton, who played a parachuting James Bond during the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony, was killed in a wing-diving accident Wednesday morning.
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