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Airmen can wear colored T-shirts on Friday and callsign nametags on daily flight duty under a new policy update. trib.al/7xUp595
Air Force greenlights colored T-shirt and callsign name tags on Fridays
Airmen can wear colored T-shirts on Friday and callsign nametags on daily flight duty under a new policy update.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Airmen can wear colored T-shirts on Friday and callsign nametags on daily flight duty under a new policy update. trib.al/7xUp595
At the time the pictures were taken, the U.S. military was launching air and missile strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. trib.al/7wauG64
Air Force publishes photos of B-2 bomber squadron flying ‘to conduct combat missions’
At the time the pictures were taken, the U.S. military was launching air and missile strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
At the time the pictures were taken, the U.S. military was launching air and missile strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. trib.al/7wauG64
During a training event in California, U.S. Marines tested out a camouflage design that helped them hide in plain sight. trib.al/bqoVyCP
There are 6 Marines hiding in this photo
During a training event in California, U.S. Marines tested out a camouflage design that helped them hide in plain sight.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
During a training event in California, U.S. Marines tested out a camouflage design that helped them hide in plain sight. trib.al/bqoVyCP
A privatized housing company says its guidelines on when Christmas decorations can be displayed were “never meant to be strictly enforced.” trib.al/lMImle2
Air Force families given the go-ahead for early Christmas decorations after outcry
A privatized housing company says its guidelines on when Christmas decorations can be displayed were “never meant to be strictly enforced.”
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November 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A privatized housing company says its guidelines on when Christmas decorations can be displayed were “never meant to be strictly enforced.” trib.al/lMImle2
Navy commissions the USS Pierre, last Independence-class littoral combat ship trib.al/ITNHVm7
Navy commissions the USS Pierre, last Independence-class littoral combat ship
The ship is the 19th and final Independence-class littoral combat ship, and the second to last of the troubled ships to enter Navy service.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Navy commissions the USS Pierre, last Independence-class littoral combat ship trib.al/ITNHVm7
Marines got into a shootout with suspected gang members in Haiti trib.al/rKo1fd8
Marines got into a shootout with suspected gang members in Haiti
The gunfight started on Nov. 13 after suspected gang members opened fire on Marines guarding the embassy in Port-au-Prince.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Marines got into a shootout with suspected gang members in Haiti trib.al/rKo1fd8
A little-known ceremonial weapon is depicted on the football helmets that the U.S. Military Academy will wear in next month's Army-Navy game. trib.al/7uB2ZOk
Here are the Easter Eggs built into West Point's latest Army-Navy football uniform
A little-known ceremonial weapon is depicted on the football helmets that the U.S. Military Academy will wear in next month's Army-Navy game.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A little-known ceremonial weapon is depicted on the football helmets that the U.S. Military Academy will wear in next month's Army-Navy game. trib.al/7uB2ZOk
As the Coast Guard expands its force by thousands, it needs more space to train new recruits to keep pace with its growth. trib.al/dkhkEVT
Coast Guard looks for another boot camp location as recruitment booms
As the Coast Guard expands its force by thousands, it needs more space to train new recruits to keep pace with its growth.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
As the Coast Guard expands its force by thousands, it needs more space to train new recruits to keep pace with its growth. trib.al/dkhkEVT
By the Korean War, rescue crews were used to being paid in ice cream for saving pilots. One crew wanted a full dinner. trib.al/088LUPC
That time the Air Force held a Marine hostage for steak
By the Korean War, rescue crews were used to being paid in ice cream for saving pilots. One crew wanted a full dinner.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
By the Korean War, rescue crews were used to being paid in ice cream for saving pilots. One crew wanted a full dinner. trib.al/088LUPC
The US military’s plan to revive old bases in Latin America trib.al/40bSAdX
The US military’s plan to revive old bases in Latin America
Bases in Panama, Puerto Rico, and potentially Ecuador are coming back to life as the U.S. military builds up forces in the region.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The US military’s plan to revive old bases in Latin America trib.al/40bSAdX
Air Force families got the green light to put up Christmas decorations early after outcry. Full Story: trib.al/vs3bDqv
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Air Force families got the green light to put up Christmas decorations early after outcry. Full Story: trib.al/vs3bDqv
Air Force greenlights colored T-shirt Fridays and callsign name tags trib.al/eNmI3OL
Air Force greenlights colored T-shirt Fridays and callsign name tags
Airmen can wear colored T-shirts on Friday and callsign nametags on daily flight duty under a new policy update.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Air Force greenlights colored T-shirt Fridays and callsign name tags trib.al/eNmI3OL
Air Force publishes photos of B-2 bomber squadron flying ‘to conduct combat missions’ trib.al/RJeKNIg
Air Force publishes photos of B-2 bomber squadron flying ‘to conduct combat missions’
At the time the pictures were taken, the U.S. military was launching air and missile strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
trib.al
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Air Force publishes photos of B-2 bomber squadron flying ‘to conduct combat missions’ trib.al/RJeKNIg
There are 8 Marines in this photo trib.al/vEBKhwp
There are 8 Marines in this photo
There are a total of eight U.S. Marines in this photo, six of whom are kneeling right at the front, wearing camouflaged hoodies.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
There are 8 Marines in this photo trib.al/vEBKhwp
A little-known weapon will be depicted on the top of the football helmets worn by the U.S. Military Academy in next month's Army-Navy game. trib.al/e8Vo4dc
West Point's Army-Navy uniform honors the soldiers of the Continental Army
A little-known weapon will be depicted on the top of the football helmets worn by the U.S. Military Academy in next month's Army-Navy game.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A little-known weapon will be depicted on the top of the football helmets worn by the U.S. Military Academy in next month's Army-Navy game. trib.al/e8Vo4dc
As the Coast Guard expands its force by thousands, it needs more space to train new recruits to keep pace with its growth. trib.al/wlhanGQ
Coast Guard looks for another boot camp location as recruitment booms
As the Coast Guard expands its force by thousands, it needs more space to train new recruits to keep pace with its growth.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
As the Coast Guard expands its force by thousands, it needs more space to train new recruits to keep pace with its growth. trib.al/wlhanGQ
By the Korean War, rescue crews were used to being paid in ice cream for saving pilots. One crew wanted a full dinner. trib.al/4Tmj2d1
That time the Air Force held a Marine hostage for steak
By the Korean War, rescue crews were used to being paid in ice cream for saving pilots. One crew wanted a full dinner.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
By the Korean War, rescue crews were used to being paid in ice cream for saving pilots. One crew wanted a full dinner. trib.al/4Tmj2d1
The aircraft carrier and three destroyers join a large U.S. build up in Latin America as strikes again small boats in the region continue. trib.al/DoBUYbD
Ford Carrier Strike Group arrives in Latin America
The aircraft carrier and three destroyers join a large U.S. build up in Latin America as strikes again small boats in the region continue.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The aircraft carrier and three destroyers join a large U.S. build up in Latin America as strikes again small boats in the region continue. trib.al/DoBUYbD
More than 25 years since the U.S. closed its jungle warfare school in Panama, conventional troops are back for a new course. trib.al/3EIKLX3
For the first time in decades, Marines and soldiers are back in Panama to train
More than 25 years since the U.S. closed its jungle warfare school in Panama, conventional troops are back for a new course.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
More than 25 years since the U.S. closed its jungle warfare school in Panama, conventional troops are back for a new course. trib.al/3EIKLX3
Air Force families given the go-ahead for early Christmas decorations after outcry trib.al/MCazE50
Air Force families given the go-ahead for early Christmas decorations after outcry
A privatized housing company says its guidelines on when Christmas decorations can be displayed were “never meant to be strictly enforced.”
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Air Force families given the go-ahead for early Christmas decorations after outcry trib.al/MCazE50
West Point’s Army-Navy uniform honors the soldiers of the Continental Army trib.al/mDewydW
West Point's Army-Navy uniform honors the soldiers of the Continental Army
A little-known weapon will be depicted on the top of the football helmets worn by the U.S. Military Academy in next month's Army-Navy game.
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
West Point’s Army-Navy uniform honors the soldiers of the Continental Army trib.al/mDewydW
Coast Guard looks for another boot camp location as recruitment booms trib.al/0JwrFLO
Coast Guard looks for another boot camp location as recruitment booms
As the Coast Guard expands its force by thousands, it needs more space to train new recruits to keep pace with its growth.
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Coast Guard looks for another boot camp location as recruitment booms trib.al/0JwrFLO
That time the Air Force held a Marine hostage for steak trib.al/iR0FOo1
That time the Air Force held a Marine hostage for steak
By the Korean War, rescue crews were used to being paid in ice cream for saving pilots. One crew wanted a full dinner.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
That time the Air Force held a Marine hostage for steak trib.al/iR0FOo1
The hero we need.
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Sailor proudly rocks 'E-4 Mafia' patch as he stands watch on USS Abraham Lincoln
A sailor aboard the Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln proudly sported an E-4 mafia patch paying homage to junior enlisted troops.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The hero we need.
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Meet Army 1st Sgt. Kenneth “By God” Johnson.
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We salute this Army first sergeant for looking exactly how we've all felt in the field
Meet Army 1st Sgt. Kenneth "By God" Johnson.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Meet Army 1st Sgt. Kenneth “By God” Johnson.
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