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Russia launched mobile, blew up Russian satellite in low Earth orbit 10 orangecrush Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1846
Operation Whistle Pig: Inside the secret CBP unit with no rules that investigates Americans 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1471
Ukrainian military is long on morale but short on weaponry 5 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1187
Mike Flynn's brother lied about preventing Nat'l guardsman from protecting the Capitol 28 LessAspin Dec 2021 Dec 2021 49 5007
A Purple Heart medal was stolen from a Vietnam veteran nearly 40 years ago. He just got it back. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1140
Remains of sailor killed in Pearl Harbor identified 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 999
Biden administration considering requiring stricter coronavirus testing for everyone traveling to US 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 997
Video appears to show UK F-35 fighter crash after take-off 1 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1333
Former Pentagon chief Esper sues to publish material in memoir 2 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1361
The Outer Space Treaty - first signed in 1967 - bans nations from claiming celestial bodies 0 elleng Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1051
Tokyo preparing for protracted battle over Henoko project 0 soryang Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 1091
Japan set to pay significantly more to host U.S. military bases 3 soryang Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1555
US to require vaccines for all border crossers in January 0 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 997
Work on 'Chinese military base' in UAE abandoned after US intervenes - report 1 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1610
GEO Group: Company halts work program instead of upping detainee pay 0 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1051
Lawmakers demand apology for border detention of Iranians 1 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 962
Blasts and clashes at military hospital in Kabul kill 20 people 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 1241
Why Multi-Billion Dollar Nuclear Submarines Still Run Into Things Underwater 1 soryang Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1351
Rep. Cuellar urges Biden administration to prepare for next caravan to cross into US 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1320
The new US travel rules exclude recipients of two popular vaccines 0 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1240
Washington orders Chinese phone carrier China Telecom (Americas) out of US market 1 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1053
Intelligence Agencies Produced Extensive Reports on Afghanistan, but All Failed to Predict Collapse 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1126
Ceremonies in French City Mark 100 Years of Honoring American Unknown Soldier 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 5 971
Senator: Bill would address 'pink tax' for military uniforms 1 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 1304
USS Bonhomme Richard's destruction after fire caused by repeated failures, Navy says 0 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1169
Republican Party Foreign Terrorist Organization 1 Get Me Outta Here Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1184
China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait 0 soryang Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1075
(AP) North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea in latest test 0 soryang Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1118
Germany investigates possible 'sonic weapon attack' against US embassy staff 4 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1513
A Secret CIA Gate at Kabul Airport Became an Escape Path for Afghans 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1256

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4 US, UK, Japanese carriers patrolled north of Taiwan over weekend 0 soryang Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1121
Hicks: Chinese Military Expansion Poses Threats to Guam, Hawaii 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 995
Airman makes video asking where vets discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine can find work 9 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 2623
US State Dept rejects South Korean presidential candidate's call for US nuclear weapons 0 soryang Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1147
Among Those Who Marched Into the Capitol on Jan. 6: An F.B.I. Informant 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1220
Angry scenes at Haiti airport as deported migrants arrive 2 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 7 1438
Lost grave markers surface from a distant World War II battlefield 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 9 1520
LGBT vets with other than honorable discharges will get VA benefits under new plan 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 3 1061
IQ45 Complained New Aircraft Carrier "Didn't Look Right" 8 Best_man23 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 2023
Study: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars 4 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1123
Afghan killed by drone praised by co-workers in US aid group 1 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 978
Abolish Trump-era 'China Initiative', academics urge, amid racial profiling criticism 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1019
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea, says South 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 810
9/11 Interpretations 3 cantfixstupid Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1814
US drone strike mistakenly targeted Afghan aid worker, investigation finds 6 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 3 1498
North Korea says it fired new long-range cruise missiles, according to state media 2 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1072
Welcome to the Club: South Korea Now has a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile 1 soryang Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1178
Second U.S. judge questions constitutionality of lead felony charge against Oath Keepers in Capitol 2 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1079
Man accused of bringing molotov cocktails, five loaded firearms to Capitol on Jan. 6 set to plead gu 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1059
US: Afghan evacuees who fail initial screening Kosovo-bound 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 910
House Committee Passes Amendment Prohibiting Privately Funded National Guard Deployments 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 12 1214
U.S., India sign $22M agreement to develop unmanned aerial vehicles 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 900
Judge says forcing waits in Mexico to seek asylum is illegal 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1160
Islamic State 'Beatles' member Alexanda Kotey pleads guilty over US hostage deaths 1 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1132
White supremacist praise of the Taliban takeover concerns US officials 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 5 1219
Afghanistan: US investigating civilian deaths in Kabul strike 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1071
North Korean nuclear reactor used for plutonium production appears active, IAEA says 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 904
Drone Strike Against ISIS-K Killed 2 High-Profile Targets, Pentagon Says 2 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1197
US Marines officer relieved of duties after video seeking 'accountability' over Afghanistan 5 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1387
USFK reports cluster infection at Osan base after recent no-mask dance party 1 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1201

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Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth cancels visit to South Korea as North Korea rages ab 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1227
Report details mishandling of police emergency system on 1/6 2 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 967
The entire Defence community could not be prouder of the work being done right now by ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1417
Pierre Sprey, Pentagon analyst who battled brass to produce A-10 warplane, dies at 83 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1163
Eighteen midshipmen expelled or resign after cheating investigation at Naval Academy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1054
Taliban Seize U.S. Weapons in Afghanistan, Stockpiling Helicopters, Guns and Trucks 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1269
N. Korea issued navigational warning for East Sea in indication of missile launch preparations 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1180
repeat history ad nauseum 1 Mr. Steve Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1123
DC military base locked down until armed man detained 1 peppertree Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1170
Russia holds hypersonic flight expert in spy probe 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 954
Afghan government could fall to Taliban in 90 days, say US officials 1 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1074
Watchdog to review NSA following Tucker Carlson's spy claims 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 962
S. Korea decides to conduct military exercise with U.S. as planned despite N.K. warning 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1343
Exercise in the Caucasus returns Green Berets to resistance roots 1 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1012
Sailor accused of starting a destructive ship fire was known for hating the Navy, investigators say 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1496
Afghan Air Force Struggles to Stay Aloft as U.S. Leaves and Taliban Advances 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 997
New report questions the necessity of ICBM silos in Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Aug 2021 0 1750
Man shot by FBI outside CIA headquarters has died 2 Eugene May 2021 Aug 2021 1 1770
Navy ditches futuristic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1583
Army: Soldier reported MIA during Korean War accounted for 2 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 1369
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