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A rare appearance in a tough off-road race highlights the Green Berets' little-known method for getting into and out of hotspots

Green Beret mobility teams use the Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 to carry out their specialty: long-range ground operations, often behind enemy lines.

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The toughest US Army Special Forces course takes place underwater. Here's why it has to be brutal.

The Combat Diver Qualification Course is a tough test of participants' diving know-how and ability to perform under pressure.

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Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets are training for a new, frigid battlefield after 2 decades in the desert

US special operators are looking for "innovative ways" to survive and thrive in the Arctic, the head of US Special Operations Command North said.

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Army special operators invited other US troops and other militaries to a sniper competition. Here's who came out on top.

US and foreign sharpshooters gathered in North Carolina in March for US Army Special Operations Command's international sniper competition.

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US Army replaces cake it stole from Italian girl in 1945

Meri Mion was 13 when US soldiers, fighting Germans nearby, snatched the cake from a windowsill in Italy.

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Will the US run out of Javelin anti-tank missiles to give Ukraine before Russia runs out of tanks?

Ukrainian troops with Javelin anti-tank missiles are wearing down Russian armored forces, but supplies of those missiles are dwindling too.

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Weird Texas history: The U.S. Army’s camel corps experiment at Camp Verde

Here, we recount the brief and bizarre tale of the U.S. Army’s strangest division.

How a Night Stalker pilot survived being shot down in Iraq and teamed up with Delta Force to go after the shooter

The "Night Stalkers" of the US Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment is the world's premier rotary-wing special-operations unit.

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The Army is now reviewing a 4 helicopter flyby at a NFL game that was so low it prompted safety concerns

In a video of the flyover shared by the Tennessee Titans, the Army helicopters appear to fly at eye-level with fans in the upper decks of the stadium.

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US special operators have a rough, little-known way to get to missions in hostile territory

Helocasting allows troops to "creep up on a target without be seen" and leave very quickly if needed, a Green Beret told Insider.

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Covid vaccine: Can US troops be punished for refusing the jabs?

The US military has said that America's 2.1 million soldiers and sailors must all get the vaccine.

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Soldiers at one of the military's most dangerous special-ops courses say leaders are putting their lives in danger

The Army's Combat Diver Qualification Course is notorious for its attrition rate even among qualified and seasoned Green Berets and Rangers.

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Fort Hood launches effort to address sexual assault, suicide

U.S. Army officials have unveiled a new resource and training center at Fort Hood that aims to create a more supportive culture following reports of murder, suicide and sexual assault at the embattled Texas military installation.

Hours after 9/11, the US military turned to Delta Force, and Delta Force scrambled to get operators back in uniform

In the days after September 11, senior enlisted leaders from Delta Force fanned out across the US to convince retired members of the Unit to return.

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Spencer Solves It: Veteran in desperate need of dental work receives new smile

Spencer Solves It team works to get thousands of dollars in dental work done for veteran

Special operators are already dealing with a shady piece of Chinese technology the US has been warning about.

Compromised telecommunications networks could give adversaries an opportunity to monitor and attack US personnel.

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VIDEO: US military helicopters chase away crowds of panicked Afghans swarming its planes

Thousands of Afghans flooded the airport and swarmed the large C-17 airlift planes as the Taliban seizes control of the country.

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The weird armored vehicle that the US Army hated, the Marines loved, and enemies feared

The Army rejected the M50 Ontos outright, but the Marines embraced it, putting it on the frontlines of the Vietnam War's heaviest fighting.

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A soldier found guilty of sexually assaulting multiple women will face an 18-year military prison sentence

Pfc. Christian Alvarado was found guilty of sexually assaulting Pfc. Asia Graham, who was found dead in her barracks one year after accusing Alvarado.

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The US military apologized after soldiers accidentally stormed an olive oil factory in Bulgaria

The military is still trying to figure out what exactly went wrong and how its troops ended up storming the factory.

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The US Army only ever fired one nuclear artillery shell from its 'Atomic Annie' cannon, and this is what it looked like

Here's what it looked like when the atomic cannon fired its one and only nuclear shot. The blast was as powerful as the one that devastated Hiroshima.

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Ted Cruz implies the US military is too 'woke' and 'emasculated' to compete with Russia

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz based his criticism on a TikTok comparing a Russian Army commercial with a US Army commercial.

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Navy sued by sailors wanting religious exemption to have beards

Legal filing argues there’s no ‘compelling reason’ to ban beards, citing Army and Air Force allowing their members to have facial hair for reasons of faith

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‘Some people never recover’: Wikileaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning compares lockdown to solitary confinement

‘People need time to recover and to heal and to figure out how to be social and to be interactive and human again’

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Watch US soldiers fire artillery through the Army's cool new night-vision goggles

This is one of a few wild videos the Army has put out showing the battlefield through its new night-vision goggles.

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Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen was sexually harassed by supervisor, US Army investigation finds

The U.S. Army confirmed that Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen, who authorities say was killed by a fellow soldier last year, had previously been sexually harassed by a supervisor but unit leadership took no action, according to an Army report released Friday.

US Army crowdsources ideas to combat sexual assault crisis

In this Monda, Feb. 22, 2021 photo released by the U.S. Army, Sgt. The 18th Airborne Corps says they plan to implement parts of all seven pitches heard at the presentation. Taylor Knueven always knew sexual assault and harassment plagued the U.S. Army. Last week, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at his first Pentagon news conference that reducing sexual assault is one of his top priorities and that he would introduce stronger efforts to fight it. Some ideas, like Knueven’s will be easier than others and involve simple policy changes, according to Col. Joe Buccino, Public Affairs Officer for the 18th Airborne Corps.

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Top military leaders self-quarantining after positive coronavirus test at Pentagon

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Tuesday that top military leaders are self-quarantining after one of the Coast Guard service chiefs tested positive for the coronavirus. Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm. Charles Ray tested positive for coronavirus on Monday after experiencing mild symptoms of the disease over the weekend. Last week, Ray participated in meetings at the Pentagon, some of which included members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's top military leaders. "Chairman, Vice Chairman, and all Joint Chiefs have been tested and tested negative," a defense official told CNBC. The Pentagon said there were no more positive tests since Ray.

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President Trump says he will not even consider efforts to remove Confederate commanders names from military bases

(CNN) President Donald Trump said Wednesday he opposes any effort by the US military to rename the nearly one dozen major bases and installations that bear the names of Confederate military commanders. US Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Defense Secretary Mark Esper are said to be open to holding a "bipartisan conversation" about renaming nearly a dozen major bases and installations that bear the names of Confederate military commanders, according to an Army official. But Trump tweeted: "These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and a... ....history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom. Therefore, my Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations." Army bases across the country have continued to bear the names of Confederate military commanders even amid intense external pressure to rename them.

A soldier in the US Army has pleaded guilty to distributing bomb-making instructions

A soldier in the US Army could face 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to distributing bomb making instructions, according to a press release from the US Attorney's Office in Kansas. Jarrett William Smith, 24, distributed instructions for making explosives over social media while he was an active member of the military, a statement from US Attorney Stephen McAllister said. "Smith pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing information related to explosives, destructive devices and weapons of mass destruction," the release said. He joined the Army in June 2017 and served as an infantry soldier trained in combat and tactical operations. After receiving a tip about Smith's online activity, an undercover FBI agent received specific instructions on making an explosive device and a recipe for creating improvised napalm from Smith, the release said.

Paratroopers injured in nighttime military exercise

Several paratroopers were injured during a military training exercise at Camp Shelby in Mississippi when strong winds left them dangling from trees. - A military training exercise at Camp Shelby left at least 22 paratroopers injured and several "in the trees," an army official said. Members of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division out of Alaska were conducting night jumps at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, 25th Infantry spokesperson Cpt. Camp Shelby is a military post located at the southern boundary of Hattiesburg, covering more than 134,000 acres. A US Army recruiting battalion, @GoArmyMidwest tweeted Tuesday that 25th Infantry Division paratroopers were leaving home in Alaska for Camp Shelby "with minimal notice on an Emergency Deployment exercise."

It's finally here: October is National Pizza Month

October is National Pizza Month. Now, that's not to be confused with National Pizza Day (February 9), National Cheese Pizza Day (September 5), National Pepperoni Pizza Day (September 20), and National Sausage Pizza Day (October 11), but boy, does this nation love pizza. People love setting pizza recordsGuinness World Records has recorded an seemingly endless list of pizza records. In 2016, the General Manager of Pizza Hut Africa, Randall Blackford, and a group of employees, led by experienced guides, trekked to the summit of Kilimanjaro with a pepperoni pizza in tow. The feat was undertaken to mark the opening of the first Pizza Hut in Tanzania and the 100th country in which the company had launched a restaurant.

Green Beret dies in combat in Afghanistan

CNN image(CNN) - A Green Beret who served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan died Saturday during combat operations in Afghanistan, according to US Army special operations spokesman Lt. Col. Loren Bymer. Maj. James G. "Ryan" Sartor, 40, was from Teague, Texas, and was assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group. Ryan was a beloved warrior who epitomized the quiet professional," said Col. Brian R. Rauen, the commander of 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). He completed the Special Forces Qualification Course to become a Green Beret in 2005 and deployed to Iraq with the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010, the US Army said. Sartor's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal and more.

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