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Biden approves military airdrops of aid into Gaza
The White House, State Department and Pentagon had been weighing the merits of U.S. military airdrops of assistance for several months.
By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani and Matthew Lee
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MRE fruits and veggies to get major upgrade with new technology
The main goal is to preserve not only the nutrition of the produce but also its taste.
By Sarah Sicard
Marine takes over as military’s top enlisted leader
Senior Enlisted Adviser to the Chairman Troy Black becomes the top enlisted voice on quality-of-life and combat readiness issues for the joint force.
‘It’s Raining Men’: Meet the man behind the military’s parachutes
JC Berland has been taking to the skies since he was 16. Parachutes are his life's work.
By Sarah Sicard
300 US troops headed to Middle East amid Israel-Hamas war
The unidentified detachment will deter further conflict and help protect troops already in the Middle East, the Pentagon said.
How this Army unit’s new program is driving down bad behavior
Chaplains, master fitness trainers and a focus on unit pride, team-building events improved a range of individual and unit statistics.
By Todd South
Capitol Hill defense work continues despite House leadership turmoil
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Oct. 16, 2023.
Pentagon program cobbles together air defense weapons for Ukraine
The Pentagon calls it FrankenSAM.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Soldiers worry that ROTC admin error could upend retirement plans
Former participants in a popular Army education program worry they may be forced to delay their retirement plans after the discovery of an admin error.
Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks
The Ukrainian intelligence agency also claimed it had destroyed a key Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile defense system in occupied Crimea.
By Susie Blann, Associated Press