Military Life

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Happy Thanksgiving from Troop Insight

Happy Thanksgiving, Troop Insight readers (and viewers). Without you, we couldn’t do this job. We owe you an incredible debt…

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Fake Marine convicted of claiming Purple Heart for $140,000 in VA benefits

A Minnesota man was convicted on several charges of defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs out of more than $140,000…

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Naval Academy Commandant fired just six months into role

In the third major leadership change in less than six months at the U.S. Naval Academy, the senior officer who…

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Pentagon threatens to court-martial senator who told troops they can refuse ‘illegal orders’

The Department of Defense has threatened to recall Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz), a retired Navy veteran, back to active duty to…

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Naval Academy seniors learn their future jobs with a ‘team jersey’ reveal

Put ‘em in, coach. They’re ready to sail. More than 1,000 soon-to-be Navy officers found out their future jobs Thursday…

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While filming ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ Matthew Modine kept a record of life on set

When Matthew Modine was cast as Pvt. Joker, the lead Marine in 1987’s “Full Metal Jacket,” he worried about building…

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Air Force greenlights colored T-shirt and callsign name tags on Fridays

Airmen can now wear “morale” T-shirts on Fridays and rock nametags with their callsigns on daily flight duty, according to…

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There are 6 Marines hiding in this photo

A bunch of Marines in the California desert, about halfway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Nevada, spent the summer…

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Accelerating U.S. Shipbuilding to Pace the Threat

Wednesday, 10 December  12:30 PM – 5:00 PM International Spy Museum  700 L’Enfant Plaza SW  Washington, DC 20024   In…

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Troops stung by ‘hard’ credit checks and unexpected denials in USAA’s relief loans

Tens of thousands of service members, military families and other federal workers have rushed to apply for emergency financial assistance…

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