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Veterans group creates PSA to follow rejected Super Bowl ad
AMVETS has created a 30-second public service announcement to elaborate on their print ad that was rejected by the NFL for including the message “#PleaseStand.”
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GPS tracking company reviews privacy settings amid fitness app security concerns
The company that published a global heat map detailing sensitive military installations will simplify its privacy settings and review its app’s features to ensure it cannot be compromised by actors with bad intent, the company announced late Monday.
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Mattis orders review of how troops use Fitbits, other fitness apps following breach
The Defense Department is looking into the recent release of a global heat map by GPS tracking app Strava, which sources the data from users’ smartphones and watches to produce an overlay of popular running paths.
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In another first, Afghan pilots are now dropping laser-guided bombs
Afghan Air Force pilots recently employed laser-guided bombs from their A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft, according to officials involved in NATO’s Resolute Support mission.
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German military too small to aid ‘collective defense,’ official says
A large conflict would likely catch Germany’s military, the Bundeswehr, completely off-guard, said Hans-Peter Bartels, parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, in an interview with a German magazine.
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Turkey sets sights on Syrian region where US forces operate
After crossing the border to attack Kurdish forces in Afrin, Syria, the Turkish military has started refocusing roughly 60 miles east, towards Manbij, where U.S. forces are known to operate.
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AFRICOM is investigating ISIS claims that it has video of the 4 US soldiers killed in Niger
U.S. Africa Command is investigating a series of posts by a Twitter user claiming to have footage from the October ambush in Niger that killed four U.S. soldiers.
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Wanted: ‘Iron Man’ suits for special operations troops
U.S. Special Operations Command is seeking proposals for a Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS, throughout 2018, according to a broad agency announcement posted in December.
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US airstrikes decimate nearly 150 ISIS militants
Precision airstrikes killed an estimated 145 to 150 Islamic State insurgents in the Syrian Middle Euphrates River Valley on Saturday, according to officials with Operation Inherent Resolve.
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Report: US troops did not have proper training on how to report child sex abuse by Afghan forces
The U.S. military did not provide its service members with explicit guidance or training on how to report instances of child abuse by Afghan forces prior to 2015, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Veterans group creates PSA to follow rejected Super Bowl ad
AMVETS has created a 30-second public service announcement to elaborate on their print ad that was rejected by the NFL for including the message “#PleaseStand.”
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GPS tracking company reviews privacy settings amid fitness app security concerns
The company that published a global heat map detailing sensitive military installations will simplify its privacy settings and review its app’s features to ensure it cannot be compromised by actors with bad intent, the company announced late Monday.
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Mattis orders review of how troops use Fitbits, other fitness apps following breach
The Defense Department is looking into the recent release of a global heat map by GPS tracking app Strava, which sources the data from users’ smartphones and watches to produce an overlay of popular running paths.
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In another first, Afghan pilots are now dropping laser-guided bombs
Afghan Air Force pilots recently employed laser-guided bombs from their A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft, according to officials involved in NATO’s Resolute Support mission.
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German military too small to aid ‘collective defense,’ official says
A large conflict would likely catch Germany’s military, the Bundeswehr, completely off-guard, said Hans-Peter Bartels, parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, in an interview with a German magazine.
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Turkey sets sights on Syrian region where US forces operate
After crossing the border to attack Kurdish forces in Afrin, Syria, the Turkish military has started refocusing roughly 60 miles east, towards Manbij, where U.S. forces are known to operate.
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AFRICOM is investigating ISIS claims that it has video of the 4 US soldiers killed in Niger
U.S. Africa Command is investigating a series of posts by a Twitter user claiming to have footage from the October ambush in Niger that killed four U.S. soldiers.
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Wanted: ‘Iron Man’ suits for special operations troops
U.S. Special Operations Command is seeking proposals for a Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS, throughout 2018, according to a broad agency announcement posted in December.
-
US airstrikes decimate nearly 150 ISIS militants
Precision airstrikes killed an estimated 145 to 150 Islamic State insurgents in the Syrian Middle Euphrates River Valley on Saturday, according to officials with Operation Inherent Resolve.
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Report: US troops did not have proper training on how to report child sex abuse by Afghan forces
The U.S. military did not provide its service members with explicit guidance or training on how to report instances of child abuse by Afghan forces prior to 2015, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Veterans group creates PSA to follow rejected Super Bowl ad
AMVETS has created a 30-second public service announcement to elaborate on their print ad that was rejected by the NFL for including the message “#PleaseStand.”
-
GPS tracking company reviews privacy settings amid fitness app security concerns
The company that published a global heat map detailing sensitive military installations will simplify its privacy settings and review its app’s features to ensure it cannot be compromised by actors with bad intent, the company announced late Monday.
-
Mattis orders review of how troops use Fitbits, other fitness apps following breach
The Defense Department is looking into the recent release of a global heat map by GPS tracking app Strava, which sources the data from users’ smartphones and watches to produce an overlay of popular running paths.
-
In another first, Afghan pilots are now dropping laser-guided bombs
Afghan Air Force pilots recently employed laser-guided bombs from their A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft, according to officials involved in NATO’s Resolute Support mission.
-
German military too small to aid ‘collective defense,’ official says
A large conflict would likely catch Germany’s military, the Bundeswehr, completely off-guard, said Hans-Peter Bartels, parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, in an interview with a German magazine.
-
Turkey sets sights on Syrian region where US forces operate
After crossing the border to attack Kurdish forces in Afrin, Syria, the Turkish military has started refocusing roughly 60 miles east, towards Manbij, where U.S. forces are known to operate.
-
AFRICOM is investigating ISIS claims that it has video of the 4 US soldiers killed in Niger
U.S. Africa Command is investigating a series of posts by a Twitter user claiming to have footage from the October ambush in Niger that killed four U.S. soldiers.
-
Wanted: ‘Iron Man’ suits for special operations troops
U.S. Special Operations Command is seeking proposals for a Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS, throughout 2018, according to a broad agency announcement posted in December.
-
US airstrikes decimate nearly 150 ISIS militants
Precision airstrikes killed an estimated 145 to 150 Islamic State insurgents in the Syrian Middle Euphrates River Valley on Saturday, according to officials with Operation Inherent Resolve.
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Report: US troops did not have proper training on how to report child sex abuse by Afghan forces
The U.S. military did not provide its service members with explicit guidance or training on how to report instances of child abuse by Afghan forces prior to 2015, according to a report released Tuesday.













