July 21, 2014 at 5:57am
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, throw a smoke coffee to mark a landing zone near Patrol Base Boldak, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Original photo by Cpl. John A. Martinez Jr.
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Partly cloudy skies at JBLM. High around 75. Clueless about tomorrow. Chance of rain: 10%. Chance Metro Parks Tacoma found my syrup bottle at yesterday’s Food Truck Fest: 0%
This Date in History: 1861
In the first major land battle of the Civil War, a large Union force under Gen. Irvin McDowell is routed by a Confederate army under Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard.
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The Palestinian death toll rose to more than 500 as Israel announced it had prevented two more attempts by Hamas militants to infiltrate the nation via tunnels from the Gaza Strip.
Science!: Why Israel's Iron Dome is overrated.
Secretary of State John F. Kerry cited what he calls an "enormous amount of evidence" tying separatists to downing of Malaysia Airlines in Ukraine.
The Buk that brough down MH17 is the high-tech equivalent of the ubiquitous AK-14, which almost started World War III.
Republicans and Democrats showed a rare display of bipartisanship last week when members of both parties criticized the Pentagon's $58.6 billion war budget request, but experts say Congress will likely approve the measure.
Obama wants $5 billion to boost foreign deployment of special operations forces.
The revival of the Pentagon's storied F-35 alternative engine program is unlikely despite a U.S. Senate panel raising that possibility.
China in the sky: 10 things to know about the People's Liberation Army Air Force.
The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on Tuesday will hold a confirmation hearing for Robert McDonald, President Obama's nominee to lead the troubled Veterans Affairs Department.
A small aircraft carrying U.S. military personnel made an emergency landing in the middle of a highway after running out of fuel.
The Kansas Adjutant General's office says federal authorities are investigating possible corruption involving outside medical companies' contracts with the Kansas Army National Guard.
Air Force officials are expected to decide by next month whether to go forward with a huge expansion of a bomber training area over the Northern Plains for B-1 bombers.
For the first time students from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School got to fly with the newly upgraded Sustainment Block-16 B-1B Lancer.
Military pride: These states boast the highest enlistment rates in America.
The definitive proof: Why the moon landings could have never ever been faked.
These photos of rest areas will make you want to jump in your car and go.
Actor James Garner has died.
Watch a trailer for the new season of Homeland.
See a trailer for Aaron McGruder's new Adult Swim comedy, Black Jesus.
Finally: Here's a cover of Queen's Another One Bites the Dust that consists of movie screams.
Here's today's Ugandan street dance battle ...
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