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As many as 700 heavily armed Taliban insurgents are battling Afghan security forces in Logar, a key province near the capital Kabul in a test of the Afghan military's strength as foreign forces pull out of the country.
U.S. spends millions to blow up its own tanks.
President Barack Obama promised that while the U.S. would use its formidable air power to help Iraq push back extremist Islamic State fighters from Erbil and other key northern Iraqi cities, Baghdad shouldn't count on the U.S. "being the Iraqi Air Force."
Russia invaded Ukraine early in the spring. They started with the so-called "little green men" - Russian soldiers without insignia on their green uniforms -- then proceeded with uniforms with epaulets and the annexation of Crimea. Russia has been the force behind, and on the ground, with the separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Despite sanctions relief, Iran aids Hamas with missile technology.
The U.S. Navy destroyed the "most dangerous chemicals in Syria's declared stockpile," aboard a ship in the Mediterranean.
Will the U.S. defend Japan? More of a definite maybe.
First Time: It was one small button push for man and one giant catapult launch for the Navy's unmanned air combat program Sunday as the X-47B flew its first takeoffs and landings with F/A-18s on the aircraft carrier Roosevelt.
The Defense Department awarded 78 contracts potentially worth $5.6 billion in the week ending Aug. 15.
A backpack able to lower its wearer down the side of a building could become must-have gear for troops in urban combat.
A Michigan National Guard investigation produced allegations of widespread theft, moonlighting, destruction of government property and nepotism at an equipment maintenance facility at the Camp Grayling military training base.
Report: Army Olympian cited for hunting deer at car dealership.
Interesting: This neat short film explains the evolution of film opening titles throughout history.
The 10 most visually striking movies that are filled with CGI.
Here's a recipe for fun: Go up to the 48th floor of a skyscraper in London. Enjoy a beer at the rooftop bar. Change into your base jumping gear in the restroom. Make a beeline for the balcony and jump into the heart of London.
This is sad: Saturday Night Live announcer Don Pardo died. He was 96.
How Would They Know?: Children reenact Emmy-nominated shows like Game of Thrones, House of Cards and True Detective.
Tom Hanks' typewriter app is a hit.
Legendary American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks invites fashion designers and stylists across the world to design a show-stopping shawl inspired by her mystical visual style and symbolic lyrics.
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