Dozens of new female Marines completed the grueling final exercise required of recruits in boot camp this week, setting them up to become the first women in the service’s history to graduate from the historically all-male Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Fifty-three women in the first-ever coed company to train at the Marine Corps’ …
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The general in charge of U.S. forces in the Middle East area said Thursday he is worried that Afghanistan’s military may not be able to “hold on” after American troops leave later this year. During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Central Command head Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie reiterated that when the withdrawal happens, …
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A year after a Fort Hood soldier was slain by a fellow member of the Army, Texas lawmakers are poised to help lead the nation in the fight against sexual harassment and assault in the military. The bill proposed in memory of Spc. Vanessa Guillen and approved by the state Senate …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghanistan’s military “will certainly collapse” without some continued American support once all U.S. troops are withdrawn, the top U.S. general for the Middle East told Congress Thursday. Gen. Frank McKenzie also said he was very concerned about the Afghan government’s ability to protect the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. McKenzie, head of U.S. …
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AKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian navy ships searched Thursday for a submarine that likely sank too deep to retrieve, making survival chances for the 53 people on board slim. Authorities said oxygen in the submarine would run out by early Saturday. The diesel-powered KRI Nanggala 402 was participating in a training exercise Wednesday when it missed …
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