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Iran used Claude to target US Navy in Middle East, Anthropic says
The AI company Anthropic released a report Thursday that said Iranian bad actors used its Claude platform to target U.S. service members.
Americans mark 25 years since September 11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflection
Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, Americans paused to remember those killed and wrestle with the reverberating consequences.
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She was in the Pentagon daycare on 9/11. Now she is running 2,977 miles, one for every life lost.
Hanna Born, a 23rd Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, is running a mile for every life lost on 9/11 as she reflects on her own lived experience.
US refutes claims that Iran captured Saildrone USV
A U.S. official denied the video shared by Iran purported to show an American Saildrone USV near the Strait of Hormuz in flames.
For young Americans, the 9/11 attacks and subsequent wars are history, not memory
Millions of Americans came of age surrounded by the consequences of 9/11 without ever experiencing the wars themselves.
Iran attack on base in Jordan damaged American military aircraft, US official says
Iranian strikes damaged one A-10 Thunderbolt II and eight F-15s this week on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
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Saudi crown prince sought US military help with Houthis, sources say
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly sought assistance from President Donald Trump on Thursday to help fight Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis.
In first, Oregon Guard F-15EXs drop live bombs
The Oregon Air National Guard dropped live bombs from its F-15EX Eagle IIs, marking the first time an operational Eagle II unit has done so.
Survivor’s guilt felt by young soldiers echoes Odysseus’s haunted memories
For many, Homer’s Odyssey can be described as an “allegory for the real problems of combat veterans returning to civilian society.”
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Should $500M companies compete with service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses?
A new SBA proposal could unintentionally weaken America's commitment to service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses, a veterans policy expert writes.
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Navy installing advanced nuclear microreactor at Indiana command
The Navy is installing an advanced nuclear micro modular reactor at Naval Weapons Station Crane that creates power outside of the civilian electric grid.
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Air Force Captain runs a mile for every life lost on Sept. 11
Air Force Capt. Hanna Born, who was a toddler in the Pentagon daycare on Sept. 11, 2001, is running a mile for every person the nation lost that day.
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TSA stops Alabama traveler for Civil War-era cannonballs in luggage
An Alabama traveler was stopped recently by TSA after checking luggage containing five Civil War-era cannonballs. Roll Tide.
Sailor reportedly finds dead rat in finished energy drink
The sailor said medical personnel informed him, “with the chemicals that are in Monster, that it should be OK.”
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That time the Air Force proposed making a ‘gay bomb’
The Air Force once explored the idea of a chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to one another — striking a blow to morale.
Master Chief actor condemns use of character in White House’s Iran war hype video
“I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately,” Steve Downes wrote in a post on X.
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Navy chief found guilty of attempted espionage
A general court martial found U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Bryce Pedicini guilty of attempted espionage, among other charges.
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