Major awarded Bronze Star for ‘uncommon valor during wargame’


JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – Gen. John “Mike” Murray pinned the Bronze Star Medal with “snake eyes” device on Major Dennis Klinefelter today for conspicuous gallantry in the face of overwhelming statistical odds during a recent tabletop wargame. Witnesses say Klinefelter, a strategist at the Army Futures Command, displayed uncommon valor as the U.S. ground […]

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Sgt. Maj. of the Army tells Chief of Staff he’ll never make it on the outside


THE PENTAGON — Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, the 16th Sgt. Maj. of the Army, told Army Chief of Staff James C. McConville that he’ll “never make it on the outside,” during a heart-to-heart counseling session Tuesday after McConville mentioned this might be his last assignment. Grinston, who feels that retention is a personal responsibility […]

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LEGO commemorates War in Afghanistan with ‘Unlimited Edition’ set


ENFIELD, Conn. — The LEGO Group has announced a new unlimited edition LEGO set to be released later this year commemorating the conflict in Afghanistan, also known as The Forever War. The set is a subscription service that arrives every six months, often requiring the builder to destroy much of what they have built, scrap […]

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This Air Assault soldier never skips leg day


FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Specialist Kenny Zweitbester, an infantryman assigned to 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), has not skipped leg day since he arrived at the unit nearly two years ago. “As a steely-eyed, barrel-chested Rakkasan, it’s important you never skip leg day,” Zweitbester said, as he tucked a pinch of cotton candy […]

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Army captains to complete ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ at career course


FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Army Training and Doctrine Command announced this month that all captains will be required to take the Ice Bucket Challenge before leaving the Captain’s Career Course. “We think that this is great information for these young officers to know,” said Lt. Gen. Morgan Slater, TRADOC commander. “Many of them selected the […]

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The Taliban don’t have video games. So why are they so violent, US wonders


KABUL – US Gen. Scott Miller, Commander of the international coalition in Afghanistan, expressed confusion in the wake of the latest bombing in Farah province, which destroyed a bus and killed 32 civilians, including children. “Our intelligence has been trying to determine why the Taliban have continued to inflict violence upon innocent civilians despite not […]

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Lindsey Graham volunteers to remain behind in Afghanistan and fight Taliban if troops withdraw


GREENVILLE, S.C. –Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) released a video statement on YouTube today in which he assured voters he would stay in Afghanistan and fight the Taliban after the last U.S. forces withdraw from the country. In the video, Graham is seen wearing a “Grunt Style” t-shirt and sitting in a pickup truck, ranting for […]

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ISIS switches to Prius over environmental concerns with aging Hilux fleet


RAQQA, Syria — The Islamic State (ISIS) has announced it will be retiring it aging fleet of Toyota Hilux “Technicals,” which have carried Jihad across the middle east for more than a decade. In place of the venerable pickup truck, the group has ordered several hundred Toyota Prius Primes, an ecofriendly plug-in hybrid vehicle, marking […]

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New Army Chief of Staff Introduces #TryWinning Campaign


WASHINGTON — In his first week as Army Chief of Staff, General James C. McConville emailed a letter to the force outlining his humble suggestion that the army #TryWinning sometime, just like, once or twice, to see how it goes. “When we send the Army somewhere, we don’t go to participate, we don’t go to […]

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Upgraded Harpoon missiles will scream ‘DJ Khaled’ just before impact


WASHINGTON — The Pentagon approved $157 million in modernization costs to make the aging RGM-84 Harpoon missile system yell “DJ Khaled!” before impacting its target, sources report. In what the Modern War Institute has called “the hottest collaboration since Nelly and Tim McGraw’s 2004 hit ‘Over and Over,’” music artist DJ Khaled is lending his […]

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