US-Mexico border security is stretching troops thin, placing demands 'not related to their military mission set,' National Guard chief says

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Border patrol officers pull barbed wires over a fence on the US-Mexican border.
Border patrol officers pull barbed wires over a fence on the US-Mexican border.

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The British Army has shrunk to its smallest size since the Napoleonic wars

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The British Army has shrunk to a force of only 72,000 soldiers, its smallest size in two centuries.
The British Army has shrunk to a force of only 72,000 soldiers, its smallest size in two centuries.

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US Army awarded $10.3 million to a family exposed to black mold while living in military housing in Texas

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A row of houses at an Army military base
Cavalry Family Housing built new homes in Heritage Heights at Fort Cavazos in Texas.

US Army photo by Samantha Harms, Fort Cavazos Public Affairs

I've been out as transgender in the US military for a decade, and I don't have any regrets

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Cathrine Schmid
Sgt. First Class Cathrine Schmid

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41 essential items an Army artillery soldier brings to battle

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We got an inside look at how new United States Army field artillery soldiers are trained at the Field Artillery School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 

Space Force Guardians became the first 'space cowboys' after completing the Army's rigorous spur ride challenges

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US Space Force spur ride candidate carries a 120mm Mortar Round
A US Space Force spur ride candidate carries a 120mm Mortar Round at Fort Bliss, Texas.

US Army photo by Spc. David Poleski

US soldier at Fort Bragg sentenced for running romance scam

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Fort Bragg
A former Army service member stationed at Fort Bragg was convicted of running a romance scam.

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How cellphones can get you killed on the modern battlefield, according to a US Army officer

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A member of a police unit of FPV pilots looks at a smartphone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.
A member of a police unit of FPV pilots looks at a smartphone in Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Why this prototype combat rig could help Army soldiers fight a possible war with China

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A United States Army officer shares a modified combat rig that could offer service members a more optimized alternative to the traditional TAPS, or tactical assault panel system. In November, we spoke with 1st Lt.

I'm a US Army sniper in the Arctic, a beast of a place that can chew up even the strongest soldiers

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Staff Sgt. Phillip Cho holding a sniper rifle.
Cho told Business Insider the Arctic can be an challenging beast, but soldiers can thrive in it like any other environment.

Staff Sgt. Phillip Cho

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