The Pentagon's IT agency is facing a 10% cut to its workforce. Its director suggested that might be a good thing.

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Warfighters operate equipment at the Defense Information Systems Agency Headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland.
A soldier operating equipment at the Defense Information Systems Agency headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland.

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The wreckage of the Titanic was found nearly 40 years ago during a secret US Navy mission to recover nuclear submarines

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A view of the Titanic from an OceanGate submersible.

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Sweden's stealthy submarines are lethal. NATO's newest ally says it brings 'unique capabilities' to strategic waters.

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The top of a submarine covered in snow and ice is seen in dark water with a buildings seen through mist behind it
Swedish submarine HMS Halland enters the Stockholm harbor.

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A Chinese man who said he fought for Russia said he couldn't even go to the bathroom without an armed escort

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Zhang Renbo and Wang Guangjun speak to the international and Ukrainian media.
During a press conference on Monday, Zhang and Wang denied fighting against Ukraine voluntarily.

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The Pentagon's unusual new online hype man really wants you to know that the troops love Pete Hegseth

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth greets U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen during a visit to the school on April 1, 2025.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth greets U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen during a visit to the school on April 1, 2025.

Kenneth D. Aston Jr., US Navy

Captured Chinese soldier said TikTok videos convinced him to join Russia's armed forces after he lost his job

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Chinese prisoners of war Wang Guangjun and Zhang Renbo arrive to attend a press conference in Kyiv.
Wang Guangjun, pictured left, said he had seen promotional videos on Douyin, China's version of TikTok, for a job helping Russia's injured soldiers.

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Satellite images appear to show North Korea's new frigate, the largest warship it's built

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A close-up of North Korea's new frigate at the Nampo shipyard.
A close-up of North Korea's new frigate at the Nampo shipyard earlier this month.

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Ukraine is giving its US-made Patriot systems steel armor to protect them from Russian missile shrapnel

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Two F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot Air and Missile Defense System aginst a grey sky
Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot system at an undisclosed location in Ukraine in August 2024.

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Russia is shifting military gear from Syria to Libya after the fall of Assad, Ukraine says

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An aerial view of the Syrian port city of Tartus, with the port in the foreground, as of December 18, 2024.
An aerial view of the Syrian port city of Tartus as of mid-December 2024.

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How North Korea actually works, according to a former Storm Corps military trainee

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Hyunseung Lee and his family defected from North Korea in 2014 after a series of violent executions by North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un. Despite living a privileged life in the elite class of Pyongyang and serving in the North Korean special forces, he feared for his safety.

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