Overblown perceptions of 'wokeness' in the military are making it harder to recruit new people, top Pentagon leader says

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General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Brussels, Belgium on June 15, 2023.
General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Brussels, Belgium on June 15, 2023.

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China's military claims to have found a way to build a laser weapon that can fire indefinitely

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Laser Weapon System LAWS
An operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research-sponsored Laser Weapon System while deployed to the Arabian Gulf.

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You can win $50,000 if you successfully hack a US government satellite

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Satellite over the Earth's surface.
A satellite over the Earth's surface.

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Ukrainian troops are getting just weeks of training on military equipment that takes months to master

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A Ukrainian tank drives down a street in the heavily damaged town of Siversk which is situated near the front lines with Russia on January 21, 2023 in Siversk, Ukraine.

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A 2020 hack of the Japanese military was tied to cyberspies from China's People's Liberation Army

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Chinese People's Liberation Army
Marching honor guards shout as US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford is welcomed by his Chinese counterpart, chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Gen. Fang Fenghui

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Inside the US Factory making Ukraine's most important ammo

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Ukrainian drone carrying 450 kg of TNT slams into Russian oil tanker day after Russian warship was attacked

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Russian-flagged SIG tanker transits Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Russia's so desperate for soldiers that it's offering a $5,200 sign-on bonus to recruit from neighboring Kazakhstan

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Russia conscript soldiers military training
Russians called up as part of the partial mobilization go through military training in Rostov on October 21, 2022.

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Ukraine's offensive has a problem: Russia knew what was coming and was given way too much time to figure out how to beat it

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Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery on Russian positions on the frontline in the city of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on July 27, 2023, amid Russia-Ukraine war.
Russia's extensive defenses have largely paralyzed Ukraine's momentum in recent weeks.

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Ranked: 9 of the longest sniper kills of all time, from Vietnam to Ukraine

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US Specialist Jacob Sprenger and Sergeant Brian Stinson.
A file photo of US soldiers using sniper rifles.

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