Military influencers are going viral, and the Pentagon's social media rules aren't keeping up

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Military influencers are taking over social media and building personal brands in a Pentagon policy gray zone.

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ICE agents are getting a 'super check' today. Here's who is and isn't getting paid as the shutdown drags on.

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The Department of Homeland Security will pay federal law enforcement like ICE, border patrol, and Secret Service during the government shutdown.

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Satellites reveal America's secret, shrinking, and expanding military bases

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Using satellite imagery and archive footage, we mapped out America's global military footprint.

We explore why new bases are being built while others are being left to rot, taking a firsthand look at the US's largest overseas base, which is in Southern Germany.

How 8,000 new Army officers are trained at Fort Knox

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Every summer, nearly 8,000 college students from across the country head to Fort Knox, Kentucky, for Cadet Summer Training — the largest annual training event for the US Army.

Rare photos show life inside North Korea's top-secret military

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A North Korean woman and soldiers look at a Chinese tour boat from the banks of the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong.

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Former Air Force drone operator says the job isn't like a video game. 'There's not a single game in the world that can prep you.'

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Tanner Yackley standing in front of a military drone.

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Inside the anti-'woke' revolt that has American troops in its crosshairs

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Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals to DC to tell them no more fat troops or 'beardos'

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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, U.S., September 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, U.S., September 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS

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How this 106-year-old World War II Navy vet survived a kamikaze attack

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Of the more than 11 million American armed service members who served during World War II, only about 66,000 are still alive today.

How mercenaries actually work, according to a special forces veteran

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Barrie Rice is a former commando with the New Zealand Special Air Service. For the past 30 years, he's been a mercenary and personal bodyguard all over the world.

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