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.

Dynamic Duo Zuckerberg and Palmer Luckey Reunite for Army Combat Goggles Contract

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How paratroopers are tackling drone warfare as the US Army bets big on the tech

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Two US Army soldiers look at a first-person view quadcopter drone on a muddy, grassy terrain with a cloudy sky in the background.
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US Army photos by Elena Baladelli

Behind the scenes of the US Army's first air-to-air kill with an FPV drone

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A fixed-wing drone flies in the bottom left corner of the picture, and a first-person view drone flies in the top right. The sky is cloudy and grey.
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Photo courtesy of 1st Lt. Francesco La Torre

How the UK Special Forces actually work, according to a former SAS troop leader

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Krishna Thapa is a former Special Air Service troop leader, Gurkha, and record-breaking mountaineer.

Paratrooper who scored the US Army's first drone-on-drone kill says it felt like a fight out of 'Star Wars.'

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Two US Army soldiers wearing camouflage and sunglasses work on a small drone. The sky is overcast in the background.
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US Army photo by Sgt. Jose Lora

How 60,000 military name tapes are made every month in a Fort Knox factory

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Tucked away in a small, nondescript facility at Fort Knox lies a crucial operation in the US military supply chain — the AAFES Name Tape Plant. This factory manufactures nearly every name tag worn by service members across the US Armed Forces.

How the Green Berets actually work, according to a former special forces operative

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Captain Benjamin "Ben" Harrow is a decorated US Army Green Beret. A former collegiate lacrosse player, he trained at West Point and served as an infantry officer and special forces detachment commander during deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

The US military command that okays hopefuls for service is creeping toward a crisis

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Marine Corps recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, wait to receive their rifle during an M16A4 service rifle issue at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, July 14, 2025.
Marine Corps recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, wait to receive their rifle during an M16A4 service rifle issue at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, July 14, 2025.

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US Army captain says top drone pilots are the ones who play video games when they get off on Fridays

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US Army soldiers looking at a handheld device.
US Army soldiers looking at a handheld device.

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