Every piece of gear in a New Zealand Army soldier's 72-hour bag

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A New Zealand Army soldier reveals every piece of gear he would take on a 72-hour mission. Sam, a bombardier serving in the New Zealand Army's 16th Field Regiment, asked us not to use his full name for operational-security reasons.

The US military won't let Santa fly on its jets or helicopters. The same goes for the Easter Bunny. Also, no witches.

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U.S. Navy sailor Rick Pellicciotti from Follansbee, West Virginia, dressed as Santa Claus clowns around with the painted nose cone of a S-3B Viking on the deck of the USS Constellation.
US Navy sailor Rick Pellicciotti from Follansbee, West Virginia, dressed as Santa Claus on the deck of the USS Constellation.

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Ukrainian special ops commandos are freelancing top-secret sabotage missions, poisonings, and assassinations in Russia, says military source

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A military operation at sunset.

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I was a US Army tanker in the Iraq War and a gunner in the Abrams tank built to annihilate enemy armor

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Marines from 4th Tank Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif., roll down a dirt road on their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank during a day of training at Exercise Africa Lion 2012, April 13, 2012.
M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank during a day of training at Exercise Africa Lion 2012 on April 13, 2012.

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Watching Ukraine burn through ammo fighting Russia has the US Army rethinking how much it really needs for when war breaks out

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A Ukrainian artillery unit fires toward Russian positions on the outskirts of Bakhmut on December 30, 2022.

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The US Army is having a hard time recruiting. Now it's asking soldiers dismissed for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine to come back.

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Military doctor gives COVID-19 vaccines to young soldiers at base hospital.
Military doctor gives COVID-19 vaccines to young soldiers at base hospital.

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore brings his message of patriotism to Virginia's legislative elections: 'We're just letting folks in the Commonwealth know to keep fighting'

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, center, stumps for state Sen. Aaron Rouse of Virginia Beach, left, and Virginia House of Delegates candidate Michael Feggans in Virginia Beach, Va., on November 4, 2023.

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The US Army needs to 'unman unmanned' units by building a drone force that fewer soldiers can more easily fly from more places, general says

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An MQ-1C Gray Eagle was the military-grade UAS used in the two-year project at Dugway Proving Ground to observe golden eagle nests. The project compared three observation methods, including the Gray Eagle, to determine which one offered the most benefits.
An MQ-1C Gray Eagle at Dugway Proving Ground.

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Every survival technique Army jungle soldiers learn in training

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The US Army trains soldiers for jungle warfare at the 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

Take a look at Poland's fast-expanding military that aims to become Europe's 'largest land force'

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An M1 Abrams tank.

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