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Seven US troops injured during Iraq raid that killed 15 ISIS operatives

Seven US troops were injured in a raid in Iraq on Thursday that killed 15 ISIS members, three defense officials said.

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Vance reopens line of attack into Walz’s military record as two veterans now vie to be vice president

Donald Trump’s running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance stepped up his attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s portrayal of his military career, accusing him of ducking service in Iraq when he left the Army National Guard and ran for Congress in 2005.

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US/Chinese military officials met in Hawaii; discuss operational safety in the Pacific

US and Chinese military representatives met in Hawaii this week to discuss the safety of forces in the Pacific, marking the first in-person meeting of its kind in years after cancellations by China.

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Army National Guard directs aviation stand-down to review safety procedures after deadly crash

The director of the Army National Guard has ordered an aviation safety stand-down for all Army National Guard helicopter units, meaning helicopter units will stop flying to “review safety policies and procedures,” the National Guard announced Tuesday.

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US drone that crashed in Yemen appears to have been shot down by Houthi missile

Initial indications are that a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that crashed near Hodeidah in Yemen early Monday morning was shot down by a Houthi surface-to-air missile, a US official said Tuesday.

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Southern California: 5 Marines confirmed dead; helicopter crashes

Five US Marines have been confirmed dead after their helicopter crashed in a remote area of Southern California during a training flight Tuesday night, according to a news release from their Marine Corps unit.

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Southern California - 5 Marines confirmed dead after helicopter crashed

The five Marines aboard a helicopter that went down in remote, snow-covered woods Tuesday night are dead, a US military spokesperson said Thursday.

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5 Marines missing en route from Las Vegas area to San Diego; rescue crews search for helicopter

Rescue crews are searching a remote, snow-covered area of Southern California after a military helicopter with five Marines onboard was “reported overdue” en route from a base near Las Vegas to one in San Diego, according to the US Marine Corps and Cal Fire.

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Austin apologized to Biden for mishandled communication around cancer treatment

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday admitted he mishandled communication around his treatment for prostate cancer and said he’d apologized to President Joe Biden, in his first news conference since returning to work.

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Drone kills US soldiers in Jordan; follows American drone onto base, causes confusion

The drone that killed three US Army soldiers and wounded dozens more in Jordan on Sunday approached the US military outpost, Tower 22, around the same time an American drone was returning to the base, which led to uncertainty over whether it was hostile and caused a delay to the US response, two US officials told CNN.

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