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The defense secretary has disparaged restrictive rules for opening fire that are aimed at reducing the risk of mistakes and ...

At a Pentagon briefing on March 2, 2026, War Secretary Pete Hegseth used blunt language about how the United States would fight, saying there would be “no stupid rules of engagement,” “no politically ...

Iranian authorities say the U.S. and Israel killed more than 1,300 civilians, striking over 10,000 civilian sites during the first 12 days of the war. This comes as Israel escalates attacks on Lebanon ...

The Army National Guard taught me to march, fire weapons, and rig explosives. Eventually, it shipped me to Fort Hood, Texas, to train for deployment to the Afghanistan War. The inadequacy of our ...