A U.S. official told The Associated Press that troops have started to leave Afghanistan.

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Two Air Force installations on Florida’s famous Space Coast are on a trajectory to be renamed to include the new military branch designation, “Space Force“.

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Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly recently announced that two new Virginia-class attack submarines will be named after the USS Arizona and the USS Oklahoma, which were hit during the infamous Pearl Harbor attack.

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When it comes to pen and phones, it appears nobody wields them as well as President Donald Trump. He has officially signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The NDAA, among other action items, launches the U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the military.

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Navy instructor pilots have demanded their bosses allow them to carry weapons on their bases.

The request comes after Saudi Arabian Air Force 2nd Lt. Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani shot and killed three sailors and wounded eight others. For 10 minutes, he shot up the API (aviation pre-flight indoctrination) building.

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Authorities identified the shooter at the Pensacola, FL, Naval Air Station as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a Saudi Arabia national.

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China has banned the US Navy from making stops in Hong Kong after President Donald Trump signed legislation supporting the city’s pro-democracy protesters.

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President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and First Lady Melania Trump honored military dog Conan at the White House today.

She is no ordinary military dog. Conan is the dog who cornered ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi when he killed himself.

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Secretary of Defense Mark Esper fired Navy Secretary Richard Spencer due to the latter’s attempts to strike a deal with the White House over Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, the man who posed next to a dead body of an ISIS terrorist.

Esper discovered Spencer’s actions after the fact, which made him lose...

While American forces raided a compound that held ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the military dogs came out as heroes. They chased al-Baghdadi “down a dark underground tunnel before he detonated a suicide vest.”

The explosion injured one dog, but the heroic animal should recover.

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The New York Times wants you to know who the real enemy of U.S. troops was in the raid to get Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: DONALD TRUMP.

According to a handful of unnamed sources cited by...

Last night Trump tweeted that “Something Very Big Has Just Happened”.

There was a lot of speculation about what that “Big” thing was. Based on news reports this morning, it was the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by U.S. Special Forces in Syria. We will carry Trump’s 9 a.m. press statement...

Legal Insurrection readers may recall that my son is participating in the Serra High Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC).

I’m nearing the end of my time writing about NJROTC, as my boy is graduating in June.

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Imagine what would happen if a campus social justice mob came after this guy.

The Associated Press reports:

Former Navy SEAL enters Yale as a 52-year-old freshman

Former Navy SEAL James Hatch says heading to class as a freshman at Yale University is just about as nerve-wracking as preparing for the uncertainty of combat.

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There has been another walk-back of shame for our press this week.

Earlier this week, social media was breathlessly spreading NBC’s report that new Trump administration guidelines could potentially deny “birthright citizenship” to the children of American military members abroad.

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Roy Knight Jr. of Texas left the United States to serve in the Vietnam War as a pilot in 1967.

His remains finally came back to Texas yesterday on a plane flown by his son. The arrival brought the entire airport to a halt.

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This is a free college program people can get behind. People who are willing to serve should go to the front of the line.

The Hattiesburg American reports:

USM offers free tuition to Mississippi National Guard

The University of Southern Mississippi has entered into an agreement to provide free undergraduate tuition to the men...