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This is a list of all the News Categories in use. The News Main Page displays a subset of these based on the prevailing winds of newsiness, but you can always reach them all here and through some of the sidebar lists. Click on a category below for a listing of all its individual News Items.

Afghan Security Forces Averaged One Insider Attack Every 4 Days in the Closing Months of 2019, New Data Shows | Posted : Tue, 02/04/2020 - 7:19am
Special Operations Command Review Finds Deployment and Leadership Issues but No 'Systemic Ethics Problem' | Posted : Wed, 01/29/2020 - 8:15am
The Army's New Battalion Commander Selection Process is Just Like the NFL Scouting Combine, Service Chief Says | Posted : Fri, 01/24/2020 - 6:25am
The Military’s Love Affair With Computer Training Needs to Change | Posted : Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:30am
Navy Could Deploy Second Carrier to Middle East if Trump Orders Iran Surge, Top Admiral Says | Posted : Fri, 12/06/2019 - 6:49am
We’re Still Fighting in Afghanistan and No One Cares | Posted : Mon, 10/07/2019 - 11:34am
This Iraqi Translator Risked His Life for US Troops. Now, He's One of Them | Posted : Mon, 09/23/2019 - 3:43pm
Testimony Reveals Navy SEAL Team 6 Member Blasted Judge in Gallagher Trial, Threatened to Burn Down Courtroom | Posted : Mon, 06/24/2019 - 9:03pm
Afghan Security Forces Robbed and Terrorized US-Funded Support Staff to the Tune of $780K | Posted : Tue, 03/19/2019 - 9:18am
CENTCOM Commander Gen. Votel: ISIS Will Be Back | Posted : Thu, 03/07/2019 - 2:42pm
Why We Should Stop Teaching Clausewitz | Posted : Sat, 03/02/2019 - 3:36pm
Syria: US Military Says It Can't Take Out Remaining ISIS Fighters Because They're Hiding In Tunnels | Posted : Wed, 11/28/2018 - 2:34pm
Book Excerpt - "Waiting for Eden" by Elliot Ackerman | Posted : Sat, 11/03/2018 - 3:03pm
Graphic Novel Series Recounts Heroics of Army Medal of Honor Recipients | Posted : Sun, 10/21/2018 - 5:20pm
Movies and Shows to Watch to Understand the US Military | Posted : Sun, 10/14/2018 - 11:47am
CENTCOM Commander: Erik Prince's Plan For Afghanistan Isn't Happening | Posted : Fri, 10/05/2018 - 8:42am
What ‘Jack Ryan’ Reveals About How Popular Culture Impacts Our Understanding Of War | Posted : Thu, 10/04/2018 - 10:49am
HUMINT Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells That Way. Time For Us To Learn From the Past | Posted : Wed, 10/03/2018 - 7:31am
The Ivory Tower And Academic Ignorance Of What The Armed Forces Actually Do | Posted : Sun, 09/23/2018 - 9:54am
A 12 Step Program To Fix Army Generalship | Posted : Wed, 09/05/2018 - 7:31am
Book Review - "LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media" by Peter W. Singer and Emerson T. Brooking | Posted : Tue, 08/28/2018 - 8:55am
Here’s How Top Military Leaders Have Described US ‘Progress’ In Afghanistan Over The Last Decade | Posted : Thu, 08/23/2018 - 8:30pm
Army Special Operations Pilot Killed In Iraq Was On His 9th Combat Deployment | Posted : Tue, 08/21/2018 - 8:12pm
Don’t Let Erik Prince Anywhere Near The War In Afghanistan | Posted : Mon, 08/20/2018 - 8:30pm
Taliban Fighters Rout Afghan Security Forces Across Country | Posted : Mon, 08/13/2018 - 8:22pm
The Insider Attack In Syria That The Pentagon Denies Ever Happened | Posted : Wed, 08/08/2018 - 1:52pm
Why The Army’s New Palantir Contract Won’t Fix Battlefield Intelligence | Posted : Wed, 08/08/2018 - 10:00am
How The Media’s Narrow Portrayal Of Service Members Does The Military A Disservice | Posted : Fri, 08/03/2018 - 7:08pm
I’m So Sick Of The OODA Loop | Posted : Mon, 07/30/2018 - 10:35am
Congress Limits Funding For M27 Automatic Rifles For Infantry Marines | Posted : Sun, 07/29/2018 - 5:52am
Adm. Mike Mullen Meant Well, But His Legacy Is A Screwed-Up Navy | Posted : Wed, 07/25/2018 - 11:35am
End of History at the Army Command and General Staff College? | Posted : Thu, 06/21/2018 - 11:38am
Are We Seeing The End Of History At The Army's CGSC? | Posted : Wed, 06/20/2018 - 10:46am
5 Irrational Reasons Military Leaders Hate Red Teaming | Posted : Tue, 05/22/2018 - 4:56pm
What’s Wrong With FM 3-0? Lots | Posted : Mon, 05/14/2018 - 12:20am
The Biggest Problems Facing Military Aviation, According To An Army Aviator | Posted : Wed, 04/11/2018 - 11:36am
Why The Air Force Is Wrong To Freeze Its Engagement With The Media | Posted : Fri, 03/23/2018 - 12:48pm
The Key to Good Infantry is Training Squad Leaders | Posted : Wed, 03/14/2018 - 6:06pm
Want To Grasp Intel Surveillance Better? Read More Classic Novels | Posted : Thu, 03/08/2018 - 11:35am
How And Where Will Russia Retaliate For The US Airstrike That Killed Mercenaries In Syria? | Posted : Thu, 03/01/2018 - 8:21am
Combat Troops Have Been Complaining About The M4 And M16 For Years. Now The Pentagon Is Doing Something About It | Posted : Wed, 02/28/2018 - 6:56pm
Book Excerpt - ‘Building Militaries in Fragile States: Challenges for the US’ By Marla Karlin | Posted : Thu, 02/22/2018 - 4:06pm
Combat Action Ribbons Or Not, Afghanistan Marines Are ‘Very Much In Combat,’ Commander Says | Posted : Thu, 02/01/2018 - 8:27pm
The United States Can No Longer Continue To Dismiss Its Enemies' Fears | Posted : Thu, 02/01/2018 - 8:12am
Is COIN Inherently Fragile? And Even Worse, Is Insurgency Anti-Fragile? | Posted : Mon, 01/29/2018 - 1:28pm
Marine Commandant Cites Flying Hours As Major Factor In Aviation Mishap Crisis | Posted : Thu, 01/25/2018 - 10:30pm
The War Against ISIS Is Far From Over | Posted : Mon, 01/22/2018 - 8:46pm
Congratulations To The Navy For Charging Its Officers With Negligent Homicide | Posted : Sat, 01/20/2018 - 6:49pm
Is The Air Force Still Secretly Plotting To Kill The A-10 Warthog? | Posted : Thu, 01/18/2018 - 12:17pm
Pics Or It Didn’t Happen: Warfighting In The Age Of Videotaped Atrocities | Posted : Mon, 01/15/2018 - 9:15pm
Combat Is No Longer Off The Table For Marines In Afghanistan | Posted : Mon, 01/15/2018 - 8:48pm
The DoD Has Barely Made A Dent In Afghan Security Forces’ Child Sex Abuse Problem | Posted : Fri, 11/17/2017 - 8:04am
In Afghanistan, US Military Leaders Tell T&P Taliban Is ‘Consistently Defeated’ | Posted : Sun, 11/05/2017 - 9:34am
Miniseries Review - National Geographic's "The Long Road Home" | Posted : Fri, 11/03/2017 - 7:20am
Dunford Paints A Dire Picture Of The Fight To Come In Niger And Beyond | Posted : Tue, 10/24/2017 - 7:10am
Marine Corps Plans To Add Fourth Phase To Boot Camp | Posted : Thu, 10/05/2017 - 11:47am
ISIS Takes Credit For A Lot Of Mass Shootings. You Shouldn’t Always Believe Them | Posted : Tue, 10/03/2017 - 7:23am
The Army’s Lethal New Sniper Rifle Is Still In The Works Despite Cancellation Fears | Posted : Fri, 09/29/2017 - 9:03am
TV Series Review - CBS' "SEAL Team" | Posted : Wed, 09/27/2017 - 12:44pm
7 Everyday Foods That Were First Developed Just For The Military | Posted : Tue, 09/26/2017 - 8:05am
We Could See The First Female Marine Infantry Officer Graduate Before The End Of The Month | Posted : Thu, 09/07/2017 - 7:27am
The Suicide Contagion: How The Effort To Combat Veterans’ Suicide May Be Making It Worse | Posted : Wed, 09/06/2017 - 12:36pm
Inside The Tunnels ISIS Uses To Launch Sneak Attacks In Raqqa | Posted : Mon, 09/04/2017 - 12:56pm
Air Force Follows Marine Corps And SOCOM In Adopting The Formidable PMAG | Posted : Wed, 08/30/2017 - 8:59am
SOCOM Is In A Prison Of Its Own Making | Posted : Wed, 07/26/2017 - 8:09am
The Rise And Fall Of The US Military’s Night-Vision Dominance | Posted : Tue, 07/11/2017 - 4:34pm
Army Can Stop Enemy Tanks Without Firing a Shot | Posted : Mon, 06/19/2017 - 8:17am
Army Taps Fort Hood Commander To Lead Anti-ISIS Fight | Posted : Mon, 05/22/2017 - 7:30am
Report: SOCOM Has More Troops In Africa Than Anywhere Except The Middle East | Posted : Sat, 05/20/2017 - 12:18pm
Here’s What Gen Scales Thinks The Next Infantry Rifle Should Look Like | Posted : Thu, 05/18/2017 - 8:16am
SOCOM And Marines Looking For A Brand New Long-Range Machine Gun | Posted : Tue, 05/16/2017 - 7:36am
The Army Just Announced 2 Big Uniform Changes | Posted : Tue, 05/16/2017 - 7:21am
New SOCPAC Commander First Marine To Lead Theater-Level Special Operations Command | Posted : Sun, 05/14/2017 - 4:25am
Did Congress Just Screw 7 Million Vets Out Of Their Tax Credits? | Posted : Sun, 05/07/2017 - 9:11am
Army to Get Marine LAVs for the First Time | Posted : Tue, 05/02/2017 - 8:01am
Army Preparing to Field the Battelle DroneDefender Against ISIS | Posted : Thu, 04/27/2017 - 3:41pm
How Mattis Made His Comeback | Posted : Sat, 04/22/2017 - 10:30pm
Meet The Iraqi Sniper Making Life Hell For ISIS Fighters In Mosul | Posted : Thu, 04/20/2017 - 6:10am
Tim Kennedy Explains What He Thinks Of Mattis & McMaster | Posted : Tue, 04/18/2017 - 3:14pm
Congress Is Quietly Trying To Pass A ‘GI Bill 3.0’ By Memorial Day | Posted : Tue, 04/18/2017 - 3:11pm