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Military.com@Militarydotcom · Nov 22, 2022

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 10 h

Lawmaker Calls for Expanded Probe of Cancer Concerns Among Nuclear Missile Troops military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. An amendment added to the House version of a must-pass national defense bill calls for more research and scrutiny into cancer concerns among troops who worked with America's nuclear missiles.

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 11 h

Army Eyeing Replacement for M240B Machine Gun military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. Dubbed the Future Medium Machine Gun, or FMMG, the new weapon will mirror the M240B in function as a machine gun primarily for dismounted combat units.

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 11 h

Pentagon Tightens Rules on Getting Medical Waivers to Join the Military military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. The decision comes after the Pentagon announced earlier this year that it would ban transgender troops and review other medical conditions that are currently eligible for a waiver.

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 11 h

Marine Corps Starts Reassigning Harrier Mechanics as Jet Closes in on Retirement military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. While a seemingly small part of the overall force, the transfer of the Harrier Marines is part of the service's overarching aviation plan.

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 13 h

Burn Pit Exposure Linked to Higher Rates of Mental Health Disorders, Brain Injury military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. A new study also confirms earlier research on a connection between burn pit exposure and suicide.

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 14 h

What’s The Future of Kentucky’s Army Depot? Workers Fear Layoffs, Reductions military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. A representative for District 1888 of the IAM Union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said in an interview that there has been discussion about merging the Blue...

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 14 h

What Air Force Bomb Techs Should Know About Their New Fitness Test buff.ly/WnWk1Yh

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 16 h

UN Body Says over 1,000 Have Been Killed Seeking Food in Gaza Since May as Hunger Crisis Worsens military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. The United Nations human rights office says more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed since May while trying to get food in the Gaza Strip, mostly in the vicinity of aid sites run by an Israeli...

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 16 h

Air Force Has Not Yet Responded to Congressional Concerns About AFMC Leadership buff.ly/umsfF3x

Militarydotcom's tweet card. U.S. Rep. Mike Turner sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink on June 20 stating his conviction that the command needs and deserves the leadership of a four-star general, the highest...

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 17 h

Maryland Armory Faces Uncertain Future After Cannabis Incubator Project Collapses military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. With plans to turn the state-owned, former military site into a first-of-its-kind cannabis incubator now off the table, the future of the vacant two-story brick building in Baltimore remains uncert...

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 17 h

Murphy, Tillis Gain Support for Bill on Camp Lejeune Litigation military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. Bipartisan support is building for a bill that would revise a 2022 law allowing victims of contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to seek damages from the government.

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 17 h

The Cost of Spouse Volunteerism military.com/daily-news/opi…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. Military spouses are often encouraged to pursue volunteerism as a way to stay professionally relevant during relocations and career disruptions.

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 17 h

3 US Marine Brothers Faced Toughest Mission: Getting Their Dad Freed from ICE Custody military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. Narciso Barranco, 48, was born in Morelos, Mexico, and arrived in the United States more than 30 years ago, where he married a U.S. citizen and had three sons.

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 18 h

Decried as 'Garden State Gulag,' New Jersey Military Base that Will House Undocumented Immigrants Faces Continued Criticism military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. The South Jersey military base that'll become a deportation center for undocumented immigrants has earned a new and uncomplimentary nickname: the "Garden State Gulag."

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · 22 h

A Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes into a School in Dhaka, Killing at Least 27 People buff.ly/Qo8QxF9

Militarydotcom's tweet card. According to the military and a fire official, the Chinese-made F-7 BGI aircraft crashed into the campus of Milestone School and College shortly after takeoff Monday as students were attending...

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · Jul 21

Marine Officer Who Faced Charges for Criticizing Military Leaders Now Leads Promotion Review military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. Since January, the defense secretary also has ordered the Pentagon to review combat standards, disqualifying medical conditions for military service, physical fitness and body standards, homeschool...

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · Jul 21

VA Extends Deadline for Changes to Caregiver Program, Giving Longtime Recipients a Reprieve military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. The department said the new deadline will be 2028, after previously pausing dismissals from the program through Sept. 30 while it reviewed eligibility criteria.

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · Jul 21

The Marines Are Leaving Los Angeles military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. Hundreds of Marines sent to Los Angeles in response to anti-immigration raid protests are set to head home after a little more than a month in the city, ending a controversial domestic deployment of...

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · Jul 21

Air Force Probing Why Passenger Jet Had to Make 'Aggressive Maneuver' to Avoid B-52 Bomber military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. The situation comes nearly six months after a passenger plane collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. -- marking one of the deadliest commercial crashes in recent history.

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Military.com@Militarydotcom · Jul 21

Senators Call for VA to 'Rebuild' Research Efforts Amid Ongoing Hiring Delays military.com/daily-news/202…

Militarydotcom's tweet card. The letter from a trio of Democratic senators coincides with warnings from researchers and others familiar with the situation that there is still effectively a hiring freeze on VA researchers.

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