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In this episode: Army dumps beret with combat uniform, M-ATV rollover in Afghanistan and roller derby gaining in popularity with service personnel and wives.
In this episode: Petraeus says Afghanistan troop withdraw under tight wraps, Defense Secretary Gates takes final trip to Afghanistan, Air Force toughest on promotions and sailors beat tape test by thickening neck.
In this episode: Gen. Martin Dempsey will likely succeed Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Gates says defense spending faces further cuts and Blue Angels commander steps down following low maneuver.
In this episode: Parents of soldier blame Army for his death during a special forces exercise, study shows toxic dust in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, MMA to make it's way into the Marines and five million dollar restoration of the USMC Commandant's Washington D.C. home is finished.
In this episode: Wives defend 'sexting' in the military, Midshipmen tackle the brutal game of Fieldball, CMC fired for faking valor and airmen improve PT scores.
In this episode: Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9-11 terrorist attacks, was killed following a 40-minute gun battle at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. It was J-SOCs finest hour, the culmination of a ten-year manhunt involving every one of America’s myriad intelligence agencies.
In this episode: Army leadership may dump the beret, SOCOM to field suppressors for multiple weapons, Air Force remains the most top heavy force with generals, Navy testing new physical readiness test.
In this episode: Tornadoes ravage Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune, N.C., General Martin E. Dempsey becomes 37th Army Chief of Staff, USMC's next top enlisted will be Sergeant Major Mike Barrett, Arlington National Cemetery hearing gets heated.
In this episode: Congress avoids government shutdown and troops get paid, female grunts in Army and Marine Corps could happen soon, Sirkosy builds S-97 Raider without contract, Chiefs say that Don't Ask Don't Tell training going smoothly.
In this episode: Toops may have to work without pay, new MRE bread a hit with testers, new boots for the Marine Corps are recalled and U.S. hands off lead for no-fly efforts in Libya.
In this episode: F-22 Raptor a no-show over Libya, sailors booted for smoking Spice, ballistic underwear for Marines and uniforms now banned off base in Europe.
In this episode: U.S. carries out air strikes against Libya, German magazine Der Spiegel releases photos of soldiers with dead afghan civilians, traumatic brain injuries or concussions to be considered for purple heart, goats proposed to lighten combat loads.
In this episode: U.S. Navy 7th Fleet repositions due to radiation from Japanese nuclear power plant, Lebron James tweets he is at war, USMC cracks down on body fat with surprise weigh-ins, former top enlisted at Walter Reed to serve jail time for being a faker.
In this episode: The daughter of the last World War One veteran fights for him to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol, calls for American action in Libya, Admiral fired over XO Movie Night videos, win new Vegas 8-ball by Victory Motorcycles.
In this episode: New Army PT test, Admiral Gary Roughead talks DADT training, Boeing to build new Air Force tanker, final World War One Veteran Frank Buckles dies at 110.