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When the U.S. Space Force revealed what their uniforms would look like on Twitter, the internet roasted them for using camouflage uniforms.

Staff Sgt. Ian P. McLaughlin, 29, of Virginia and Pfc. Miguel A. Villalon, 21, of Illinois were killed in action when their vehicle was struck by an IED in Kandahar Province.

Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif had previously said that Iran did not plan to escalate tensions further.

The resignation of Ambassador Tina Kaidanow, a senior advisor on defense trade, was announced Wednesday, making her the fifth top Department of Defense official whose resignation was announced within the last seven days.

"A big mistake but it was a mistake," Lt. Col. Brian Fickel told Newsweek. "I'm sure there was nothing bad intended. It was just an error in judgment."

The Center for Public Integrity sought more than 100 pages of documents from the Department of Defense and White House Office of Budget and Management, much of which came back heavily redacted.

Mark Esper said in October that the Department of Defense "do everything we can" to comply with the impeachment inquiry.

"To our knowledge, this is the largest criminal case ever involving identify theft of military-affiliated personnel," U.S. Attorney John Bash said at a press conference.

As a public dispute plays out between President Donald Trump and senior Pentagon leadership over the fate of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, a retired Marine officer's organization says there are other cases that Trump should weigh in on.

The Defense Department identified two "heroic" U.S. Army soldiers killed after their helicopter crashed while supporting ground operations in eastern Afghanistan.

Leaked data from a now defunct neo-Nazi website revealed extremist beliefs among active duty service members.

Current and former U.S. Marines rebuked Corps leaders. "The vitriol towards female Marines is at an all-time high right now and this video just shows it," said former Marine Sergeant Erin Kirk-Cuomo.

"These are relationships that we've developed over the course of seven decades," Guy Snodgrass said, "over a very short amount of time, we've put those at risk."

Pentagon leaders continue to grapple with suicide and alcohol-related deaths in the U.S. military. The news comes roughly a month after a string of suicides aboard the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush.

"The trend for decades with respect to law enforcement agencies is a ban against officers shooting at a moving vehicle because it is likely to be ineffective and carries a high risk of lethal harm, including to bystanders," Hina Shamsi, the director of the National Security Project at the ACLU said.

An intelligence official told Newsweek about Trump's phone call with the Turkish leader, saying the U.S. president was "out-negotiated."

As local and federal authorities launch investigations into the deaths of three sailors from the Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S. George H.W. Bush, a Pentagon report discloses a disconnect between the lower enlisted and senior ranks on board.

The Trump administration was paying money to Glasgow Prestwick Airport while it sent American personnel to Turnberry, with which it's pursuing a commercial relationship.

"How does the killing machine out there on its own flying about distinguish between the 18-year-old combatant and the 18-year-old who is hunting for rabbits?," said former Google staffer Laura Nolan.

The amendment was put forward by Rep. Chris Smith, who was "inspired" by several books and articles claiming that the U.S. government conducted research between the 1950s and 1970s.

If the military were a country, its fuel usage alone would make it the 47th largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, lying between Peru and Portugal.

The remains have been placed inside one of 24 satellites set to be launched by the rocket later this evening.

Money originally intended for the Airborne Warning and Control System and funding for U.S. allies has also been redirected to the southern border wall.

The president's foreign policy is "totally at odds with what the U.S. intelligence community believes," Jeremy Bash argued.

"It is not in the national interest" to grant funding to 13 universities that have Confucius Institutes, the Defense Department said.

If the Trump administration's policy affecting transgender service members goes through, "we become an endangered species," Staff Sergeant Patricia King said.

The technology could be employed on small tactical vehicles and other platforms.

Pentagon officials will now refer to the deployment of thousands of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as "border support."

A 50-page report from the GAO suggested digital protections were "insufficient" and warned government officials had a "false sense of confidence."

The new mechanism transforms a round wheel to a triangular track in a matter of seconds while the vehicle is on the move.