Military

List of Military articles

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  Commander of Quantico’s Marine Security Battalion discharged over a personal weapon discharge in his office?

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  What would Col. Kurtz’s obit look like?

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  The batsman

  The South Asia Channel

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  Jeffrey E. Stern

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  One Starship to Rule Them All

  What can we learn from the ultimate sci-fi geek chart of warships?

  Feature

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  Michael Peck

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  Why has Brig. Gen. Wampler been suspended, along with his top NCO?

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  The Shrinking

  Why the Middle East is less and less important for the United States.

  Reality Check

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  Aaron David Miller

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  Tales of the shutdown (V): The military’s support of the GOP is shutting down, too

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  What’s the only branch offered through ROTC but not by USMA? And why?

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  ‘If it ain’t broke’: Why are Army uniforms so damn bad — and always getting worse?

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Facing Reality at the Pentagon

  Washington is clearly insane. But have military planners finally come to grips with the sequester?

  Gordon Adams

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  Gordon Adams

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  Six facts about Col. Truman Smith that should interest all Best Defense readers

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  What to read about irregular warfare

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Beards: A symbol of being in Special Ops, on the Red Sox, or of a certain gayness?

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  MIA: $230 Million in Spare Parts in Afghanistan

  The Complex

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  R. Jeffrey Smith

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  Strings Attached

  How politics and fear threaten a new global effort to combat terrorist recruitment.

  Argument

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  Will McCants