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  1. 3 hours ago

    Night Jump! pararescuemen prepare for a night jump from a C-130 Hercules over Grand Bara, .

    21 replies 139 retweets 383 likes
  2. 11 hours ago

    A magical moment for the over for . ✈️

    26 replies 225 retweets 646 likes
  3. 17 hours ago

    A race for the ages! A CH-53E Super Stallion flies next to the during an exercise in the Pacific Ocean.

    21 replies 174 retweets 566 likes
  4. 19 hours ago

    Members of the ’s 81st Surgical Operations Squadron performed the 1st robotic surgery .

    9 replies 84 retweets 227 likes
  5. Apr 7

    Sexual assault response often focuses on women, but men are affected too. Click here for more info:

    38 replies 118 retweets 228 likes
  6. Apr 7

    The is leading the effort to use shark antibodies to detect chemical & biological threats. Find out how:

    14 replies 125 retweets 299 likes
  7. Apr 7

    When your boss tells you to go home for the weekend!

    70 replies 457 retweets 1,225 likes
  8. Apr 7

    : Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of 🇺🇸's entry into . Visit our photo gallery looking back:

    22 replies 191 retweets 371 likes
  9. Retweeted
    Apr 7

    US Wants to Stay Partner of Choice in LATAM,Tidd tells DoDNews

    1 reply 22 retweets 39 likes
  10. Apr 7

    If you want to give your military teen an experience they won't get anywhere else, check out these cool camps:

    11 replies 73 retweets 173 likes
  11. Apr 6

    Here's video from the launches against . For more on the story, visit .

    U.S. Fires Tomahawk Missiles into Syria
    355 replies 3,016 retweets 3,594 likes
  12. Apr 6

    The and fired missiles into Syria in retaliation for the Assad regime using nerve agents against its people.

    275 replies 2,030 retweets 2,928 likes
  13. Apr 6

    A sailor signals an AV-8B Harrier to take off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship .

    26 replies 196 retweets 601 likes
  14. Apr 6

    : Astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz was snapped making burritos for his STS-75 mates in this 1996 photo. Happy !

    26 replies 94 retweets 231 likes
  15. Apr 6

    . CRIBS: SNOW EDITION Lance Cpl. Trevor Vanhof shows off his home in Sekiyama, , during exercise Forest Light.

    USMC Cribs: Snow Edition Mainland Japan
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    16 replies 137 retweets 379 likes
  16. Apr 6

    Fair winds and following seas to veteran & comedian who passed away today at the age of 90.

    WWII there I am - Veteran's Day 2015.....Let us say a prayer for our servicemen & women that didn't come back.
    30 replies 533 retweets 1,042 likes
  17. Retweeted
    Apr 6

    Additional photos from today's Full Military Honors Funeral for . For more photos, visit:

    , , and 5 others
    15 replies 312 retweets 690 likes
  18. Retweeted
    Apr 6

    Cannons from Harry Truman's regiment commemorate .

    8 replies 149 retweets 376 likes
  19. Apr 6

    100 years ago today the U.S. formally entered . A presentation at the Pentagon marked the event, complete with exhibits and re-enactors.

    14 replies 137 retweets 312 likes
  20. Retweeted
    Apr 6

    Wow! Did you see that flyover by ? What a way to commemorate !

    19 replies 318 retweets 593 likes

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