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WATCH: Coast Guard Rescues Leo the Dog

Call it a pawsome recovery. A dog named Leo fell from a 300-foot cliff in Oregon earlier this year. It didn’t look good for Leo, since he was injured, and the tide was rising. A rescue crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Astoria quickly responded and arrived on scene, …

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Ty Carter Raced Through Withering Fire to Rescue a Wounded Soldier in the Battle of Kamdesh

by Katie Lange With the inside of an armored vehicle was the only thing keeping him safe from a hail of gunfire, Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter had the courage to rescue a wounded comrade on the ground during an intense battle in Afghanistan. For his bravery and devotion, he …

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WATCH: How to Destroy a Decommissioned Ship

During live fire exercises off the coast of Luzon, the armed forces of the U.S., Philippines, and Australia teamed up to strike and destroy a decommissioned ship. Watch the process from start to finish.

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U.S. Soldier Arrested in Russia Broke Army Regs, Went Via China to Visit Girlfriend, Officials Say

“Everything is being investigated,” official told Soldier of Fortune Gordon Black, an American soldier who was arrested in Russia, went there to see a woman and violated Army rules in order to visit her, a U.S. official told Soldier of Fortune. The official echoed what Black’s family has said in …

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WATCH: Coast Guard Hoists Stranded Boaters to Safety in Night Rescue Mission

Coast Guard watchstanders in New Orleans were told late at night on May 3 that two boaters were overdue to return from an outing. The two had last been known to be on the water aboard a 23-foot recreational boat. The watchstanders launched a search, and found the disabled vessel. Rescue …

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Iranian Embassy Siege, 1980: When Terrorists Killed a Hostage, British SAS Launched Operation Nimrod

Editor’s note: Six armed men on April 30, 1980 stormed the Iranian embassy in London. The men took hostages, and issued demands. After six days, the terrorists killed a hostage and threw his body outside. Enter the British Special Air Service (SAS) and Operation Nimrod. British crisis expert Robert McAlister analyzes what unfolded …

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Wilderness Tracking in Arizona: A Mission Along the Border

by Heath Hansen “I sent the grids; we’ll be heading out by noon on Thursday,” Tim Foley informs me over the phone, before I hit the road. Foley is a grizzled former paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne Division, and leader of the volunteer group Arizona Border Recon (AZBR). For more than a …

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