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High-res paratrooper competition pics from “Leapfest XXXI” (77 HQ Photos)

High-res paratrooper competition pics from “Leapfest XXXI” (77 HQ Photos)

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High-res paratrooper competition pics from “Leapfest XXXI” (77 HQ Photos)

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 02:55 PM PDT

Paratroopers are jumping from CH-47 Chinook helicopters at "Leapfest" 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. The exercise is an international parachute competition hosted by the Rhode Island Army National Guard's 56th Troop Command to promote high-level technical training and esprit de corps within the international airborne community.

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Naval Deep Sea Divers search for WWII service member remains (16 HQ photos)

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 02:17 PM PDT

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Julius Mcmanus, proudly waves the American flag over an aerial crash site to pay respect to the fallen service members who lost their life during World War Two. Naval Deep Sea Divers of Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One are temporarily attached to Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. JPAC achieves the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts.

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Photo of the Day (Click here for High-Res Photo)

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 01:00 PM PDT

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V-J Day…iconic photos with a P.C. twist (100 HQ Photos)

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 12:16 PM PDT

The photos in this post are primarily from V-J Day celebrations in America but I added a few from V-E Day and a few from Allies celebrating around the world. Victory over Japan Day (also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, V-J Day, or V-P Day) is the day on which Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect ending the war. The term has been applied to both of the days on which the initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made – to the afternoon of August 15, 1945, in Japan, and, because of time zone differences, to August 14, 1945 (when it was announced in the United States and the rest of the Americas and Eastern Pacific Islands) – as well as to September 2, 1945, when the signing of the surrender document occurred, officially ending World War II. August 15 is the official V-J Day for the UK, while the official U.S. commemoration is September 2.

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Female Marine grunts: is it time? (32 HQ photos and story)

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 12:14 PM PDT

Marine infantry and special operations specialties will soon open to women, if the head of the Navy Department gets his way. As deadlines loom on decisions about whether to allow women into front-line combat jobs, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus called for opening all billets to female troops who can meet the rigorous standards. Marine officials will soon offer their recommendations, but Mabus, the civilian secretary who leads the Navy Department — including the Marine Corps — made clear that he must sign off on the decision to seek any exemptions to opening all jobs to women, and he hasn't had a change of heart. "That's still my call, and I've been very public," Mabus said in an exclusive Sept. 1 interview. "I do not see a reason for an exemption." Mabus said both sea services should keep physical standards unchanged. His call for opening all military occupational specialties to women follows Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert's assertion in late August that the Navy would not seek an exemption for its legendary SEAL teams.

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China’s weapons display for victory parade: Japan not attending (19 photos and story)

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 11:37 AM PDT

The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, will not attend Victory Day events in Beijing tomorrow to mark the end of the second world war, partly in protest against China's military build-up in regional waters, Japanese media said. The chief cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, said Abe had decided against attending commemorative events 3 September – the day China marks the success of its

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User submit: machine gun fun at Knob Creek (51 HQ Photos)

Posted: 01 Sep 2015 03:40 PM PDT

Every April and October at a range outside of Louisville, Kentucky a wonderful event takes place: the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot. The next event takes place on Oct. 9, 10 and 11th of 2015. from user submit e-mail: "Part gun show, part garage sale, part weapons demonstration, but 100% 'Merica"

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