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Army warns soldiers: No Zyn in France, please https://t.co/ub087sPjJp

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Pentagon cuts its list of religious identities by 180 https://t.co/b0UoVhyW1W

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Army lays out criteria for evaluating religious waivers for beards https://t.co/ETMZxdDFNm

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Pizza Cat just got promoted and that's some of the best news we've heard in a while.

Story: https://t.co/vtTfPWIttz

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Army’s plan for military death row executions is named ‘Operation Resolute Justice’ https://t.co/wBRM2qSj7y

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Air Force promotes ‘Pizza Cat’ to ‘Senior Meowster Sergeant’ https://t.co/7VBwjMb3kY

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The Harrier went out in a style with a five-jet formation flight and simultaneous vertical landings.

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The Marine's have officially sundowned the Harrier after more than 50 years of service.

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What is China’s government saying about the F-47? https://t.co/P0WSHfC9GB

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Navy fires CO, XO and senior enlisted leader at maintenance depot https://t.co/HzMCZeB4C2

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The Marines have officially sundowned the Harrier, but it went out in style with a five-jet flyover and simultaneous vertical landings.

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Hegseth directs ‘joint warfighting ability’ be considered for officer, NCO promotions https://t.co/WyZUN8rpBN

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Navy wants to let sailors use meal cards at chain restaurants on base https://t.co/sMWzUFdqCr

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43-year-old sergeant major completes Army Sapper Course https://t.co/ArnKtH7ZW8

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Officers only: New report lays out what a ‘US Cyber Force’ could look like https://t.co/joqBmMCCJU

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Medal of Honor recipient and legendary Vietnam War helicopter pilot ‘Old Snake’ has died https://t.co/uDprpsfF9I

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The AV-8B Harrier II is being officially sundowned on June 3rd, and we are on Cherry Point to see it fly off into the sunset.

Story: https://t.co/bJf1S7KjVr

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Navy researchers find wreck of World War II submarine that vanished 82 years ago https://t.co/OOxOumpyfY

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When service members are injured or killed due to medical malpractice, they (or their next of kin) can't sue the military. This is due to a decades-old Supreme Court precedent called the Feres Doctrine.

Instead, they have the ability to file a claim with the Defense Department under the SFC Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act, which determines whether or not the military is at fault.

Claims data since 2020 from the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps show that only 10% of those claims have been approved.

Among the claims denied was one for Master Sgt. Richard Stayskal, an Army Green Beret whose lung cancer was misdiagnosed as walking pneumonia and allergies.

Stayskal is also the namesake for the law that forced the Defense Department to stand up this claims process.

Read the full story from @PattyNieberg here:
https://t.co/NZbmIJxfGq