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6 Times the Military Was Used for Riot Control in the US

When local law enforcement can't restore law and order, the US military gets the call.

How federal troops are used in domestic law enforcement is governed by a pair of laws -- the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 and the Insurrection Act of 1807. Those dictate circumstances in which federal troops can be deployed on American soil, including natural disaster, terrorist attack, epidemic or domestic violence. When it comes to curbing civil unrest, the military has been called out on multiple occasions -- and it wasn’t just the National Guard, either. Here are a few examples.

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How Believers in the Paranormal Birthed the Pentagon’s New Hunt for UFOs

The Pentagon's new office for what has been rebranded as unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP, has deep roots in the paranormal.

In Oregon, a man said his health deteriorated after a glowing blue orb passed through his body. A family in California reported strange lights and a gray figure with spindly legs in their orchard. A werewolf-like creature allegedly prowled around homes in suburban Virginia.

All three incidents were probed as part of a secret Pentagon program investigating UFOs. The program, contracted by the Defense Intelligence Agency, plumbed the connection between the flying objects and the paranormal for two years, according to the men who ran it.

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Nearly Half of Female Soldiers Still Failing New Army Fitness Test, While Males Pass Easily

The data raises questions about whether the Army's attempt to create a fitter force is creating more barriers to success for women.

Internal Army figures from April show 44% of women failed the ACFT, compared to 7% of men since Oct. 1. "Female soldiers continue to lag male soldier scores in all events," according to a United States Army Forces Command briefing obtained by Military.com.

FORSCOM data includes the results of 106,000 ACFTs taken in the first half of fiscal 2021. This amounts to 27% of women and 36% of men in the force who also have scores logged into the Army's database, meaning the data could potentially be incomplete. FORSCOM tracks 3,400 new fitness tests per week on average.

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‘Midway’ Lands at Pearl Harbor

Darren Criss (Lt. Cmdr. Eugene Lindsey in the movie) talks to the media at the “Midway” red carpet event at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on October 20, 2019. (Military.com)

Fresh off an Emmy win for his portrayal of murderer Andrew Cunanan in “The Assassination of Gianna Versace,” Darren Criss plays another complicated character in “Midway.” Lt. Cmdr. Eugene Lindsey may be a martinet not respected by Dick Best and his hotshot crew, but Lindsey is just as heroic as any other man when the battle gets hairy.

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Benedict in Dunkirk, 2004. From the links I posted earlier : 1 / 2.

He looks beautiful even when he’s splashed with mud.

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Navy Secretary Says All COVID-19 Sailor and Marine Deaths During His Tenure Have Been Unvaccinated

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro has given troops 90 days from Aug. 31 to be vaccinated or get an exemption.

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Screencaptures of Dunkirk, 2004.

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