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Round 1: The chief negotiator for the Taliban reported that a “deal is done” involving the closure of 5 US bases in Afghanistan. Is the war over? Did we win? Well, it's hard to say.
Round 2: A historic class graduated from Ranger school last week. It included the first ever Air Force woman to complete the course and former NBA player Marshall Plumlee who is 7 feet tall and you can't teach that.
Round 3: I sat down with former Army infantry officer and Captain Will Bardenwerper and talked about his journey from Princeton to Wall Street to Iraq and everywhere in between.
Round 4: We are going to be working our way through the greatest book I've ever read. The book is called The Enlistment. It's a self-published, completely unedited-masterpiece that I cannot wait to reveal to the world!
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Round 1: Were Airmen denied hot meals, indoor toilets & other luxuries as they prepare for the fog of war?! An article floating around says so, and the Army & Marine Corps are collectively vomiting & rolling their eyes at it.
Round 2: General Mattis dropped an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. I havent read it yet but Id imagine it's about the benefits of the Thrift Savings Plan and the benefits of using a quality credit union like Ft Sill National Bank.
Round 3: The Marine Corps is FUCKIN LIT. Find out how a color sergeant used the element of fire to discipline his unit.
Round 4: We interviewed Stephen Machuga, CEO of Stack Up, things get nerdy in the best possible way
Round 5: Just when you thought challenge coins couldn't get any worse…. An Army Major has sparked controversy across the interwebs by using one to endorse Joe Biden in while she was wearing her uniform!
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Round 1: Marriage troubles on deployment is no new issue for the troops. This story is different though because Anne McClain is accused of identity theft WHILE IN MOTHER FUCKING SPACE!
Round 2: A Marine-Turned-Teacher is in hot water for telling his students that he'd be the best school shooter. You heard me right.
Round 3: Two Montana men got the greatest sentencing of all time after a judge found out that they tried to steal valor in order to reduce their sentences.
Round 4: The Navy's top SEAL says the force must return to normal discipline practices. Haircuts! Get your haircuts here. Ice collllldddd hair cuts. Shaves too! One free shave with a haircut!
Round 5: Last week I spit out a phrase that might have some legs. Finding your “and.” Some veterans in West Virginia are finding their and in an unusual way. Honey, you wont believe it.
Round 6: President Trump reportedly wanted to use nuclear bombs to destroy hurricanes. We don't believe the story is true but we are gonna act like it is because that's fucking awesome!
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ROUND 1: Barstool's founder Dave Portnoy lovingly said that the military can be one of the most sensitive groups out there. Is that true? If we say yes, are you gonna fucking cry about it?
ROUND 2: Oh you thought we were done talking about the Furry community? Think again. They're back in the news & this time it's for a piece of gear they wear that the US military is adopting for their own use.
ROUND 3: We played our cards right & landed an interview with Air Force veteran & poker champion Jessica Dawley. Find out if she's ever rolled around in money, since that's an awkward question Kate definitely asked her.
ROUND 4: President Trump gave a press conference on the white house lawn where he talked about a range of,,, uhh,,, issues. One of which was PTSD medicine. Later that day, he also talked about erasing student debt for disabled veterans.
ROUND 5: The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire… with hot, hot sexual tension that is! Turns out an Ex-GSA Official Had Sex With White House Staffer on Govt. Agency Rooftop. For the last round, we are gonna make it extra sexy for ya.
ROUND 6: On Thursday in New York City and up through the Hudson Valley, a team of fighter jets buzzed the skies. Is that a waste of taxpayers' money or are freedom boners worth every cent???
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Round 1: An airman was beating his meat in his dorm room when his First Sergeant walked in for a surprise inspection. They locked eyes, went their separate ways, and then each posted it to Reddit.
Round 2: West Point graduate and Offensive Lineman Brett Toth just signed a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles in a huge shift toward allowing service members to play pro sports
Round 3: The military burned millions, probably even billions, of pounds of trash in Iraq and Afghanistan and it turns out that probably wasn't great, surprising nobody.
Round 4: The new skipper of the aircraft carrier Harry S Truman, Capt Kavon Hakimzadeh, fled Iran when he was 11 and could return to the area with a big fucking boat.
Round 5: President Trump wants to buy Greenland and all its shitty weather too...we have some suggestions instead of Greenland!
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Round 1: Business Insider made a soup sandwich of a video about military terms and it's fucked up beyond all recognition
Round 2: Pure comedy in Yemen as a squawking bird wreaks havoc on ISIS fighters trying to record a very serious video
Round 3: In 2012 Marine Major Jason Brezler was discharged from the Marine Corps for sending urgent info over an unclassified email. This week it's back in the news & we'll tell you why.
Round 4: An interview with Tulsi Gabbard that ended with a little controversy. We'll talk about that interview and the situation surrounding what happened. It was a wild ride.
Round 5/Saved Round: Bringing the Austin Tice story (7th year anniversary) back to light. Expect a deep dive on this one next week! #FreeAustinTice
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Round number 1: Military separation and award ceremonies can be special. We are gonna walk you through a furmation that will be remembered for a long time.
Round 2: The US and Taliban have finished their 8th round of talks on pulling US troops out of Afghanistan. Could we really be out of Afghanistan before the war's 18th birthday in October?
Round 3: A retirement ceremony that didn't suck???! An FBI Agent got the surprise of lifetime at his retirement ceremony when a baby he rescued 22 years ago showed up to thank him.
Round 4: WWII veteran and former POW Earl Casebier tells the story of his role during the European campaign. This account is unlike anything we've had on Zero Blog Thirty. Get your tissues ready!
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Round 1: Negligent discharge to the fucking moon. A Russian ammo supply point accidentally exploded 40k tank rounds.
Round 2: A WW2 boot camp letter surfaces. A day in the life of a recruit in 1940s will have you thanking your lucky stars that you weren't training in the Bayou during WW2.
Round 3: A Senior Airman was accosted for speaking Spanish in uniform. Im super proud of her because she dropped a #AccordingToTheRegs on the old lady's candy ass.
Round 4: Our interview with Jack McCain who is a Navy helicopter pilot who has flown all over the world and also happens to be the son of American Hero John McCain.
Round 5: The No Harm/No Foul PT Test is what's going to Make the Air Force Great Again. 2 Marines and a soldier are going to break down our wonderful warriors of the sky's physical program.
Round 6: Kate sat down with Team Red white and blue's Megan King to talk about all the great things that organization is doing.
Round 7: The Secretary of Defense Mark Esper was given a beauuutiiffuuul beauttiffuull gift from the people of Mongolia. We fawn over the gift-giving styles of the Mongolians… Kinda.
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Donut 1: This week I had the pleasure of meeting a legend. He ows a huge thanks to his banana induced pink-eye for that.
Donut 2: Is wearing spanx in your dress uniforms the greatest hack known to man?
Donut 3: Kevin Mawae thanked his dad, a 23-year veteran of the Army during his NFL Hall of Fame induction speech
Donut 4: The french military marches and sings beauuttiffulllllyyy or do they??? We'll be the judge of that, you nasty little worms.
Donut 5: We address this past weekend's mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso.
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ROUND 1: HAMZA BIN LADEN? MORE LIKE “HAMZA BEEN DYIN” FOLKS. ::DRUM JOKE SOUND:: THAT'S RIGHT, THE SPAWN OF 9/11 MASTERMIND OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD AS A DOORKNOB AND WE'RE NOT MAD ABOUT IT.
ROUND 2: AN ARIZONA MAN CLAIMS THE US ARMY DID A LITTLE BLAST TEST GOOFIN'… WITH HIS DEAD MOTHER. ZBT INVESTIGATES
ROUND 3: KATE AND CONS INTERVIEW DAN GABRIEL, FORMER MEMBER OF THE CIA ABOUT HIS DOCUMENTARY 'MOSUL'
ROUND 4: THE PROSECUTORS IN THE EDDIE GALLAGHER WAR CRIMES CASE WERE GIVEN NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDALS… AND THEN THEY WERE TAKEN AWAY AFTER A TWEETSTORM BY NONE OTHER THAN PRESIDENT TRUMP
ROUND 5: THE AIR FORCE HAS DIRTY BARRACKS ROOMS AND ITS NOT BECAUSE OF THE AIRMEN… MOLD IS BACK
ROUND 6: STARBUCKS INTERVIEW / OSD CEO GLENN BANTON / GETTING GAMING CONSOLES & OTHER AWESOME STUFF TO TROOPS OVERSEAS & CONNECTING VETS ONE THE HOMEFRONT!
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