Here's a look at the most popular stories this week on Military.com.
Corps Identifies 3 Marines Killed in Tragic Osprey Crash Off Australia
Two Marine aviators and an infantryman were killed when an MV-22 Osprey went down Aug. 5 into the waters off the coast of Queensland, Australia, officials announced Monday evening.
By Hope Hodge Seck at Military.com | Read more
Army Launches Competition for More Powerful Combat Rifle
U.S. Army weapon officials just opened a competition for a new 7.62mm Interim Service Combat Rifle to arm infantry units with a weapon potent enough to penetrate enemy body armor.
By Matthew Cox | Read more
VA to Decide on New Agent Orange Ailments by Nov. 1
Any ailments Shulkin might add to VA’s current list of 14 “presumptive diseases” linked to herbicide exposure would make many more thousands of Vietnam War veterans eligible for VA disability compensation and health care.
By Tom Philpott at Military.com | Read more
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Most Read in Air Force
- This Enlisted Woman Is the 1st to Fly Air Force Drones
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- Camp Pendleton Marine Killed in Accident On Base
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Most Read in Technology
- Coast Guard Design for Navy Frigate? It’s Doable, Zukunft Says
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Most Read in Gear and Fitness
- This Marine’s Invention May Radically Reduce Pack Weight
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Most Read in Business
- New UN Sanctions Could Cost N. Korea $1 Billion Annually
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Most Read in Spouse and Family
- Do Families of the Fallen Deserve to Be Notified First?
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Most Read in Entertainment
- Join Us for a Facebook Live Conversation with ‘Drone Warrior’ Author Brett Velicovich
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- Court Deals Major Blow to Veterans Suing Over Burn Pits
- Army Veteran Who Wrote Wounded Warrior Creed Dies
-- Sean Mclain Brown can be reached at sean.brown@military.com. Follow him on Twitter at @seanmclainbrown.
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-11/1time%20cher%20uss%20missouri%201200.jpg?itok=qi9yyMAM "Cher's more formal look in her 1989 music video, "If I Could Turn Back Time," filmed aboard the battleship USS Missouri. (Criteron Studios)")
