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Air defense missiles among weaponry US is withholding from Ukraine, AP sources say

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The Trump administration will hold back delivering to Ukraine some air defense missiles, precision-guided artillery and other weapons as part of its announced pause to some arms shipments.

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Pete Hegseth attacks old Fox News colleague's reporting on Iran strikes intelligence evaluation

Read full article: Pete Hegseth attacks old Fox News colleague's reporting on Iran strikes intelligence evaluation

Less than a year ago, Pete Hegseth and Jennifer Griffin were colleagues at Fox News Channel.

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How the US used its bunker-buster bombs at Iranian nuclear sites

Read full article: How the US used its bunker-buster bombs at Iranian nuclear sites

The deep penetrating bombs that the U.S. dropped into two Iranian nuclear facilities were designed specifically for those sites and were the result of more than 15 years of intelligence and weapons design work.

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Pentagon leaders cite military tactics to show destruction from US attacks on Iran

Read full article: Pentagon leaders cite military tactics to show destruction from US attacks on Iran

Pentagon leaders have laid out new details about military tactics and explosives to bolster their argument that U.S. attacks had destroyed key Iranian nuclear facilities.

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Trump is open to regime change in Iran, after his administration said that wasn’t the goal

Read full article: Trump is open to regime change in Iran, after his administration said that wasn’t the goal

President Donald Trump is calling into question the future of Iran’s ruling theocracy after a surprise attack on three of the country’s nuclear sites.

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Hegseth says the Pentagon has given Trump options for Israel-Iran conflict

Read full article: Hegseth says the Pentagon has given Trump options for Israel-Iran conflict

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon has provided possible options to President Donald Trump as he decides any next steps on Iran.

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Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary

Read full article: Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appearing to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary.

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Australia's defense minister downplays concerns over Pentagon review of multi-billion submarine deal

Read full article: Australia's defense minister downplays concerns over Pentagon review of multi-billion submarine deal

Australia’s defense minister has dismissed concerns that a deal between the U.S., Australia and Britain to provide his country with nuclear-powered submarines could be in jeopardy, following a report that the Pentagon had ordered a review.

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Transgender troops face a deadline and a difficult decision: Stay or go?

Read full article: Transgender troops face a deadline and a difficult decision: Stay or go?

As transgender service members face a deadline to leave the U.S. military, hundreds are taking the financial bonus to depart voluntarily.

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Trump names nominees to take over commands in the Middle East and Africa

Read full article: Trump names nominees to take over commands in the Middle East and Africa

President Donald Trump is nominating Vice Adm. Brad Cooper to take over as the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East.

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San Francisco leaders blast Trump for trying to erase gay rights icon Harvey Milk's name from ship

Read full article: San Francisco leaders blast Trump for trying to erase gay rights icon Harvey Milk's name from ship

Leaders in San Francisco are blasting the Trump administration for stripping the name of gay icon Harvey Milk from a U.S. naval ship.

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Defense Secretary Hegseth, bedeviled by leaks, orders more restrictions on press at Pentagon

Read full article: Defense Secretary Hegseth, bedeviled by leaks, orders more restrictions on press at Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered further restrictions on how the press operates at the Pentagon.

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Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DC airport

Read full article: Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DC airport

The Army is telling The Associated Press that military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings this month at a Washington airport.

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Hegseth orders new review of Afghanistan withdrawal and suicide bombing at Kabul airport

Read full article: Hegseth orders new review of Afghanistan withdrawal and suicide bombing at Kabul airport

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered another review of the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, and of the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed American troops and Afghans.

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Trump selects concept for $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defense system

Read full article: Trump selects concept for $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defense system

President Donald Trump has announced the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered system that for the first time will put U.S. weapons in space.

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Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn't worked for over 3 years

Read full article: Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn't worked for over 3 years

Sen. Ted Cruz asked whether a hotline between military and civilian air traffic controllers in Washington, D.

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Hegseth directs 20% cut to top military leadership positions

Read full article: Hegseth directs 20% cut to top military leadership positions

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers.

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Army pausing helicopter flights near Washington airport after close calls

Read full article: Army pausing helicopter flights near Washington airport after close calls

The Army is pausing helicopter flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon.

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Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthday

Read full article: Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthday

The Army has confirmed there will be a military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June, as part of the celebration around the service’s 250th birthday.

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Hegseth orders Army to cut costs by merging some commands and slashing jobs

Read full article: Hegseth orders Army to cut costs by merging some commands and slashing jobs

A new memo and U.S. officials say the Army is planning a sweeping transformation that will merge or close headquarters, dump outdated vehicles and aircraft, slash as many as 1,000 Pentagon headquarters staff and shift personnel to units in the field.

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Sex assault reports in the US military fell last year, fueled by a big drop in the Army

Read full article: Sex assault reports in the US military fell last year, fueled by a big drop in the Army

A new Pentagon report says that the number of sexual assaults reported across the military fell by nearly 4% last year and there was a significant drop in the Army.

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Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say

Read full article: Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer.

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White House voices support for Hegseth as a new Signal chat revelation stirs fresh Pentagon turmoil

Read full article: White House voices support for Hegseth as a new Signal chat revelation stirs fresh Pentagon turmoil

The White House has expressed support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following media reports that he shared sensitive military details in another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother.

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Three Hegseth aides ousted in leak investigation decry 'baseless attacks'

Read full article: Three Hegseth aides ousted in leak investigation decry 'baseless attacks'

Three former senior advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are decrying what they called “baseless attacks” after each was escorted from the Pentagon in an expanding probe on information leaks.

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Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier

Read full article: Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier

The Army has restored the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a Confederate general.

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Pentagon senior adviser Dan Caldwell ousted during investigation into leaks

Read full article: Pentagon senior adviser Dan Caldwell ousted during investigation into leaks

Defense officials say Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave and was escorted out of the Pentagon by security.

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Army reenlists nearly two dozen soldiers ousted for refusing COVID-19 vaccine

Read full article: Army reenlists nearly two dozen soldiers ousted for refusing COVID-19 vaccine

Officials say the Army has reenlisted more than 23 soldiers who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Defense Department to offer new round of voluntary resignations, retirements. There are few details

Read full article: Defense Department to offer new round of voluntary resignations, retirements. There are few details

The Defense Department is going to offer a new round of voluntary resignations and retirements to the civilian workforce, but details are slim.

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What is 'classified' information? What are 'secure' communications? Here's a primer

Read full article: What is 'classified' information? What are 'secure' communications? Here's a primer

The Trump administration's use of a popular app to discuss sensitive military plans — with a journalist on the text chain — is raising questions about security and the importance of safeguarding the nation's secrets.

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The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth’s detailed attack plans against Houthis

Read full article: The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth’s detailed attack plans against Houthis

The Atlantic has released the Signal chat among Trump senior national security officials.

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The Pentagon's DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content

Read full article: The Pentagon's DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content

The Pentagon has faced questions from lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions from Defense Department websites and social media pages.

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Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation that could include polygraphs

Read full article: Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation that could include polygraphs

The Pentagon’s intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information.

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Hegseth beefs up warship presence in the Middle East and will have 2 aircraft carriers in the region

Read full article: Hegseth beefs up warship presence in the Middle East and will have 2 aircraft carriers in the region

A U.S. official says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is beefing up the Navy warship presence in the Middle East, ordering two aircraft carriers to be there next month as the U.S. increases strikes on Yemen-based Houthi rebels.

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Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet

Read full article: Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet

Boeing will build the Air Force's future fighter jet.

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Defense Department webpage on Jackie Robinson goes down, then returns amid DEI purge

Read full article: Defense Department webpage on Jackie Robinson goes down, then returns amid DEI purge

A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson’s military service has been restored.

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Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations

Read full article: Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations

A senior defense official says that roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut in the Defense Department.

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Pentagon restores a few webpages honoring servicemembers but still defends DEI purge

Read full article: Pentagon restores a few webpages honoring servicemembers but still defends DEI purge

The Pentagon says internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down.

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Pentagon nominee pushed to acknowledge Russian invasion of Ukraine in Senate hearing

Read full article: Pentagon nominee pushed to acknowledge Russian invasion of Ukraine in Senate hearing

President Donald Trump’s nominee for the top policy job at the Pentagon is acknowledging that Russia invaded Ukraine and poses a significant military threat to the U.S. and Europe.

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Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore

Read full article: Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning.

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Transgender troops are now being identified for removal under Pentagon orders

Read full article: Transgender troops are now being identified for removal under Pentagon orders

The military services have 30 days to figure out how they will seek out and identify transgender service members to remove them from the force.

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Hegseth says he fired the top military lawyers because they weren't well suited for the jobs

Read full article: Hegseth says he fired the top military lawyers because they weren't well suited for the jobs

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he is replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he doesn't think they are “well-suited” to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given.

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Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers

Read full article: Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Joint Chiefs chairman heads to US-Mexico border to assess rapid military buildup

Read full article: Joint Chiefs chairman heads to US-Mexico border to assess rapid military buildup

Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting troops along the U.S.-Mexico border to assess the military’s progress in fortifying sections of the wall.

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Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year to fund Trump military priorities

Read full article: Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year to fund Trump military priorities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year in order to redirect those savings to fund President Donald Trump’s priorities.

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DOGE is getting lists of the military's probationary workers from the Pentagon

Read full article: DOGE is getting lists of the military's probationary workers from the Pentagon

U.S. officials say Department of Government Efficiency staffers were at the Pentagon on Tuesday and receiving lists of the military's probationary employees.

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The Trump administration is throwing more Pentagon reporters out of their workspaces

Read full article: The Trump administration is throwing more Pentagon reporters out of their workspaces

The Trump administration is doubling down on its new policy to evict some news organizations out of their workspaces at the Pentagon.

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US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia

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The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term.

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Trump is looking to boot transgender troops from the military. Here's why that's complicated

Read full article: Trump is looking to boot transgender troops from the military. Here's why that's complicated

President Donald Trump has launched his second bid to oust all transgender troops from the military, and once again it will be headed to the courts to sort it out.

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Groups are ready to file the first lawsuit to challenge Trump's new order on transgender troops

Read full article: Groups are ready to file the first lawsuit to challenge Trump's new order on transgender troops

Advocacy groups are preparing to file the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order revising policy on transgender troops that likely sets the stage for their ban in the armed forces.

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Trump’s nominee for Pentagon weapons buyer was a key figure in the president's first impeachment

Read full article: Trump’s nominee for Pentagon weapons buyer was a key figure in the president's first impeachment

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the military’s top weapons buyer was the official who directed the Pentagon to withhold aid from Ukraine in 2019.

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Trump signs order that likely sets in motion a future ban on transgender troops

Read full article: Trump signs order that likely sets in motion a future ban on transgender troops

President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders focused on the military.

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Pentagon is sending 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the US-Mexico border

Read full article: Pentagon is sending 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the US-Mexico border

The Pentagon says it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border.

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Trump names acting defense secretary with Hegseth not yet confirmed

Read full article: Trump names acting defense secretary with Hegseth not yet confirmed

President Donald Trump has named an acting defense secretary because his choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has not yet been confirmed by the Senate.

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US transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than two decades without charge

Read full article: US transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than two decades without charge

The U.S. has transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Pentagon warns that a government shutdown will cost troops their pay over the holidays

Read full article: Pentagon warns that a government shutdown will cost troops their pay over the holidays

The Pentagon is warning that Republicans’ decision to abandon a congressional spending plan will cost more than 2 million troops their paychecks over the holidays unless some agreement is reached before Friday’s deadline to prevent a government shutdown.

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Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad's fall

Read full article: Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad's fall

The United States has more than doubled the number of its forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group.

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Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China's power

Read full article: Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China's power

The Senate has passed a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion.

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US repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge

Read full article: US repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge

The Pentagon has transferred two Malaysian detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison to their home country.

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New Jersey governor wants more federal resources for probe into drone sightings

Read full article: New Jersey governor wants more federal resources for probe into drone sightings

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has asked the Biden administration to put more resources into the ongoing investigation of mysterious drone sightings being reported in the state and other parts of the region.

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Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge

Read full article: Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge

New Pentagon data shows that reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies dropped in 2024 for the second year in a row.

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House approves $895B defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors

Read full article: House approves $895B defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors

The House has passed a measure that authorizes a 1% increase in spending this fiscal year and a double-digit pay raise for about half of the enlisted service members in the military.

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US warns Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again in 'coming days'

Read full article: US warns Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again in 'coming days'

The Pentagon says Russia could launch its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again soon.

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Military pauses Osprey flights again after more metal failures are found in near crash in November

Read full article: Military pauses Osprey flights again after more metal failures are found in near crash in November

The Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after weakened metal components were found in a part after another near crash.

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US announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support for Ukraine

Read full article: US announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support for Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has announced that the U.S. will provide nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support to Ukraine.

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Military leaders are rattled by a list of 'woke' officers that a group urges Hegseth to fire

Read full article: Military leaders are rattled by a list of 'woke' officers that a group urges Hegseth to fire

Military leaders are rattled by a list of “woke” senior officers that a conservative group is urging Pete Hegseth to dismiss for promoting diversity in the ranks if he is confirmed to lead the Pentagon.

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Trump selects a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as Army secretary

Read full article: Trump selects a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as Army secretary

Donald Trump says he's selected a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as secretary of the Army.

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A Norwegian student has been arrested on charges of spying on the US for Russia

Read full article: A Norwegian student has been arrested on charges of spying on the US for Russia

Authorities in Norway say a Norwegian student in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran while working as a guard at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo.

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Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible 'Insider Threat'

Read full article: Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible 'Insider Threat'

Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo on his bicep that’s associated with white supremacist groups.

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Suicides in the US military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend

Read full article: Suicides in the US military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend

Suicides in the U.S. military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend that the Pentagon has struggled to abate.

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Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bombers, fighter aircraft and warships

Read full article: Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bombers, fighter aircraft and warships

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the U.S. presence in the region.

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Pentagon audit says Boeing cleaned up on Air Force parts, including soap dispensers marked up 8,000%

Read full article: Pentagon audit says Boeing cleaned up on Air Force parts, including soap dispensers marked up 8,000%

According to a Pentagon audit, Boeing has overcharged the Air Force on spare parts for a major cargo plane, including marking up the price of simple lavatory soap dispensers by 8,000%.

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In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election

Read full article: In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election

In a rare move, the Pentagon is strongly pushing back against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election.

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Israel assures US it won't strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites, US officials say

Read full article: Israel assures US it won't strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites, US officials say

U.S. officials say the Biden administration believes it has won assurances from Israel that it will not strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites as it looks to strike back following Iran’s missile barrage earlier this month.

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The US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost security

Read full article: The US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost security

The Pentagon says is sending a “few thousand” additional troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary.

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US is sending $375 million in military aid to Ukraine and will announce billions more

Read full article: US is sending $375 million in military aid to Ukraine and will announce billions more

The Biden administration has announced the U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles in a military aid package totaling about $375 million.

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US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah

Read full article: US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah

The Pentagon says the U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that is raising the risk of a greater regional war.

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Here's a look at the US military presence in the Middle East

Read full article: Here's a look at the US military presence in the Middle East

The U.S. is sending several additional Air Force fighter jet squadrons to the Middle East, beefing up what has already been an increased military presence there as the region teeters on the brink of all-out war.

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Jill Biden and Lloyd Austin visit an Alabama base to tout expanded military benefits

Read full article: Jill Biden and Lloyd Austin visit an Alabama base to tout expanded military benefits

First lady Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin have gone to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to highlight programs that the administration is rolling out to improve service members’ quality of life as well as early childhood education in the military.

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Nearly $6 billion in funding for Ukraine will expire if Congress doesn't act by the end of the month

Read full article: Nearly $6 billion in funding for Ukraine will expire if Congress doesn't act by the end of the month

U.S. officials say nearly $6 billion in funding for aid to Ukraine will expire at the end of the month unless Congress acts to extend the Pentagon’s authority to send weapons from its stockpile to Kyiv.

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Blinken wraps up Ukraine-focused Europe trip in Poland with arms requests on the table

Read full article: Blinken wraps up Ukraine-focused Europe trip in Poland with arms requests on the table

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a three-nation, Ukraine-focused European tour in Poland after hearing repeated appeals from Ukrainian officials to use Western-supplied weaponry for long-range strikes inside Russia.

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University of Houston holds 9/11 memorial event on 23rd anniversary

Read full article: University of Houston holds 9/11 memorial event on 23rd anniversary

It's been 23 years since the tragic day when on September 11, 2001. A remembrance event will be held at the University of Houston on Wednesday at 9 a.m. on the South Lawn of the Student Center, where there’s a steel beam from the Twin Towers.

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Jon Stewart presses for a breakthrough to get the first 9/11 troops full care

Read full article: Jon Stewart presses for a breakthrough to get the first 9/11 troops full care

The first U.S. troops to deploy after the 9/11 attacks are suffering from radiation exposure that the government has yet to officially recognize 23 years later.

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Pentagon updates guidance for protecting military personnel from 'blast overpressure'

Read full article: Pentagon updates guidance for protecting military personnel from 'blast overpressure'

The Defense Department is going to require cognitive assessments for new personnel as part of updated guidance aimed at protecting personnel from “blast overpressure” as leaders seek to mitigate risks of brain injury associated with repeated blasts.

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9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chief

Read full article: 9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chief

Military-run hearings for accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are in upheaval following Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to throw out a plea agreement.

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A rocket attack at an Iraqi military base injures US personnel, officials tell AP

Read full article: A rocket attack at an Iraqi military base injures US personnel, officials tell AP

Defense officials say several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq.

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US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier in region

Read full article: US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier in region

The Pentagon has announced that the U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region.

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US will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine

Read full article: US will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine

The U.S. has announced that it will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including an array of munitions for air defense systems, artillery, mortars and anti-tank and anti-ship missiles.

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Pentagon panel to review Medals of Honor given to soldiers at the Wounded Knee massacre

Read full article: Pentagon panel to review Medals of Honor given to soldiers at the Wounded Knee massacre

The Defense Department will review the Medals of Honor that were given to 20 U.S. soldiers for their actions in the 1890 battle at Wounded Knee to make sure their conduct merits such an honor.

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Pentagon Arctic report calls for more investment in sensors, equipment to keep up with Russia, China

Read full article: Pentagon Arctic report calls for more investment in sensors, equipment to keep up with Russia, China

A new Pentagon strategy says the U.S. must invest more to upgrade sensors, communications and space-based technologies in the Arctic to keep pace with China and Russia who are increasingly operating there, including in joint military exercises.

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Nominations for National Guard leaders languish, triggering concerns as top officers retire

Read full article: Nominations for National Guard leaders languish, triggering concerns as top officers retire

The top four officers of the National Guard Bureau have left or are set to retire in about two weeks, and to date no nominations for their replacements have been confirmed by the Senate.

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Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixed

Read full article: Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixed

Three Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ground the V-22 Osprey aircraft again until the military can fix the root causes of multiple recent accidents, including a deadly crash in Japan.

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The US says the end of its pier for Gaza aid is coming soon

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Official say the U.S. now is considering abandoning efforts to reinstall the pier that's been used to get badly needed humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians.

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Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women

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An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi women captured by the militant group.

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Flying objects and shrunken heads: World UFO Day feted amid surge in sightings, government denials

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World UFO Day is being celebrated amid a surge in sightings and government studies on unidentified flying objects.

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Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems.

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Senior Blinken aide is taking a top job with Austin after Senate confirmation holdup

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One of Secretary of State Antony Blinken's most senior aides is leaving for a top job with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and will be replaced by a brother of President Joe Biden's national security adviser.

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Ukraine may fire US-provided missiles into Russia wherever it is coming under attack, Pentagon says

Read full article: Ukraine may fire US-provided missiles into Russia wherever it is coming under attack, Pentagon says

The Pentagon says Ukraine’s military is allowed to use longer-range missiles provided by the U.S. to strike targets inside Russia across more than just the front lines near Kharkiv if Kyiv is acting in self-defense.

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin resumes duty after undergoing procedure at Walter Reed

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has undergone a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and has resumed duty after temporarily transferring power.

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US Defense Secretary Austin expected to meet with Chinese counterpart in Singapore

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun at a major defense conference in Singapore next week.

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US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism role

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The Pentagon says the United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be there for the American military and its counterterrorism operations.

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