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View ArticleMilitary pursuing new eligibility rules for burial at Arlington National...
U.S. military officials are seeking to curtail the number of individuals eligible for burial at Arlington National Cemetery in Northern Virginia, saying the push is part of an effort to keep the site...
View ArticleIranian president warns 'single blunder' could 'fuel a big...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday warned that a “single blunder” in the Gulf region could “fuel a big fire.”“Our region is on the edge of collapse, as a single blunder can fuel a big fire,”...
View ArticleUS military warns service members about extremist violence at...
The U.S. military has warned service members of the potential for a mass shooting at theaters showing the upcoming "Joker" film, according to notices from the Army.The notices, circulated after the...
View ArticleCongress briefed on Iran after Saudi oil attacks
Congress received classified briefings Wednesday on Iran following attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities the Trump administration has blamed on Tehran.Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a typical Trump...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: White House releases partial transcript of Ukraine call at...
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View ArticleSchumer says he's 'even more worried' after seeing...
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that he's "even more worried" about a whistleblower complaint reportedly tied to President Trump after reading it on Wednesday. "All I’ll tell you...
View ArticlePompeo: State Department's Ukraine actions 'entirely appropriate'
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended Thursday the State Department’s actions related to Ukraine as “entirely appropriate” amid an impeachment inquiry into President Trump's dealings with Ukraine.“To...
View ArticleSenate confirms general accused of sexual assault
The Senate has confirmed Gen. John Hyten to be the No. 2 general in the country, capping off months of controversy over sexual assault allegations against him.The Senate voted 75-22 to confirm Hyten as...
View ArticleUS concludes Syria used chemical weapons in May attack
The United States has concluded the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad carried out a chlorine attack in May, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday.Pompeo’s announcement marks the first...
View ArticleUS to deploy 200 personnel, missile system to Saudi Arabia
The Pentagon announced Thursday that the U.S. will deploy 200 personnel as well as missile defense and radar equipment to Saudi Arabia in response to the attacks earlier this month on its oil...
View ArticleSenate confirms Trump's Army secretary nominee
The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s choice to be the top civilian leading the Army.In a Thursday afternoon voice vote, the Senate confirmed Ryan McCarthy as Army secretary. McCarthy, who has...
View ArticlePentagon study finds rising suicide rates in military
Suicide rates in the military were higher in 2018 compared to the previous five years despite efforts to prevent such deaths, according to an annual Pentagon report released Thursday.A total of 541...
View ArticlePoll: Most Americans support sending troops, missile defenses to Saudi Arabia
A majority of voters support sending at least some U.S. troops and missile and air defenses to Saudi Arabia after airstrikes on Saudi oil fields this month that the U.S., European and Arab nations have...
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View ArticleIran releases seized British tanker
Iran on Friday released a British-sailed oil tanker that it had held since July. The Stena Impero left Iran on Friday morning, the country's marine and port authority said, according to The Associated...
View ArticleUS strikes ISIS in Libya three times in eight days
The U.S. military has conducted three airstrikes on ISIS fighters in Libya over the course of eight days after not striking Libya for more than a year.U.S. Africa Command (Africom) announced Friday...
View ArticlePentagon chief: Delay in Ukraine military aid didn't affect US national...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday said that the Trump administration’s delay in sending $250 million in military aid to Ukraine, a move now at the center of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry,...
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View ArticleCar bomber hits US military base in Somalia
A suicide car bomb attack by Islamic extremist rebels targeted a U.S. military base in southern Somalia on Monday, officials said.The bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives at the gate of...
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