National Guard deploying unarmed personnel to protect DC monuments
The National Guard has agreed to send unarmed members to assist U.S. Park Police in securing Washington’s national monuments.The request comes as President Trump and other administration officials have...
View ArticleSenate pivots to defense bill after police reform setback
The Senate is turning its attention to a mammoth defense policy bill after a GOP policing reform bill failed to overcome a key test vote. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) teed up the...
View ArticleTrump signals US will move troops from Germany to Poland
President Trump said Wednesday, following a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the White House, that the United States will likely move some of the troops being shifted out of Germany into...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Senate turns focus to defense bill | GOP senator pushes to...
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View ArticleTwo US warships break records for days at sea
Two U.S. warships have broken records for the amount of days they’ve spent at sea as coronavirus advisories made stops in foreign countries too risky. Navy Capt. Kyle Higgins told The Associated Press...
View ArticleArmy to drop photos from soldier records to quell racial bias
The Army will stop using photos of soldiers on records used when choosing to promote service members and for other personnel matters in an effort to halt racial bias in such decisions, top Army...
View ArticleHouse defense bill backs $1B pandemic preparedness fund
The House Armed Services Committee’s version of the annual defense policy bill would create a $1 billion pandemic response and preparedness fund as the country continues to struggle with the...
View ArticleHouse defense bill targets potential troop drawdowns in Africa, South Korea
The House Armed Services Committee’s version of the annual defense policy bill seeks to put roadblocks on withdrawing U.S. troops from Africa and South Korea.The so-called chairman’s mark of the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Army to drop photos from soldier records to reduce racial...
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View ArticleTrump administration to extend troops at the border through 2021
U.S. troops will remain at the country’s border with Mexico through late next year, though the number of service members there will diminish by about 1,500, the Pentagon announced Thursday.Defense...
View ArticleRussian intel unit offered bounties for killing coalition troops in...
A Russian military unit secretly sought to offer rewards to Taliban-linked militants to incentivize them to hunt and kill coalition forces in Afghanistan as the Trump administration engaged in peace...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Appeals court rules using Pentagon funding for border wall...
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View ArticlePentagon announces July 4th flyovers across northeast
The Pentagon has announced that as part of the federal government's July 4 celebration, military aircraft will conduct flyovers of major East Coast cities, including Boston, New York, Philadelphia and...
View ArticleUS fighter jets intercept four more Russian aircraft
U.S. fighter jets intercepted four Russian aircraft that entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Saturday, the latest in a series of incidents off the Alaskan coast.The North...
View ArticleArmy set to welcome first woman Green Beret next month
The Army is scheduled to welcome its first woman Green Beret to graduate from the Special Forces Qualification Course next month.Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) released a statement Thursday commemorating...
View Article1,700 troops will support Trump 'Salute to America' celebrations...
The Pentagon announced Saturday that roughly 1,700 service members will be involved in the federal government’s upcoming July 4 celebrations. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper approved a request from the...
View ArticleWhite House denies it was briefed about Afghan militant bounties
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany denied a Friday report from the New York Times that President Trump and Vice President Pence were briefed on American intelligence findings that Russian...
View ArticleTrump denies he was briefed on reported bounties on US troops
President Trump early Sunday denied that he had been briefed on reported Russian bounties placed on U.S. troops in Afghanistan and called for The New York Times to identify its source."Nobody briefed...
View ArticleTrump pushes back on Biden criticism: 'Russia ate his and Obama's...
President Trump in a tweet Sunday morning pushed back on criticism from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden over reported Russian bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan, saying Russia...
View ArticleTrump claims intel on Russian bounties was deemed not credible
President Trump claimed in a late-night tweet that he was not briefed on intelligence about a Russian unit offering bounties on American service members in Afghanistan because the U.S. intelligence...
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