Senators call on Pentagon to reinstate funding for Stars and Stripes newspaper
A coalition of Republican and Democratic senators are calling on the Defense Department to reinstate funding for Stars and Stripes, the editorially independent military newspaper whose future was put...
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View ArticleSeventh US service member dies from COVID-19
A seventh U.S. service member has been killed by the coronavirus, according to the latest Pentagon data.The death was first noted in Wednesday’s update of the chart the Pentagon keeps on its website of...
View ArticleTrump called American war dead in French cemetery 'losers:' report
Before a planned visit to honor the American dead at a French cemetery just outside Paris in 2018, President Trump called the U.S. service members who were buried there during World War I “losers,"...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Seventh US service member dies from COVID-19 | Trump...
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View ArticleRetired general blasts Trump on reported military comments: 'You're...
A retired Army general on Thursday night went viral for his scathing response to a report that President Trump made disparaging remarks about dead U.S. service members, telling Trump he’s “no...
View ArticleDemocratic senator urges Trump to respond to Russian aggression
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) is sounding the alarm over what she says is a failure of the Trump administration to adequately rebuke Russia for "escalatory aggression and harmful actions" against U.S....
View ArticleTrump says no need to apologize over 'fake story' about fallen...
President Trump said Friday that he saw no need to apologize after The Atlantic reported that he made disparaging remarks about fallen U.S. soldiers, dismissing it as a “fake story.” “It’s a fake story...
View ArticleEsper defends Trump amid fallen troops firestorm
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday that President Trump respects U.S. service members amid growing furor over a report that said Trump disparaged fallen U.S. troops as “losers” and...
View ArticleTrump says he won't cut funding for Stars and Stripes
President Trump said Friday that his administration would not cut funding to the U.S. military’s independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, after the Pentagon moved to shut down the publication.“The...
View Article'Small number' of sailors on aircraft carrier at sea test positive...
A “small number” of sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier recently tested positive for the coronavirus while the ship was at sea in the Pacific region, the Navy confirmed Friday."There...
View ArticlePentagon reaffirms decision to award multi-billion JEDI contract to Microsoft
The Pentagon on Friday reaffirmed its decision earlier this year to award a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft over Amazon.The Defense Department said in a statement that it had...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Critics continue to swipe at Trump over his alleged...
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View ArticleRetired lieutenant general: Military members are 'furious' with...
Retired Lt. General Mark Hertling said in a CNN interview that he has spoken with active military members as well as veterans who are "furious" after it was reported that President Trump called fallen...
View ArticleCapt. 'Sully' Sullenberger slams reported Trump comments on war...
Retired airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger on Friday condemned President Trump’s reported comments on fallen U.S. service members, saying the commander in chief has “completely failed to uphold...
View ArticleTrump lashes out at 'slimeball reporter' amid furor over alleged...
President Trump on Saturday lashed out at the journalist behind this week's explosive report that claimed he had disparaged slain American soldiers buried in France, calling the reporter a...
View ArticleNavy searching for sailor who went missing in North Arabian Sea
The U.S. Navy is reportedly conducting a search-and-rescue operating in the North Arabian Sea after a sailor went missing in the area.CNN reported that two vessels from the U.S. 5th Fleet, the USS...
View ArticleNavajo Nation joins in calls for investigation into Fort Hood deaths
The Navajo Nation has joined other groups in calling for a full investigation into a series of deaths at Fort Hood, including a member of the nation last week.Fort Hood officials said Pvt. Carlton L....
View ArticleUS soldier seriously injured in car bomb in Somalia, official says
A U.S. soldier was wounded and three members of Somalia's special forces were killed on Monday after a car bomb exploded in a small village.Reuters reported that at least two other Somali soldiers were...
View ArticleFive things to watch in talks on massive defense bill
The House and Senate are expected to begin negotiations in earnest in the coming weeks on a massive defense policy bill President Trump has threatened to veto.Staffers on the House and Senate Armed...
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