Critics accuse EPA of weakening pollution rule for Pentagon
Critics say an Environment Protection Agency (EPA) proposal would weaken the Pentagon's obligation to deal with harmful chemicals that pollute groundwater near military bases.They say the proposal,...
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View Article18-year-old Navy recruit dies during boot camp
An 18-year-old Navy recruit recently died during boot camp in Illinois, a Navy spokesman confirmed.Kelsey Nobles, of Mobile, Ala., died Tuesday after collapsing at the Navy Recruit Training Center in...
View ArticleGuantánamo Bay prison commander fired after investigation
A top commander in charge of the U.S. prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has been fired following an investigation, U.S. Southern Command confirmed to The Hill on Sunday.Rear Adm. John Ring has been...
View ArticleUS, Turkey play chicken over Russia
The U.S. and Turkey are playing a high-stakes game of chicken over Turkey's plan to buy a missile defense system from Russia.Turkey is insisting on plans to go forward with the purchase, even as the...
View ArticleNavy sails two warships through Taiwan Strait
The U.S. Navy on Sunday sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait as the United States continues to increase its visible presence in the region.“The ships’ transit through the Taiwan Strait...
View ArticlePompeo defends US support for Saudis in Yemen as 'in America's best...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday defended U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s civil war as the Senate prepares to take a vote on President Trump’s veto of a resolution to end...
View ArticleISIS releases first video of leader al-Baghdadi since 2014
ISIS released a video Monday showing its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, for the first time since July 2014.The video was released by ISIS media outlet al-Furqan and shows al-Baghdadi in good health...
View ArticleTammy Duckworth visits Iraq for first time since being shot down in 2004
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said she recently visited Iraq for the first time since she was shot down in 2004 while piloting an Army helicopter.Duckworth's office said in a statement Friday that the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pompeo predicts Russia will be election threat for decades...
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View ArticleMattis ignored orders from Trump, White House on North Korea, Iran: report
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis declined to carry out orders from President Trump or otherwise limited his options in various attempts to prevent tensions with North Korea, Iran and Syria from...
View ArticlePentagon to send 320 more troops to southern border amid migrant surge
The Pentagon will send another 320 military personnel to the U.S.-Mexico border for roles that include “monitoring the welfare of individuals” in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody, according...
View ArticleSenate confirms top generals for Europe, Africa
New top generals for U.S. military forces in Europe and Africa have been confirmed by the Senate.The Senate confirmed Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters to be commander of U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and...
View ArticleMarines nominee: Gender-integrated battalion at boot camp 'went great'
The Marine Corps’s first gender-integrated battalion during boot camp “went great,” and the service will discuss whether to integrate again next year, the general nominated to lead the service said...
View ArticleTop admiral nominee: Climate change 'going to be a problem' for Navy
The admiral nominated to be the Navy’s next top officer on Tuesday said that climate change is “going to be a problem" for the military branch, adding that the service is working on a plan to prepare...
View ArticleIran's president signs bill labeling US troops in Middle East as terrorists
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday signed a bill labeling all U.S. troops in the Middle East as terrorists, according to Reuters.Iranian lawmakers last week passed the legislation as a form of...
View ArticleTrump drops plan to retire the USS Truman
The Trump administration has scrapped plans to retire the USS Harry S. Truman early, Vice President Pence said Tuesday.Pence made the announcement while speaking to crew members aboard the aircraft...
View ArticleBolton says 'all options are on the table' in Venezuela as protests...
National security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday repeated that “all options remain on the table” in regard to possible U.S. military intervention into Venezuela, where clashes worsened between forces...
View ArticleHouse spending bill would block military construction funds for border wall
A draft spending bill introduced Tuesday by House Democrats would prohibit the use of any military construction funds approved since fiscal 2015 to be used for President Trump's border wall."This...
View ArticleKey chairman surprised that Trump hasn't nominated Shanahan for Defense...
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday that he thinks Patrick Shanahan is ready to be President Trump's Secretary of Defense, and expressed surprise that Trump has yet to...
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