Overnight Defense: Bolton says 'all options are on the table' for...
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View ArticleSailors told to 'clap like we're at a strip club' for Pence...
Navy sailors readying for a visit from Vice President Pence were reportedly told to "clap like we're at a strip club" for his arrival at the USS Harry S. Truman on Tuesday.CNN reports the sailors were...
View ArticleUS military no longer tracking who controls Afghan districts
The U.S. military is no longer tracking how many districts in Afghanistan are controlled by the Afghan government and what territory is under Taliban control, a Pentagon watchdog said Wednesday.In its...
View ArticleTop Dem: Trump asking for $377M more for border security
The White House has notified Congress it will request another $377 million for border security, a portion of which will be used to support troops deployed there, a top congressman said Wednesday.“Last...
View ArticleTop general: US military focused on collecting intelligence in Venezuela
The U.S. military is focused on gathering intelligence in Venezuela, the military’s top general said Wednesday, with the crisis in the country appearing to reach a critical stage.“The situation is a...
View ArticleTop Republican asks why more contractors haven't been used at border in...
The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday questioned why the Pentagon does not use more contractors to aid in the U.S. military’s increasing role at the southern border.“We...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump seeks $377M for Pentagon in $4.5B border funding...
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View ArticleMilitary sexual assaults rise nearly 38 percent in Pentagon survey
Sexual assaults in the military increased nearly 38 percent between 2016 and 2018, Pentagon data to be released Thursday show, according to figures obtained by USA Today.A survey of Army, Navy, Air...
View ArticlePentagon: US military operations killed 120 civilians last year
The Defense Department said in a report Thursday that U.S. military operations killed 120 civilians in 2018.The annual report, mandated by Congress, said 42 civilians were killed in Iraq and Syria, 76...
View ArticleGillibrand tears into Army nominee over military sexual assault:...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) tore into the nominee to be the Army’s next top general over rising sexual assault rates in the military.The Thursday confirmation hearing for Gen. James McConville to...
View ArticlePentagon plans to make sexual harassment a crime
The Pentagon plans to make sexual harassment a criminal offense following the latest Defense Department report that found reported sexual assaults jumped 38 percent in a two-year period.At the...
View ArticleSenate fails to override Trump's Yemen veto
The Senate on Thursday failed to override President Trump’s veto of legislation ending U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen.Senators voted 53-45 on the attempt to override Trump’s veto, falling...
View ArticleLawmakers offer bill to undo tax hike on Gold Star families
A bipartisan group of House members on Thursday introduced legislation to fix an issue where the GOP tax law has been negatively affecting the children of deceased military members.The legislation was...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon plans to make sexual harassment a crime |...
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View ArticleAfghan attack pilot training program ends after airmen kept going AWOL in US
A U.S.-based Afghan Air Force training program was abruptly ended after more than 40 percent of the trainees went absent without leave.The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction...
View ArticleBolton, Shanahan, Pompeo meet at Pentagon to discuss military options in...
Top members of President Trump’s national security team met at the Pentagon on Friday morning to discuss military options for the ongoing crisis in Venezuela, a senior administration official...
View ArticleTrump administration renews waivers for Iranian civil nuclear work
The Trump administration is renewing three key waivers that allow European allies, China and Russia to cooperate with Iran on civil nuclear programs.The administration will renew the waivers for Iran’s...
View ArticlePentagon departure expands vacancies in DOD
Another Pentagon official is stepping down later this month, adding to the void of confirmed top-tier officials within the Department of Defense (DOD).Robert Daigle, the director of DOD’s Cost...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Top Trump security officials discuss Venezuela options |...
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View ArticleNorth Korea fires short-range projectiles, South says
North Korea fired multiple short-range projectiles off its east coast on Saturday morning, South Korea's military announced.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North fired a barrage of...
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