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View ArticlePentagon approves DHS request to build tents to house 7,500 migrants at...
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved a request from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to build temporary housing at six locations along the southern border to hold at least...
View ArticleTop US commander warns Maduro 'mafia' poses threat beyond Venezuela
NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. — The ongoing crisis in Venezuela is boiling over and aggravating security concerns throughout the Western Hemisphere, according to the top U.S. military commander for South...
View ArticleUS Navy sends two more ships through Taiwan Strait amid friction with China
The U.S. Navy on Wednesday sent two ships through the Taiwan Strait, marking its latest trip through the disputed waterway in a move likely to anger China as Washington and Beijing ratchet up tensions...
View ArticleSenate panel rejects Trump plan to skirt budget caps, advances defense bill...
The Republican-controlled Senate Armed Services Committee has rejected President Trump’s plan to place nearly $100 billion in a war fund in an effort to avoid budget caps, the panel announced...
View ArticleSenate panel advances Trump's Space Force
A key Senate panel is giving its blessing to President Trump’s plan to create a Space Force.The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), advanced...
View ArticleSenate defense bill would pull Turkey from F-35 partnership if it buys...
The Senate Armed Services Committee is looking to block the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey and cut Ankara from its partnership in the program if the NATO ally continues with its plan to buy a...
View ArticleDem senator plans amendment to restrict military action against Iran
A Democratic senator is vowing to push a measure aimed at restricting military action against Iran when the Senate’s defense policy bill comes to a floor vote.“I frankly think it would be a colossal...
View ArticleSenate defense bill would make military sexual harassment standalone crime
A key Senate panel is looking to move the needle on curtailing sexual assault in the military.The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), released...
View ArticleTrump defense chief: US may send more troops to Middle East amid Iran tensions
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Thursday acknowledged that the growing tensions with Iran “may involve sending additional troops” to the region.Shanahan's comments marked the first public...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Details on Senate's $750B defense bill | Bill rejects...
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View ArticleSenate confirms Army, Navy chiefs
The Senate has voted to confirm the officers nominated to be chiefs of the Army and Navy.As part of a batch of dozens of military nominees, the Senate confirmed Adm. Bill Moran to be chief of naval...
View ArticleShanahan challenges Naval Academy graduates to 'set standard' on...
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Friday called on Naval Academy graduates to “set the standard” and stop sexual harassment and assault in the ranks.“I need you young Lieutenants and Ensigns...
View ArticleTrump to send 1,500 troops to Middle East to counter Iran
President Trump on Friday announced that the U.S. will send roughly 1,500 troops to the Middle East in order to counter Iran's influence in the region. Trump emphasized that the new deployment will...
View ArticleSenators say Trump using loophole to push through Saudi arms sale
The Trump administration has invoked an emergency provision of the law governing arms sales to immediately sell Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies weapons without congressional approval, senators said...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: 1,500 troops heading to Mideast to counter Iran | Trump...
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View ArticleOver 70 retired military leaders sign letter urging Trump against war with Iran
More than 70 retired military leaders wrote an open letter to President Trump urging him to avoid war with Iran. The former Armed Forces leaders advised Trump in a letter published Thursday in War on...
View ArticleTrump offers to help Rolling Thunder with DC motorcycle ride
President Trump on Saturday voiced his support for the annual Rolling Thunder biker parade in Washington, D.C., following news that the group had encountered trouble obtaining permits for the...
View ArticleTrump aide: North Korean missile tests violated UN resolutions
President Trump's national security adviser John Bolton said Saturday that the latest series of missile tests conducted by North Korea violated U.N. Security Council resolutions, arguing sanctions...
View ArticleIran slams US troop deployment: 'Extremely dangerous' for Middle...
A top Iranian diplomat slammed the Trump administration's announcement Friday that it would deploy 1,500 troops to the Middle East amid tensions with Tehran, warning that such an action would be...
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