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DoD drops border deployment name, no longer calling it ‘Faithful Patriot’
The Pentagon says it will stop using the operation name for the U.S. military mission on the southern border.
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Two-star general, Green Berets punished for deadly Niger ambush that killed 4 US soldiers
The military has reportedly punished six troops for their roles in the October 2017 Niger ambush that resulted in the deaths of four Americans and four Nigerien soldiers.
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Apparent insider attack in Afghanistan kills US service member, wounds another
One U.S. service member was killed and another was wounded after an apparent insider attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday.
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CENTCOM apologizes and removes manual containing the phrase ‘Negro blood’
U.S. Central Command has removed a welcome booklet for the U.S. military training mission to Saudi Arabia.
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DoD hasn’t followed CENTCOM deployment requirements for advisers heading to Afghanistan, report says
The Department of Defense has not been following through on adviser training for its service members before deploying them to Afghanistan, a government watchdog reported.
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‘This is not going to be won militarily’: Top US commander in Afghanistan reveals pessimism
The U.S.-backed Afghan government’s control over territory is slipping, according to a new report.
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Trump extends Veterans Day celebrations through all of November
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Wednesday to proclaim November 2018 as National Veterans and Military Families Month.
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L3 agrees to settle lawsuit alleging bias against Guard and reserve pilots
A major defense contractor has agreed to pay $2 million to National Guard and reserve pilots who were passed over for jobs at the company going back to 2011, under a proposed settlement filed in federal court in Washington state.
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Did US drones swarm a Russian base? Probably not, but that capability isn’t far off.
“It is sometimes hard to tell which claims Russian officials believe and which are merely rhetoric,” one observer of Russian defense policy said.
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Not one of the 104 civilian casualty reports in Syria investigated in September was credible, coalition says
Officials with the international coalition to defeat the Islamic State found none of the civilian casualty reports assessed in September to be credible, according to a monthly report released this week.
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DoD drops border deployment name, no longer calling it ‘Faithful Patriot’
The Pentagon says it will stop using the operation name for the U.S. military mission on the southern border.
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Two-star general, Green Berets punished for deadly Niger ambush that killed 4 US soldiers
The military has reportedly punished six troops for their roles in the October 2017 Niger ambush that resulted in the deaths of four Americans and four Nigerien soldiers.
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Apparent insider attack in Afghanistan kills US service member, wounds another
One U.S. service member was killed and another was wounded after an apparent insider attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday.
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CENTCOM apologizes and removes manual containing the phrase ‘Negro blood’
U.S. Central Command has removed a welcome booklet for the U.S. military training mission to Saudi Arabia.
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DoD hasn’t followed CENTCOM deployment requirements for advisers heading to Afghanistan, report says
The Department of Defense has not been following through on adviser training for its service members before deploying them to Afghanistan, a government watchdog reported.
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‘This is not going to be won militarily’: Top US commander in Afghanistan reveals pessimism
The U.S.-backed Afghan government’s control over territory is slipping, according to a new report.
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Trump extends Veterans Day celebrations through all of November
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Wednesday to proclaim November 2018 as National Veterans and Military Families Month.
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L3 agrees to settle lawsuit alleging bias against Guard and reserve pilots
A major defense contractor has agreed to pay $2 million to National Guard and reserve pilots who were passed over for jobs at the company going back to 2011, under a proposed settlement filed in federal court in Washington state.
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Did US drones swarm a Russian base? Probably not, but that capability isn’t far off.
“It is sometimes hard to tell which claims Russian officials believe and which are merely rhetoric,” one observer of Russian defense policy said.
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Not one of the 104 civilian casualty reports in Syria investigated in September was credible, coalition says
Officials with the international coalition to defeat the Islamic State found none of the civilian casualty reports assessed in September to be credible, according to a monthly report released this week.
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DoD drops border deployment name, no longer calling it ‘Faithful Patriot’
The Pentagon says it will stop using the operation name for the U.S. military mission on the southern border.
-
Two-star general, Green Berets punished for deadly Niger ambush that killed 4 US soldiers
The military has reportedly punished six troops for their roles in the October 2017 Niger ambush that resulted in the deaths of four Americans and four Nigerien soldiers.
-
Apparent insider attack in Afghanistan kills US service member, wounds another
One U.S. service member was killed and another was wounded after an apparent insider attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday.
-
CENTCOM apologizes and removes manual containing the phrase ‘Negro blood’
U.S. Central Command has removed a welcome booklet for the U.S. military training mission to Saudi Arabia.
-
DoD hasn’t followed CENTCOM deployment requirements for advisers heading to Afghanistan, report says
The Department of Defense has not been following through on adviser training for its service members before deploying them to Afghanistan, a government watchdog reported.
-
‘This is not going to be won militarily’: Top US commander in Afghanistan reveals pessimism
The U.S.-backed Afghan government’s control over territory is slipping, according to a new report.
-
Trump extends Veterans Day celebrations through all of November
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Wednesday to proclaim November 2018 as National Veterans and Military Families Month.
-
L3 agrees to settle lawsuit alleging bias against Guard and reserve pilots
A major defense contractor has agreed to pay $2 million to National Guard and reserve pilots who were passed over for jobs at the company going back to 2011, under a proposed settlement filed in federal court in Washington state.
-
Did US drones swarm a Russian base? Probably not, but that capability isn’t far off.
“It is sometimes hard to tell which claims Russian officials believe and which are merely rhetoric,” one observer of Russian defense policy said.
-
Not one of the 104 civilian casualty reports in Syria investigated in September was credible, coalition says
Officials with the international coalition to defeat the Islamic State found none of the civilian casualty reports assessed in September to be credible, according to a monthly report released this week.













