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Biden Authorizes $100M in Defense Funding for Ukraine
President Joe Biden invoked the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to use Department of Defense funds to help Ukraine forces fight Russia.
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How Women of Color Are Fighting the Military's Water Contamination Crisis
On the surface, Hawaii’s waters are perfectly calm. Waves lap at the surface, children waddle about. While many flock to the islands as an idyllic getaway, Hawaiian residents cannot escape the water contamination crisis the U.S. Navy has caused — threatening the drinking water supply of over 400,000 residents. Sam Ikehara viscerally remembers what it was like hearing that hundreds of...
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Jan. 6 Panel Has Spoken to Former AG Bill Barr, Chairman Bennie Thompson Says
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot has spoken to former Attorney General William Barr, committee chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. said Sunday.
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Former Pentagon Chief Sues to Publish Material in Memoir
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper claims in a lawsuit against the Defense Department that material is being improperly withheld from his use as he seeks to publish an “unvarnished and candid memoir” of his time in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet
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All US Troops Out of Afghanistan
Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, said Monday the U.S. had completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, marking an end to the longest war in American history.
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DOD Issues Memo: Masks Required in ‘Areas of Substantial or High Community Transmission'
The Department of Defense has directed all individuals to wear masks when they are indoors at DOD installations located in parts of the country that have ‘substantial or high community transmission.’
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Audit Reveals DoD Failed to Protect Troops From Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals'
An internal audit says the Defense Department has dragged its feet on protecting service members from toxic firefighting foam containing PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
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Fmr. Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Dead at 88
The Illinois native most recently served as Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush
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UFO Report Finds No Explanation for 143 Flying Objects
The highly anticipated intelligence report released by the Department of Defense on Friday said it did not have sufficient data on “unidentified aerial phenomena” spotted from 2004 to 2021.
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Top General Drops Opposition to Change in Sex Assault Policy
The nation’s top general says he is now open to considering a proposal to take decisions on sexual assault prosecution out of the hands of military commanders
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Officer Charged in Deadly Shooting Also Linked to Assault
An off-duty Pentagon police officer charged with murder in the shootings of two men outside a Maryland condominium building is facing separate assault charges stemming from an earlier incident at the same complex. Takoma Park Police Department detectives obtained video that shows David Hall Dixon assaulting a woman with a gun at Takoma Overlook Condominiums on May 6, 2020, the…
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In Kabul, Pentagon Chief Speaks of ‘Responsible End' to War
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has made his first visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, and he says the Biden administration wants to see “a responsible end” to America’s longest war
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Inspector General Reviews Trump Relocation of Space Command
The inspector general for the Department of Defense is investigating the Trump administration’s last-minute decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama
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Pentagon Says It Expects 44K Doses of Pfizer Vaccine
Department of Defense officials on Wednesday said they expect the doses to arrive as early as next week. They said they plan to administer shots within 20 to 48 hours from when the vaccine gets approval.
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5 Things to Know About Gen. Lloyd Austin
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to lead the Defense department. Here are five things to know about the former four-star officer.
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Trump Tweets He's Fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper
President Donald Trump tweeted Monday that he had terminated Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and replaced him with Christopher Miller, the current counterterrorism head.
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Long at Odds With Trump, Defense Secretary Esper Has Prepared a Resignation Letter, Say Officials
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has prepared a letter of resignation, according to three current defense officials.
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Can Blood Be Air-Dropped Into War Zones? The Gov't Is Testing That
The Department of Defense shared the preliminary results of “Operation Blood Rain,” which aims to see if blood supplies can be air dropped into war zones.
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Families Mourn 3 SoCal Marines Killed in Training Accident
As the rescue operation off the coast of San Clemente Island has given way to a recovery effort, more information about the young Marines and Navy sailor now presumed dead at sea is coming to light, including three of them from Southern California. Returning from a training mission Thursday, they were aboard aboard an amphibious assault vehicle when it...
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COVID-19 Cases Among Military Service Members on the Rise
US service members are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases, according to the latest numbers from the Department of Defense. The Assistant Defense Secretary for Health Affairs, Dr. Jonathan Woodson, said COVID-19 spikes in the military are mirroring the spikes seen among civilians in Florida, Texas, and parts of California. Military COVID-19 cases rose in June, with troops seeing a…