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North Korea launches missile into sea amid US-South Korea drills
The launch was North Korea’s third round of weapons tests since the U.S. and South Korean militaries began joint military drills last week.
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Pentagon & Congress
This week in Congress: SecDef defends the White House budget
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 20, 2023.
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Former Air Force officer gets prison term for Capitol attack
The Air Force Academy graduate flew combat missions in Afghanistan. He remained on active duty until 1998 and retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2014.
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Greece buying vehicles that Marines Corps beached after fatal sinking
The U.S. government has approved the sale of dozens of Assault Amphibious Vehicles to Greece.
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Troops who deployed seem to have lower risk of cancer death: study
The results are most likely proof of the “healthy deployer effect” as troops are required to be in fairly good health to go overseas.
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Iraq War veterans refuse to be defined by a war they didn’t lose
Despite the war's aftermath, these veterans remain proud of their service.
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Wars in Iraq and Syria cost half a million lives, nearly $3T: report
The report comes days ahead of the Iraq war's anniversary.
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Turkey’s president says he will back Finland’s NATO bid
Turkey, Finland and Sweden signed an agreement in June of last year to resolve differences over the Nordic states’ membership.
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Polls show support for Iraq War drop in 20 years post invasion
In the two decades after the U.S. invasion of Iraq began, public support for the drawn-out war dwindled, according to think tanks and research groups.
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Modern ‘shock and awe’ would be defined by aging jets, new tactics
“We need to be able to use a scalpel and not a meat ax,” said Harlan Ullman, the defense consultant credited with coining "shock and awe."
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The stars born on Highway 8
Seven officers found themselves on an extraordinary stage in April 2003 as the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade brought the Saddam regime to its knees.
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Pentagon to phase out firefighting foam with ‘forever chemicals’
The EPA on March 14 proposed new standards for six types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as “forever chemicals,” in drinking water.
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Demand exploding for Tomahawk missiles as US backs latest foreign sale
Australia plans to buy the latest version of America’s long-range Tomahawk land attack missile.
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B-21 first flight running ‘a few months’ behind
The Air Force says the B-21 is still on track for its first flight later this year, and that its internal schedules have been "aggressive."
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Military moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a number of improvements in access to mental health care to try to reduce suicides in the military.
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ACLU sues DC Guard over actions during George Floyd protests
When people continued marching after a 7 p.m. curfew, the D.C. National Guard flew two helicopters 45 feet above protestors' heads.
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T-38 Talon engine repair woes could slow pilot training for months
The Air Force expects pilot training shortfalls through the end of the fiscal year, and that the J85 enterprise won’t fully recover until April 2024.
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Tucker Carlson shares bizarre tale of troops dying from UFO encounters
The Defense Department says this story is false.
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